{"id":1493,"date":"2011-01-16T10:49:33","date_gmt":"2011-01-16T15:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thisishappystuff.com\/?p=1493"},"modified":"2011-01-16T10:49:33","modified_gmt":"2011-01-16T15:49:33","slug":"spoon-oil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thisishappystuff.com\/?p=1493","title":{"rendered":"spoon oil"},"content":{"rendered":"

one of the hand-made gifts i gave this year was spoon oil. i’d made some for myself earlier, using this recipe and tutorial<\/a> and really liked the way the product turned out. plus, then i found these cute tins <\/a>on sale at michael’s and a stocking stuffer idea was born! (i think my favorite part might have been developing the packaging, but that’s probably no surprise.)<\/p>\n

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it really has the most wonderful beeswax smell…<\/p>\n

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and here’s what it can do for your wooden spoons (or rolling pins or wooden baby toys or whatever)…<\/p>\n

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if you decide to make your own spoon oil, i’ll add that i don’t think you really have to keep stirring the mixture as it cools. i did that for the first batch and not for the second batch and the only difference that i can tell is that the tops of the second batch are nice and smooth and the first batch is… not so smooth. it also makes a lovely moisturizer for hands or feet. to get the best of both worlds, oil your spoons right before bed, then let the mixture soak into your hands all night long.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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