Recent content by Diana Smith

Hello all. I've been crafting soaps and selling them without insurance. Insurance costs more than I have money for. I keep hoping that I might eventually make enough money as a soap seller to buy insurance but it never seems to be the case. :( Insofar, this year has been bad. I've tried to...

Does Yesterday count? Had my 3rd Arts & Crafts Fair. Made back 25% of my booth fee. :P Luckily it goes for 4 solid months so I *should* be able to make back my full booth fee + some, in theory anyway. I only made $10 in 7 hours though so... it has low participation. But I had several people show...

I am happy. I make soaps, I've been 'getting out' talking people up about carrying my soaps. I'm a Lyricist/Musician/Singer. I write lyrics and practice my guitar and singing exercises. I'm a graphic designer/print technician. I'm on public assistance, food stamps, and medicaid. Just your...

I am having a lot of difficulty with bath bombs and unmolding them. Either their rock hard and I can't get them out of the mold without slamming it and then they break in half. Or they never really solidify and remain moist and crumbly. Please help? Using Easter Eggs because I couldn't afford...

Concerning LS I was wondering as a new to LS soapmaking. I have a natural dead lake about 40 miles from my house plus a mile hike up a hill. The water within it is naturally acidic that nothing other than leeches, bullfrogs, bugs, and a few plants can survive in there. Fish and most plants just...

Reading up on the making of soap from potash. I have a few bits of knowledge to add. Ashes, I may need to reburn them, many were black charcoal instead of actual white/gray ash I have no idea how hot they burned for a time, probably in 30 - 60 minute intervals at temps to cook most foods. I also...

At the age of 7, I met a group of intellectuals online and they liked me so much they decided to help me plan out my entire life! Boy what an opportunity for fame and fortune so at the age of 7, without anyone else's help that's exactly what I did. So now it's 30 years later, and it's like...

Yesterday I went hiking and dug up and filled an entire 16 oz bag of potash from one of the campsites. Well in theory if they're burning all the hardwood that's around it SHOULD be potash. Next question, where's the potash soap making thread? Still looking around maybe shea butter & coconut lip...

Labeling 4 Tiger-Striped Soaps, earlier labeled 20, 100% Castile soaps, made 8 bottles of 2.5 oz Warmth Massage Oil Mineral & Jojoba Oil with Vitamin E 'Poppy Coach Type' Lebermuth fragrance and labeled them. It's only 2 pm. I suppose I'll go for trying to make some natural beeswax & shea butter...

I am interested in purchasing 3 pounds of this product. Can you take paypal?

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