Summer is officially upon us! And to beckon it in, I made a new divided bar of soap with a fragrance from Essential Depot called Sun and Sand. When I ordered this Sun and Sand fragrance oil, I really had no idea what it would smell like. I expected something …
I’m finally back in the swing of things! As I mentioned in my last, very short post, my job has been taking up a lot more of my free time than normal. Add to that some business travel out to beautiful Colorado, a quick vacation up to Baltimore to attend …
I’m sorry for the lack of videos and posts lately. My real job has been taking up a lot more time than usual, including some business travel. But hopefully things are calming down soon, and I can get back to my somewhat regularly scheduled posts. So here’s a little quickie …
I recently had a company called Infinity Jars reach out to me to ask if I’d be interested in trying their products. Free products? For me? Hell, yeah! Wait… just what exactly are Infinity Jars, and what would I use them for? Time to do some research. A quick Google …
If you saw my last post, a soap scented with a fresh cut grass fragrance oil, you know that the design didn’t turn out… exactly how I was hoping. So what did I decided to do for my next batch? Replicate every single thing I did wrong for a new …
Welp, it was bound to happen eventually. I had my first major soap FAIL! I got a wonderful fragrance in from Wholesale Supplies Plus called Fresh Cut Grass. I know it sounds weird, but the smell is divine. It smells just like a sunny, spring morning — that wonderful, sweet …
Recipe adapted from Cooking Light. Print Recipe Bun Tom Nuong Xa Lemongrass shrimp over rice vermicelli with an assortment of veggies. An incredibly well-balanced dish of both flavor and texture. A must try, and simple enough even for a weeknight meal! Course Main Dish Cuisine Vietnamese Prep Time 1 hour …
I’ve mentioned before that my husband Chris and I have switched to exclusively using my homemade soaps since I started making them. We like them that much! Well, I wanted to make something special just for Chris. He’s always been very into fancy shaving creams and brushes, and I decided …
And now for something… a little different! My Pinterest and Facebook feeds have been filled lately with skin care products using activated charcoal. When I saw Anne Marie, the Soap Queen, post a recipe for a solid black, activated charcoal facial soap, I knew I had to try it. It’s …
Back in November, when we were on vacation in Breckenridge, we stopped in a local, handmade soap shop. I bought probably 20 different bars of soap of varying scents, colors and formulas. I’ve tried most of them now, and my favorite by far was a goats milk soap. The lather …
