Bathbombs, Soap, and a Blankie

I made this 2 1/2 lb. soap for a family member this week. Gotta get that in the mail soon.

My bathbombs didn't crack! I was so happy. These are scented in Wildberry Scone and they are really big. I am going to make another batch today and get them listed on my etsy this evening sometime. I just love it when these guys work out.

I completed this baby blanket for a soap buddy of mine. She's having her first baby soon. I made a hat to match but ran out of yarn for the very last row. ;0)

Stay tuned for more soap and bathbomb pics this week. I have a lot of orders to complete and another craft show we will be preparing for in March.

Lotion Bars and Bath Bombs

I have a love/hate with bath bombs. I haven't been making them for quite a while now. I pretty much just said I wasn't going to mess with them anymore. I have a great recipe but I had to just stop making them over the summer b/c no matter what I did, they would crack open. So many batches were ruined, I decided for my own sanity, I would just stop making them...I MISS them! So this week, I am receiving some new molds and bomb colorants and I'm going to start again. Our weather isn't so humid right now so I am hoping for the best because I'd really like to put some in my shop. People love bath bombs.

I have also been making some solid lotion bars. These are fragranced in Strawberry Cheesecake. I just listed them in my etsy shop for Valentine's Day. I love these things. This is a nice recipe but I'm also tinkering around with another recipe that has some different oils in it. I may make some with that recipe this weekend.

We got invited to do another craft show in our surrounding area in March so I'm really excited about that. I will be making a few batches of soap in the next few weeks to prepare for it so I will be posting pictures of all those.

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you are having a great week. ;0)~Lori

Japanese Cherry Blossom and Random Goodness

I just soaped this soap a couple of days ago and I am so happy with how they came out. I knew how I wanted them to look and the happiness came when I cut them and saw the swirls ;0). That's one of the funnest parts of soapmaking for me...seeing what the soap looks like when it's cut.

I made a big batch of Monkey bread and oh was it delicious. Basically you can just make this with any sweet yeast bread. Just roll it into balls on the second rise and put them in layers between brown sugar and cinnamon. Your family will love you a bit more after this. ;0)

Sissy ;0)...

My oldest daughter has been playing around with her camera, taking artsy pictures of her sisters and I thought this one turned out fun. Groovey socks, huh? ;0)

Have a great big, blessed day.

The last soap is in Indian Sandalwood and they smell oh, so good. ;0) I usually keep this soap on hand and this time I gave it a little bit of a different look.

I made some men's shaving soap the other day. I have been working on my recipe for about a year now, off and on and hopefully I have it right. It is being tested by a couple of men right now who have always used shaving soap and brushes so I'm anxious to get their feedback. I am hoping to be able to put this soap in my shop in a nice men's shaving set.

I'm so glad it's Friday!

Hello

New Soap in Berry Lemonade...

New Soap in Dewberry...

I've been practicing my braiding and I have one patient daughter who has endured all my learning through the years. ;0) I love her.♥

This is also a new soap. I actually soaped it with a good friend in mind. It is fragranced in the scents of red grapes, blueberries, and another light mix of different berries. It's my Fruity Friendship soap.

My children and I made cake ball over Christmas. They turned out so pretty but I didn't like them! I love the concept but I think I need a better recipe. We will try again with another recipe maybe.

Me!

CUTE!

Getting ready to list this one on my etsy today along with some other things. Just in time for those who celebrate Valentine's Day!

Making Your Own Detergent

I know there are a million recipes on the internet for this but I thought I'd share mine just incase you haven't read any of those and you're interested in some serious money savings. First off, I have been making this detergent for a couple of years now. It has saved my family so much money. It only takes a little bit of time and you will have 5 gallons of detergent that will last for quite a while. I have a family of five so I use a lot of detergent around here! ;0)

Okay, I've taken pictures of the ingredients I use. I am now seeing that Wal-Mart is carrying these products. However, if yours doesn't, you can usually find them at Ace Hardware or online. Make sure your box of Arm & Hammer says "WASHING" soda...you don't want baking soda for this.

Grate a whole bar of Fels Naptha laundry soap. Dissolve this over MEDIUM heat in a gallon of your water. Once dissolved, take off the heat and add 1 1/2 Cups of Borax and an equal amount of the washing soda. Stir well until dissolved. (It will kind of thicken up like honey) In a 5 gallon bucket, put in 4 gallons warm tap water and then add the 1 gallon mixture you mixed. Stir and let it sit overnight. It will look like gel the next day. I just give it a mix when I use it. I use one cup from an old detergent bottle for each load. For my whites, I still use a little Chlorox and Shout on anything that is seriously stained. This stuff will get your clothes clean but it won't work miracles. Enjoy! Share the recipe with people.

New Things

I just love making these bath salt parfaits. There is a lady on youtube that shared her recipe and they are just so much fun. You can use her recipe or make some changes like I did and make it your own. Her channel is velvetinkcafe. You'll love her channel.

I saw this wreath made out of coffee filters on the internet somewhere and just had to try it. I love how it turned out. I'm not finished with it. I want to add some pink things to it and put it in my girls' room. It's so cool looking ;0). I burned my hand so bad with my glue gun making this! Careful with the glue gun. If you want to make one, just google it and the girl's tutorial will come up.

This is a Lush dupe and I should have listed it already on my etsy but just haven't gotten around to it. I will try and list it sometime today. It's one of our favorites. The hearts make it so girly looking.

I made these tea tree oil bars for my daughter. She uses them as facial soap. I made them extra pretty for her this time. I put some sugar and cosmetic glitter on top. It washes off after the first use but it's fun for her to have pretty soap too. I love the smell of tea tree oil...it has a warm smell to me. We also use this bar for a shampoo too. Shampoo bars are great for my girls' curls.

Tea Tree Bar

I soaped this a couple of days ago. It's called Burgundy Rose and it smells just like fresh cut roses to me. I love it.

Happy New Year to you! I hope each one of you had a blessed Christmas with your families. I am looking forward to a great year and I hope you are too. I will be posting a few pictures of the making of homemade laundry detergent later. It is so easy and will save you so much money. Even if you're not interested in doing it for yourself, pass the recipe onto someone else who really needs to save money.