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Removing Soap from PVC
I’ve been doing a lot of embedding of soaps lately that I made in PVC pipe. I’ve been asked quite often how I remove the soap from the pipe. Here’s my trick: First I let the soap cure for 48 hours in...
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My dry rack always makes me smile!
My dry rack ALWAYS has something on it. At the moment it’s full (and I’m using space at my parents house too. I’ve been busy making my Fall/Winter soaps. I’m starting to get ready for the fall. I love...
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Soap Fancies
I present to you: Soap Fancies by Jennifer’s Handmade Soap! What are Soap Fancies? Soap Fancies are part mini cupcake and part artful imagination. The base is simply the bottom of a mini cupcakes....
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Accidents Happen (and so does stupidity)
Sometimes I wonder where my brain goes… Quite the impressive bandage huh? That’s the result of six stitches and three hours in the emergency last night. I can’t tell you how frustrated I am with...
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Local Recognition
Right before Christmas my local paper did an article on me and my business. It was so cool to see my name and business in print! With pictures of my soap. I never imagined I’d come this far when I...
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Soap Boxes
My goal this year was to really focus on expanding my wholesale accounts. Part of that meant revamping my packaging. I currently use bands and shrink wrap. I really like them, but the problem with...
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Nature’s Garden Interview
It’s kind (alright REALLY) cool to be asked to do an interview about your soap. Nature’s Garden has been doing a series of blog posts featuring soap and candle makers over the past couple weeks and...
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Embeds…
This is quite the collection of embeds! About to be used in a variety of different soaps!
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Embedded Heart Tutorial
This really isn’t a hard soap to make. It just takes two days to do. I love embeds. I have a patience for them that not everyone does. I plan out my soaps in advance and then make the “parts” I’ll...
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150lbs of Soap in 10 Days
I go in spurts it seems. Massive soap making then no soap making (while I’m usually working on other bath products). My markets and fairs are in full swing and I had to restock on about 10 of my...
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Fruit Punch Soap
Fruit Punch soap (or as I like to more fondly call it: Color Explosion). Every now and then I get the urge to use BRIGHT and BOLD colors and lots of them. When I got this fragrance it seemed to just...
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Vinegar Infusions
It’s been my goal this past year to find ways to slowly replace all the “chemical” products I use in my house. I’ve either been working on creating my own recipes for items or changed the brand of...
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“Oye Moment”
I buy my coconut oil in a 50lb tub. In the summer it melts (and is a pain in my backside). So I transfer it into Bramble Berry’s 7lb plastic bags. LOVE THEM! Makes it so much easier. No mess (once...
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More efficient work space…
I finally sacrificed my dining room to create a more efficient work space for myself. After not having been able to USE my dining room for the past year because every chair had stuff on it and under...
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Dusted Mica Top
I’ve seen soaps that have dusted their tops with a thin layer of mica. I’ve tried multiple times to mimic the look and I’ve never quite been able to and in the process I make a massive mess (because...
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Orange & Cranberry
Fragrance: Freshly squeezed oranges kissed with tart cranberry. Technique: Embeds I was less than pleased with this soap. It just didn’t quite work the way I wanted. I was playing around with a new...
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Fondant Mats = Creative Soaps
I’d been wanting to try using a fondant mat to make an imprinted soap for a while. I bought the mat to do so about six months ago. I only just recently used the mat to make soap. It’s really quite...
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Green Cleaning Products
I’ve been on a “green” cleaning kick lately. I’ve been doing research, researching recipes, testing out new products…and I have to say I am in love with the results. There are few key ingredients to...
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Updating the Webpage
It’s been on my list for a while now to update my webpage. I needed to update the version of the shopping cart I was using. I wanted to do away with the initial homepage I had and make the shopping...
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