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Excuse me if this has already been posted (I didn't see it anywhere). Anyway, I just received an email from Rustic Escentuals notifying me that their annual sale will be from August 11 - August 17. All 1 oz bottles of fragrance oils will be $1.00 during this sale - a great way to sample some of...

Hi folks, Just checking in to let y'all know I haven't totally disappeared or anything like that. Things have been kind of rough and kind of exciting around here. The rough issue is that the uncle that I've been taking care of has been in and out of the hospital for the last couple of...

I've been asked to make some Easter baskets containing my products: soap, bath bombs, scrubs, lip balm. Making the baskets is not the problem. The issue is that I just got done making Valentines Day bags and baskets and some folks who ordered baskets didn't pay for them. They didn't receive...

Well, after all the sickness, etc. at my house, I was finally able to get some soaping in last week. I started with three batches of basic uncolored Oatmeal Milk & Honey Scented. Then I moved on to three batches of Walnut Apple Crisp scented; also uncolored but with a ground oatmeal top...

A few weeks ago, I was discussing the value of "Random Acts Of Kindness" with some friends. One of them is ... well, let's just say he can be a little (a lot) selfish. And refused to see the value in doing almost anything without the possibility of a material reward (He's a headcase, but a...

Hello all, After battling this illness for the last 3 weeks, I was finally able to start catching up on taking orders from my family and friends a couple of days ago. It was a heck of a surprise to find out that the U.S. Postal Service no longer offers the option to purchase Regional Rate...

I ran across this site/supplier while looking for a lower price on PS-80. The price is ridiculously low compared to other suppliers I've seen. I was going to get a 16 oz bottle for $5.50, but the shipping was $20. So, I checked what the shipping would be for a 32 Oz bottle ($10) ... Still $20...

I was browsing the interwebs a few weeks ago when I came across a blog entry by Auntie Clara about how she made a lace embossing mold/mat to add a lace effect to the tops of her soap. http://auntieclaras.com/2014/09/mexican-lace-and-how-i-made-a-silicone-texture-mat/ I didn't have the...

For those living close to an Aldi's Store, they will have a "Kitchen Living" SB with stainless steel blades and shaft on sale tomorrow only for $19.99. The SB comes with a whisk attachment and a chopping cup attachment also. Linking their ad so that you can determine if this is something you...

I was going to make a batch of the recipe I developed for a facial bar today. I'd made a tall/skinny mold for it and everything. I had everything out and ready ... When in walks the Teen son. "Oh, I see you've got everything ready for us to make soap." Me: :shock: Him: "Yeah, remember I...

Well, I guess I'll dip my toe in the Bath Bomb arena. I've been looking at different recipes for the last 4-5 days and it seems like everyone has a different recipe, idea, etc. etc. The problem for me is that I don't want to work in "cups of this" and/or "1/2 cups and Tbs of that". I'd prefer...

First, let me say, my mother is a wonderful lady. Although she doesn't listen well sometimes. She had previously asked me about the oils in my soap and the one that caught her attention was Avocado. She did some research about the prices of oils and decided that she was going to surprise me with...

Labeling and wrapping! YIKES!! I'd pretty much been wrapping my soap in parchment paper and giving it to friends/family like that. However, ever the glutton for punishment, I decided that I just "had" to attempt to label them and wrap them in shrink wrap. Besides the fact that it was the...

The other day I was lucky enough to talk a local bakery supply store that only sells to bakers into agreeing to sell me 50 Lb cubes of Lard. (bribery by soap ..lol). They also agreed to sell me coconut oil when I run out of what I have on hand. Just have to buy it in 50 pound cubes also. So...

Is it just my experience with the two scents I've used from Mike's most recently or do most of his scents smell differently in soap than they do OOB? I've just got around to using some of the FOs that I ordered from him and while the Honey stayed pretty much the same, Issey Miyake and Guava...

First, if any member owns the business that keeps popping up on my ads stream on the site, my sincerest apologies and congratulations. Now, this ad for a business called "milk + honey" kept popping up on my ads. Being the curious type, and lured by their touting themselves as "Plant-Based...

My mother has fallen in love with my soap. So much so that she has begun taking them to work to allow her co-workers to smell the new soaps I send her. Apparently her secretary has dropped a few hints that she would love to have citrus scented soap for Christmas. And of course my mother has...

I was a little dispirited about my DFO Challenge soap. Actually, that soap and the one before (using The Candlemaker Store's "Autumn Harvest") both discolored waaaay more than I thought. I was beginning to think I'd developed a case of the "yips" when it came to making attractive soap. So, I...

This month's rant: House repairs, Teens, "older" teen and dogs. OK, maybe it's my fault. Maybe I should have thought this whole "fix the deck and paint the kitchen" thing out. But hey, the daughter was heading back to college, the middle son was heading back to school, I figured I could contain...

I have reached the point in my soaping journey where there are no shoe boxes left in my house for me to use as storage for my cured soaps. My friends are also looking at me crazy when I ask them: "Have you bought any new shoes lately? If so, do you still have the box?" A quick look...