The emphasis is on the “we” in the title.
It all started about a year or so ago when I watched this YouTube video. The video was uploaded by Soap Perfect. She made some gingham soap using a mould made out of Lego. You have just gotta watch it. She did cheat with her significantly photoshopped final pic, though 🙂 If you check out the video, you will note the difference! Continue reading
Hello, everyone.
I know it has been a long time but my life hasn’t been that exciting of late. My cooking, in particular, has left a lot to be desired. Oh, well, at least, I have been making soap. Continue reading
That title makes me happy too … because it is true!
Soap is really taking over our house … and garage. There is barely enough room in our two-car garage for one car anymore. I only have one corner as a workshop but it is expanding outwards.
I started off airing soap on top of the fridge, then Maus made me a shelf in the laundry. One shelf!! What was she thinking? Then she acquired this wonderful 5-shelf display stand… and then, not so long ago, we bought another stand from Ikea. Alas, the Ikea stand is nearly full. I think it is time for another stall. Continue reading
I must tell you about the stall I had at the Easter weekend market. I have already told you about the success of the passionfruit but I also sold a moderate amount of soap which WAS, of course, the main reason for the stall.
Have I mentioned I am obsessed with soap YouTube videos? I am guessing I have. Well, if you watch more than a few thousand then you will, invariably, come across 50 or 500 that tell you how to start a soap-making business. One of the tips they give is “know your market”. Continue reading
I have to tell you about my first hot process soap. I have been thinking about this soap for ages. Finally, it is a reality. You may be curious as to why I am so excited about plain blue soap … well, there is a reason. Ages ago, I made Starry Starry Night which is, without doubt, my favourite soap I have ever made but, alas, it had an issue. Continue reading
This is this week’s pièce de résistance. Not only do they look fab but the stars are made from melt and pour soap which I made myself !! Continue reading
I started writing this post on Saturday, then thought I should add a couple of food snippets (as this is a food blog) and before you knew it, I had a post written about my pavlova.
So what have I really been doing over the Christmas break? Making soap, of course! Continue reading
A few people have asked me how I made the celebratory “Over the Rainbow” soap featured in my previous post.
So here goes…
Firstly, I searched the web for days for ideas as to how I could make the rainbow. I, finally, settled on a method used by a French lady to make polymer clay rainbow pendants. Basically, she rolled out pieces of clay of each colour, layered them on top of each other then draped them over a piece of tubing. She then sliced through the layers to get thin rainbows.
Ok, I was ready to go.
Maus thinks I am obsessed. I don’t know why. She complains that I only talk about one thing. And for some reason, she doesn’t think it is normal that I spend all my spare time watching YouTube videos. I don’t know what her problem is. I think I am normal 🙂
You see, I just love soap making. It is so addictive, it is hard not to love it. I have considered the reasons and discussed it in detail in a previous post, Pavlov’s dog and intermittent reinforcement. The more I get obsessed with making soap, the more I think I am right. Continue reading
Hello, everyone. I had been holding off doing another soapy post until I made one more batch. It is one that I have been looking forward to making for ages. But, alas, I have run out of time to make any more soap before we head back to Perth and I go on my big holiday. For those who don’t know, I am off to Iran, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia with my friend, Sandra. Maus didn’t want to come so she is staying home to do all the Spring tasks on the block. That is my plan, anyway.
Passion Fruit Garden 