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Some of my favs... the astronaut and the teddy are over 24", the fireman's head can be turned side-to-side, the Grinch is da bomb, the binky has a magnet in it, the ballerina's arms move, and the doctor and vampire are because I am a phlebotomist and I work at a hospital. An addition that...

'Some people you just can't reach...':shakinghead:

Dishcloths -- until you figure how you like to hold your yarn and hook, and feel comfortable with your stitching, it doesn't matter if they don't come out perfect, they'll still clean your dishes! Crochet is basically three movements combined in different ways.

I am looking for similar advice. I belong to our local Legion Riders group. I would like to put our name on bars of soap for our annual fundraising ride. I am a very casual soaper, I don't make it often, and I have no interest in selling, it's strictly for self and gifting. I would do CP using a...

I went to the link and if I am understanding the quality statistics of this, you could buy the H100 and it would be just as effective but much lighter on the face. (If someone who knows could chime in, that would be great.) And it comes in a 12 x 12 size, 1000 of them for less than $50.

I don't think I've ever made a batch larger than one pound and I've never purchased a mold. (Obviously, I don't make large amounts of soap. lol) I use the heavy cardboard bottom box from Velveeta-style cheese blocks and line it with freezer paper. If I want individual soaps I use the containers...

Several years ago when we still lived in Michigan, there was a shop not far from our house that sold all-natural soaps made by one of the locals. One day I was sorting through them and found one labeled as rootbeer scented. It was a lovely blend of creamy white, light green, and medium brown...

Edit: I ran it through Soapee with 0% superfat and came up with 2.78 oz of lye, which would make what you listed lye-heavy. But I am a relative newbie myself yet, so I would still like to see someone with more experience help you with this. Good luck! Hmmm, could you run the amounts you used...

just another reason this forum rocks I love it. I went to a forum about making soap and got distracted by a 13 page thread about Indian food that was started by a member named Irishlass. :D I've only had Indian food a few times, my fav was something called saag ghosht--which I probably...

Several of the suppliers mention in their descriptions that most of the lip safe oils for balms don't actually have a flavor--instead they are strongly scented and when you add a little sweetener it tricks your brain into thinking it tastes like whatever the scent implies. Of course, if it...

That sounds like it might be the same one. I suck at searching the forum . . . and then I get distracted by all the other great stuff that comes up . . .:oops: It made me curious because I didn't understand why cardboard should cause DOS. It's a cheap and easily obtained storage option, and I...

bad to store soap on cardboard? I thought I saw something about it not being a good idea to store your soap on cardboard, but haven't been able to find it again--I'm assuming it was on this forum since it's pretty much my main source--and I could be remembering it wrong. Does anyone have any...

I have a Costco memership, and even though it's just the two of us, there are still things that do not come in overwhelming amounts. And the Kirkland brand really is good quality. I think you would be surprised by how many other things you might buy if you take the time to look around. If you...

Ah, DeeAnna, have I told you that I love you? (As well as all the other members!) Thank you for the links. I think I've read through the thread about 3Flower's recipe at least twice--there's so much to learn from it--but with those long threads, by the time I get to the end and have the answers...

I apologize if this has been shared before, but I thought this video was impressive. If I understood her correctly, she actually works for Unilever, and even though she mentions Lifeboy soap a few times, she never once turns this into a marketing tool, she keeps her message focused on the...