DIY Beach Theme Aromatherapy Bath Salts

DIY Bath Salts are a great idea for any type of beach themed party. I am making these to give out as my wedding shower party favors. They are fun and easy to make, and smell GREAT!! I have also made them before using lavender essential oils, which is also another great smell. Hope you enjoy this craft!!!

You will need:

For the Jar Design

• Jars (any design you like)
• Hot Glue Gun/Glue Sticks
• Modge Podge
• Foam Paint Brush
• Rope Cording
• Sea Shells (I used Sand Dollars)
• Tape to mark off where the sand will go

For the Bath Salts

• Epsom Salts
• Food Coloring
• Essential Oils (choose scent of your liking, I used peppermint)

• Tape off your jar at the points you want the sand to be.
• Using your foam paint brush, place Modge Podge on your jar, between the taped area.
• Roll your jar in your sand until the Modge Podge is fully covered.
• Set aside to dry.

• While the Modge Podge is drying, move to the Bath Salt Materials.
• Pour Epsom Salts into a large bowl.
• Add about 6-8 drops of Peppermint Oil to your Epsom Salt.
• Mix together with a spoon or your hands.
• Next add your food coloring, making whatever color you desire (I added 10 drops of Blue and 3 Drops of Yellow to make the turquoise color. (some brands of food coloring also provide color mixing charts).
• Stir until food coloring is completely mixed into the Epsom Salts.

• Remove the tape from your jar.
• Using a glue gun, make a small dot of glue on the back side of the jar.
• Place the end of your cording rope into the glue
• Slowly unwind the cording around the edges of the jar where the sand line ends.
• Wrap the cording around the jar twice, cut it, and glue the end of the cording to the jar.
• Repeat steps on the top of the sand line.
• Take your shell of choice and put a dab of hot glue on the back of the shell.
• Place the shell on the front of your jar, on the sand covered portion.

• Fill your jar with your completed Bath Salts.
• If your jar has a small opening, a funnel may be used to avoid spilling the Bath Salts everywhere.
• Close the lid and your project is All Done!!