MFT Blog Hop: We'll Change the Way You Gift!

Hi and welcome to the MFT Blog Hop! As you may have noticed, we have a common theme tonight:

Fill Your Jar!

MFT's stamp set release tonight (NOW) will change the way you gift! MFT is now selling these awesome, 16 oz jars that are perfect for thrifty gifting! There are 2 companion stamp sets that contain labels sized PERFECTLY for the jars! It doesn't get much easier than that! The jars are sold in sets of 4 for $12 and the 2 stamp sets Time for the Bubbly Label and Teacher, Teacher Label sell for only $9 each! To check out the new products, click HERE and get ready to change the way you gift! :)

If you are just happening along this blog hop, please start at the beginning (Kim's blog) HERE and hop all the way to the end. You'll want to see how ALL the designers filled their jars. There are LOTS of creative ideas to inspire you!

You should have just hopped from Paula's blog. Please wipe the drool from your chin after viewing her colored pencil MASTERPIECE. That chick can color like I have NEVER seen before! Wowzers! Color me green! LOL

Your next stop on the hop is my friend Michele. Be prepared to ooooh and aaaah! :)

But wait! Before you hop on over, I hope you'll check out my project. :)


Here is my blog hop creation. I used Time for the Bubbly Label and the signature MFT stamp set, Time for the Bubbly.



I filled my jar with some hand made bath salts. It is both fun and economical! :) For my label, I paper pieced and colored with Copic markers. I used the different words in the label stamp set to create the label. I coated the bubbles in the corners of the label with Liquid Pearls.

I made a shaker box for the lid of my bath salts jar using the label stamp. I simply colored it and then punched out just the tub area. I added a tiny bit of beads in the shaker box to replicate the look of the bath salts.

I HAD to make a matching card! The main image is both colored and paper pieced. There are lots of layers on that little panel.

The wood floor was hand-drawn and colored with Copic markers. I used copic markers and colorless blender to make the tub look like it was made of marble. The blue rim of the rug is paper pieced on. The bubbles are shiny ala Liquid Pearls.

I used silver metallic card stock for the mirror.

This is the inside of the card. I used the Time for the Bubbly label stamp to frame the sentiment I used from the original Time for the Bubbly stamp set! I love matching sets! They are SO fun!

Ready to make your own bath salts? Here are the ingredients I used:

Here is a super simple recipe for you: (from the tub of sea salt)

1 cup Epsom Salt

1 cup Dead Sea Salt

1 cup Sea Salt

20 drops Essential Oil

Mix

That is IT! It is so easy and SO affordable!

Here is the breakdown of the cost of INGREDIENTS:

Sea Salt (7 POUNDS) $9

Dead Sea Salt $5

Epsom Salt $4

Essential Oil $4.50

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total cost of ingredients $22.50

Those ingredients can easily make a triple batch of Bath Salts and you'd have plenty of everything, *except* dead sea salt, leftover for more spa gifts! I am not sure WHY you need the "dead" sea salt in addition to the regular sea salt, but I can assure you that regular sea salt is NOT alive. LMBO!

The price breakdown of the finished jar of Bath Salts is:

Sea Salt: $.50

Dead Sea Salt $1.25

Epsom Salt: $.50

Essential Oil: $.25

Jar: $3.00

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Gift Cost: $5.50

That is some thrifty gifting!

Want another fun recipe? My kids LOVE this one because it fizzes when you pour it in the water.

Effervesce Fizzing Bath (from the sea salt tub)

2 cups sea salt

1 cup baking soda

1/2 cup citric acid

20 drops essential oil

Have a wonderful day!

If you've read to the end and missed the link to the next blog on the hop, click HERE to hop on over to Michele's blog. :)

Don't forget... if you want to check out all the new products released by MFT tonight (NOW) click HERE.

Happy hopping!