Hot Process Soap

I tried my hand at hot process soap last night. I used the oven, and although they smell wonderful, I'm not sure I like the appearance. Here is a big hunk of soap! It smells soooo good...scented with Patchouli and Ylang Ylang Essential Oils.I also cut some smaller bars for guest bathrooms.
And with the leftover shreds, I made Soap Balls! These are huge and weigh over 4 ounces each!

Can You Believe This Bloom!

Can you believe how big this bloom is? It's a cutting from my Endless Summer Hydrangea. I planted this bush last Spring, but it didn't bloom because of the late frost we had. I was just happy the plant survived! The bush is FULL of blooms and Endless Summer blooms all Summer!Here are the pictures I took for my Etsy shop. It's Fresh Linen.

Flowers and Soap in St. Louis!

I love taking pictures of my flowers and my soap....so why not take them together?
The flower above is an Endless Summer Hydrangea. This is its first bloom! They were planted last Spring, and about 2 weeks later we had a killer frost which severely damaged the plant and because of this, didn't produce any blooms.
Hmmmm...I wonder what soap I can use with these flowers?
Oh, the soap is called Tangerine Twist and it's handmade using the Cold Process method!

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!