Too Soon For Christmas??

I had some leftover bags from last year, I decided to offer my handmade soap inside the bag to make a great little gift for someone special!The soap is scented with Sleigh Ride, which smells just like Christmas Eve...pine trees, fresh snow...yummy!

Update! I Cut The Log And The Soap Came Out Perfect!

I wanted the bars to look like an apple with a stem...Apple Jack!

Dragon's Blood Cold Process Soap

Decided to make the colors black and red.
This is more of a brick red.
I love the fresh poured look!

The swirls came out great and the scent is warm and spicy!

Ooops!

Everything was going smoothly until I added my fragrance oil, Fresh Linen! It started to "glob" up, so I had t quickly pour it into the mold.













Here it is cut. This piece doesn't look too bad, but take a peek at the very bottom of the bar...oils did not mix up.



Soooo...I cut it up and plopped it into the crock pot!

Poured, cooled, and cut! They don't look as pretty, but they sure smell good!

Is It Fall Yet?

I made a fresh batch of Pumpkin Spice soap the other day. I just love this scent!
Here is the color I used. It's a brick red.












Here it is in the mold. It's not really as pink as what is showing.
























Cut and sliced! It smells wonderful!!

Scents of Summer!

I made a garden soap yesterday with Sweet Pea, Lily of the Valley, and Honeysuckle....Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

Cut and Sliced Lavender and Peppermint Cold Process Soap!

Cut and sliced and they smell wonderful!! Made with pure Lavender and Peppermint Essential Oils. My house smells divine!

ABreathOfFrenchAir CONTEST!!!

I am running a contest on my blog from May 1st through May19th. To enter my contest, simply visit my shop, ABREATHOFFRENCHAIR, come back and leave a comment on my blog with a link or the name of your favorite item from my shop!

1st Prize - $10 to spend in my shop on anything you like, may be used towards total purchase price, including shipping. $10 must be used all in one purchase any remaining balance will be forfeited .

2nd Prize - A free bar of soap.

3rd Prize - A coupon for 10% off anything in my shop

One entry per person, anyone who links to my contest or blog on their blog receives an additional entry. (Please let me know in your comment or via convo if you have posted a link)
Winners will be chosen at random on May 20th, and I will contact you by May 21th if you have won. Good Luck, everyone!!

New Banner!

I am so please with my new banner! Sylven, from Etsy, made it for me!

Here's my old banner:







Here's my new one! ABreathOfFrenchAir <------- Click on my shop name.

What do you think? I'd love to have to take the poll to the left!

Crayon Soaps For The Kid Inside Of You!

It is raining, dreary, and such a ho hum day that I thought I would CHEER my Blog up!!

I LOVE playing with my soaps and haven't made any crayons in some time. My crayons come in:
Yellow - Lemon
Orange - Orange
Blue - Peppermint
Green - Lime
Purple - Pixie Dust

Pixie Dust is a light, sweet, floral
scent.





I made the box myself and I think it turned out really well. What do YOU think?
The box was time consuming, but I think it's the icing on the cake!