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In all the mad hurrying and scurrying to get ready for the holiday sales season, I made a blunder on one batch of soap. I accidentally added the essential oils from two different varieties to the same batch. Happily, it turned out to be a lovely mistake. It's a little...
Probably because of the northern latitudes where I’ve lived, I’ve always preferred the cold-climate sports like skiing and ice skating. It’s a bit surprising that I never had much of a connection with hockey growing up. There weren’t any rinks or teams near us in North Idaho, so the sum...
Music is very important in my life. I have always been surrounded by it, played it, belonged to bands that performed it, and basically let it soak in and wash over me on a regular basis. My life is better because of music. I was fortunate to begin my musical...
One of the many enjoyable aspects of soapmaking is formulating new recipes. I try to choose ingredients that are beneficial to the skin or performance of the soap, while being beautiful at the same time. My favorite botanical ingredient that does all of these things is Calendula officinalis. This...
After many months of planning and recipe tweaking, I'm finally ready to introduce our newest creation: Dirty Dog Soap! We've been using it on our own dirty dog, Murdoch. He LOVES it...see? OK...so maybe love isn't exactly the best word, but it makes him smell quite fresh and clean and...
