Bath Frizzer!!

I saw these neat Bath Frizzers on Martha Stewarts site and i just had to try them, now i love them. I used peppermint for this kind and packaged them for individual treats for my friends, but i also had a jar full of them next to my tub. You can put them in the tub with you or you can put them in the bottom of the shower and inhale the wonderful smell! I listed the recipe below and a picture of one of the frizzers :)

Ice-cube trays serve as molds, giving the fizzies their shape. Using a flexible silicone model lets you slide the cubes out smoothly without breaking them.
Show off the colors of the bath fizzies in glass jars with screw tops, the kind used for storing sugar and flour. Pack each type of fizzy in a separate jar so the scents won't meld. Write the name of the scent on a vellum tag (choose a shade that matches the fizzies), and punch a hole in the top. Thread the tag with ribbon, and tie it around the jar. 
Citric acid, a common food additive, is available at wine-making-supply stores, some spice shops, and online. When citric acid is combined with baking soda and placed in water, a chemical reaction creates bubbles. 
Makes 1 dozen (use 2 per bath)

Tools and Materials
1/2 cup citric acid
1 cup baking soda
3/4 cup cornstarch
1/4 cup organic cane sugar
About 6 drops food coloring
10 to 15 drops essential oil(s)
Special equipment: 2-ounce travel-size spray bottle, plastic pipette, silicone ice-cube tray, storage jars

Directions
1. Stir together citric acid, baking soda, and cornstarch in a glass measuring cup. 

2. Pass mixture through a fine sieve or a flour sifter into a mixing bowl. Stir in sugar. 
3. Fill spray bottle with water, and add food coloring. Spritz mixture lightly (it should become damp but not fizzy) until you can pack mixture with your hands. 
4. Using pipette, add oil, 1 drop at a time, until strength of scent is to your liking. Using a metal spoon or your hands, mix ingredients until color is even throughout (mixture will begin to dry out; when this happens, spritz until packable again). 
5. Spoon into ice-cube tray, pressing firmly. Let dry at room temperature overnight. Pop out of tray gently. Transfer to jars. Link to Martha Stewarts site: http://www.marthastewart.com/271871/bath-fizzies

An easy decorative fun Jar

When my husband and i started dating and we would go to the beach i always was sure to find a few unique (not perfect or normal, but unique) sea shells to bring home. So that way every beach we went to we would have a shell to remember it by. Well those shells added up and i wanted to do something cute with them, and i found some old feathers in the woods to add to them, and this is what i came up with....

My first baby Afghan :)

I use to crochet some as a kid with my grandmother but never really got into it until now. This is my first big project and i am super excited about it and how it turned out :) I have attached the crochet pattern that i used for the basic baby square. Happy crocheting everyone!



Materials :

Yarn: You'll need 3 different colors of fingering weight yarn. The sample was made using Baby Blatt / Anny Blatt and Baby Superwash / Bouton D'Or. You can use any similar yarn you like.

Crochet Hook: Size E / 4 - 3.50 mm

For Finishing: Tapestry needle

Finished Size: 8 inches square after blocking

Gauge: 11 sts and 11 rows = 2 inches when working in rows of single crochet stitch (measured prior to blocking.)

Crochet Instructions:

Work in the front loops of the single crochet stitches unless directed otherwise. Begin using color A (the main color - baby blue in my sample.)

Ch 31.

Sc in second chain from hook.

Row 1: Work 30 sc.

Row 2: Ch 1, turn. Work 30 sc.

Rows 3 - 30: Repeat row 2.

At this point, your piece should measure approximately 5 1/2 inches square, or close to it.

Finish off. Weave in ends.

Edging Instructions:

Begin working in rounds.

Round 1: Attach color B in upper left corner by drawing a loop through. Leave a tail of yarn at least 6 inches long, which will be woven in at the end. In my sample, color b is the lavender color.

Ch 1 (counts as first sc st.) Work 29 more evenly spaced sc sts, one stitch per row, for a total of 30 sts.

Ch 2 to form the corner.

Working into your starting chain, sc 30 evenly spaced sts across.

Ch 2 to form the corner.

Work 30 sc, spacing them evenly across with one sc per row.

Ch 2 to form the corner.

Work 30 sc across the upper edge of the square.

Ch 2 to form the corner. Join with a sl st to the first ch worked in the round.

Round 2: Continue working in color B. Ch 1. Work another round of single crochet. In the corners: Work 1 sc into the ch-2 sp, ch 2, work 1 sc into the ch-2 sp. This will give you 32 sc sts on each side for a total of 128 sc all the way around. Join with a sl st to beginning of round. Finish off, leaving a long tail of yarn.

Round 3: Join color C by drawing up a loop, leaving a tail of yarn longer than 6 inches. In my sample, color C is the light gray color.

Ch 1. Work another round of single crochet. In the corners: Work 1 sc into the ch-2 sp, ch 2, work 1 sc into the ch-2 sp. This will give you 34 sc sts on each side for a total of 136 sc all the way around. Join with a sl st to beginning of round.

Round 4: Continue working in color C. Ch 1. Work another round of single crochet. In the corners: Work 1 sc into the ch-2 sp, ch 2, work 1 sc into the ch-2 sp. This will give you 36 sc sts on each side for a total of 144 sc all the way around. Join with a sl st to beginning of round.

Round 5: Continue working in color C. Ch 1. Work another round of single crochet. In the corners: Work 1 sc into the ch-2 sp, ch 2, work 1 sc into the ch-2 sp. This will give you 38 sc sts on each side for a total of 152 sc all the way around. Join with a sl st to beginning of round.

Round 6: Continue working in color C. Ch 1. Work another round of single crochet. In the corners: Work 1 sc into the ch-2 sp, ch 2, work 1 sc into the ch-2 sp. This will give you 40 sc sts on each side for a total of 160 sc all the way around. Join with a sl st to beginning of round.

Finish off, leaving a long tail of yarn. Weave in the ends securely using a tapestry needle.

Work a row of slip stitches on the surface of the afghan square, between colors A and B.

To do this, insert your crochet hook into one of the corners, in the area where color B touches color A. Draw up a loop. Insert your hook again in the next stitch, and pull another loop through to form a slip stitch. Continue working in this way, all the way around.

End off, pulling the yarn through to the reverse side. Leave a long tail of yarn and weave the end in securely.