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16 09, 2021

How to Make Your Own Halloween Hand Shaped Soap

Helen Briggs2022-10-14T15:42:28+01:00Halloween, Soap Making|0 Comments

As part of our Halloween candle and soap making series, it's now time to create a soap worth screaming about! We have created the handiest hand soap just in time for Halloween. Using just a washing-up glove, pegs and a few other ingredients you can make your very own, ready to spook everyone in your household. https://www.tiktok.com/@cosyowl/video/7007819955605458182 Cosy Owl on TikTok TikTok- Behind the scenes making this Halloween hand soap: Ingredients: 380g of Clear Melt [...]

16 09, 2021

A Guide to Making Autumn Wax Melts

Richard2022-10-14T15:42:33+01:00Autumn, Wax Melts|0 Comments

@cosyowl What colour will these wax melts make? 🍁#autumnwaxmelts #pumpkinspice #diywaxcrafts #waxmeltsmelting ♬ Wildest Dreams - 🕷 Ingredients: 210g Kerasoy 4120 Pillar wax Bekro Dye chips: Green, Dark Red, Orange 12g Cedarwood and Jasmine Fragrance oil (6% fragrance load) Wax melt mould- Chocolates Jug Weighing scales Bain marie or double boiler Stirring spoon (to be used for wax creations only) Tip: Pre-heating the moulds with a hairdryer or heat gun before pouring the wax can [...]

16 09, 2021

Autumn Giveaway Competition

duncan2022-03-30T13:35:13+01:00Competitions|0 Comments

Summer is slowly coming to an end, and we have the perfect competition to keep you busy this coming season and cure those Autumn blues ?. This is your chance to win a £100 Cosy Owl gift voucher, valid on our whole product range!? To be in with a chance of winning, all you have to do is: ✔️ Like the competition post ✔️ Leave a review of your Cosy Owl experience on both Google [...]

10 09, 2021

How to Make Melt & Pour Soap with Mica Powder

Helen Briggs2022-03-30T13:33:00+01:00Soap Making|0 Comments

We are back with Ascent Bath & Body for an exciting new soap making video where you will learn how to make melt & pour soap with mica powder. This is our second soap video tutorial as part of our ongoing series with Ascent Bath & Body and this time, you will be able to experiment with colours (Mica) and a new ingredient...! Ingredients 1kg Melt & Pour WST White Soap Base Unrefined Shea [...]

7 09, 2021

How to Make Miniature Embedded Golden Leaf Soaps

Helen Briggs2022-10-14T16:21:48+01:00Autumn, Soap Making|0 Comments

We all love soap right? It keeps us clean and smelling fresh but alongside the obvious, it's also a great way to freshen up your wardrobe or car! Here at Cosy Owl, we are on a mission to provide the crafts making community with as much creative content as possible from candle and soap making to cosmetics you can make at home. The ideas and possibilities are endless and we are always excited to hear [...]

3 09, 2021

How To Make A Beeswax Candle | Beeswax Candle Making Tutorial

Helen Briggs2022-03-30T10:15:35+01:00Candle Making|0 Comments

With Autumn just weeks away, what better way to celebrate the season than to learn how to make a Beeswax candle? As part of our ongoing ‘how to’ series in partnership with Victoria Hartley from Cosy & Country, we are on a mission to help the home candlemakers get their craft by providing you with creative guides and tutorials. So what are you waiting for? Here’s how to make a beeswax candle! Ingredients 800g [...]

25 08, 2021

Introducing Soyaluna Wax – Everything You Need to Know

maja2022-03-24T10:38:29+00:00Candle Making|2 Comments

Soyaluna Wax orange candle “Easy one pour finish” Soyaluna wax is a soy blend and has been specifically formulated to be an easy to use soy wax for the home candle maker. It comes in a white pellet form, making it easy to melt in a double boiler or Bain Marie. This soy wax blend is biodegradable, vegan friendly and packaged in fully recyclable/ biodegradable packaging. No animal products are used in the manufacturing [...]

6 08, 2021

How To Make Melt & Pour Soap At Home

Helen Briggs2022-10-14T16:14:38+01:00Soap Making|0 Comments

As the world-wide demand for homemade cosmetics and soap is booming, more and more crafts lovers are seeking guidance, tips and tricks to jump-start their very own business. In terms of processes, making your own soap and/or other cosmetics can range from relatively easy to quite difficult depending on the product. Therefore, as a beginner, it’s important for you to start with the right foot by choosing a relatively basic yet entertaining formula. That is [...]

2 07, 2021

How To Make Bleeding Heart Wax Melts

Helen Briggs2022-10-17T16:08:09+01:00Halloween, Valentine's Day, Wax Melts|0 Comments

The very talented Victoria of Cosy and Country, has truly ‘poured her heart’ into today’s tutorial, as she will take us through one of the most popular and striking types of wax melts: the Bleeding Heart Melt. Get a head start now and experiment with this thorough guide, have your technique and combinations just right as these will make for perfect ideas for the coming Halloween and Valentines Day. Ingredients 800g KeraWax 4600 Pillar Wax [...]

11 06, 2021

Soy Wax For Candle Making. A Beginner’s Guide

Helen Briggs2022-03-21T22:51:16+00:00Candle Making, FAQ|0 Comments

Soy wax is by far the most popular wax to use for those who enjoy crafting at home, partly because it is considered as a cleaner, healthier option than paraffin wax, which is a bi-product oil in the petrochemical industry, but is it all true? As with any other important subject, we don’t want you to simply sit back and believe the hype, so here’s a beginner’s guide to soy wax: its environmental impact, unique [...]

11 06, 2021

How to make Wax Brittle

Helen Briggs2022-10-17T18:13:31+01:00Wax Melts|0 Comments

Gorgeous, multi-coloured and arty, with a touch of psychedelia, these particular style of wax melts are as inspiring to look at as they are fun to make. You can truly unleash your creativity and experiment with colour shades, fragrance combinations and patterns for a unique effect, so that no wax brittle looks like another. Without further ado, let’s learn how to make wax brittle! Today Victoria of Cosy and Country joins us once again for [...]

1 06, 2021

How To Make Seascape Melt and Pour Soaps

Helen Briggs2022-09-05T17:19:06+01:00Soap Making, Summer|0 Comments

Looking to learn how to make your very own Seascrape Melt and Pour Soaps? We are thrilled to be able to share with you this exciting step-by-step guide. Please note, for this particular soap, we did not use fragrance as we were focusing on the design element. If you feel confident enough with creating an impressive design like the one in the guide below, you can add a fragrance of your choice. Always refer to [...]

1 06, 2021

How To Make A Pillar Candle Using An Old Pringles Tub!

Helen Briggs2022-11-29T13:54:54+00:00Candle Making, Recycling Projects|0 Comments

In today's world, any of us resent the amount of waste we create and so we're often looking for ways to reuse materials where we can. If you want to make pillar candles without having to purchase a mould, you can easily reuse some household waste to do so. From milk carton to plastic cups, the possibilities stretch as far as your imagination allows. We decided to use a Pringles tub for this tutorial. These [...]

1 06, 2021

How To Make Shimmery Body Oil!

Helen Briggs2022-03-24T10:40:15+00:00Body Care|0 Comments

An easy way to make a luxury moisturising product at home. As temperatures rise, you might need to hydrate your skin more. Add some shimmer to your cosmetics, make yourself the dream concoction with only 5 ingredients from Cosy Owl. What you’ll need: Sweet almond OilJojoba OilCoconut OilMica - we used bronzeFragrance - we used coconut - a 10 ml sample bottle is perfect for this.An empty glass bottle (ours is 100ml) Step by Step [...]

1 06, 2021

Scented Wax Tablets

Helen Briggs2022-09-05T17:24:55+01:00Wax Tablets|0 Comments

Wax tablets have become extremely popular in recent months, as our close knit community of crafters share quick and easy tips to creating scented wax tablets. Wax tablets can be used for a variety of purposes including freshening your shelves, drawers and closets up. If you keep an attire of clothing away in a draw, wax tablets are particularly great for long-term storing of clothing made from wool and also cashmere. A fun fact for [...]

24 05, 2021

How To Make Soy Candles

Helen Briggs2022-03-21T22:51:48+00:00Candle Making|0 Comments

In this guide, courtesy of Victoria of Cosy and Country, we’ll show how to make candles using soy wax, making full use of its unique properties. Whether you are a beginner in this craft or an expert candle maker, this guide will serve as a useful run-through, plus tips and tricks to avoid some of the most common problems. But first, a little background. Soy wax is by far the most popular wax to use [...]

