Yesterday was one of those days that I wished I could just do over. I mentioned that I was making the peanut butter & jelly soap. Well, the jelly layer that I worked so hard to perfect before attempting it in a large batch did NOT turn out. Part of the problem was my stick blender. I noticed the last time I made soap that it seemed to be sucking a little bit of air, causing some tiny air bubbles in the soap. Not a huge deal. But of course it didn’t heal itself, it just got worse. So as I was making the grape jelly layer of the soap, it was making lots of air bubbles. And, the ultramarine colors were NOT dispersing. And I didn’t follow the amount of colorant that I had written down because it “just seemed like too much.” The result? More grey soap!! Very disappointing:

However, I am dealing with the disappointment rather well since I also received TWO fun packages in the mail yesterday. One is from the Little Bitty Soap Co. in British Columbia. I won a bar of their designer soap on the Bonnie Bath Co. Pro blog – my choice was the Green Tea. Mmmmm. Feeling better already.

I also received a generous 2 oz. solid perfume from Natural Grace. It’s a new product that I helped name via their Facebook fan page. My suggestion was Touch of Elegance…she calls it Elegant Touch. I think it’s a great adaptation! The packaging really makes it look like something special, and it is. The scent is a combination of ylang ylang, patchouli, sweet orange, lavender, sandalwood, and jasmine essential oils – in other words, exotic! Yep, I’m feeling much better.

Oh, and last night I bought myself a new stick blender and today I’ve already made another batch of peanut butter & jelly soap. I can already tell that the grape part is going to turn out just right. Whew.