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Monday, September 2, 2013

The Crab Challenge - Soap Inspiration

What a crazy month it has been!  I recently moved my home (just a few miles away) and had a Crohn's flare-up....both no fun at all.  I was MIA for quite a bit dealing with it all, but I am feeling fantastic now and slowly getting back into a routine.

Before I went missing, though, we had a soaping challenge on the Facebook Soaper's Retreat group.  I shared a photo from Bing of a gorgeous crab and asked everyone to capture the beauty in a batch of their own soaps. 

Here is Crabby, Mr. Inspiration:



We had some amazing results and I am so proud of everyone who attempted this challenge. Here are some of my favorites...



Charlene Simon of Bathhouse Soaps



 


Sarah Withnell



 


Amy Warden of Great Cakes



 
Tanya Rasley of Baby Duck Soaps




 
Michelle Rhoades of Mossy Creek







 
Mary Ann Forehand






 
Shelly Cleveland Morris





 
Tanya Chappell


New challenge coming soon!  So get over to the retreat and think outside the box!  ;)

xoxoxJOJO

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Soap In The Raw

Soap porn in the raw.  Yes!  It's true, I have a love relationship with raw soap.  It is so beautiful in it's own dessert-pudding-like way.  The final product is even more exciting, but when one finally takes their raw soap creation and puts in in a mold to become soap, it leads to me to a happy place of raw.


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Christmas Warmth "batter" by Kinder Soaps





sandalwood vanilla by Bella Fresca





Carrot Buttermilk Soap By Soap Foundry (only found his blog)





Calendula + Chamomile by Dragonfly Dew





Triple Milk Vanilla Buttercream Luxury Shea butter Soap by My Planet Earth Soap




(my soap) Mar Bar unscented goat's milk soap by Product Body|Absolute Soap





Sweet Pea by Great Cakes Soapworks







 Carrot Something by Revive







Yum....what's up YOUR sleeve today?


Friday, August 19, 2011

Into The Woods

Woodland Handmade Soap Bar - Essential Oil Soap
"These bars are reminiscent of a walk in the woods on a bright sunny day, the smell of
pine blended with cedarwood creates a wonderful scent."





SALE - Spicy Clove, Timber, & Shea / Large 5.5 oz Bar / Natural Healing Joint and Muscle Pain / Vegan / RIVERLANDS Moisturizing  Soap
"Sudsy, creamy, soap that leaves you freshly cleansed and invigorated, and
gives you the sense you just bathed in a river tucked in a spicy forest"





Evergreen Woodland Soap Ships Naked 3.75 oz
"This is a mild soap for lovers of woody scents. It was made with pure essential oils of Black Spruce, Fir and Pine. These are hard, long lasting bars with a gentle lather. It was colored naturally with french
green clay and cocoa powder."





Cedarwood Cypress - Organic Soap
"Whether or not you go to the northwoods to find solace, this soap will take
you there with its grounding woodsy essential oil blend"





Ponderosa Pine Handmade Vegan Soap - Woodsy, Unisex, Upscale
"A wonderful replication of the woodsy grandeur of Ponderosa Pine reminiscent of a walk in the Southern Cascades. This is a very pleasant, unisex, upscale fragrance"





Happy Camper Cold Process Soap Bar Featuring,  Fir, Cedarwood, Eucalyptus, & Sweet Orange
"Happy Camper is a refreshing woodland escape. Close your eyes and you will
experience a forest of towering fir and cedar trees. A warm,
woody, fresh and spicy scent that is good for her or him"






Gypsy Woods Soap Handmade Cold Process, Vegan Friendly
"Mysterious and darkly sexy, Gypsy Woods is an
intoxicating blend of cedarwood, amber, vanilla, and just a titch of musk"





500 Acre Woods Soap

A confectionery blend of delightful childhood memories buzzing in adventurous tales of silly bears, sticky jars of sweet hunny, and grumpy rabbits with scrumptious carrot gardens.
The Aroma: Lightheartedly scented with newly bloomed orange blossoms and freshly picked carrots folded in a pot of savory golden honey and a pinch of wondrous imagination.
The Experience: A playful lather of moisturizing avocado oils and shea butter sweetened with honey to help retain the moisture, and calendula flowers for a light scrub.



Aren't these gorgeous??


Like the new BIGGER picture layout?
ha!

Sunday, November 28, 2010

A Spot Of Tea



Time for tea....




mango lychee boba tea soap by NEA Soap Works
I went to her blog but she hasn't been updating since 2009. I don't think her soaps are available right now, but this was floating through cyberspace and I plucked it for you to see. Gorgeous!











white tea calendula soap by Lake House Soap Works


These are all so beautiful. I need to get on into the studio and make myself a true tea blended soap. Here I come, stu-stu-studio!

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Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Swirly Wurly Porn

Found from all over: 1000 markets, ArtFire, Etsy.... Australia.

Swirls from around the world.

Enjoy.



medieval mist by cellar door soap co.





vanilla swirl by Simply Tempted
(that looks like I need to bite it!)



green tea and cucumber swirl - Ping Soap





acid trip by Grumpy Girl & Bath Co.
(I've posted this one before...genius swirl technique!)


Gorgeous, thank you soapers!