Recent content by craftydad

Yowza! Looks like a perfect place. I'd just be careful on the lease...make sure you're not locked in forever, etc., etc, and make sure you have all the licenses and permits that you need. All that jazz. I'm jealous. Would love to have a retail space where I could also make stuff. Keep...

Wow...great site. And I've been searching for a nice way to label my soap for a couple weeks now.....this is a huge help! Thank you, thank you, thank you! :lol:

Hi, I'm not an internet guru, but have some suggestions/questions for you to think about: 1. Do you really need a website? Or...could you get by (at least in the beginning) with a blog? You can do tons of things on the blog platform and most of them are free (or at least a WHOLE lot...

Wowza! Those are nice looking soaps. Great jobs! :D

Thanks for the link! I just found a craft show that takes place in September...close to home. The scary part is, this is the FIRST year....and I'm always hesitant about sending money to someone for a first-year show. I know they have to start somewhere...but I'm still a bit leery. Any...

Looks GOOD to me! That is a great color. Nice job.

Do you use the 4-cup size coffee filter? I assume you do...but wanted to be sure. Thanks, Mike

Welcome aboard. This is a great place to hang out. Pictures ! Pictures ! I would love to see pictures of your first batch. :D

Hi misschaotic! Welcome to the club. There is so much to learn. I'm a newbie to the cold process soap world and am anxious to make my first batch. You will find some really great people here. Always willing to help. Best of luck on your first try...and make sure you post pictures...

Wow! This is great info! I'm a MP kinda guy, but am getting ready to mix up my first CP batch soon. This is good info to have. Thank you! :D

Hi Nancy, I'm from Indiana too! Northern part....what we call "Michiana" --South Bend, Mishawaka, Elkhart area. Good to meet you! :D

Mr. Brown has some good instructional videos on making soap. Here's the link to the YouTube video on how to make a soap mold: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yog0-s9OsDA

Very, very nice! Congrats on the wonderful looking soap. Once you get started, it's hard to stop, isn't it? LOL! :D

Wow....GREAT looking soap. Thanks for sharing the photo. Congrats!

I read (somewhere online) that if you add a bit of coconut oil to bath / shower gel base it will increase the lather. So...maybe it works for MP too.