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...

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 ...

Some of you want to sell your soap but are having a hard time doing that because getting a good picture of them isn't easy.  Photograph...

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 ...

"Something in me, dark and sticky All the time it's getting strong... The more I look, the more I find As I close on in, I g...

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...

You people never cease to amaze me with the beauty you create.  Some of the entries were downright amazing but I can only name one winner ...

This month's challenge is about your individual location in the world.  When I was making soap at Absolute Soap, we were asked by a loc...

I try never judge my insides with other people's outsides.  Meaning: never compare how you feel on the inside to what others LOOK like ...