What? Two posts in one day? I wanted to move the last post below the fold as quickly as possible, so I’m posting these out of order…
The Fiber Arts Festival at Bonanzaville was absolutely fabulous! Bonanzaville is a recreated pioneer village in West Fargo, North Dakota, and it made a beautiful back drop for all [...]
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Bonanzaville Wrap Up
Not a traditional WIP Wednesday
My list of WIPs has not changed significantly since my last post, so instead I give you soap!
Fishermen’s Soap is the latest from Turtle Cove Soaps. It is made with Anise Seed Essential Oil, which, besides smelling fabulously like black licorice, has the curious property of removing all traces of human scent. I designed this [...]
Who’s got the Mojo?
Today is going to make or break my holiday mojo. We start the day with the Reindeer Run, a 5K run/walk held every year in our hometown. Bubba and Bug will be running about half the run this year; I’ll follow them on my jingle-bike.
Next, we rush off to Breakfast with Santa. The jolly old [...]
Sudsy Interlude
I’ve been playing with colors in my soap. Both goats milk and olive oil soaps are notoriously hard to color, and my soaps are heavy in both. This is what I’ve got so far:
Plumberry
The Plumberry was supposed to be a soft shade of pink swirled into the soap. Instead I’ve got a [...]
When soap goes rogue
Soap making is an art, but it’s also a science. At its most basic, soap is made through the chemical reaction between a base and an acid. The fatty acids found in oils create specific properties in the soap, and each fatty acid reacts differently with the sodium hydroxide. The responsible soap [...]
Calling All Brave Souls
Although inspired by all the knitty blogs out there, I originally started this blog to talk about soap making. It’s been three months, and I only have one post about soap….. Silly girl.
So, tra-la! *furls arms like a magician’s assistant* Beautiful handmade soap!
This is Naked Goat Soap, a goat’s milk soap with [...]
If at first you don’t succeed, make soap
I spent all day yesterday washing, drying, and carding wool.
See the dirty wool? Ewwwww.
First wash.
Hot hot water with a little bit of detergent. I thought about doing this in the washing machine, but I don’t know what the lanolin and fuzz would do to my machine. Besides, then you wouldn’t see my [...]
