Wednesday, September 12, 2018

SOAP SOAP SOAP

The show went well.  Not as well as I would have liked but well enough...

Now it's soap I am doing a lot of...Yet another old craft not done by all, but one that has been done forever so to speak.  I am sure my great greats would be very proud of me.

Of course these days it's not done to put animal fats in ones soap.  And often not necessary due to the availability of olive and coconut oils.  However there is still those who don't mind 'old school' and those of us who are not vegetarian or vegan don't mind a more holistic aspect to soap making.  After all, if we eat the meat we should use the fat.  Waste not want not.

So I have done some lard soaps and goats milk soap and olive oil soaps and many lovely oiled soaps.  One of the prohibiting aspects of soap making is the price of essential and fragrance oils.  One batch of soap requires about 100mls of fragrance which in general costs about $20 (give or take) so that is a huge cost in your list of ingredients.

So here is a few photos of all the soaps I have been making...

Castile Soap

Castile Soap (100% olive oil)

Avocado Oil Shampoo Bar

Not enough fragrance soap

Shampoo bars to add fragrance to oopsie soaps

Lady Lavender Soap

Lady Lavender Soap

Shampoo Bars

Shampoo Bars

Cup Cake recycling shampoo soaps

More recycling with left overs from the cupcakes

Hot Process Wild Man Soap

Hot Process Wild Man Soap

Activated Charcoal Soap for skin care

Lard Bars (30% lard)

Goats Milk Loofa Soaps on a Rope

Hot Process Shampoo Bars and Activated Charcoal

Goat and Lard soap

Goat and Lard soap

Friday, July 13, 2018

WELL.....I FEEL SILLY...

So I haven't been able to access my blog for months...Turns out, when I made my google mail acc. it just knocked me out on my blog as well...My email for the blog is hotmail...It's taken me this long to realize...

My mind has been on other things...The AUSTRALIAN SHEEP AND WOOL SHOW is NEXT WEEK!!!  At Bendigo of course...

I will be there...in the second wool craft shed behind the wood turners...back right hand corner...just look for the sheep!!!

Here is some of what I have to offer this year....

Most of the button cards are $2
These are $4 as they are custom buttons of my own 


Spinners Lap Mat

Spinners Lap Mat

Ashford Flicker cover

Carder Covers

Thread Cutter Necklaces

Airline safe


Loose Buttons 20c ea



Loose Buttons 20c ea




Loose Buttons 20c ea

$2 cards, metal buttons....shiny

$2 cards

Sheep Earrings 925 Silver catch

$2 cards

Carder Covers

$2 Garment Tags

SOAP SOAP SOAP

The show went well.  Not as well as I would have liked but well enough... Now it's soap I am doing a lot of...Yet another old craft no...