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Welcome to the March Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop. The purpose of this Pinterest Challenge is to motivate all the participants of this hop (and you too) to not just pin, but to make it happen!
This month, I chose to make Orange Bath Powders from a lovely blog, Strangers & Pilgrims on Earth, then I went a little crazy and tried my own Calendula Bath Powder.
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Let’s meet this month’s Pinterest Challenge hosts!
Erlene – My Pinterventures • Jenny – Cookies Coffee and CraftsDebbee – Debbee’s Buzz • Lynne – My Family Thyme • Pili – My Sweet ThingsBri – Halfpint Design • Julie – Sum of their Stories Erin – The DIY Nuts • T’onna – Sew Crafty Crochet Beverly – Across the Boulevard • Kristie – Love My Little CottageRoseann – This Autoimmune Life • Terri – Our Good Life Ali – Home Crafts by Ali • Cherryl – Farm Girl ReformedLeslie – Once Upon a Time & Happily Ever After • Kelli – K’s Olympic Nest Lauren – Mom Home Guide • Joanne – Our Unschooling Journey Shirley – Intelligent Domestications • Gail – Purple Hues and Me Audra – Renewed Projects • Habiba – Craftify My LoveKristie – Teadoddles • Marie – The Inspiration Vault • Susan – SuzerspaceLydia – Lydia’s Flexitarian Kitchen • Maria – Simple Nature DecorSam – Raggedy Bits • Emily – Domestic Deadline • Marci – Stone Cottage Adeventures Alexandra – Eye Love Knots • Alayna – Alayna’s Creations Terrie – Decorate and More with Tip
For the Orange Bath Powder, I simply followed the recipe as I wasn’t familiar with this type of bath time additive. The ingredients are oatmeal, backing soda and orange peel. That’s it! I absolutely love the soft, natural orange color. Once finished, the fragrance was lovely, just clean and a little citrusy. Wanting the scent to pack more punch, two essential oils were added. A few drops of citrus fresh and one drop of rosemary. Adding a scoop to my bath water is such a treat and feels very soothing.
The orange went so well, I had to experiment! 😉 There is some calendula in stash of dried herbs. Substituting the calendula for the orange peel while leaving the rest the same produced a gorgeous yellow bath powder. Again, I love the soft natural color, but wanted a little more punch to the fragrance. I added a few drops of Lemon Grass essential oil. A small scoop in my bath water and suddenly I feel like I am at a spa. 😉
Here they are side by side. Orange is on the left with Calendula on the right. My creative brain is buzzing with more ideas for this recipe!
😉 -Marci
