I have been on a search for a long-handled silicone spatula ever since my good friend Holly was kind enough to recommend a video of another soapmaker demonstrating how she makes goat’s milk soap. One of the things I noticed from the video was how Lori was using a silicone spatula to scrape the sides [...]
First I have to start off by saying that today was my grandma’s 80th birthday!! She’s my last grandparent who is still living, and she’s still going strong! She has three children (six if you count spouses), seven grandchildren (eleven including spouses), and six great-grandchildren so far. We will be celebrating with the entire gang [...]
Well, folks, I just found out that all the lip butters I made in January ARE NOW GRAINY in the middle!! Yes, all 200 or so of them!!! So this afternoon, I plan to be making more. I think I’ll make smaller batches this time, but I’m hoping the new high melt-point shea butter really [...]
As of this evening, I have bottled the Stress Relief, Lavender Meadows, Almond Milk, and Caribbean Diva Jojoba-Shea lotions. There are five or six of the 8 oz. pumps, and anywhere from four to seven of the smaller purse-sized tubes in each scent. Yesterday, I printed labels for the Stress Relief lotion. HOWEVER, today, every [...]
Ok, perhaps I’m exaggerating slightly. But for the past couple of months we’ve been having printer issues, and each time the labels won’t print very nicely, I end up at Kinko’s. It all started with the Strawberry Lip Butter labels; I’ve also had to print Whipped Shea Butter labels, the Cherries & Chestnuts soap labels, [...]
