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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3322 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
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 Posted - Feb 22 2010 : 9:09:02 PM
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Whew....I think I made a little over 50-pounds of soap this weekend...getting ready for our spring and summer shows. My soap is cured for 4-weeks before I wrap and label them so now is our peak time for handcrafting our By the Bay soap and I have been busy!!
Eli (who is 13) came back from a friends house these evening and told me his friend said he smelled just like a flower! LOL 
Must be my garden of soap scents lingering in the house....
"The best mirror is an old friend."
- George Herbert
Melody
Farmgirl #525
www.melodynotes-melodynotes.blogspot.com
www.lemonverbenasoap.etsy.com
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Feb 23 2010 : 06:08:46 AM
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You have been busy. I hope you sell every single one of them. That's cute what your son said. I hope he didn't get teased too bad about smelling like a flower.
I am making soap also to sell at the farmer's market here. I have them all over the house. They do smell good.
Kris
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3322 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
3322 Posts |
Posted - Feb 23 2010 : 06:54:12 AM
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Kristin....He was laughing when he told me---I am so glad he smells like a flower at least for now
---he's a growing teenage boy and I am sure the girls don't mind too much! |
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tribalcime
True Blue Farmgirl
2963 Posts
lisa
lexington
ky
USA
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therusticcottage
True Blue Farmgirl
4439 Posts
Kay
Vancouver
WA
USA
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3322 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
3322 Posts |
Posted - Mar 08 2010 : 12:40:10 AM
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OY do I have lilac....chocolate, lemon verbena, anise, red clover tea, clementine, bayberry, lavender, sweet grass, cotton and the list goes on and on and on. I will begin another big batch maybe 35-45 more pounds this week---mostly repeats of what I have curing right now. The house smells GRAND!
Oh...I had a little fun and made 8-lbs of Jasmine Rose with just a light dusting of rose petals on the top----Just beautiful and so rich and creamy...  I've been wanting to make rose for a long time; I know it's an "old fashioned scent", but it reminds me of my little sister...rose is her favorite scent!
"The best mirror is an old friend."
- George Herbert
Melody
Farmgirl #525
www.melodynotes-melodynotes.blogspot.com
www.lemonverbenasoap.etsy.com
www.longtallsallys.etsy.com |
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl
4427 Posts
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Posted - Mar 08 2010 : 12:42:12 AM
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Must be smellin' real nice :) Esp. the lavender, my fave scant after roses 
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
My personal blog:
http://just-me-a-dutch-girl.blogspot.com/
Almost daily updates on me and mine :)
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mscountrygirl
True Blue Farmgirl
552 Posts
Michelle
Lucedale
Mississippi
USA
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Posted - Mar 08 2010 : 07:04:40 AM
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I have never made soap. I think I want to get a book and try it. It sounds like fun.
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Carrie W
Farmgirl Legend/Chapter Guru
437 Posts
Saratoga Springs
New York
USA
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Posted - Mar 08 2010 : 11:01:53 AM
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Do you have a recipe for making liquid laundry soap??
Carrie M
www.totallykadeshfarm.blogspot.com
Farmgirl Sisterhood #147
Tis better to weep at joy than to joy at weeping--Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing |
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3322 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
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KayB
True Blue Farmgirl
540 Posts
Kay
Del City
Oklahoma
USA
540 Posts |
Posted - Mar 08 2010 : 11:16:06 AM
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I love rose! It is my very favorite scent. Right now I'm using an "antique rose" scented body balm and some rose scented almond oil and coconut oil. YUM!!!
KayB
Life's a dance you learn as you go |
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farmallgrl
True Blue Farmgirl
483 Posts
Angela
Westminster
MD
USA
483 Posts |
Posted - Mar 08 2010 : 12:04:15 PM
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Melody, that is sooo funny about your son. When I was making lip balm a couple of weeks ago, my son said the house smelled like a fruit basket:) I guess that is better than other things :0
And yes your soap is WONDERFUL!
BTW did you ever use that BIG box of yarn? ;)
Angela
Farmgirl Sister #337
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3322 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
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Posted - Mar 08 2010 : 2:01:00 PM
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Angela!!! The YARN! I ended up making about 8-pairs of Maryjane slippers---which barely made a dent in the stash! Bless your heart---this year I am going to learn how to knit MITTENS and living here in Michigan Winter is not so far away anytime of the year! I've been on-line looking for EASY patterns.
Thank you again for the enormous amount of your LOVELY Yarn and for the Soap compliment---You just let me know if you need any more anytime soon---I am knee deep in curing soap at the moment!
"The best mirror is an old friend."
- George Herbert
Melody
Farmgirl #525
www.melodynotes-melodynotes.blogspot.com
www.lemonverbenasoap.etsy.com
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farmallgrl
True Blue Farmgirl
483 Posts
Angela
Westminster
MD
USA
483 Posts |
Posted - Mar 08 2010 : 2:38:58 PM
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Sorry but I had to ask:) I have a really easy mitten pattern if I can find it I will email it to you. I am so glad you could use it!!
WOWSERS that is ALOT of soap!!!!!
Angela
Farmgirl Sister #337
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paradiseplantation
True Blue Farmgirl
1277 Posts
julie
social springs community
Louisiana
USA
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Posted - Mar 09 2010 : 06:58:32 AM
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Melody - just make sure there isn't a pipe leak! You'll be spewing suds all the way down your street! Girl, I am so PROUD of you! And I agree -- you make the BEST soap. I love the idea of your Jasmine Rose. That'll probably sell first! Keep up the good work, my friend!
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nitere
True Blue Farmgirl
482 Posts
Amy
Hickory
NC
USA
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