A couple months ago i started looking for a storage box for my essential oils. Essential oils should be stored in a cool dark place and away from direct sunlight. i wasn't entirely sure what i wanted, but felt like i would know when i found it. i checked the thrift stores often, for some type of wooden box but just couldn't find quite what i was looking for.
How perfect is this?!? It holds 45 5-15ml bottles and 14 roller bottles. It also comes with 25 pipettes, colored labels and an Aromatherapy E-Book which came on a disk The three tier box is made from unfinished pine and will be fun to decorate/paint. :) You could stain it, or paint or even wood burn a design on it.
It's actually a bit larger and heavier than i was expecting! The box measures 9 1/2" tall when closed. It's 8 1/2" wide and 7 1/4" across. When it's opened up it is 13 1/2 " tall. The eBook has info to get you started with essential oils. This is a really nice package!
Most of my oils are in large 1oz bottles, so they don't fit in the little slots, but i have been planning to get some smaller bottles anyhow so i can mix my own oil combinations. The 1/2 oz bottles fit on both the top or middle tier. The slots are also removable if you want to use one of the tiers to store something else. i'm really thrilled with this storage box and i'm looking forward to filling it up with my oils, custom blends and customizing my new box!
You can purchase your own Essential Oil storage box on amazon. It's currently $34.95 with free shipping if you have prime!
i received this product at no cost for my honest review. i was not compensated.
On Friday, November 11 at 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM, i'll be set to vend at the IVES Fall festival in Indian Valley, VA. This is our a fundraising event for our little school. They'll have bounce houses and carnival games for the kids, tasty food for sale and lots of vendors so you can get a head start on your holiday shopping.
This is just a few of the things i'll have for sale. Beaded mandala jewelry, lamp worked glass leaf & heart pendants, bendy dolls, crocheted goods and more!
i have lots of jewelry available. i'm working on getting it listed on my website www.enchantedtree.com very soon.
i've also been playing in the glass shop and will have a few hearts and leaves for sale. i'm am still very much a beginner. i haven't touch glass since last winter/early spring and am trying to get back into it during the winter months. The heart shapes are really tricky for me, but they are getting better.
i'll have a handful of crocheted owl pouches and cat ear hats.
i also have lots and lots of bendy dolls!!
i'm working to get all these dolls finished before xmas. Most are just waiting on shoes and undies. lol. FOr some reason, i find both of those things super challenging. Also still working on find the perfect outfits for each doll, so i constanntly change them around until i figure out their personality.
All these items will be listing on my website for sale after the fall festival is over.
It's has been so warm the last few days i'm having a very hard time getting into craft mode. i'm not complaining in the least, i'm very much enjoying the extended summer.
You may remember my post a couple weeks ago about organizing my pantry. i've been checking the thrift store for large canisters, but haven't come across any that would work. However last week i was invited to test out and review this #standardstreetcanister set and thought they would be perfect for either my food pantry or my craft room!
i do usually prefer glass, but i like that these are BPA-free, non-breakable and airtight. The set has four different sizes, and the opening is large enough to fit a measuring cup in for scooping. These will work great in my pantry or to organize craft supplies.
My chalkboard labels work great on the smooth surface,and i really like the different sizes in this set. The tallest one is perfect for spaghetti or fettuccine if you are using it in your food pantry. i was also thinking it would work great for pipe cleaners if they were used in my craft room. . They have a silicone gasket that creates an airtight seal and can be opened and closed with the flip of a lever. They really do seal tight!
So i admit, i have never played Undertale. Both of my kids love it though, and requested Undertale costumes this year, and told me i should dress up as Toriel aka Goat mom. So i got online and found someimages to use while creating our costumes. i love doing homemade costumes.
My daughter wanted to be Mettaton EX. Right after she decided this we walked into a goodwill and found the perfect boots. They were black instead of pink, but i figured we could paint them. For the rest of her costume we needed a silver shirt, black leggings and the chest plate and belt. Should be easy enough.
i found two different silver shorts at the goodwill, but my girl didn't want to use either one, and instead we used a black shirt and duct tape. It actually looked way better that the silver shirt would have looked, since we are able to create the black lines on the arms by spacing the duct tape.
