Here is the special ordering info on a secret page!  I got waylaid by Mother’s Day, so I wasn’t able to get this out this weekend.  As a result, I’m going to wait until Saturday …

Mother’s Day is fun to celebrate for “makers” like us. We have the excuse to make all kinds of great products that we’d never make for ourselves.  If you can create bath and body …

For people who have been on my bath bombing list the past few years or so, this info is probably not new.  But since ’tis the season for handmade bath and body gifts, here is …

For years, Diana Durkes has been her own interior designer in her home, from mixing custom paint colors with creative use of artist’s acrylics to creating — and recreating — her own unique furniture.  Always …

Make your own unique shabby chic pieces from thrifted & vintage furniture.
Quick quiz — do any of these describe you?

You have an instant attraction to distressed white paint on an old kitchen table “with character.”
You …

Finally, you can order good quality glass candle jars with no minimum!  I’ve ordered from this website’s parent company, The Jar Store, for years, but my main complaint was always not being able to order …

Bath melts are not something that I make, but they look pretty easy. At their core, both massage bars and bath melts are just a liquid oil (or wax, such as jojoba) melted with …

Over the last year or so, a few bath bombers have asked me about recipes for “shower steamers.” I have to admit, I didn’t know exactly what they were, being out of commercial bath …

I’ve started a new (free) membership on for fellow perfumers and perfume hackers.  The first order of business was to set up a page with a continuing list of resources, such as:

My “Aphrodisiac Scents” report …

In my house, there are several bakers, but no one gets more into the Christmas season than my father. He is the original Christmas Cookie Elf! Starting the day after Thanksgiving, he starts …