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somehow it seems that every year i kinda get into a mood, theme, something... i dont really plan a theme, it just kinda happens. sometimes its real colorful fun and whimsical, sometimes its real mainstream, cliche, popular,  blast from the past, memory laneish, etc .... for whatever reason, as this year is coming together, im noticing a very obvious mood.  it started with wanting amber packaging, if you noticed the whips are in the amber jars, i just felt this urge to have old school apothecary like packaging, not the clear or clean minimalist type stuff we normally use, i...

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...