Recent content by McMomWV

I just made 130 8-oz tin candles for my step daughters wedding. I bought the tins from candle science and poured 4.8 oz of wax into each. There is a line around the tin that holds the lid. I used that as the pour to line. You will probably use about 29 pounds of wax. I use 1.5 ounces of...

I make a 100% coconut oil soap at 0% super fat. Grate it and mix with borax and washing soda.

I cut up an old pillow case into squares, put squares in a mason jar, and filled it with vinegar. Enough to cover squares. I toss a couple in the dryer each load. Square goes back in jar and I add a splash of vinegar as needed. For my towels, I just add the vinegar into the softener dispenser...

When my littlist aussie had pancreatitis, eating was an issue. I took the wet prescription food, cut it into small disks and baked them. She found them more palatable that way. I only let her eat 1/2 to a whole patty (think breakfast sausage patty size) at a time and waited a couple hours for...

I buy at Costco as well. Best deal. Do you have a Sam's Club nearby? Also, check Wholesalesuppliesplus Free shipping over a certain dollar amount.

For smaller pans, I crocheted a little square to put on the bottom. Recently forgot to use it and the canning jar broke. If you don't have a rack or it's too big, washcloth will work.

Brilliant. One of my daughters gave me a felting kit last Christmas. I made a few things, but now the roving and little needles are sitting in a cubby. Felted soap would be wonderful way to use up the last of the roving. Do you use the needles or just hot then cold water? (sorry to camp on OP)

Made carrot puree soap with a bit of tumeric for color. I loosey gooseyed mixing the tumeric because I wanted speckles. Still on the fence about that though.

Warning - You don't want a wound string. Guitar strings are very common and can be bought in a pack so you'll have some on hand for next time. They are measured in thousandths of an inch. As Efficacious Gentleman said, walk in to any music shop and they can help. .022 is larger than a low E...

Welcome to the forum. Hobbies do seem to pile up :) I'm sitting here crocheting while thinking of next batch of soap. I'll second the comments above to get yourself a nice scale and stick blender. I used cardboard boxes for molds for awhile before deciding what style molds I wanted to spend...

Welcome to the forum.

My recent soaping mistake - I was diluting a batch of liquid soap via canning jar method. I had one jar too many so put the last jar in a saucepan of water by itself. I've been canning for years and know better. I didn't put a rack or dishpad in the pan. Bottom of jar cracked clean off. I...

Very interested. Thank you so much for sharing your results. I actually have a batch of liquid soap diluting right now. I made a basic olive, castor, and coconut oil batch with half water half glycerin. Always interesting to hear other's observations and methods.

So sad to hear of his failing health. I've used SoapCalc quite a bit. Handy if I'm out of something and want to check using a different oil or butter and I like printing my recipe out with notes as to what fragrance and/or colorant I'm trying if it's a keeper. The interface seems a bit clunky...

Love it! Fantastic colors and pattern.