new 7-up soap!

Made a new batch of 7-up type soap and I changed the design from the last round but I did keep the bubbles on top still!

dug up some old stuff to make new stuff

So if you have been following my blog for a long time you know I test lots of things to make and many I never end up selling for one reason or another.

So remember back to these Air Fresheners(see pic) testing days I had a large collection of cookie cutters in different shapes. Well I got a new silicone soap mold that is going to allow me to put some of those to use again. I almost sold those cookie cutters all off awhile back because I wasn't using them I am sure glad I didn't.

Today I made a batch of Turkish Hazelnut Coffee soap that I then used my coffee mug cookie cutter on. They game out pretty nice and weigh almost 5 oz each! Can't wait to dig around the cookie cutter bag and see what I decide to use next.

Chocolate Bath Bombs

Made a few bath bombs for an order tonight one set in Chocolate and the other set is Summer Medley(very light green color). I have found that using a box with shipping peanuts works best not to get a flat side while the bombs are drying. :)

Also posting the Wildberry Zinger Tea ball soap that I made over the weekend. Need to get the photo area up and get some good pictures of those still.

I have 2 new soap molds coming in the next day or so then I will be working on some new designs and scents. I am trying to keep working on using up all the fragrance oils I have on hand.

paint is drying on the displays

Updating the progress on the craft show displays. They are pretty much finished just waiting for the paint to dry at this point(won't be as shinny). The display is much bigger then I can fill up at this point but it will allow me to have room to grow. I can customize it by using more or less sections depending on the space at the shows and how much product I do have.

Just need to get table cloths and then a nice wind free day and I will do a test set-up to see how everything looks.

A big thanks goes out to my dad for all his hard work on making them for me :)

new craft show banner

Got my banner for the craft show tent! Picture could be better but it was cold outside so we were trying to hurry but you get the point :) (don't mind the shadows on it)

Thanks to my nephew and niece for holding the banner

Basil Nectarine soap

New scent! Basil Nectarine is juicy notes of ripe nectarines blended perfectly with leaves of the freshest basil. It's fruity, herbal and irresistibly inviting!

I have had this scent sitting around for a long time and it I knew I wanted to make soap with it but for some reason it took me awhile to get around to it. Loving the herbal notes in this soap. So the colors didn't come out like planned I had used a copper and emerald mica and it looked great in the mold. But when I pulled it from the mold the green was gone, it is still nice looking but it was even better before. Mental note emerald green mica doesn't work in cp soap!

Going to be making fresh batches of Basil Sage Mint and Lavender soaps tonight. I have been trying to make them all week but just haven't found the motivation to get in there yet.

barn wood background for pictures

Above and below photos are what use to be a blacksmith shop

So if you have read my Bio you know my company is named after the ranch my grandma lives at on Burnt Mill Rd. Her ranch is a homestead which means our family has lived on it for generations and she can remember lots and lots of houses and buildings that have come and went.

Well I went out to visit today and to look for a new background for taking my pictures. I was searching for something to help warm up my pictures some yet still be simple and not take away from my soaps. What I found was very old barn wood which is all over the place there. Many old buildings are still there and barely standing as you can see from the pictures.

This wood is so amazing the colors in them are out of this world. When my mom saw it tonight she said she wanted some to put up on a wall because it was very pretty(she grew up on this ranch).

See bottom picture this is the newest batch of Stonehenge type soap taken on this wood. I think it is a keeper for sure what do you all think?!?!?