Recent content by MaRanda

whoa... no idea. So I had no idea that my post would generate so much response or have quite so much read into it as it did. I always think that it is interesting how quickly people now run to defend what appears to be a "woman in trouble" in a relationship (30 years ago, it would not have...

I read the story of a woman whose husband was so concerned about her first batch of soap that he made her hang biohazard signs outside of the garage. I thought... "that would never be me". It is me. My boyfriend, upon learning the details of soapmaking immediately became panicked. He...

I want to create a bar with an oatmeal layer on one side. Logic tells me that I could simply line the bottom of the mold with a layer of oatmeal and then pour the soap in, but I know that some people mix the oatmeal at trace with a small batch, pour that first, wait for it to harden a bit, then...

I'm so excited!!! This has never happened before. It is not even my favorite piece or anything, but it feels so special!!! MOM, come look!!! It is your pendant that I made the necklace with!!! etsy.com treasury list direct link or the link for copy/paste...

Well, I've seen some BEAUTIFUL soap on here, so I'm inspired!!!

that's so beautiful! I love making patchwork clothing, but have not made a quilt yet.

You're from N.C. and have many of my obsessions!!! Yesterday I made a skirt, crocheted a bunch of new, experimental stitches, made a hemp anklet, worked in the veggie garden, transplanted tomatoes and made veggie stock out of the ends of assorted veggies in my freezer... yay for compulsive...

Hello! I'm a newbie from North Carolina. Recently I began obsessing over homemade soap. I sew my own clothing, make jewelry and grow a large, organic vegetable garden. I also knit and crochet. I insist on making every meal from absolute scratch using all forms of local produce I can get my...