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I couldn’t resist posting the picture of my new soap from Raven Song Soaps! Valerie is a master craftswoman at soap, and this Full Moon Soap was scooped up by my husband! You can some of her other amazing soaps behind the Full Moon soap. They look like mountains and oceans and they are spectacular!...
I just received my March edition of Handmade with my column on preservatives! I’m writing a monthly column for this gorgeous magazine! What will I write about next? To learn more, visit https://www.handmademagazine.com/...
Happy Saturday, everyone! I wanted to let those who were interested know about my upcoming classes at Voyageur Soap & Candle in Surrey, B.C.! I’m offering the lotion making class on Saturday, May 14th, the facial products class on Saturday, May 21st, and our new advanced lotion making class on June 4th. (For each of...
Kin created this great list of European Suppliers! Hope it’s useful to you, my lovely readers. Download it or visit it again in the FAQ suppliers’ section. Thanks, Kim! This hasn’t been updated yet. Sorry… And check out Simone’s experiments with turning a liquid gel eye liner sealant into a liquid gel eye liner! I...
If I’ve learned anything in the last month or so, it’s that gratititude is, in fact, an attitude. (I generally run away from cute rhyming things, but this one is valid!) I’ve always thought of myself as a gracious and grateful person, but Raymond and I feel we can work harder to show how much...