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Finished up the last of my soaps for family and friends last night and figured i would post some pictures. They're nothing special, and the lighting in my room doesn't do them any favours, but i'm more or less happy with them.

So i was making the last batch of my christmas soap (very late, at this point its new years soap) and colossal fool that i am decided "sure i have enough oils for four pounds" , without actually checking anything. I had my lye mixture all set (Strong tea infusion, using all my remaining tea...

So after years of making soap i decided to give some bath bombs a try. They worked out fairly well, had a nice uniform shape with no warts, even colour, nicely scented and a great fizz when plopped into the bath. I made them in two sizes, the plastic molds from brambleberry and the "mondo"...

So i logged on to Facebook this morning after posting a picture of my last seasonal soap this year to find this message from my best friends mother. "Your soap looked lovely and what a great gift idea. Would you be willing to share your recipe knowing that I would like to do that too...

My old strainer was looking worn and old so i picked up a cheap one from walmart today, making sure it said stainless steel. Strained it through just a few moments ago and the strainer released an audiable fizzing sound....i'm guessing the lable was inaccurate or something and it contains some...

If the soap doesn't have any specific purpose set aside for it? Made some wine soap with pinot and champagne fragrance that I originally intended to be one solid colour (beige/yellow). Part way through pouring the oils i thought: "Wouldn't it be pretty if I did a few different yellows/beige...

I have to admit, i'm a bit upset(with myself, or possibly my oils) as i type this. Four days ago i made(what i think is) a beautiful soap intended as a gift for my mother on Christmas. I've only just been able to convince her that all soaps, every single bar soap she has ever used in her life...