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This is a big announcement but…this is my job now. I know, right? Terrifying, but necessary. As much as I loved my job as a family counsellor, I was done. The events over the last eighteen months – (in chronological order, not by importance) being bumped from my job into a part time position, losing...
Yesterday, we made some suggestions for gifts you could give to your favourite crafter. I can’t believe I forgot all about mixers! Click here for another post on ideas for presents! When it comes to hand mixers, I like to have one that has loads of attachments. When I’m teaching at Voyageur Soap & Candle, we...
Everyone I know tells me it’s hard to shop for me as I make everything I want, so I thought I’d share a list of things you could buy for the bath & body crafter in your world. I wrote about this topic a few years ago, and thought I’d update it for 2017. Please...
On Saturday, we reviewed the ingredient list for this product. On Sunday, we created a potential duplication formula for this product, but we are missing one of the key ingredients – oleyl alcohol – so we have to thicken this some other way. The blend is too thin and will pour out of the bottle...
In the September Patreon Q&A, Sally asked: How can i make a shower gel concentrate? I want to be able I want to make a large batch using some sci which takes a long time to melt, then dilute and add a different fragrance when I want say 300 mls of product. Do I just...