Over the past week, I’ve once again been attempting to channel my inner creativity and come up with something fabulous for Amy Warden’s Soap Challenge Club. Well, my soaps have left me feeling less than creative. But in an effort to use up some essential oils (EOs) for which I had no use (or so I thought), I stumbled into an EO blend that I just absolutely love. Continue reading
Ebru Soap Challenge for Amy Warden’s Soap Challenge Club
At last count, I believe I made 6 attempts at the Ebru Soap Challenge this month. Thankfully, I was happy enough with my last batch. Even though I didn’t prove to be very adept at Ebru Soap painting, it really was a lot of fun. :) Continue reading
Homemade Deodorant – Recipe and Instructions
Out of necessity (and to keep my friends), I had to take a break from soap making yesterday in order to whip up some homemade deodorant. While making it, I took some photos and decided to blog about it. As if the web isn’t cluttered with enough homemade deodorant recipes as it is. Well, here’s one more! :)
Making and Cutting our Spa Bar – Cold Process Soap – Recipe – Video
My Salty Dog Spa Bar soap is named after the famous “Salty Dog” cocktail. This soap really has amazing lather, gentle exfoliation from the sea salt, and a refreshing scent of grapefruit. In case you don’t know, Salty Dog cocktails are made with a lot of salt and grapefruit juice. I thought this would be a fun video to make and also wanted to share my recipe. I just finished publishing the video to my YouTube channel. I’ve included the recipe and a link to my video in this post. :)
Salty Dog Spa Bar – The name for this soap came from my Grandmother’s favorite cocktail
Holly’s Spinning Swirl for the April Soap Challenge Club
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Over the past year, I have read and seen so many beautiful blog posts and YouTube videos from people who participate in Amy Warden’s Soap Challenge Club. I’ve been an observer up until now. I’m just not a very creative person. I love the science and chemistry of soap making more than anything. But when I saw the announcement for the Spinning Swirl challenge, I decided to join and give it a try. Continue reading
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