Soap of the Week: Cranberry Yuzu
It’s finally available! This Cranberry Yuzu soap created quite a stir when I first posted about how my older daughter and I made it. The fragrance is a very lovely combination of tart cranberries and the tangy citrus scent of […]
Huge Thanks!
Just a quick post to thank all my wonderful customers who made purchases at Greatcakessoapworks.com yesterday to raise funds for the American Red Cross of Central Texas!! I just made a donation on your behalf for $212.70! You guys are […]
The Story of Three Friends, or Why I Started Making Soap
Penny, Lynette, and I grew up together almost from birth. Our parents all went to church together, and we are also “loosely” related to one another. They are the kind of friends that when you get together, no matter how […]
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 […]
Two New Soaps Available
Warm, spicy apples with a hint of juicy peach. So yummy!! Click the photo to order – just $5.95 each. Also qualifies for the Soap Combo Deal – order any four or more qualifying soaps and the price drops to […]
A New Look for Email Subscribers
Being the nerd, tech-y, self-taught computer geek that I am, I was reading Problogger yesterday and came across a very interesting post called “How to Email Your Posts Like a Problogger“. Now I have to admit that many of the […]
Soap of the Week: Candied Currants Now Available
Candied Currants is the soap that my younger daughter helped design and create, using the faux funnel pour method. You can read more about how we did it here. After bringing it to the farmer’s market on Saturday, there are […]
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 […]
Mixing Soap Colorants – A Follow-Up
I am following up from the previous post on mixing soap colorants since I claimed that oxides and ultramarines are best dispersed in glycerin or oil, and then several soapmakers commented that they disperse their oxides and ultramarines in water. […]