Time to make soap!

Well, it's that time again.

Time to make soap.

I've been making soap for about 12 years now

and always have fun doing it.

I've tried many different recipes

and shared my love for this old craft many times.

This day I shared it with my friend Karen.

Remember her?  She's my tree hugging friend.

As you can see,

she is having fun stirring the soap mix and

 acting silly for the photo!  LOL

Karen learned how to make a basic batch of handcrafted soap,

using several kinds of oils and lye.

She made it especially hers by adding coffee grounds and cinnamon essential oil.

Here it is still in the mold,

after sitting overnight wrapped up in blankets.

Now it is hard enough to cut into bars like mine.

My batch is Patchouly/Lavender.

The batch made 17 bars of almost 4 oz. each.

After 3 weeks of curing,

they will be ready for their labels.

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I was going to keep making more batches,

but then my 12 inch long glass thermometer I use for soap making, BROKE!

OH NO!

 No more soap making today!

 I just went online to

Majestic Mountain Sage at

http://www.thesage.com/

and ordered another one, a metal one this time.

That old thermometer lasted a long time.

I also ordered some essential oils,

one new one being 'sweetgrass' EO.

Oh yes, I also ordered some

French Green Clay

to make soap with.

This soap is called

Savon de Marseille.

In France it has been used for generations

to clean everything from

linens to babies' skin.

The soap got its name because the city of Marseille,

on the southern coast of France,

was one of the most important

soap-making centers of the Mediterranean.

French green clay is a natural clay hidden deep beneath the earth's surface.

It's very good for the skin.

I am excited about making this soap!

So try an old craft,

learn something new,

have fun and....

Savor the Day!

Yvonne