A Welcome Sign

It sure doesn't feel like it with all the snow showers, freezing temperatures, and grey skies this week...But Spring is on it's way!

They May flowers are right on schedule :-)



I am so glad to see this welcoming sign of SPRING! How about you?

Fresh Soap Fridays

Sweetgrass loofahs have been added to the curing rack this week.

I had a chance to play around with soap stamps this go-round and really like the little extra somthin'... somthin'...it adds ;)



To be honest Loofah scrub bars are not one my favorite products to make here at the Soap shop. They are a little more work, a little more difficult to make, and quite a bit more trouble to cut and smooth...Did I mention more clean up time too???

Why do I make them then???

Because...I love the end result!
The natural loofah sponge is more rustic in nature




Our favorite Cedar House Soap recipe has been poured through a natural loofah sponge and sliced into bars. The natural fibers of the sponge help scrub and exfolliate dirt and dead skin cells away! Natural Loofahs can be a little rough for the first couple of uses, yet break in nicely and work great on tired calloused feet!

Peppermint Calendula

*All natural*
Peppermint & Calendula



Soothing Calendula petals have been combined with the brisk coolness of pure Peppermint Essential Oil in our favorite house blend.

This all natural bar was made to gently cleanse and sooth your skin while invigorating your senses. allowing you to remain....

Calm... Cool... and Collected!




Just added to the curing racks this week and will be available shortly!

Not what I had in mind...

It is a lot easier to post and share pictures of successful Soapmaking! Leading you all to believe that every batch of soap turns out picture perfect.

I am here to tell you that it just isn't so!

Every now and then I make a batch of soap that is...well... UGLY !
Yesterdays soaping adventures just happened to be one of those days.

How in the heck is this soap supposed to look beautiful, when it looks like Top Ramen noodles and Marshmallow peeps have been thrown all over the top of it???

ugghhh... definitely not the vision I had in mind as I mixed and created!

See for yourself...



Ya..so not cool!



In my defense, the noodle color will turn a chocolate-brown in a few days and I did soap with that in mind.

Drizzled chocolate was the look I was hoping for as the soap set up quicker than I wanted.

I left the shop yesterday disappointed and discouraged...

It happens!

I came back to work today a little more hopeful and was pleasantly surprised to find that it wasn't as bad as I knew it could be!



So now I sit.. wait...and hope...

that this deliciously scented soap magically turns a rich chocolate Brown.



*Update Picture*
(Soap is starting to dicolor a shade of brown I was hoping for)