Monday, 31 March 2008

Soap, soap, soap

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I just realised I didn't say what fragrance I used for the blue soap. It's Moonlight Path BBW Type from Save on Scents. It has a very heady floral yet powdery scent which I like. It's described as a blend of lavender, roses, violets and musk.

I've been busy making soap! Oh my, it's like an addiction I can't kick. I keep thinking "Hmmm, maybe I should make some cream today but oh, there's that soap I really wanted to make!".

So here are more of my soaps!

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Chocolate soap scented with Brambleberry's Dark, Rich Chocolate and it smells delicious! Yum...

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Lastly, the Oatmeal, Milk and Honey soap superfatted with meadowfoam seed oil. I left this unscented but included some orange peel and vanilla infused olive oil. The vanilla didn't come through though unfortunately. However, it smells lightly of honey and reminds me of biscuits for some reason. These are great big hunks of soap and now I'm thinking maybe I should have cut them smaller.

I'm making soap again tonight! I'm on a roll! I want to try making solid bubble bath next. My sister would love that.

Friday, 28 March 2008

Soap Dishes

I saw the cutest soap dish on etsy at the Fruit Fly Pie!

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Isn't it adorable? I'm so in love with it. Also, I'm making soap tonight! I've got so many ideas for soaps running through my head that I can't keep up with them! My notebook is filling up fast.

I also really want to make this idea for soap that I have in my head but I can't at the moment until I get my equipment. But it's going to be beautiful!

Edit: Have you seen the panda dog? :)

Monday, 24 March 2008

Swirls by Alkali Soaps

Mary and Jon have literally turned their soaps into works of art. Check out their incredible swirling patterns!



Soho




Sakura




Jabberwocky




Aurora




Film Noir




Scroll




Espionage


Aren't they just gorgeous? The patterns are so clean and perfect. Not something you see everyday in cold-process soap! I'd imagine seeing these in an art gallery. My favourite is the Soho. It must be hard getting the black line in the middle with the two different colours on either side. Extremely well done, Mary and Jon!

You can pay them a visit at their etsy shop here. All pictures are owned by and linked to Alkali Soaps.

Saturday, 22 March 2008

Google is Great

I was bored so I started looking at my blog stats and reading what people type into google that refers them to my blog.

There are some pretty humourous ones.

is honey dangerous
If there are bears around, most definitely.

why it is important to be organised
You've obviously come to the wrong place.

do oats make your breasts bigger
Yes. No, sorry.

dangers of oats
They're evil. A danger to your tastebuds if you eat them plain.

whats oats
What's oats?? WHAT'S OATS????

Thursday, 20 March 2008

Cookies!

What my 19 year old sister, Amanda and 12 year old sister, Chelsea were doing till 3 am this morning.

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Such silly but sweet girls :)