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
You may think that it is too late to make a Christmas soap, but perhaps it is not. When I started making soap about a year ago, I read multiple times about curing times. I read that it was not about just water evaporation, but about certain crystallization that needs to happen in the soap. … Continue reading Soap curing time and Hansel and Gretel Soap
I love masterbatching the oils. Well, not the process it self but the results it gives me: the ability to make soap quickly at any time, just by melting and measuring all of the oils at once, instead of individually. Initially, I was concerned about masterbatching oils. I wondered, how do I know that each… Continue reading Master batching / Multi batching oils
This soap has been in the making since July! Well, that was when I made the embeds, the village. So I was happy to finally get to make the whole soap a couple of weeks ago. Every Christmas movie that I can remember watching has snow in it. Have you ever watched a Christmas movie… Continue reading Christmas Village Soap
Last year I made a peppermint soap that looked like this: Which, in a rose mold, is not that bad. However, picture it as a bar of soap, and you may be asking next, "how much for that piece of meat? It has good marbling, can I grill it?" However, the fragrance was soooo goood… Continue reading Peppermint Soap
One of my earliest memories (as in earliest in life) is the one of waking up, in the same room as my mom and my youngest brother (he was baby#5 and I was #4) and seeing two baby bottles on the cabinet top with warm milk. One was brown because it had chocolate, and the… Continue reading Salvadoran Cocoa and Coffee Soap
It is one of the most well known stories of all time: The Cinderella Story. Most of us are familiar with the Disney version of it. However, the story is much older than Disney. The first recognized version comes from Egypt around 7 BC, the oldest European version is from 1634. You can read more here.… Continue reading Cinderella Soap
"Holmes smiled. He was always warmed by genuine admiration—the characteristic of the real artist." The Valley of Fear Sir Arthur Conan Doyle I have always enjoyed reading the Sherlock Holmes stories, and I have watched several movies and TV shows inspired in him as well, it was then, quite elementary that I would attempt… Continue reading Sherlock Holmes Soap
I wanted to make this soap since the start of the summer, yet I had not gotten around to it until now, when summer is almost gone. I have been in the search for a piña colada fragrance since I began to make soaps about a year ago. Most of the coconut fragrances I have… Continue reading Beach Paradise soap
Soaps by Glenda 