So far for my Christmas Hampers I have made...

purpleimp

My lemon curd always lasts much much longer than that!

Ally

Ohhhh, my kids LOVE bath bombs and I hate going into LUSH cos 1. it sticks and 2. I always spend a silly amount of money in there:rolleyes:

So, I am gonna try and make some for the kids and Hamper them up ...:j

Wish me luck!:D

leni

theirs some kits on ebay for £10 plus £5 postage to make bath bombs, apprently each kit makes 15-20 bath bombs so less than £1 each!

Ally

Just found this ......

http://www.teachsoap.com/bombs.html


Now, gonna see where I can get the ingrediant cheapest:D

Mold looks like a piece of plastic to me .... like you get around your easter eggs

Just remembered ... got free two mesh like drawers/baskets today ... will use them as hampers and fill with goodies for the girls .... gonna go with square/rectangle bath bombs ....

Can you use cling film on them to stop them sticking to the mold ??? or roll them up in a ball and pack 'em tight in cling film ... will that work???

maow425

purpleimp wrote:

My lemon curd always lasts much much longer than that!

Would you be willing to share the recipe for this Lemon Curd please?

StudentLife

Ally wrote:

Mold looks like a piece of plastic to me .... like you get around your easter eggs

Just had a thought as to bath bomb molds....

If you have any small empty bottles (i.e. old coke ones etc. - ones that have nobbly bottoms :rotfl: ) then cut off the bottom and use it to make a flower shape bath bomb.

Alternatively you could use the top end, with the lid screwed on and make...bath bomb boobies for the lads!!! :rotfl:

maow425

Wow! Great idea! The flower shape sounds really funky. Although it might be a bit difficult to wrap up in the cellophane, I don't know. Can they be wrapped in cling film first?

PennyLessons

loopylass wrote:

I want to make a hamper for my nan shes 80
the problem is shes diabectic(no sweets,chocs)
and shes got very sensitive skin(no smellies)
what can i do?
Thanks in advance
I make a hamper for my mum on all the things she uses save wasting money on gifts that she will only use part of it

Fabulous ideas..... about your Nan - how about making her some body products with all natural ingredients. Inspired by the ideas in the christmas thread I was looking on-line for cheap supplies of aromatherapy products etc and stumbled on this site - https://www.essentialoilsonline.co.uk not sure if they are the cheapest but the site is very informative and they have recipe ideas also. How about making up your own body butter using natural cocoa butter and perhaps lavendar oil. Defintely cheaper than the posh brands and you can control what goes in!

purpleimp

maow425 wrote:

Would you be willing to share the recipe for this Lemon Curd please?

I've used different recipes every time I've made it, all have been found on the web, so sorry I can't provide a fool proof one, maybe I'm just keeping them for longer than I should be :eek and it's that I've got the consitution of an OX that's saved me from salmonella or some other such nasty!

I wouldn't bother making it at all if I thought it would only last 2 weeks, we would never use that much that quick,( we wouldn't use a jar that quick, it would be at least a month to finish a jar in our house, never mind a whole batch) maybe I have to rethink my curd tendancies, but it;s never gone nasty or made us ill yet so it can't be that bad............... surely?!

xxx

Roz_V

For anybody doing a chocolate-lovers basket, I found these in Co-Op today for £1.99! They come wrapped in cellophane but that didn't come out too well on the pic so I took it out of its packaging :rotfl:

Chocolate-cake shaped scented candles!! Smell really really gorgeous!! Good enough to eat!!! In fact, they smell so real if giving them as gifts make sure the recipient knows what they are or they may take a bite :rotfl:

I had a panic as I was holding them in my hadns for about five mins and I thought they were going to melt :rolleyes: :rotfl: