Project

Bath Bomb Ornaments

Give the gift of wonderful aromatherapy with homemade bath bombs. In a clever upcycling idea, fillable ball ornaments help to mold, make, and gift-wrap them. This spa-day sphere—in wintry cool colors—is packaged as a hanging ornament and tied in a pretty satin bow.

Photography: Manal Aman

Source: Martha Stewart

Introduction

This idea comes from our friend Manal Aman.

For more ideas, scroll through our entire collection of DIY gifts as well as bath bombs and soaps.

materials

Epsom salt

Fragrance oil

Powder coloring (Pictured: Wilton Color Dust, in "Periwinkle", $4.50, michaels.com.)

Clear fillable ornaments (Pictured: DIY Medium clear ornaments, 3", $8 for 12, orientaltrading.com.)

Water

2 bowls

2 mixing spoons

Silver cord

Blue satin ribbon

Hot-glue gun and glue sticks

steps

Measure out 2 1/2 cup of Epsom salt and divide between two bowls.
Add 1 1/4 tablespoon water to each bowl, followed by a few drops of fragrance oil. In one of the bowls, add coloring to your desired shade.
Mix well; the mixture's consistency should be wet like snow.
Open the plastic ornament and fill with spoonfuls of mixture, alternating between the white and blue mixture to create a random swirl pattern.
Pack down the mixture and then bring the two halves together till they connect. Let sit for a few minutes.
After a few minutes, remove one of the ornament caps and let dry overnight. (Tip: To prevent the ornament from tipping over, place in a recycled ornament box.) The next day, remove the other half of the ornament and let the other side dry overnight.
Once completely dry, place bath bomb into a clean plastic ornament. Use silver twine or cord to hang. Add a bow by using satin ribbon to make a small bow and then hot glue to the front of the ornament.