I have never posted here before but a recent problem with my washer revealed to me a secret that may be relevant in this situation the lost socks hiding place was inside the shell of my wahser it was eating the socks. the repair man said they slip between the drum and outer shell during washing and you never know unless you take that outer shell off the washer. I was amazed!

Wow, huggybear, that is gorgeous. The ribbon, beads and what is that, a small ornament? Very lavish!

I think depending on the fabric, I will charge any where from $10.00 to $15.00. also depends on if I can get the lavender buds also. I am making some for some of our local shops and also some for family xmas gifts and also giving each of the girls in the office one for Christmas.. I think sometimes our office girls are forgotten how hard they work for us.. I am sending Leveta some for her shop along with some potato bags and rice bags. Thanks for your input it always helps when someone tells you what they think of your crafts. have a great day Huggy

paint_chips, baking soda is a water softener. tina, jasmine essential oil most certainly does exist, but it's one of the most expensive ones there is. That's one of the few products, along with rose and orange-blossom (neroli), where I relax my strictness and purchase diluted versions (must be diluted in jojoba or fractionated coconut oil and nothing else). Often it's available as an "absolute" rather than an "essential oil" and that is fine. It's just a difference in the way the end product is obtained. Just make sure you're not getting fragrance oil which is fake. And thank you for the compliment but I've never sold anything I've written (you could wallpaper igloochic's giant new house with the rejection letters), and when I've attempted to write to spec, it - to put it plainly - sucks. The funky phrases and things like that just come when they want to, not when I want them. mitch, you got your hands on an unusual one if you've got Ravintsara (Cinnamomum camphora) essential oil. Ravensara (Ravensara aromatica) is much more common. Camphoraceous fragrances are a BEAST to work with because they stomp all over other scents like an olfactory Godzilla, but I'd try Chamomile, citrus, or woodsy-ish fragrances like bay laurel, sandalwood or cedarwood. Lavender can be a good addition depending on the subtype - head for the sweeter varieties. cooperbailey, you actually made a "bath tea" rather than bath salts. Bath teas are fabulous, and a very good way to do oatmeal baths without gunking up the drains. I buy those iron-closed empty tea bags (the big ones, 4x5) in bulk packages of 50 or 100 - they're quite inexpensive - and package the filled tea-bags up in bags of 10 or so for a gift. I love the muslin bags but have personally found that herbs and other plant materials mold quickly in them if repeatedly wetted and dried and so were only usable a couple of times - so I use the muslin bags for things that would stay dry like stinky-shoe-savers, lavender dryer bags, sachets, etc. (Here's where I get that stuff, as well as herbs I use in large amounts like lavender. It's a wholesaler that sells to anyone as long as you can cobble up a $30 minimum, and with the range of things they have that's not difficult IMO!)