{"id":2316,"date":"2009-10-20T16:55:48","date_gmt":"2009-10-20T22:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greatcakessoapworks.com\/handmade-soap-blog\/?p=2316"},"modified":"2023-10-24T17:47:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T23:47:50","slug":"dealing-with-disappointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatcakessoapworks.com\/handmade-soap-blog\/index.php\/dealing-with-disappointment\/","title":{"rendered":"Dealing With Disappointment"},"content":{"rendered":"

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:<\/p>\n

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Botched Peanut Butter & Jelly Soap<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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. <\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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My prizes!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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