Livestomakesoap

For my entry, I took advantage of @szaza's allowance that the inspiration doesn’t have to be far from home. Massanutten Mountain is a...

We spend a fun week exploring around Greenville, Maine. We had fun canoeing on a lake in the middle of a logging forest with no cabins...

I’ll go ahead and start 😊 ~*~ Savon Provençal ~*~ This was a soap I wanted to make even before the challenge, when I went...

Here’s my entry! This past February I went to the west coast to visit my daughter and family, which includes my 7yo grandson. They live...

I used Natural Citrus. I used my regular recipe. Added pumice, and orange peel powder. Dissolved the Borax in boiling water when the...

I agree that they look deliberate and I thinks they’re beautiful.

Ugh, sorry it didn't go as planned, @Kari Howie. FWIW, I think the soap actually looks pretty cool. Most buyers would have no idea that...

Adding SF to the soap after trace in either hot or cold process will still be used by the lye as it is still active. Adding the SF in...

I use everything stainless steel.

By far, stainless steel. Lye is extremely caustic and will burn into anything it touches. Hence why it's so often used to clear clogs...

Welcome, I’ll let more experienced people answer.

The wooden planer/beveler isn't any good because it is a metal blade and it could contaminate the soap. The blade is not stainless...

I'm also a lefty and struggled to create a decent bevel with a peeler. I bought this box on Amazon and am very happy with the job it...

Eons ago, my cousin was so proud of her chocolate chip cookie that got first place in 4H that she poured Elmer's glue all over it and...

I have used Notion for a couple of years and love it. I used it to track quilts I make and ones I quilt for others.....Love it and being...