I live in one of the largest cities in America, which means that for most of my work life I have had a long commute. Something that made my commute bearable, was joining a Vanpool at my previous job. The concept is simple, a few people get together, rent a van, split the cost and… Continue reading Peacock Soap in Column Mold
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
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
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 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
Sample of custom soap Lately I have been experimenting with making small batch soaps, which for me it means a batch of soap that produces 4 soap bars instead of the usual 9 or 7 from my larger molds. One advantage this brings to my customers, is that it allows me to offer custom soaps… Continue reading Made to order Soaps
When I think of bunnies I picture them being white; however, I made these ones light brown because I was inspired by the bunnies of a friend, Jen from Jen spice. She has two angora rabbits and they are tan colored. (She has more now actually) Her rabbits are very furry though, and she sometimes… Continue reading Bunny soap
Soaps by Glenda 