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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

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