The Cuppa Jo Soap Challenge had three beautiful entries and three beautiful winners! The Challenge was described in the previous post, but ...

I have been neglecting the challenges for WAY TOO LONG.  I have to offer my sincere apology for the major delay in fun.  Mad Oils has explo...

Years back, I was asked by the local glossy magazine, Palm Beach Illustrated (PBI) , to create a soap that would represent this area (Pal...

Peridot is the birthstone of August and green is one of my very favorite colors. It has many symbolic meanings:  It has been said that its ...

There were very few entries this month, but they were all wonderful and I thank you for participating. As with our latest challenges, I h...

Do you remember when you were a kid, school had ended and summer stretched out in front of you filled with endless possibilities?  How you ...

We are all busy with life.  I know it now more than any other time in my life.  Starting Mad Oils has been the hardest and most challenging...

It's easy to allow day to day stress to push our fondest memories out of our minds. This past weekend, my daughter turned eighteen y...

One of the reasons I post challenges on Soaper's Retreat on facebook is to push your abilities to express yourselves and the photograph...

I created a challenge on Soaper's Retreat to photograph their soaps in natural light (as I always do).  But this time the soaps needed ...

On Soaper's Retreat last week, I asked the group to take a look at a picture of petrified wood from the Petrified Forest National Park...

This week we had another Photo Challenge at Soaper's Retreat (my Facebook group).  What amazing and glorious photos they posted!!  The...