Soap is coming along. ..

So... this week I got to make surprise visit to Jenny's.... While I was there I got to peek in on our soaps that are curing..

And to my pleasant surprise they're coming along... we have learned some valuable things in our race to make the perfect soap concoctions...

1) Pica (who we have lovingly started calling Rufus the doofus) will eat anything and everything he can get a hold of.... including lavender and our strawberry cream soap!

2) The cream and milk base soaps stink to high heavens but get better as they cure

3) Hot process method may not be our favorite or prettiest method... but it's instant gratification.... and we love that! And at times need that.... yeah we are those people... waiting for soap to cure is easier when you have work to distract you....

4) The "lye dance" is the best and we can't wait to do it again!

5) We want to be Soapysmiths when we grow up!

And 6) honey slows down the curing process... or we botched the batch.... we are still waiting so see what happens to our lavender earl grey and honey infused soap...

I hate the waiting game!...

Well friends until next time...
Keep the gloves and vinegar handy... you never know when you can help a soapysmith out!

Big dreams and big things!

Well we are finally doing it! We are taking action on a dream we have together and I couldn't think of anyone else I would go on this amazing journey with!!

My best friend Jennifer and I share a love for handmade crafts! Something that we are both very good at, I guess that's why we love it so much!! We are creating the company garden bugs that will allow us to share are creations with the world (well eventually we can)! Jenny and I have known each other for more than half of our lives, and have always had crazy hair brain ideas but have never acted on any of them! But we are here, and we are taking an awesome chance together. I am so excited I could squeal, I look forward to see where our venture goes!

Our main focus right now is soap and candles! We have been on vacation for the last week together being mad scientists of sorts and producing as much as three different batches of test products in one night! We are getting better with every batch! We are also, having a blast while doing it!!

We currently have 5 different soaps curing! The wait is excruciating! We also made some bath bombs, lavender salve and bath jellies!! Once we get all of our creations out of their molds we will definitely post the pictures!!

I just want to thank you for taking an interest in what we are doing!! We will try to update once a week on our adventures in soap land!

Until next time, make your choices and take your chances smiling the whole way!!