Help Me Name This Soap!
I discovered Tyler Candles in a little shop in downtown Petersburg, Illinois, last April. My friend Summer and I were having a girl’s weekend away before her third baby was born. We sniffed every candle they had and both of […]
Check It Out!
I was recently looking at my webstats, and found a link from this blog about the Olathe Farmer’s Market and Great Cakes Soapworks. My friend Rebekah came to the market with her family about a month ago and took some […]
Thinking About Fall Scents
I’m realizing that it’s time to start planning my fall and winter soaps already. It takes about five weeks to get the fragrances, make the soap, and get it cured, packaged and labeled. So I sat down tonight and placed […]
Need Testers for Hair Recipe
Now that we’re in the high heat of summer, you may be wondering what you can do to repair the damage to your hair from the sun and chlorine. I have a really great recipe for a hair mask. Just […]
Banana Berry Soap Now Available
This is definitely one of my favorite scents! I’ve had it out getting ready to wrap the last couple of days and the scent is wafting around the room. My mother-in-law is here visiting and she keeps exclaiming over it […]
The Birthday Girl
My oldest is seven today! One of our birthday traditions is to measure how much she’s grown on her growth chart. She’s a full 52 inches, but she can’t wait to be 54 inches so she can ride The Patriot […]
Addicted to Fragrance
I just have to confess something: I am addicted to fragrance. I find that I am not alone in this addiction. Just talk to most any soapmaker or chandler and you will find a common theme. We are all addicted […]
How To Save Seized Soap
Normally when I make soap, I use the cold process method. This means that once the oils and lye solution are combined, I do not heat up the soap batter. I simply pour it into the mold lined with freezer […]
On the Curing Rack: Cucumber Melon
I think it’s been two years since I’ve made Cucumber Melon soap, so yesterday I decided not to hoard this fragrance any longer. I added some fresh cucumber straight from the farmer’s market, and so far you can see the […]
Poison Ivy Remedy
I recently made a fresh batch of old fashioned lye soap for my customers who request it to use on poison ivy outbreaks. I have personally never had poison ivy, but I understand that applying a paste made with lye […]