I'm always choosing soap fabric, since it's the signature look for my soaps. I don't sew, except to hem, but I love to fabric shop. …
Patchouli Clove
Decorating Soap Tops
For me, part of the fun of making soap is decorating the soap tops. I try to give each of my soaps a different look. Goat Milk soap has a flat top, and Patchouli Clove has peaks. Lavender Lemongrass has calendula sprinkled on top, and Peppermint Scrub is topped with crushed apricot seeds. …
Cleaning and Organizing a Business
I had a week off from my day job in February (one of the perks of working for a school system). After Valentine's Day, it gets a little slow, so I took the opportunity to spend some time cleaning and organizing my business. …
Patchouli Clove
Since I spend a lot of time with my soaps, I think of them as my friends. I give them different personalities and I thought you may like to see them the way I do. Meet Autumn, my Patchouli Clove soap. Outside her log cabin in upstate New York, just north of the Catskills, Autumn is outside in her herb garden picking fresh …