Projects – Melanie's Corner

Gift Baskets!

3 Dec, 2018 in Projects

The Renaissance Fair on 12/1 was a great event; with music, food, and great local crafts. I had a great time: Saw so many friends, did some holiday shopping, and met a lot of new, interesting people.

I put together gift baskets using Beautycounter products for the fair, and have some remaining. If you’re not done with your holiday shopping yet and see something that interests you, let me know! I’m happy to ship them as well if you’re not local.

Beautycounter is all about safer, high-performing ingredients, in products produced sustainably and responsibly. Let me know if you’re interested in more information!

: Renaissance Fair, 2018. In addition to Beautycounter products, I also have hand-knit wash cloths from 100% cotton yarn.

: Renaissance Fair, 2018

: $39 – Travel body essentials: a travel size hand cream, body lotion, body wash, and citrus mimosa soap, with a travel pouch.

: $129 – The Countermatch products are our most versatile, with Biomimic technology to match your skin’s moisture needs. This set includes 4 full-size products, plus a bag to store them in and a muslin face cloth. Over $200 in product!

: $10 – A facial oil all ready for gifting in a decorative ornament. I have these for three different facial oils (Brightening, Plumping, and Balancing), and in red/green, or silver/gold colors.

: $45 – Charcoal essentials – the charcoal cleansing bar and a charcoal mask, packaged up on a star plate!

: $94 – The ultimate in pampering; this contains two Beautycounter Reviving Eye Masks, hand cream, resurfacing peel, and Instant Glow Illuminating Cream, with a navy striped cosmetics bag and soothing gel eye mask from Wright’s Apothecary

: $22 – A holiday hand cream and travel facial order in a decorative box.

: $10 – A holiday hand cream in a box, ready to gift! There are three scents: Monoi, Lavender, and Petal.

: $22 – Lip gloss and hand cream, with a makeup bag.

: $32 – Lip gloss, hand cream, and facial oil, on a star plate.

: $54 – A full size body wash and body lotion, with a hand-knit wash cloth and body sponge, in a nautical tin covered dish.

: $35 – A stuffed Algae molecule (Anaebaena) and a Baby Wash! Perfect for a future nitrogen cycle researcher!

: $35 – A stuffed copepod and Diaper Cream – perfect for a future oceanographer!

: $58 – A large hooded towel, Baby Oil, and Baby Wash. Great for a new baby!

: $22 – lip gloss and hand cream with a makeup bag.

: $32 – Lip gloss, hand cream, and facial oil with a makeup bag

: $22 – Lip gloss and hand cream on a star plate.

: $22 – Lip gloss and hand cream, with a makeup bag.

: $32 – Lip gloss, hand cream, and facial oil, on a star plate.

: $22 – Lip gloss and hand cream, with a makeup bag.

: $89 – The Beautycounter No. 3 Balancing Spa Set is a great gift on its own, but here’s I’ve dressed it up a little in a gold swirl candle holder with a metallic gold makeup pouch.

: $22 – Lip gloss and hand cream, with a makeup bag.

: $59 – Kids Bath Essentials (Body wash and shampoo) with a large hooded towel and terry bath mitt.

Binding Machine!

26 Jun, 2012 in Projects

I guess I should also post the reason I was away for so long. I finally finished editing my thesis, and now am a master of science! (Where’s my cape?)

From a crafty perspective, it gave me an excuse to buy more coils for my binding machine; I felt like a kid in a candy store, picking out the colors 😀

So now that I had bindings (and quality paper for the covers plus clear oversheets), I could make a multitude of budget copies (since the hard bound ones were pricey!).

And now I have lots of colors, to color code the music booklets that eventually I will get motivated to assemble.