Recently,
as I was harvesting some lemon thyme from my garden, a little idea came to
mind. It combines a recipe for Lemon
Thyme and Lavender Bath Salts, some black and white photographs I garnered
from my garden and a little bling.
This
recipe was adapted from Loriann Cargill Bustos’s Lemon Thyme Bath Salt recipe. I
think the decorative salts could be used as sweet autumn gifts or favors, or with a
little decorative tweaking, become a holiday gift project to enjoy with young
ones.
Materials/Instructions:
-Bowl, wooden spoon
-2 cups sea salt
-1 cup Epson salt
-2 tablespoons baking soda
-2 tablespoons dried lemon
thyme
-2 tablespoons of dried
lavender buds
-Zest of one large lemon,
dried
-5 drops of lemon essential
oil
-5 drops of lavender oil
-Clear glassine envelopes,
white cardstock
-Black & white garden
photographs or images of your choosing
-Tim Holtz idea-ology
Chitchat Word Stickers, rhinestones
-Glue dot roller, glue
-Rotary cutter/lip edged
ruler/cutting mat or scissors
Remove thyme leaves from
their stems. Zest lemon. Place thyme leaves and zest on a parchment lined pan
and dry. (To shorten the drying process, put the pan in a warm oven.) Place
ingredients in bowl and mix thoroughly.
Cut white cardstock pieces to
size of envelopes and insert. Embellish envelopes as desired. Scoop bath salts
in front of cardstock inserts and seal envelopes. Gently shake envelopes to
distribute salts.
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