Miracle Lotion

Miracle Lotion Recipe

Thanks to several hgtv crafters for this amazing recipe! It’ll work wonders on your dry cracked skin!

You will need:

1 jar of vitamin E cream
1 jar of petroleum jelly
1 bottle of baby lotion (or any favorite scent)

In a good sized deep bowl mix all the ingredients together with an electric mixer. Now you’re ready to put it in containers.

Some crafty suggestions from our talented bunch:

*For getting the lotion into the containers try using a small funnel or filling a plastic bag and cutting off a corner to squeeze it in.

*A few ideas for containers we’ve come up with are baby food jars, travel size bottles, left over hand pump soap bottles, just about any decorative bottle you can find!

Here are a few bottle ideas shared by our crafty hgtv friends:

The best part about this lotion is that all the ingredients (and probably even the containers) can all be bought at your local dollar store!!

Sculpting Clay Recipe

No Sculpey clay...no problem!

Make your own snowman nose:

Hello ladies ~Yesterday when I found out that a few ladies didn't have a craft shop near by where they could get Sculpey, I did a little research. Now we all know Aleene's Famous Bread Dough Clay, and that works fine. I just don't care for the smell of the result much,and I thought there should be something else.

Well I have two recipes for you....t

he first one is my favorite...it results in a "clay " which is soft and silky in texture and so easy to work with. I love it...I left mine white since I intend to use it for a number of projects, then when I use it I can add colour to whatever amount I use at the time.

Recipe # 1:

1/4 cup water

1/4 cup cornstarch

1/4 cup baking soda

Mix all the ingredients together and cook over medium heat, stirring until a ball forms. This happens quickly! Remove it from the pan and mix thoroughly with your hands. Put in Polybag and seal; DO NOT Refridgerate. Air dry..don't bake.

This 2nd recipe is also very nice...because my glycerin also contains rosewater and the coldcream has a soft scent as well the clay smells pretty. This recipe results in quite a bit of "clay".

Recipe # 2:

3/4 cup white glue

1 cup Cornstarch

1/2 cup water

1 tsp. cold cream

1 tsp. glycerin

Mix wet ingredients until smooth over meduim heat. Cook for a few minutes, add Cornstarch. Stir constantly until it forms a ball. This doesn't take long! Remove from pan and mix thoroughly with your hands. Cover with plastic or put in a plastic bag and seal. Do Not Refridgerate! ~AIR DRY...don't bake.

Both recipes are air dry and very quickly I might add .Also...from checking on mine a few minutes ago...I can tell you the recipe for number 1 will give you a "clay" which is very dense white in colour while the second recipe has an almost translucent quality about it which I really like.

****PLEASE REMEMBER****When using any "clay" product which contains White Glue, be sure to seal your finished product with a clear varnish product ! Bugs LOVE White Glue!!!I'll be using my "clays" to make roses and buttons and other embellishments I can use on my Snowmen. This was a fun way to spend an afternoon.I hope this will be new to some of you and will be useful as well.

Hugs 'n Stitches,

Wanda in Nova Scotia

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