We originally tried spray painting the boots pink, which was an epic fail. It looked fine at first, but the first time she put the boots on it cracked and the paint started falling off. So i went back to the store and found pink duct tape, and it worked perfect! They look way better than they would have if we had just painted them. The belt was also made from duct tape and the chast piece was made from craft foam. i used black sequins for the speaker. All that was left was black hair dye and face paint. We also added duct tape to the shoulder pads so they didn't flop like they are in this picture.
My son wanted to be W.D. Gaster. He already had the black pants and white shirt, so we just need a black suit coat jacket , a white scarf, gloves and the mask.
i found some white spandex type fabric at the craft store, and made the morph mask after watching a tutorial online. Then we just a sharpie to create the face.
A trip to goodwill for the suit coat and they had nothing in solid black, but i found a large women's blazer that worked perfectly. i used a pair of $1 gloves and black felt circles for the hands, and i recycled a white long underwear shirt for the scarf. My boy was extremely happy with his Gaster costume.
My Toriel costume, ended up being the most work. Instead of face paint, i thought a felt mask would be easy and look better anyway. Yeah, it wasn't that easy. ha ha/
i used felt for the mask, and fun fur for the ears. i hot glued the fun fur onto a head band, and then hot glued the ears and horns onto it. The fangs make it look more like a wolf, but the kids told me she is supposed to have the fangs.
i had to buy fabric for the dress, but it was easy to sew. i played around with a couple different noses, trying to get her to look more like a goat, but ended up not using any black felt on the nose at all.
i think our costumes came out fantastic. i know the kids were both super pleased.
We had a great time trick or treating. Most people had no idea who we were, but occasionally we'd come across and undertale fan and they would recognize us. It was so much fun!
My kids have seen some advertisements for 3D pens and really wanted to try them, so i was happy to test out this #ido3d vertical 5 pen set. First off, the box is a little misleading. You can't draw lines up in the air, like some of the more expensive 3-d pens we've seen. Instead you create the pieces flat (2-d) and then construct the pieces together. You can draw up a little bit (see my video below) but most of the projects will be done flat and connected.
This set comes with 5 different colors, an instruction booklet with templates and plastic sheet/shapes to use over the templates. It has a LED light that snap on to the pen and sets the ink. It's a really neat concept, but they are not easy to use. It takes a steady hand and a lot of practice.
The pens are pre-filled with a liquid ink, and hardened by a LED light which attaches to pen. It really reminds me of trying to draw with henna or batik wax. We accidentally had our light on when we first started drawing, so it was really clumpy at first. Then we realized that the light should be off until you are ready to cure it, and then it flowed much smoother. (always read all the directions.) lol.
My daughter made the beginner project which is a pair of glasses. She layed the plastic sheet over the template and then copied the design. Once finished, we turned the light on and held it back over the ink until it as set. Then she removed the pieces, and we connected them using the ink like glue. She was thrilled with the glass she made and thought this was the neatest thing ever!
i decided to play around with it and made this little butterfly. To make it, i made each wing individually, then made the body. One all the pieces were dry, i assembled it, using the 3-d ink like glue and using the LED light to dry it quickly. Once it was it was set, i attached the antennae. The video below shows me creating the antennae. You can draw up in the air for small things like this. i kept the light on for this, so it dried as i was drawing.
Pros -This 3d pen has no hot parts! and uses ink instead of plastic filament.
-Comes with stencils, pen tips and drawing pads
-Colors blend together and make cool effects
-very affordable compared to other 3-d pens sets.
-kids are challenged to create their 3-d projects by constructing 2-d pieces andconnecting them together.
-It's a good STEM activity and introduction to engineering.
-no batteries needed
-easy to clean up
Cons:
-The ink is sticky and got all over our hands/pens when we were using it.
-After drying the art they will always be a little sticky.
-This pen is not made for drawing up into the air like you can do with other 3-d printing pens. You’ll have to make 2 objects, then attach them by adding ink
-you have to purchase refills
-The instruction book only had one beginners project and the others were intermediate and advanced
-requires a lot of practice, which could discourage some kids.
Overall, i like that kids can be creative and make and construct different 3-d creations. Once they figure out how it all works the possibilities are endless! It is a little difficult, so i think some kids may get discouraged that it's not as easy as it looks in videos. i wish their had been more beginner projects in our booklet. i think this is a really nice introduction to building, creating and engineering 3-d models and it's much more affordable than many of the kids on the market. Once learn the basics and you've mastered the process, it's a lot of fun!
i received this item for free in exchange for my honest opinion. i was not compensated.
