Hello Friends - Long time no see! Life sure has a funny way of keeping us guessing, doesn't it? My soaping has really taken a backseat to life in general, but I'm ready to start dipping my toes back in again. Now that my husband and I finally have our house fully to ourselves, I've been able to devote an entire finished room in our basement for my soaping area. It's not fancy, but it's a big space and it's ALL MINE! I can't even describe how excited this makes me, but there's no need - you get it! Since the first of this year, I've been struggling with my health; eventually anything beyond the daily basics had started to seem way too overwhelming to tackle. We'd adopted a young shelter dog just before Christmas - (Rhett Butler - yes... Rhett Butler! ) but despite how much I loved him, it became too much for me to walk and play with him every day like he needed. Rhett was blessed, as were we, to go to anothe...
Hey All - I want to share some pictures of the beautiful bridal shower my sister and I put on for my niece last weekend. I've had the opportunity to make bridal gifts the past few years for my daughter's bridal showers, but "The Bubble Party" was a brilliant idea - courtesy of our bride, Lauren. She asked me if it was possible to do a "create your own" bath boutique for her bridal shower. YES!.. And it turned out to be such fun! Her idea was to have a hands on fragrance bar where her guests could create a personal gift for the bride, as well as something to take home for themselves. I made three batches of CP soap and Lauren chose to make bath salts, sugar scrubs and body butter, with an assortment of fragrance and essential oil choices. We rounded out the theme with sparkling wines and adorable "bubbly" decorations! This was a party for all ages - both my grand mother and my grand daughter were each able to make something lovely. ...