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Not trying to hijack this thread, but I made a bedspread one time out of fine cotton thread. Someone asked me how much and I told them at $10.00 an hour, the cost would be $1500.00. The look on their face was priceless!

I, too, found the guild the best route. My only advice is to make sure the limit you're getting is not a "shared limit." I never would have thought to ask until one of the agents from another firm pointed it out. Not sure what the $150 premium covers, but the best price I found outside the...

Hey, guys! Long time, no post. Life got busy. I jumped on the bath tea wagon a while back, but learned some lessons I don't mind sharing. First, do research on the herbs you want and what they're useful for. Second, enhance them with essential oils. You can mix herbs that have like...

Yes, and they sell the ones that are water resistant. I use them and love them. Every size imagineable available and you can buy as little as one sheet.

I want the dog!

Hmmm. Never have a problem with Spearmint. I use it in regular soap and pine tar. Are you sure you're reaching full trace before putting it in the mold?

Wow, that looks wonderful. May have to give that a try someday. Thanks for the link!

Aw, shucks :oops:

I use only the canned and my goat milk soap is wonderful, even if I do say so myself. It's very creamy, yet not gooey, if that makes sense!

Ditto. Only up to 20% when using 100% CO.

I, too, am in Texas, near Galveston. I tried the shrink wrap method. It worked fine in the fall and winter. As soon as it started getting warmer, I had a problem. I ended up buying the organza bags. They make a really good presentation and allow the soap to breathe at the same time...

I've often wondered the same thing. Common sense says the evaporated is going to have less water. I don't add anything to the amount of liquids when I use it, just substitute milk for part of the water. Are you having a hard time with doing CP and goat milk? That's all I ever do. I would...

I believe the odor is one of the reasons they recommend Lavendin or Lavender for the fragrance.

Here's the recipe I use. It makes 10 lbs of soap. You can cut it down, but run your numbers through soapcalc to confirm. 32.4 oz Lard (33% hard oil) 43.1 oz Olive Oil 10.8 oz. Coconut oil (76 degree) (12% hard oil) 10 oz. pine tar (11%) (Sap value of .043) Melt base oils and pine tar...

Your local feed store should carry it.

The exact same thing happened to me one of the first few times I used Nizzy's recipe. The pockets of CO ended up turning yellow after only a couple of weeks, so I cut the icing off and re-batched the cupcakes. Just in case you want to try this recipe again, here's how I do it. It seems to...

Thanks, kellistarr!! The trick for me is using Nizzy's whipped soap recipe for the icing. All the ingredients are cold (refrigerated overnight). I've never had anything turn brown, at least as far as sugar sprinkles. Never tried any herbs on it. I would think the chemical reaction would...

I use them all the time, but only on the top of cupcakes. I made my Easter version last week. I found some egg-shaped sugar sprinkles last year and finally got to use them. Here's a pic. Sorry if it's big. I still can't get the hang of making them smaller. Many have tried to teach me...

Thanks for the tip. I had the clumping issue when I last used UMV.

Thanks, everyone, for your supportive replies!! Love this group.