Soap and the Finer Things in Life
 
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Licking the Lye

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2008-10-14 21:27:00 by Anne-Marie in Soap and the Finer Things in Life
There's a special place in hell reserved for travelers who do not turn off their 4:45 a.m. alarm when vacating a room but instead, leave it for the next unwitting weary guests to be woken up to. Twice. My Mom is in Rohnert Park with me at the American Dairy Goats Association Annual Convention (courtesy of some last minute great Alaska Airline...
 
Tags: soap, soap maker, commercial soap brands, goatsmilk soap, softer soap, soap superfat leads, water absorption test, water, soap supplies
 
 
 
 
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Greetings from Goat-Land!

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2008-10-14 13:03:00 by Anne-Marie in Soap and the Finer Things in Life
Hello from sunny California where Marie Gale (President of The Handcrafted Soap Makers Guild ) and I are judging the *best* Goatsmilk Soap in America. That's Marie Gale on the left with just a fraction of the soap that we'll be evaluating for color, creativity, hardness, lather and more. We evaluated about 60 bars this morning just on subjective...
 
Tags: soap, soap makers guild, soap supplies, marie gale, goatsmilk soap, sunny california, california, soapy day, tongue test
 
 
 
 
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Fresh Snow & Cream Cheese Frosting Review

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2008-10-14 06:57:00 by Anne-Marie in Soap and the Finer Things in Life
Thank you to Jude at Aussie Soap Supplies for these photos and her review. These two Limited Edition Fragrances are available for purchase here Jude made a delightful and creative soap log out of the Cream Cheese Frosting . Cream Cheese Frosting relies Madagascar Vanilla notes (which naturally browns your soap). Other sugar loving notes in this...
 
Tags: soap, cold process soap, creative soap log, soap supplies, cream cheese, aussie soap supplies, reviews jude, jude, fresh snow
 
 
 
 
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Tutorial: Bubbles from the Crypt

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2008-10-13 10:54:00 by Soapylove in Soap and the Finer Things in Life
Halloween is coming soon! If you love to make Halloween as creepy as possible, or if you have a friend to play a prank on, this project is for you. As the soap is used, a white skeleton slowly emerges - like bones being found in a grave! Don't worry - you don't have to cut out these bones by hand. A great skeleton mold does all the work for you....
 
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Cupcakes for the Holidays

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2008-10-13 10:11:00 by Anne-Marie in Soap and the Finer Things in Life
Thank you to Soap Queen Commenter, The Cinnamon Hollow for the heads up on this Christmas Tree Cupcake Ornament. $2.50 at Prairie Girl Boutique Another helpful customer emailed this morning with the perfect meshing of the holidays, quality family time and cupcakes - cupcake place card holders! $12.36 at In Casa Gifts Perhaps this is the year...
 
Tags: cupcakes, soap supplies, soap, replace sugar cookies, prairie girl boutique, quality family time, holidays, cinnamon hollow, casa gifts
 
 
 
 
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Finish the Year Strong

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2008-10-12 15:26:00 by Anne-Marie in Soap and the Finer Things in Life
It's 10/12 ... do you know where your resolutions are This is the perfect time of year to check in on your 2008 New Year's Resolutions (if you've forgotten yours, 54 comments on this post may remind you ). The lull between summer and the impending holiday rush is an ideal moment to take stock in how 2008 has gone for you. It's the season to...
 
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Guest Blog: Going the Extra Mile

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2008-10-10 10:51:00 by Anne-Marie in Soap and the Finer Things in Life
Going the Extra Mile will Get You Even Farther by Jack Canfield Successful people go the extra mile. Plain and simple They do it because it says multitudes about their work ethic and character. They stand out from the crowd because of their extra efforts. They are unwilling to give up, even in the face of difficult times They get the promotions,...
 
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Making my own Mineral MakeUp on Better TV

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2008-10-10 06:05:00 by Anne-Marie in Soap and the Finer Things in Life
 
Email Subscribers, you need to click through to the blog to see the video Click here if you missed my write up on shooting this clip for Better Homes & Garden TV from last week. The kits showcased on the show were our Mineral Eye Shadow Kit, DIY Perfume Kit & Children's Soapmaking Kit The best soap supplies on the internet are found at...
 
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Our Make Up Kit is a Star

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2008-10-09 13:54:00 by Anne-Marie in Soap and the Finer Things in Life
If you get Daytime TV (not sure if you do? It's primarily in the Southeast; check here to see if you have it in your area), Bramble Berry's Mineral Eye Make Up kits will be on the show Aging Backwards with Jackie Silver tomorrow, Friday, October 10 Who knew that our cool crafty eye shadow kit would be considered anti-aging? I'm off to make...
 
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