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It’s been a busy month with teaching classes and youth programs during Spring Break, so it’s been hard to get to writing some posts. I’m hoping to catch up this Easter long weekend on the messages and comments you’ve been sending me! I also hope to get some of the great National Craft Month submissions...

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Quick post: National Craft Month is almost over!

When March ends, so does National Craft month, and I’m holding a little contest to celebrate! (Check out the full details in this post!) Send me a picture of your craft with a bit of information – for instance, is this your first time with this product, this recipe, this craft? – and I’ll enter...

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Weekend Wonderings: Where to get reputable information?

In this post, Much maligned ingredients: Propylene glycol, Katt asks: Recently I was in a soap group on Facebook and a woman asked me if i used propylene glycol.  At the time I had no clue what it was ’til I looked it up on your site. Besides the fact I don’t use petroleum derived...

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A few notes for the day…

I had great fun at Voyageur Soap & Candle to teaching a hair care class yesterday! If you’re interested in taking a class with me or in learning anything to do with bath & body products, including cold process soap, check out their spring class schedule to see when you can attend! This is what we...

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Weekday Wonderings: Can you add glycerin to an anhydrous bar?

In this post, How to make a longer lasting lotion?, Susanna Originals asks: Can you use glycerine in an anhydrous recipe? For instance, if you were making a body bar could you replace 2 or 3% of the oil with glycerine? The short answer is no. The long answer?As I note in this post, we...

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