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Ok, so I have a ton of liquid glycerin and was wondering if anyone has tried soaping with it, its not an item listed on soap calculator so wondering if its even possible, course ANYTHING is possible..lol but how would it come out and what percentages should be tried??? Anyone want to...

My sweet "Tink" passed away during the night. She was 13 years old and we knew it was coming, have had her in my lap the last few days holding her as much as possible. Just wanted to share her story. Few years ago, I went in to work, mind you that was Petsmart, and the adoption people were...

here is a link to some really cool unusual ice cube trays that can be molds, have seen a few (dentures) on etsy! http://ow.ly/nOPs 20 unusual ice cube trays you can use!

I was planning on sending out soaps to those that agreed to test for me, but life has been too busy to get it out right now. My dad was diagnosed with cancer last month, stage n4, we have been in surgeries and starting radiation and chemo treatments, and Im working over time. So bare with me...

I had an offer today, of moving to or near Branson Missouri. My housing would be completely covered and I could open my own brick and mortar shop. My head is spinning! My husband said yes to the idea, now just the details. Was told we could do a trip there the 1st of march to pick the house...

Had honor435 ask me this question, thought I would move it and give it its own topic. It's an all natural baking soda soap I make, that has little to no bubbles and clean fantastically!! I actually sell quite a bit of it. I have tinkered with the recipe for ages, and finally have one I...

Ok, Im really peeved...I mean REALLY peeved! I had come accross a teaching article about handmade soaps, got very excited about it, and as I read began to freak out! Its another Make soap without lye by using melt and pour! And you will have soap with NO LYE! Ok..so I imediately hit my...

Ok, so I have been coming up with ideas for other items to do at my craft fairs ect..and today I designed a set of Soap Greeting cards!! Im calling it my "Dirty Things" Line! I have sooo many ideas on this i cant stand it! Each set of cards will get a sample of soap I just finished a...

I have family and friends I send soaps to for testing, But would really like a couple of experienced soaps to send to that understand the need for soapy discussion..lol Can I have 3 experienced volunteers i can send soap and surveys to please? I will send a bar of soap and an email with a...

So Im scouring the forums and getting some ideas for some new products i want to try making. Bubble bars seem pretty cool, and that got me to thinking about a long term bubble bar, an actual SOAP that has insane bubbles, lets get our heads knocking and come up with a recipe that would make...

Ok, so during my research on different types of handmade soaps, i keep stumbling upon salt being used as a hardener, ie: shrinks the moisture out of soap fast, especially used in 100% OO soaps, Kiss my face uses this i noticed! heres the ingredient list example: INGREDIENTS: Saponified...

Found this post on etsy, was so funny I had to bring it here. Caught myself digging through a hundred posts to find the soap makers oops.. coffee through the nose funnies!! 1. If show up my farmer's market with 250 different scented soaps and lotions, the first ten people will ask for...

Finally got a recipe Im LOVING and put it on the market tonight!

Ok, you all remember the pic I posted about the soap that was supposed to be a pretty sugared walnut that had so much ash on it I had to toothbrush it clean and ended up looking like frog skin? Well i posted it as a halloween soap yesturday and today I got an email that it was so cool Creppy...

This is our setup for festivals and outdoor craft fairs.

Im on my way home, this beige BMW races up behind me, swerving and totally up my bumper, I speed up to get some distance between us, he GUNS his motor and rams me from behind shoving me off the road!! Then he takes off and starts ramming the car in front of me running him off the road too!! So...

Ok, so call me crazy but I played a mad experiment tonight! Im doing CPOP. Olive Oil Coconut Oil Castor Oil and here it comes.... STEARIC ACID! This is the info I have on my stearic acid..tell me what you think will happen! Im dying to see it in the morning..LOL If you take palm...

How cool is this, i started to all of a sudden get orders and HUNDREDS of hits of my Harry Potter "Pumkin Juice" soap, and went and checked craftopolis to see if I was in a treasury or something, turns out i am in Etsy`s The Storques, Halloween gift guide! And also featured on the front page...

EEEKKKK!!!! Ok so I did this cpop soap, sugared walnut..all was going well, an dthen i realized air got under the cover..uhg!! I cut them and set to to dry..had to see what they would do..well the ash that had formed on the top continued to GROW..LOL It was ugly! The scent turned the soap...

Ok so I custom ordered a soap stamp, Im soo bummed! The font is all wrong for this, it smooshes together and doesnt have a very clear image, im kinda bummed!! Plumeria Eggnog Downy Fresh