Essential Oil Blending I consider myself an amateur natural perfumer, I enjoy playing with essential oils and scent strips to find combinations I love. I've taken perfuming classes with Charna Ethier of Providence Perfume, and Julianne Zaleta of Alchemologie and I want to go back and take more. I've applied things I've learned from both …
Alegna Soap
Tennessee Soap and Candle Social
Last September Rachel Mullen of Music City Suds contacted me to ask if I'd be interested in speaking at the Tennessee Soap and Candle Social. I said yes, and them promptly freaked out. Speaking in public is uncomfortable for me, …
Lessons Learned on Vacation
We were supposed to take this vacation last year when we both turned 60, but my dad had passed away a few months before and well, I just couldn't. So we went this year, last week to be exact. I had my toenails painted, …
Dealing with Fears
Dealing with Fears I hate bridges. Let me clarify that. I hate driving over bridges. I don't like being a passenger in a car going over a bridge, but that's much easier for me to deal with than being the driver. For the first few years of my driving life, I dealt with this fear by avoiding any driving that had me going over a bridge. However, …
Typical Day in the Life of a Soap Maker
I started laughing as I typed "Typical day in the life of a soap maker". There is no typical day. And most days are not spent making soap. …