Recent content by malaliath

Welcome! I will warn you ... soap making is addictive :)

Love this question! Hopefully I'll learn about some great music. I'm also doing NaNoWriMo right now (National Novel Writing Month - it's my third year!) so I'm on the lookout for great music to create by. It's tried and true, I suppose, but if I really just want to curl up and NOT create...

Not bad at all! I'm just starting out as well and my second batch ... oy. I didn't dissolve the carmine oxide well enough and it all balled back up once it hit the oils ... so I wound up with bars that look like they've been stabbed and are bleeding. :( So I happen to think that yours are...

...I enjoyed that so much I forwarded the link to a few friends. :) Thanks for sharing - I needed that laugh!

*would also love to see "fugly" soap*

So sorry to hear about your little one feeling poorly. :( I think you were right to postpone it - it will be all the more exciting when you can give it your full attention (not to mention safer!) I research everything to death too and just made my first CP soap last week - was not...

Thanks Lindy, that is very helpful! :) BBrandDesign - even when dried, lavender turns brown in soap in my experience.

Congratulations! Looking forward to pics! I just made my first batch last week ... I'm warning you ... it is addictive. :)

Those are absolutely gorgeous - I can't decide which I like best! The detail in that fairy mold is breathtaking!

I am new here but my heart melted at that beautiful picture of Fluffy and I wanted to give you my condolences. What a wonderful gift you gave him - the peace and security of a loving home. My thoughts are with you.

Not sure if there's anyone on here who might know the answer to this ... (sorry - got a bit long!) I am in the process of researching the possibility of adding melt & pour soap creations to my Etsy shop sometime in 2012. I am researching all of the Canadian logistics with regard to this as I...

Hi everyone - I just want to let you know that pouring hotter was the trick - I now have the crystal clear look that I was going for! Thank you all so much for your help!

Hello - thank you so much for your replies! My base was ordered from New Directions Aromatics - I ordered large quantities and I can't find any identifying manufacturer on the label ... hope I'm not missing something! :) I wonder if it is indeed a high-melting-point base. I will certainly...

Hello everyone, I am having trouble with my M&P creations. I can't seem to get my clear base to be just that ... clear! It is full of tiny little bubbles when I pour - it almost looks carbonated! I use alcohol to spray the surface after I pour - that smooths out the surface bubbles but...

Hello everyone! My name is Lena and I live in Ontario. I am a fairly new soaper - I have only done M&P at this time (such fun!) but have been researching CP for some time and plan to try a batch in the very near future. :) My 2.5 year old daughter is the apple of my eye and I also...