Birds are fascinating creatures. And I feel nothing but admiration for people who can commit to keeping one as a pet, especially if it is a parrot species, since they can live for so long. (African Grays can live up to 50-60 years or longer in captivity) However, their lives can be fragile as something… Continue reading Making a Parrot Inspired Soap
and my wedding dress story... I am often reminded that I need to be selective of what I watch, because I am easily influenced by it. And I am not the only one. That is why I cannot watch horror films, my mind seems to record the scary images, and brings them back to me… Continue reading Say yes to the soap dress: My wedding dress story
One of the cultural shocks I had when I came to the States was when I realized that most Americans have the ability to watch the same movie over and over. My cousin was really young at the time and her oldest sister offered to put a movie for him to watch. She opened this… Continue reading Forrest Gump Soap
With the arrival of the Spring (if we can call it that in the Gulf coast), I felt the urge to make another cherry blossoms soap. Recently I learned that in Japan, the cherry blossoms mark the arrival of Spring. By contrast, in Texas the arrival of Spring is marked by pollen, it is like… Continue reading Making a Cherry blossoms Soap
One of my goals this year is to get caught up in my soap making videos editing. So I found this video of the first time I tried the pull screen method in a round mold. Namely, a Pringles can. I always welcome an excuse to eat Pringles for the sake of using the can… Continue reading Purple Flowers Soap
Preparing the lye water solution for soap making ahead of time, has been a big timesaver for me. Usually, I prefer for the lye water solution to be at room temperature, so being able to make it ahead of time and let it come to room temperature on its own works well for that. I… Continue reading Soap Making tips: Multi-batching lye solution
Men Soap I remember that when I was a kid, my brother had a girlfriend who was studying design or something that was art related. It could have been a different person, but that is the most plausible explanation for now. What I remember very well is the assignment she had completed, and she showed… Continue reading Ombré Tiger swirl Soap
Succulents I signed up for a business coaching group last year and in one of the video sessions they talked about Enneagram types. I decided to get a book from the library about it and I thought it was interesting. The book (The Road Back to you) describes each number of the Enneagram types so… Continue reading Succulent soaps and Enneagram number
When I was younger, like high school age, I attended a vocational school that allowed me to take high school classes at the same time as technical Bilingual secretarial studies. A vital part of the uniform were nude color pantyhose’s and shoes with a small heel. I remember the pantyhose’s being annoying, and they would… Continue reading Fishnet stockings soap and soap stenciling
When we were kids, my dad would sometimes take us to the ice cream store on a weekend, in El Salvador. We were five children, so it was a fun outing. The name of the store was Pops, and one of my favorite ice creams flavors, besides chocolate, was pistachio. You could say I have… Continue reading Pistachio Macaron Soap
Soaps by Glenda 