Button Soaps

These little button soaps are so realistic looking!

A friend requested some button soaps.

She sells the best crocheted slippers on Etsy.

These are like the buttons she puts on some of her slippers.

Packaged and ready to go

These would make fun party favors or giveaways

Know any seamstresses who would enjoy receiving a few of these?

Have a wonderful week!

  Thanks for reading!

Honey, Fig & Oat Goat's Milk Luxury Soap

 Honey, Fig & Oat Goat's Milk Soap

By SoapArt

 

I'm excited to be featured in the A Crafter's Life blog today.

Thank you, Mary Ann of Third Ear Dear, for featuring my Etsy Shop!

Mary Ann does a wonderful job of promoting other Etsy Shops.

Mary Ann's Etsy shop

Third Ear Dear

Is a fun place to shop for

Handmade items and crafting supplies

This is a wonderfully creamy and moisturizing bar.

It contains a bit of oatmeal for mild exfoliation

To keep our skin fresh and renewed.

I couldn't find a Honey-Fig scent that I loved,

So I created my own special blend.

 I like the natural look of this bar.

I also like the honeycomb textured top.

Most of all, I love making and using this soap!

The goat's milk makes this bar very creamy and luxurious.

If you haven't tried goat's milk soap from scratch,

You really should sometime.

There's nothing else like it.

I have been making more goat's milk soaps of late.

I'm falling in love with the texture and

With the way it leaves my skin feeling.

 

You can get your own bar of Honey, Fig and Oat Goat's Milk Soap

It's back in stock  now in my Etsy shop.

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Lavender & Oatmeal Goat's Milk Soap

 Have you ever tried homemade goat's milk soap?

The kind made from scratch?

This one is infused with 

Hungarian Lavender Essential Oil from Bramble Berry

It has just a touch of ground oatmeal it 

To lend mild exfoliation to the soap

This goat's milk soap is very mild and creamy

The lavender and oatmeal contribute 

Wonderful skin nourishing properties

If you have never tried

Made from scratch goat's milk soap,

You may want to treat yourself to some soon.

Lavender & Oatmeal Goat's Milk Soap

is available on Etsy while it lasts.

 

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Cherry Blossom Goat's Milk Luxury Soap

The addition of Goat's Milk

Makes this soap luxurious and creamy.

This is scented with Cherry Blossom Fragrance

From Bramble Berry

A friend of mine from Maryland

Tells me it smells just like the real thing.

It brings back memories of childhood days

Spent at her Grandfather's cabin. 

Spring will be here soon.

Along with the cherry blossoms.

 In the meantime,

Get your own luxurious bar of

Cherry Blossom Goat's Milk Soap

From SoapArt on Etsy

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Rose Petal Soaps

Baby, it's cold outside!

 

Arctic air is over much of the United States this week.

Stay safe and warm!!

 

These snowflake single use soaps

Won't make you any warmer,

But they will get your hands clean.

 

This cold weather won't last forever.

Daylight hours are on the rise.

Spring will come.

So

Will

Summer.

And along with Summer?

Weddings.

 

These beautiful rose petal soaps

Are perfect for a single use.

But they will last through several washes.

 

They are just asking to be invited to weddings.

They can be

Table Favors.

Thank You Gifts.

In the guest wash rooms.

In the VP guest motel rooms.

Custom Made to match the wedding colors.

Sweet.

  Here's an example of the soaps packaged and ready to give.

 

 And another example

They are perfect for the guest bath at home as well.

 

They can sit in a cute bowl or basket.

Just waiting for someone to use them.

People can take one as needed.

The petal can be discarded after one use.

Or it can be saved and used several more times.

 

Each silk rose petal is individually and repeatedly

Dipped in glycerin base.

The result is an elegant soap.

Just put in your hands under warm running water.

Wash as usual.

Discard or save for additional uses.

 

It's great to be back after a blogging break.

 

Thanks so much for reading!

 

Stay Warm!

Stay Safe!

 

Cinnamon Apple Oatmeal

Say hello to my newest favorite breakfast!

Cinnamon Apple Oatmeal.

It's based on this Apple 'N' Oat Cobbler recipe by Joy Bauer. 

 

I made a few modifications, and came up with this similar recipe.

 

1/2 cup quick 5 minute oatmeal

1 cup skim milk

1 Apple, cut into little pieces

1/2 Teaspoon Splenda Brown Sugar Blend

1 Teaspoon Cinnamon Sugar

Dash Cinnamon

 

Combine oats and milk in microwavable dish.

I like to use a Pampered Chef 1 quart microwave pan.

Make sure the dish is loosely covered.

I covered mine tightly once.

Just once.

I ended up with half cooked oatmeal all over my microwave.

Live and learn, I guess.

Microwave for 1 minute, 40 seconds.

 

While that is cooking, it's a great time to chop your apple.

I leave the skin on because

1. I like it

2. It's supposed to be good for you

But mostly because I like it.

 

Remove the oatmeal from the microwave.

Carefully uncover the dish.

Steam burns are no fun.

 

Add the Splenda and stir.

It will be pretty runny at this point.

 

Add most of the apple.

Stir some more.

Reserve about 1/4 of the apple for the top.

 

Put the dish back into the microwave.

Again, cover the dish loosely.

Cook for a minute.

Since microwaves vary, you may need to tweak the time.

Remove from microwave.

Carefully uncover.

 

Stir gently.

Toss the rest of the apple on top.

Sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar,

And the cinnamon.

 

Wait for it to cool a bit.

Enjoy!

 

Don't tell anyone,

But I eat mine straight from the pan.

 

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Tractor Soaps

I love harvest time in Iowa.

 

These are everywhere!

Tractors hard at work.

Bringing in the much awaited harvest.

 

These tractor soaps work hard, too.

They lather and clean well.

And there are no detergents in them.

They are made of glycerin soap.

Soap with color added.

Soap with fragrance added.

The fragrance of Fresh Mowed Grass.

 

Maybe you know a farmer who drives one of these.

This was inspired by John Deere tractors.

 

How about one of these?

It was inspired by the Case IH tractor.

The red needs to be a bit deeper to be more true to life.

 

This one was sure fun to make!

It was inspired by a blue Ford tractor.

 

I hadn't heard of the Allis-Chalmers tractor until recently.

A customer requested this Allis-Chalmers inspired soap.

 

Thank you, Farmers,

For working hard to feed America.

 

Tractor soaps are for sale in my Etsy shop.

They are also for sale on SoapArtOnline.

 

Thanks for reading!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

French Green Clay Cut

French Green Clay Soap Cut

 

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New Video

French Green Clay Spa Soap

New Video

 

 

After a year or so,

I finally posted another soap making video on Youtube!

Yay!

 

I hope you enjoy it.

 

I'll post the cut in a few days.

 

French Green Clay Spa Soap by SoapArt

 

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Cupcake Soaps

HSCG Cupcake Soap Session with Ruth Esteves

 

Some finished cupcake soaps

 

Do you like soap cupcakes?

Want to see a how-to for making them?

 

Please check out my guest post on

Ruth's session at the Handcrafted Soap and Cosmetic Guild Conference

 

You can find it on the Soap Queen Blog

 

The session was well attended,

And it was very interesting and informative.

 

Thank you, Ruth, for a wonderful session!

And thank you, Bramble Berry,

For the chance to attend conference and write about it!

 

Thanks for reading, Everyone!

 

 

 

Wedding Favor Soaps

I feel so honored that I was asked to make these soaps.

They are for my cousin's daughter's wedding.

She is going to put them in gift baskets.

Each guest will receive one.

 

 

The label on the back has the names of the couple.

It has their wedding date.

It also has a list of the ingredients.

 

 I can make these soaps with just about any word or phrase in them.

They can even have the couple's names and wedding date on them.

I think they would be a fun anniversary gift too.

 



 

 

You can learn more about these soaps on the SoapArtOnline website.

Thanks for Reading!

Making Milk Soap

Milk Soap Samples

Making milk soaps can be a little tricky.

At the Soap Conference,

I attended a session on making milk soaps.

It was fun and informative.

 

You can read all about it on

The Soap Queen Blog

 

 



Chemistry Lesson at the Soap Conference

Here's another blog post about the Soap Conference.

This one is on chemistry.

It was the most fun chemistry lesson I've ever experienced.

I learned a lot, and laughed a lot.

 

I hope you'll check it out on the Soap Queen Blog

 

 

Peacock Swirl Soap

How to Make a Peacock Swirl

In Cold Process Soap

 

I'm so excited!

At the Handcrafted Soap and Cosmetic Guild conference,

AKA The Soap Conference,

I got to attend a session on a very cool kind of swirl.

 

It's called the peacock swirl.

 

Anne-Marie, the Soap Queen and the CEO of Bramble Berry,

 Invited me to be a guest blogger on the Soap Queen Blog.

She missed the soap conference this year.

She was awaiting the arrival of her sweet baby girl.

So I get to write about some of the sessions.

The Peacock Swirl is one of the sessions I wrote about.

I hope you'll stop by The Soap Queen blog and read about

The Peacock Swirl.

 

Thanks for reading!

I'm Here!

I keep pinching myself to make sure it's true.

I'm at the soap conference!!!!!!!

 

Here's a picture for proof.

Get ready to be impressed.

This lovely creation was submitted to the soaper's showcase.

Yes, it's soap.

Wow.

My photo doesn't do it justice.

If I can get a better one, I'll post it later.

See the huge bag the gal to the right is carrying?

That's a goody bag full of gifts.

Every conference attendee gets one.

 

Here's what Bramble Berry gave.

Yes, to each attendee.

 

I have 4 of these in my Bramble Berry shopping cart.

It's a small soap mold.

It's 4 inches square and holds about one pound of soap.

I've been wanting one.
For how long, you ask?

Ever since Bramble Berry introduced it.

Now I have one.

Yippee!

 

This is a 9 cavity silicone sphere mold.

I already have some of these.
I'm not telling you how many.
I love them.

Now I have one more!

 

 I use them to make soaps like these.

 

I got this great coupon book!

 

Some Brazilian clay and activated charcoal.

 

The goodies from Bramble Berry

Included oils and fragrance,

Clay and Charcoal,

Everything but the equipment (safety first, please!),

Lye and water

To make a batch of soap

In this cute little mold.

They even included the recipe.

And directions.

 

If you are thinking about making cold process soap,

But are concerned about the ingredients,

Or about the process,

Check out this kit from Bramble Berry.

It includes everything in my pictures,

And more!

It's a low risk, low investment

Way to try out cold process soap making.

 

Check back soon for more conference updates!

I better get going -

I have a full day of soapy fun

Headed my way tomorrow.

 

Thanks for reading!