30 04, 2021

How To Make Layered Wax Melts

Helen Briggs2022-03-21T23:00:19+00:00Wax Melts|0 Comments

Wax melts are perfect for creating a cosy ambience, but mostly these crafts are very easy to customise with your favourite shapes, fragrances, colour combinations and different effects. So if you haven’t created wax melts before or you are simply in need of a refresher, check out our guide on how to make wax melts at home. In today’s step-by-step guide by Victoria of Cosy & Country, you will be able to give your wax [...]

22 04, 2021

How to Make Body Butter/ Hand Cream

Helen Briggs2022-09-05T17:23:07+01:00Body Care|0 Comments

Chances are, you are already using a branded body lotion as part of your beauty routine, maybe even several brands, but did you know that you can easily make your own body butter at home? If you are familiar with body lotions you may have noticed that they are not as effective in parts of your body that are usually more subject to dehydration: usually, the knees, elbows, feet and lower arms. And of course, [...]

15 04, 2021

How to Make Shampoo Bars At Home

Helen Briggs2022-10-17T15:54:13+01:00Hair Care|0 Comments

Shampoo bars are becoming increasingly popular, not only because of compactness, which can be very useful for storing or travelling, but also because they make for an overall more aesthetically appealing item which is easy to customise and decorate. Moreover, shampoo bars tend to last much longer than liquid shampoo as it’s much easier to dose and spread into your scalp. As mentioned in our hand soap guide. Historically, people have used soap for all [...]

9 04, 2021

How To Make An Embedded Shape Candle

Helen Briggs2022-10-17T15:30:34+01:00Candle Making|0 Comments

Perhaps today’s guide might be a bit ambitious for the absolute beginners, however it is also one of the most eye-popping works that can be achieved after reaching a basic level of acquaintance with candle-making craft. Stretching the line that separates hobbyism and true craftsmanship, these beautiful candles with an embedded shape nonetheless represent a challenge to be conquered. This floral theme is a great fit for the coming months of May and June especially, [...]

7 04, 2021

How to Make Hand-Made, Hand Soap!

Helen Briggs2022-03-24T10:41:29+00:00Soap Making|0 Comments

Did you know that the earliest soap formulas can be traced to ancient Babylon. It was a far from rudimentary alkaline solution mixed with water and cassia oils. Although we’ll have to wait a couple of a thousand years before stumbling upon the iconic soap-bar, and precisely in late 15th century Marseille, the secrets to creating soap without resorting to industrial mass production, have been available for millennia. Although soap bars can be used for [...]

19 03, 2021

How To Make Wax Melts With Glitter

Helen Briggs2022-03-21T23:00:35+00:00Wax Melts|0 Comments

Want to add a touch of shimmer to your crafts? Give your wax melts that party feeling? No doubt the razzle-dazzle of glitter is synonymous with fun and luxury. Widely used in fashion, from accessories to evening dresses and more recently even in food such as the ‘unicorn-themed’ candy floss, chocolate bars and soaps! One of the best ways to enjoy glitter in all its sparkly glory is with wax melts. We’re joined once again [...]

18 03, 2021

How to Make Your Own Hair Treatment

Helen Briggs2022-03-24T10:41:42+00:00Hair Care|0 Comments

Gone are the days in which well-meaning grandmas all over the world hailed the miraculous properties of dubious raw-egg concoctions, only to leave our head all sticky and smelling like an omelette. Nowadays with the right ingredients, most natural hair treatments can be obtained through a fairly simple process, for a finished product that is both effective and pleasant to the senses, truly nothing to envy of their chemically-fueled counterparts. Hair masks and most organic [...]

26 02, 2021

How To Make Essential Oil Candles

Helen Briggs2022-10-12T17:31:27+01:00Candle Making|0 Comments

Essential oils, (not to be confused with Fragrance oils) are known as a natural remedy for short-term relief of mild symptoms of stress, anxiety and insomnia and widely used in aromatherapy and massage therapy. There are many essential oils and each one has its own peculiar properties as well as distinctive fragrance; some of the most popular ones are Lavender, Bergamot and Lemongrass. They are commonly added to diffusers, but did you know that you [...]

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