Some usable soaps (hopefully)

I decided to make some nice plain bars for my SoapyChica shop, since so many people tell me they could never actually wash with my soaps and I thought that was a shame! I have made soaps with the half round moulds and they make a nice large bar. I cant really use my SoapyChica stamp on them-that is the only drawback, but I love them anyway as they are so smooth . I have used shea and avocado butters and two types of clay, including my favourite Rhassoul, and some of my favourite fragrances as well so I have really enjoyed making them, and I want to make some more next week. The silly thing is I want to try one and I am too scared to use one and spoil it :)
Here is a pic of the Honey Pudding one I took today.

Little celebration cakes in boxes

These are little fancy cake with piping and tiny little roses, they smell of vanilla cream and each one comes in its own little box tied with ribbon with a matching tag. I love these, they are so cute and I am going to make them in a few different 'flavours'. I am going to do chocolate, fairy cake, vanilla, and sweet cream for starters. Still on the topic of yummy (and calorie free) cakes my sister is making delicious cake slices and cupcakes using her own original recipes and they are so nice that I will be posting pics on here as soon as I get them!

Im waiting for the postman :)

I have itchy soap making fingers this morning! I can't wait to get started, and I am waiting for some lovely supplies. Maybe tomorrow I may get started as I have a nice day off, all to myself - what bliss! I have some new soap ideas planned, as well as enhancement of some of last years favourite designs. Hopefully I will also be having my labels made at a printers this year, as label making is very unpredictable using my own printer to say the least. I am also looking forward to helping my sister with her new designs and formulations-very exciting! I will keep my dog grooming head on for the day today though as I have some really great puppies to pamper!

Two months away

I cannot believe that I have not had any soapy news for two months. Its true though, I have had to concentrate on my salon for a bit really, to get it up and running. I have to make soap now though, and am eagerly awaiting my new supplies and moulds,. I love waiting for pressies like this, its fab! Oh thats just reminded me about Fablet (must order some more of that lovely stuff too).
Well I am going to add some more soaps to my stores and I will also be helping my sister get her soapmaking off the ground too, from her little pink cottage in Suffolk(sounds ideal for soap making doesn't it)? I have been choosing my fragrances carefully this year and I am going to use the ones that family and friends, customers and of course MYSELF cannot do without! I will always play with new fragrances of course-every soapmaker knows the addiction! (I am hankering over parma violet today of all things-perhaps parma violet Fablet is still available, have to check)

If anyone has not tried Fablet then I heartily recommend its delights to all here is a link Fablet
The picture is not of Fablet, but of a soap I made that smells like dairy butter fudge, I could eat it as soon as look at it!

New soaps

I had forgotten that I have an event to go to this week so I have been spending today making soaps. I have been so busy in the salon that I really have not been able to concentrate on anything else for weeks! So I have had a lovely day today making pink, green and pale yellow soaps in many shapes and sizes. I have my new allergen free fragrances in them all, including some lovely new ones by Fresholi which I adore. The light is not great for picture taking as there seems to be a storm cloud right overhead, but I am doing my best and am listing in my Etsy shop today too, as I probably will not get another chance this week. These I have made with sls free soap, and added shea and avocado butters, and mineral rich clays so they are what I would call quite luxurious soaps! I am making bags of vanilla truffles too, only they take soooo long to make so no pictures as yet.

New fragrances

I love the new allergen-free fragrances that I will be using this year! They arrived last week and I have made a couple of batches using them. My favourites are the Sweet Milk and the Sweet Lavender, I just cannot stop smelling the soaps that I have made using them. I also adore the Hazelnut and Honey, it discolours the soap, but the resulting shade is lovely and suitable for the fragrance. My fiance even likes that one, he thinks it smells like freshly baked shortbread, and he usually does not have much interest in smelling the soaps. The floral blends that I have chosen are delicate and very pleasant and I am really looking forward to using them all for my flowery soaps. I have chosen to use Vanilla Sugar for a set of Victorian Cakes for my Etsy shop, the cakes naturally turn a lovely creamy brown and I dust them with shimmery pearl, just to accentuate the tiny details. I will be starting to make a few more guest soap designs next week-pictures will follow!

Briallen Scrubs

I have been meaning to share my delight in these wonderful scrubs for a while now. Elaine of Briallen Crafts creates the range of scrubs by hand, using the most amazing ingredients. I love using scrubs, but I sometimes find a scrub can be too harsh to use on my face .
When I used Hey Mango! for the first time I knew I had found the perfect scrub! This highly moisturising body scrub contains Cornmeal and Mango powder exfoliants, and pampering Mango Butter and a blend of oils including vitamin rich Papaya Seed Oil . The scrub is naturally a lovely pale mango colour and is just a dream to use! So that one is my favourite, but there are four very different ones to choose from and they all look totally fab I must say!
Briallen Crafts have a whole range of lovely soaps and toiletries, milks and melts and more on the website too-I think definitely one to keep in mind for pressies!