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Relaxing Lavender Goat Milk Soap and Lotion
Posted in In The Soap Shop, tagged Gift Packs, Goat Milk Lotion, Goat Milk Soap, Lavender on February 23, 2009| 7 Comments »
Goat Milk Soap Day #2 – Colors Galore
Posted in In The Soap Shop, tagged Goat Milk Soap on February 19, 2009| 16 Comments »
I did not sleep well last night. We got hot, threw open the window, it was snowing outside, so I have no idea why the stuffiness…but it happened. Then I heard the coyotes a couple of times. Wide eyed, but I knew Caleb (the LGD) would do his job when/if needed.
Here is the beast…

The story about my new peepers now…it has been 5 years. My glasses had seen their better days. I have 4 pairs of reading glasses, yes, 4 that I have been wearing for various reasons (driving, reading, television and computer screen). In fact, I have one pair on now because it is perfect for the computer screen. Today I discovered that my prescription has finally reached the 50 year old woman level! I now have less frame styles to chose from. I am not happy about it (but thank goodness I am not vain). I had these small rectangle (but rounded) frames chosen today, nope, not enough room for my prescription. Sad…sad…sad…but there is a reason for everything, and tonight, lo and behold, I can see again (a blessing). I can read the aspirin bottle, I can see the dirt on the floor, and I feel like I got brand new peepers today! I did.
I am tried from the trip to the city, and I am tired from the rush today, and also from not sleeping last night. I’ll catch back up!
Goat Milk Soap On The Curing Rack
Posted in In The Soap Shop on February 11, 2009| 6 Comments »
Today was a day away from the shop and office that included running chores.
I did get new bars of soap on the curing rack after lunch. I always like to see the curing area fill back up. I am happy so far with the chunkier bars!
Storms are going to roll in. The wind was strong enough earlier that Bob had to turn the truck sideways so I could get the cab door shut.
Took a photo a short bit ago of the slowly darkening skies.

Back To Making Goat Milk Soap Today
Posted in In The Soap Shop, tagged Goat Milk Lotion, Goat Milk Soap on February 9, 2009| 6 Comments »
Soap Shop Activities
Posted in In The Soap Shop, tagged Gift Packs, Goat Milk Lotion, Goat Milk Soap, Retail Location on February 6, 2009| 8 Comments »
Winter Storm Warning Soap Part 2
Posted in In The Soap Shop, tagged Goat Milk Soap on January 28, 2009| 12 Comments »
The Winter Storm Warning Soap turned out rather interesting.
The colors will continue to fade, but they will remain pretty, no doubt!
It sure does smell wonderful to me, but I cannot let the cat out of the bag just yet…lets see what happens on the curing rack for a few weeks. π
Winter Storm Warning Soap
Posted in In The Soap Shop, tagged Goat Milk Soap on January 27, 2009| 13 Comments »
Now, my friends, are you looking at this soap and saying, “Yuck…what in the world is that?” So am I!
I headed into the shop today with a scent on my mind. I knew how I was going to obtain it, and I got it. It was one of those wake up at 2:00 A.M., with something in the head, that just would not go away until it is tried sort of things. I like it.
The color is near what I was shooting for. We will know more tomorrow when I cut the log.
What I truly like about batches like this one is, it isn’t quite what I sought after, but I accidentally found something that I really like. Everything goes down on paper when I am in one of these moods. If it doesn’t, I cannot create it the second time. That is the fun of this, we can tag it a true artisan project.
Anyhow, for now, this is Winter Storm Warning Soap. Later I will tell more about it. I first have to decide what it smells like. Who knows, I may name this soap after someone that I know. Can you imagine, an Annie’s Goat Hill soap named after you?
Now my husband will truly think the nutty formulator has gone mad! π
More on this tomorrow…
Light Box and Lotion Sample Day
Posted in In The Soap Shop, tagged Goat Milk Lotion, Light Box on January 23, 2009| 13 Comments »
Today’s projects include making a light box and formulating several batches of lotion.
There are a number of easy to follow instructions on the internet for making light boxes. If you need a place to photograph products or crafts, these boxes are an inexpensive route to take.
I bottled up 1 oz. lotion samples in the shop earlier today. With the shipment of each order I enclose a sample. The samples formerly were soaps only. Now I will be including either a lotion or a soap, and I hope to be able to give customers the option of their choice in the near future!
Our snow is completely gone now! The sun is shining again today. It sure does make the spring fever worse. The only remedy to that one is spring! I received several garden, flower, and pond related catalogs in the mail yesterday. I think Bob and I made a good dent in the pages already!
Soap Success – Inauguration Soap Day #2
Posted in In The Soap Shop, tagged Goat Milk Soap on January 21, 2009| 11 Comments »

Cutting was just completed a short while ago. On the curing racks they go! I am happy. π
As a re-cap, the middle picture is the soap within minutes of being poured into the molds yesterday. The soap (in the middle pic) in the mold on the right was to be teal, green and white colored soap. See the peach in the photo, dotted throughout the soap? It made for some beautiful teal soap today! No peach. For those of you that are from the hippy era, and even those that are younger, this soap is scented (in my opinion) sort of mystical, far eastern. If you like patchouli, and this one is totaly different than patchouli, I believe you will like this one! I will say more about it in upcoming posts. I am one to get droplets of oils all over me when I soap. I keep a clean room, clean tables, clean instruments, but when I soap, I come out smelling good. I could wear the scent of this particular soap every day, I love it!
The soap on the left (in the middle pic) is pink grapefruit and mint green. Cut, (in the right pic) it is some gorgeous soap as well! Right now the mint is overpowering the grapefruit, but I believe it will settle down.
Anyhow…I hope you have had fun with this! I did!
Inauguration Day Soap
Posted in In The Soap Shop, tagged Goat Milk Soap on January 20, 2009| 18 Comments »














