A Fitting End...

A big thank you from Sandbar Soaps. 2009 has been a really wonderful year. Packed to the brim from beginning to end. 2010 is shaping up to be every bit as exciting if not more!

Feeling A Little Bloated?

We've all been there, friend.

This bath fizzy is super cute, even though he turned out looking a little more like a marshmallow peep than a ginger bread man. But he smells heavenly. I can hear some of you out there though. Grumblers and mutterers. "Why isn't he brown?"

He is not brown, because nobody likes to bathe in brown water, mate.

Next up, the bar version on the doggie bone soaps from the other day.

Would you believe this is a hot process bar? Beautiful. - H

Sweet smelling soapies.

Way too much fun. Two totally different soaps for custom orders.


These cute little bones are for a dog loving family. Gingersnap scented with oatmeal and a smidge of cinnamon. It's a really nice bar that gets a real boost from some really great oils including cocoa butter, apricot kernel and shea butter.

Cute little jelly beans. They smell just like them too. - H

Extreme Makeover - Soap Edition

I have been working hard on an order for a local customer. Part of the fun of this soap is that I am using an all natural colorant called Alkanet Root.

My first loaf was supposed to turn a dark purple.



I'm sure you are familiar with the color purple. But just in case... this bar of soap is not purple. Not in the least. This loaf isn't going to be delivered to my customer. Which is a shame.

Now, soapmakers everywhere have the mixed blessing of having soap ends, scraps etc. **coming out of their ears.** On the bright side, I always use my own soap. But, you know, sometimes you want to use the really good stuff... and not just the ends. And not the unpurple ones either.

So we gave this baby a makeover:

The Reveal



Ummmm... how cute is that?
Super cute.

I got a bunch of autumn colors and I'm sure I'll be sharing more! :) - H

Lots of catching up to do!

Well, I've been having loads of fun in soap-land. But the blog has been neglected.

So here is the roundup of my soap fun to date:

I have a new wholesale customer, and I end up with teeny tiny pieces of soap leftover. So... I turned the scraps into a lovely pink grapefruit, lime loaf with undertones of lavender (the scent in the scraps.)


Then, we have a photo of the 5 lb loaf of lavender cold processed soap.


And finally... the party favors I made for my daughter's birthday party. Scented Almond Biscotti. The kids loved them. :)


Enjoy! - H

Getting jello with it.

Got creative this week with a mold. I figured out how to make a barrier using wrapped jello boxes to make three different kinds of soap in one log mold. This soap is all natural lavender colored with alkanet root.

The whole log...
Here's a swirled bar from the middle section. Lovely! - H

The eyes have it!

Don't for a minute think that I thought of this myself. Check out http://soapylove.blogspot.com. Soapylove is Debbie Chialtas. She is super creative and has a new book out with tons of ideas for melt and pour soap projects.

And if I'm lucky... I'll win a signed copy. You're like butteh Debbie. (And I'm like cheese.)

Up to my eyeballs in eyeballs. Har. These are for the crazy kids at Compost It. - H