soap making

Peacock feather soap

This is my third attempt at a peacock feather soap, and it did not quite turn out how I wanted it. It is not as bad as my last attempt, but not exactly what I had pictured. The fragrance was a bad behaving child that continued her misbehavior even after the cure. What is worse,… Continue reading Peacock feather soap

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Cherry Blossom

Floral fragrances are not on the top of my list, but this one is, because my hubby loves it.  However, it is tricky working with most floral fragrances.  This is because they tend to accelerate trace and the thickening of the soap. Now, most of my soaps trace and get thick pretty fast because of… Continue reading Cherry Blossom

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Flowers at the Fountain Soap

I used to work at a company that had two buildings and a courtyard in between them.  The courtyard had fountains and crape Myrtle trees around it. I used to walk between the buildings at least once a day. In the Spring and Summer, the trees around the courtyard fountains displayed bright fuchsia flowers that… Continue reading Flowers at the Fountain Soap