HAPPY FALL Y'ALL!!! :)
Goodbye long 110 degree days, hello beautiful Autumn weather! I know it has been a while since I have posted, but things have been crazy around here!!!
I thought I would post these cute little treats I made for all of the teachers at Noah's school. At Back to School night we got the opportunity to sign up to bring little treats for the teachers. They do this once a month to show appreciation and I think it is a great concept! I signed up for October since it is my favorite month. His school only has 8 teachers (and 2 daycare teachers) so it isn't hard to come up with something special. I plan on taking some cupcakes and chocolate mice later in the month for all of the teachers and administrators, but for my October Teacher Gift, I decided to make some homemade Candy Corn Bath Salts. They turned out really cute and were fun to make!
I could have had the labels printed and they would have looked better, but who has time for that?! Also, I kind of like the fact that they are hand-written. Things that are homemade deserve a little personal touch!
I bought the mason jars at the grocery store ($6.78 for 12- cheap!) and I bought everything else at Hobby Lobby and Walmart.
One of the things I am terrible at is tying bows. Ribbon is not my friend. I need lessons in this area please!
I plan on making more gifts in a jar this season so don't be surprised if you get a gift from me and it's in a mason jar. I love them! I am officially a mason jar addict. There are so many cool things you can do with them and they are so inexpensive.
Candy Corn Bath Salts Recipe:
- Epsom Salts
- Sea Salts
- Whatever Scent you like (I used Honey Almond for these)
- Vitamin E Oil
- Dye (I used yellow and orange of course)
If you are doing multiple colors, divide salt mixture (equal parts) equally and add 3-4 drops of vitamin E oil to each bowl. Then add the dye and scent a couple drops at a time until you have desired color and smell. Go easy until you see how it will take to the salt. I went to Hobby Lobby and found all of the supplies (dye and scent and they even had sea salt) in the soap making aisle. There were lots of colors and smells to choose from. If you can't find either sea salt or epsom salts, just use one of them. Even if you use all of one type of salt, you will still get great results.
Here's a money saving tip- pull up Hobbylobby.com on your phone and click on coupon for a 40% off coupon. You can use this on the most expensive thing in your cart and all they need is the coupon code on the bottom. No need to even print it ahead of time!
Good luck and happy crafting! :)
