Fail-ish DIY Deodorizing Disks

Now, you're probably wondering why I chose to call this a fail-ish DIY. Well It didn't turn out exactly how I wanted it to, but I am still able to use it for pretty much the same purpose! Let me explain...

I found this recipe via Pinterest but the actual recipe can be found on One Good Thing by Jillee. I love this site. She is amazing but sometimes I can't replicate what she does. This being one of them. The recipe is as follows and I'll explain along the way what went wrong.

DIY Deodorizing Disks

2 cups baking soda
1-2 cups distilled water (or boil your water for 10 minutes) I only needed about a cup.
A flavor of oil that you prefer. I used lavender.
Silicone mold or muffin pan. I found some super cute heart-shaped ice cube trays at the dollar section at Target. 2 for a dollar! Score!

1. Mix a few drops of the oil with 1/2 cup of water. Add this mixture to the baking soda and mix. Keep adding water until you have a thick paste. I added up to a cup and the mixture wasn't thick. I think that's where I went wrong. So to be safe, I would add it 1/4 cup at a time and see what happens.

2. Pour it into your molds. Mine are below:

3. You will have to let it set for 24-48 hours to make sure they are completely hardened. I let them set for 48 hours and they still weren't set. 

Now that's where I am having the issue. Mine didn't set completely and they crumbled when I was trying to take them out. Fail? Maybe..but when I took a tablespoon of the baking soda/water/oil mixture and put in Ava's diaper genie (the main reason why I made it) it worked just fine! Her room now smells nicely of lavender :) It makes my DIY Diaper Genie Refills work even better! It can also be used in trash cans or anything else that needs deodorizing. Jillee also mentioned putting it in laundry to make things even fresher! 

Enjoy! and stay classy :)