I’ve started making my second wave of Christmas soaps this week. I’ve already made Peppermint, Winter Wonderland, and Brown Sugar & Pecan which will be available this weekend. These next three soaps will have to cure for awhile longer: Cherries & Chestnuts is one of my absolute favorite fragrances! It’s very cherry – not almond [...]
Well, the kiddos are out on “Winter Break,” and there are only four days until Christmas. I have finished two pairs of beaded socks for each of my girls, and still haven’t found the one sock that somehow got misplaced. My older daughter also requested LEG WARMERS for Christmas, so I have knitted what appears [...]
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I was pretty excited to try some of the great recipes that were submitted for the Christmas cookie recipe contest. I wanted to try Abby’s Andes Mint Cookies, but I couldn’t find boxes of Andes Mints anywhere in Walmart last night. They have the Andes Mint pieces in the baking aisle, but not the full [...]
We just finished up a contest to see who has the best Christmas cookie recipe. All of the recipes are excellent, and I wish they could have all won – and I’m not just saying that. The top 5 winners will receive four soaps of their choice from Great Cakes Soapworks. There was a tie [...]
You may have heard that I sold out of the Peppermint Soap rather quickly on Saturday between the Scarborough Elementary Holiday Mart and an online order. Yesterday I made this batch, and it turned out quite nice. The red swirls in a white soap base are reminiscent of peppermint candies, and the scent is too, [...]
Christmas seems to sneak up on me every year. I get ideas for gifts sometimes months in advance, but then I have a hard time making myself work on them or buy them ahead of time. Handmade gifts are especially near and dear to my heart. This is how I got started making soap! If [...]
