On the Curing Rack: Red Rock Canyon
Dare I say that this was my third attempt at creating a gradient soap tutorial that didn’t work out? This time the soap was just fine – it was the camera that didn’t cooperate! I had a little mishap about […]
On the Curing Rack: Limeade Soap
This soap is inspired by Lori P, who mentioned after I made the lemonade soap that if I made a limeade soap, she just might have to come through the screen. Since I have never actually seen someone come through […]
How NOT to make a gradient colored soap…
Another soapmaker has requested that I do a tutorial for her blog on how to make gradient colored soaps, so I thought I would put together a video this week on how I do that. Only it didn’t go quite […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
On the Curing Rack: Black Raspberry Creme – again!
I absolutely had to make another batch of Black Raspberry Creme soap! The last batch didn’t even make it to the farmer’s market before it sold out! I’ve attempted to make them the same as the last batch, but the […]
On the Curing Rack: Nag Champa and China Rain
I quietly made these two soaps in the background during a couple of the Soap Challenges. The Nag Champa soap is actually made with a little bit of buttermilk that I had left from the milk soap challenge. It is […]
On the Curing Rack: Black Raspberry Creme
I finally got the Black Raspberry Creme soap cut this afternoon! It is a most delectable fragrance of sweet berries and rich cream. If you love the fruity type fragrances, you will LOVE this soap. I have some photos from […]
Soap Challenge – Week 1 Link-Up
The Soap Challenge has already exceeded my expectations! Every day this week, there have been new people asking to join in! Officially, there are now 76 people from around the world who have told me they are participating, and there […]