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I do my own via Wordpress, hosted by Arvixe. I use WooCommerce for the shop feature. I also just started doing freelance soapmaking websites via Wordpress/WooCommerce and am building one for a local soapmaker in my area. I charge $15/hour and it would take approximately 2 hours to set you up...

Beautiful! I'm still waiting for BB to mail out my fragrance - they didn't get my initial email on the 8th saying that I wanted to participate, so I didn't buy the FO until last Wednesday.

Love my planer/beveler! I got the one from Etsy also. I'm saving all of my shreds in a bucket (we all have plenty of leftover empty buckets amirite) and when it's full I'm going to HP it and send the resulting bars to Clean the World.

Aw bummer! I'm sure it will still be pretty :)

Yeah I recommend HDPE for anything that will be holding lye solution or raw soap. I use two HDPE liter containers that I got at Home Depot for $1 each to mix my lye solution, and a plain ol' $5 bucket, also from HD, for mixing the soap.

Aw you guys are so sweet :) I bought the wool batting for this project from Felt Alive, but that is needle felting wool, not necessarily for wet felting.

The yellow specks are ground papaya leaf, which I've started adding to every batch as an exfoliant. The topping is dried jasmine buds.

Eucalyptus Spearmint, Oatmeal Milk & Honey, Pumpkin Chai, White Tea & Ginger, Patchouli

Thanks all :)

Final dragon...

This was my first ever 3d sculpture from scratch. Previous to this I've only ever felted soap. There are some things I'd do differently. I tried to build an armature but the wire wasn't the right kind. Next time I will get the right wire and make the armature. It was a great learning experience...

I just wrap the roving around and use a multi-needle tool to lightly attach it, then once the soap is all covered in roving I felt it all over until it's a complete piece. You can feel the felt "take hold" much like when you wet felt it.

Here's some of mine: http://maitribathbody.com/wp/?p=1092 I just don't like standing over a sink doing the wet felting. Also I use wisps of roving that are difficult to get full coverage on the soap. And, probably most importantly, it's something that I can do while watching TV or sitting...

Agreed. That one always sells out for me. Also: WSP's OMH WSP's White Tea & Ginger BB's Cranberry Fig

I made a soap for my husband last year with their gunpowder fragrance and he said it was nice but not really gun-ny. I still have some of it. Would you like a sniffer? I'm happy to mail one, just PM me your address.

I use the $5.15 small flat rate box all the time and my lotion jar distorts the lid, but if I tape down all sides it's only slightly enlarged, and USPS takes it.

I'm in restocking mode right now, the first 2 are restocks of my most popular fragrances. OMH Pumpkin Chai and then a new scent, mostly jasmine with hints of tangerine & cherry, my own blend.

My top piece of advice is regarding fragrance: FO's (fragrance oils) should have a manufacturer's suggested usage rate. Check the website where you bought the FO. Don't go above that usage rate. Using too much fragrance can cause allergic reactions or even burn the skin of people who use the...

I soap at room temp, so I need hot lye solution to melt my hard oils, and therefore I can't use frozen milk. I put powdered goat's milk in at trace, and that works for me.

I don't use vanilla a lot, but I did use Scent Works's Vaniglia de Madagascar and liked it.