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I've had so many different topics that I'd like to write about, thinking about them during quiet moments while jogging or driving in silence.  Alas, I have not had much chance.  I have a lot that I need to get done today and not the time nor the brain power to write something intelligible at the moment, so I thought I'd take the opportunity to post my big fat marshmallow looking first attempt at bath bombs.  One looks close to as it should only with cracks while the rest are a sad display.

attack of the stay puff bath bomb

domes instead of spheres

lopsided growth

sad

almost but not quite

Also, the Inman Park Festival was a great success, thanks to a huge crowd and great weather and awesome neighbors who gave me this awesome wiener shirt and my favorite of their posters - Neko Case of course.

On a side note, am I the only one that thinks the "open heart collection" from kay jewelers looks more like a half assed attempt at boobs, balls and/or butts?  The ad does not have me convinced that she spent more than ten minutes coming up with that stupid painting.  Way to get 'er done in a hurry, though.

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dang!  I've been so busy trying to prep for the Inman Park Festival that I totally neglected the promotion of it.  Also, yesterday, instead of making sugar scrub - which I will be doing immediately upon finishing this post - I made my first ever bath bombs.  One turned out great.  The first batch got too wet inciting a premature chemical reaction and thus puffed up like big marshmallows instead of drying and hardening.  The second batch turned out pretty well, except for that the two halves wouldn't stick together so they're all domes rather than spheres.  

On a sad note, my vinyl decal of the sudstress logo was never made by someone I will never attempt to order from again, so I will not have it for this festival.  On a happy note, that means that one lucky etsy seller will get a custom order from me!  I'm sure that will make their day ;)

You should be getting two things out of this post:  

1. If you live in the Atlanta area, please visit my booth at the Inman Park Festival this Saturday and/or Sunday.  The weather is supposed to be perfect.  Also, it will make up for the tumbleweeds that have been blowing through my etsy shop this week.

2. My first batch of bath bombs shall be known from here on out as 'stay puff lavender'.  I would like to post a picture with funny commentary written in, but that requires time taking, uploading and editing pictures for which I have none today.  I promise to post Monday or Tuesday with those pictures, however.  

I feel bad writing without visual representation, so here are a couple of my new packaging, professionally designed and printed.  w00t!