Black Lager Soap
Need some soap for the man in the house? Check this one out! My husband’s friend asked if I could make soap out of lager, so I came up with this recipe just for him! He even provided the Guinness…
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Making Soap
Breaking In My New Mold: Taiwan Swirl Challenge
It’s amazing to me how excited I get when time for the Soap Challenge Club rolls around each month! I rather impatiently awaited the opening of January’s soap challenge, signed up right away, and eagerly planned out my batch using…
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Christmas Soaps
Decking the house, family gatherings, special concerts, photo sessions, baking and baking some more… The holiday season is always very busy. But it can always get busier! This year I’ve added another to-do to my list: SOAP!!! This is my first…
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Column Pour Technique
Here we go again! Another Soap Challenge put on by Amy Warden of Great Cakes Soapworks! December’s technique is called the column pour, and it’s new to me (as usual). I’ve seen this done many times, but I’d never tried…
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November Soap Challenge Design: Go Illinois!
I-L-L-I-N-I!!! We’re big Illinois fans around here, so I decided to make a soap to match for this month’s Great Cakes Soapworks Soap Challenge Club. November’s challenge was to make a design on the bottom of the soap using squeeze bottles….
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Rebatching My Big Batch
Rebatching soap is something I’ve read a lot about, but I’d never tried it until now. It was never necessary until now! Remember that triple batch of milk soap that I made a few weeks ago? When I cut the…
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A Soap Massacre
In honor of Halloween, I bring you a soap massacre for your viewing displeasure. Warning: The following content may cause you to cringe. The triplets struck again! Sometimes I forget that I can’t leave ANYTHING within their reach that I…
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Pumpkin Soap
Because I’ve been so addicted to all things pumpkin lately, I just had to make a pumpkin soap! Full of great-for-skin vitamins A and D as well as antioxidants, pumpkin is a beautiful color and such a wonderful fall fragrance….
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A Big Batch of Soap
There’s a running theme in my soap making experience. Expect the unexpected; things never seem to go as planned! Even the best made plans don’t go as anticipated, and changes abound. Maybe it’s the excitement of making a new soap…
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Dandelion Zebra Swirl Challenge
This month’s Soap Challenge Club was most definitely a challenge for me! First of all, my five kids passed around a cold virus during the last month. Yes, it took a full 3 weeks to hit all 5 kids, and…
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