Soap Demo at the Market – Video #2

Yes, I am finally posting the video from the second soap demo that I did at the Olathe Farmer’s Market last Saturday! There are more great questions from the audience members, and the technique I used for the soap ended […]

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Soap Demo at the Market – Video #1

Before the season ever started, I had asked the market manager at the Olathe Farmer’s Market if I could do a soapmaking demo sometime this year. He agreed it would be a great idea, so this past Saturday I had […]

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New Lotions Now Available!

I have been working on some new all-natural fragrances for the Hand & Body Lotions. The only ingredient in the lotion that isn’t completely natural is the emulsifying wax – which is derived from natural ingredients – and holds it […]

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On the Curing Rack: African Gardenia

Nearly a month ago I mixed up a menagerie of gardenia and white floral scents, the majority of it being African Gardenia. It had been sitting in a pyrex cup with plastic wrap over it, and every once in awhile […]

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You Know It’s Time to Make More Lotion When…

…Hubby goes to Walmart and comes back with this: Yes, it’s horrifying – I completely agree! I’ve been unmotivated to make lotion when I had so much SOAP to make. Soap is my passion, after all. But now I couldn’t […]

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Making Round Soap in Poly Tubing

If you’ve ever been frustrated at trying to get your round soap out of a PVC pipe, you might want to check this out. The idea has been floating around the soap blogs and forums for awhile now. Of course […]

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Kudos to the Soap Challenge Survivors!

As most of you know, I have been hosting 11 weeks of Soap Challenges on this blog, highlighting a different technique to try each week. The last Soap Challenge link-up just closed this morning, so I thought it would be […]

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On the Curing Rack: Americana Soap

Every year I think about making some type of patriotic soap for the 4th of July, and somehow forget that it needs to be made at least a month in advance! Well, this year time almost got away from me […]

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Soap Challenge – Week 11 Final Link-Up

So are you happy or sad that the challenges are wrapping up? I’m a little of both. Happy to have a little more time to spend with my girls – and company that’s coming to visit! Sad not to have […]

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Soap Challenge – Week 11 (Last One!)

Oh my word. If you have not checked out the landscape soaps from last week’s challenge, please do yourself a favor and go check out the masterpieces in the link-up. There are some seriously amazing works of art! I also […]

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