I spent Tuesday night staring at the laptop watching the election results and I swear my heart wouldn't beat right all day yesterday. I had to turn off the news, get some fresh air and give my brain a rest. I took Pup for a walk and then came back to tackle some of the soap and lotion bars I need for the baby shower on December 1st.
I gave up on making my usual soap and am taking the shortcut. I chopped and melted and had a good ole time.
I got two loaves done and a pan of lotion bars. We are expecting 25 so it's going take a while to get it all finished.
Look at all my pretty little fellas. I haven't made this kind of soap in a while and I'd forgotten how much fun it is.
I used Sleigh Ride for the fragrance and they smell heavenly.
HOWEVER.....the lotion bars, as pretty as they were, were a disaster. I was wrapping them up when I noticed-they stunk. Really stunk. What the heck? I used the same exact fragrance as the soap. I went through the ingredients and discovered the new bag of bee's wax I had opened smelled awful. Awful. Into the trash they went and off I went to order more. I'll be giving the next bag the sniff test before I start. Apparently this is a thing with bee's wax. Who knew? I know now. Lesson learned.
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Oh Wow! WOW! Those bars of soap are absolutely stunning. I know they will be a hit at the baby shower. Sorry about the lotion bars. I know that had to be a fluke because I love your lotion bars. Blessings, Betsy
ReplyDeleteVery pretty soap! And, who knew about beeswax stinking??? Not me!
ReplyDeleteThose little soap bars look so cute and icy! Well done!
ReplyDeleteThe baby shower guests will love the soap and lotion bars. The glitter makes them even more lovely.
ReplyDeleteLovely little soap bars! I love the different textures that show! I never knew that beeswax could have a bad odor - my Mom used to make beeswax candles and they always had such a faint beautiful aroma. The baby shower is going to be such a special event!
ReplyDeleteThe soap is just beautiful and so cheerful looking. Yuck about the beeswax. I was making brownies the other day and opened a new (32 oz) bag of walnuts. Fortunately, I popped one in my mouth before dumping a cup of walnuts into the brownie batter. It was the first time I have had a problem with the taste being rancid. I will probably always check from now on. Hope all your projects are successful today!
ReplyDeleteYour soaps are so pretty!!!!!!!!. I am a fan of winter blue colors in the snow.
ReplyDeleteWow, the soap bars are fantastic! Dumb to get a bad batch of bee's wax-bummer!
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