On the Curing Rack: Country Clothesline
After making soap with Kendra, I was inspired to try a gradient-colored soap. I picked a fragrance that I knew would cooperate as well as being requested by one of my customers. It’s a very fresh, clean laundry scent that […]
On the Curing Rack: Cinnamon Bun Coffee Soap
Coffee soap is another staple in the Great Cakes Soapworks line. Even though the fragrance changes from batch to batch, and I’ve added a few details like swirls and textured tops, the recipe remains pretty much the same. The coffee […]
On the Curing Rack: Brown Sugar & Pecan Soap
Here is one of the soaps I made on my marathon soapmaking day several weeks ago: I’ve been waiting to take a photo of the Brown Sugar & Pecan soap because I knew the fragrance was going to discolor, and […]
On the Curing Rack: Winter Wonderland Soap
As promised, here are the photos of the Winter Wonderland soap: I couldn’t take photos of a Christmas soap outside since it is 70 degrees and sunny today! Feels nothing like winter, that’s for sure! As you can see, I […]
On the Curing Rack: Winter Rose Soap
Let me tell you about the Winter Rose soap! It is scented with the most true-to-life rose fragrance, blended with just a hint of resinous Frankincense & Myrrh essential oils. Our rose bush just happens to be blooming right now, […]
On the Curing Rack: Amber Fig and Rainforest
One of my regular customers, who also happens to be another vendor at the Olathe Farmer’s Market requested that I make the Amber Fig soap again. I made it for the first time last year, but it was earlier in […]
On the Curing Rack: Sunflower…in the Kansas Wind
I made a Sunflower soap in the PVC pipe molds. The photo speaks for itself…I had some issues with migration. So now it’s called “Sunflower in the Kansas Wind.” The colors turned out exactly right. Nice golden yellow for the […]
On the Curing Rack: Cherry Blossom Soap
Just in case you haven’t been following the saga of the PVC Pipe Soap Experiment, you may find Part 1 and Part 2 quite interesting. It was no easy task getting the soap out of the pipe, let me tell […]
On the Curing Rack: Cranberry Yuzu
Are you ready for this? It is absolutely dazzling – and that’s not an understatement! I just wish you could see the raw photo because the micas are literally sparkling in the sunlight. I tried saving the cropped version in […]
On the Curing Rack: Pumpkin Pie Soap
This is the fourth year in a row that I have offered this yummy goat’s milk soap! I decided to try one more of the really great suggestions I had for mixing up the goat’s milk lye solution. My usual […]