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soap sure does do some unexpected things. i decided to do an apple cider bar this year since we didnt do one last year, and, what went into the mold ( above photo) was a muted red/mauve color... and what came out ( below photo)  was almost neon orange. lol im not disappointed, it just changes its name from apple jackd to witches brew. hah if you remember and loved the apple jackd bar we had out a couple of years ago, youll love this bar too. its the same scent - just a different color lol  one of the...

call me superstitious but it always seems to be if my first holiday production run goes well, it kinda sets the tone for the rest of the season. i am happy to announce, everything is going great! didnt get to my entire list, but, everything i got to went without issue and that is good enough for me! got a new guy in town... the cowboy coffee beer soap. and i dont know what kind of luck was on my side but i swear this is the best beer soap ive ever made. i used a porter for this one, which,...

got some exciting things going on in my production area! but before i get to that, thought i should let you know that the shampoo bar and the lemon lavender bar will be coming out this week! both will be online and in store. shampoo bar has been here before, but not with the cute little paw print stamp i found to use lol and the lemon lavender bar is a newbie - i had a new ingredient i needed to test out before the holidays and i decided to make a lemon lavender batch with it - you cant...

i cant believe i am doing what im doing right now... ive spent the day breaking down my holiday production schedule month by month, placed some initial orders to start getting my packaging supplies and ingredients in.... tomorrow i have an order pick up, and this week things should start arriving.  which means... next week my 2023 holiday production begins. this is crazy. where does the time even go? i took a break this week .yep, sure did!  shut the whole shop down to have a minute to breathe before the madness begins. i need time to get my bearings...

well... the day is here! im blogging to announce the official simple soap line before i list them, i want to thank you all for participating in our polls online and filling out our physical in store poll cards. also, for those of you that told me in person, and txt me personally to let me know your thoughts, i thank you. disclaimer: the line is subject to change depending on how the sales continue to go on these bars -- to be fair, they havent all been out long enough to truly know just yet, but we think we have...