The holidays are here and you may be looking for the next craft idea in your soap makers tool belt. Let’s not stop at all the same old conventional idea. Let’s just start creating and see where it takes us. For the first project to kick off the Holiday the Christmas Holiday Wreath filled with…
Soap dough for cold process is something I like to call Soap Clay because non soap makers sometimes get this confused with a soap play dough that is sometimes found on the market packaged for children to play with in the bath tub, and the soap (dough) clay I’m posting about in this blog is…
Sea Berries Soap Cupcakes There are a ton of “frosting” recipes out there on the internet for topping off your favorite soapy treats like cupcakes and little torts. For years I’ve held on to my biggest frosting secret, and in this article I’m going to discuss this with you. Let’s dive into soap frosting for…
Accidents are called accidents for a reason, and even when responsible, careful smart people do what they are supposed to do, sometimes accidents happen. One rarely dives into hand made soap making without almost immediately hitting foot notes or comments from the author to makes sure that anyone attempting this project has first carefully covered…
Once you embark on the path of hand made lotion making you will undoubtedly become familiar with a handful of popular preservatives in the DIY lotion world to prevent mold,fungus,yeast,and bacterial growth in your custom made products. Depending on what kind of lotion you make will influence the vulnerability that product has to be susceptible…
Today’s topic is about how to salvage a batch of DIY lotion that you thought was just about to come out perfect, only to find that it began to separate shortly after you packaged it. Yup, it happens. So, let’s talk about why and how to fix it. Recently, one of the Crafter’s in our…
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Let’s make an Autumn inspired New England Cold Process Soap using only natural colorants and essential oils. This is a purely luxury bar. – On Golden Pond
Named for its soft essential oils that lightly smell like the beachy banks of a summertime vacation getaway, this medium weight body cream is packed full of traditional herbs that ease muscle pain, bruising, and red swollen skin. Then to give it double the punch a generous amount of hemp derived CBD isolate powder is…
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If I could only make one type of soap you might be surprised that it wouldn’t be chalk full of fancy designs and impressive tricks. My favorite soaps for personal use are always similar. So it should be no surprise when you are out on a Sunday afternoon selling at your market table and shoppers…