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  1. 2lilboots

    What soapy thing have you done today?

    @AliensrReal I do that too. It was easy when I only had 5 bottles of FOs. Now I have 40+ and I really have to think about what I will create with each fo.
  2. 2lilboots

    Getting Ready

    The joy of living on a farm. Goats will be coming soon too.
  3. 2lilboots

    How are you offsetting the cost of Olive Oil?

    My soaps are mostly lard. Since I don't use a lot of OO, I'm not going to change my recipe.
  4. 2lilboots

    2lilboots soaps again

    Happy Saint Patrick's Day! NG Green Irish FO. Several shades of green Micas. ITP swirl.
  5. 2lilboots

    2lilboots soaps again

    NG loving spell fo. Tennis ball breaker, flotation device, and Radioactive neon Mad Micas. Also TD. Smells like citrus. Swirled with a whisk.
  6. 2lilboots

    Chunky lye and milk solution

    I let my goat milk sit out and get to room temperature before adding to my oils. Sometimes I warm the GM and whisk in some powdered GM in order to have a full GM soap. I let that get to room temperature before stick blending it in my oils
  7. 2lilboots

    Frightening Canning Procedures

    Tomatoes are high acid and can be water-bath canned. Pickles, due to the brine, also water-bath canned.
  8. 2lilboots

    Getting Ready

    @AliOop I will certainly post pictures.
  9. 2lilboots

    Getting Ready

    So due to the rising cost of goats milk I have decided to raise my own goats to get the milk. So we have to get the barn ready and fix the fence by the end of March. That is when my little beauties will arrive. I say little because they are Nigerian dwarf goats. I am super stoked. I haven't...
  10. 2lilboots

    2lilboots soaps again

    Thank you @dmcgee5034 and @CLMP
  11. 2lilboots

    2lilboots soaps again

    NG Pink Sugar fo. I separated the soap batter I wanted to color and only put the fo in the batter I didn't color. This fo turns soap a dark brown, but smells delightful.
  12. 2lilboots

    Frightening Canning Procedures

    I love my tattlers as well. I had too many ball canning lids buckle in 2021 and decided to take the reusable seal plunge.
  13. 2lilboots

    Frightening Canning Procedures

    I was a rebel once. I pressure canned butter, and I used it. I'll go sit in the corner now. My ex mother in law used to water-bath can green beans for 3 hours. The Amish that live all around this area water-bath all their food stuff. I'm not saying it is the right way.
  14. 2lilboots

    2lilboots soaps again

    Spring soap with NG cranberry relish fo. Little chick mold embeds that I found at Michaels and 1" PVC mold embeds. Neon mad Micas and TD. The plain soap is unscented and uncolored Goats Milk soap.
  15. 2lilboots

    2lilboots soaps again

    Cosmos. NG Lick me all over fo. I used 1" PVC pipes to make the planets. Quite a few different Micas for colorants as well as TD, ultramarine blue and black oxide. Super happy with this soap.
  16. 2lilboots

    Frightening Canning Procedures

    I pressure can meats.
  17. 2lilboots

    Aloe Vera Juice

    You could always freeze what you don't use.
  18. 2lilboots

    Aloe Vera Juice

    I use the Walmart AVJ in all of the soap I make
  19. 2lilboots

    Washing tips?

    I wipe all my utensils and containers with a dry microfiber towel. Let them sit overnight and wash with dawn dish detergent.
  20. 2lilboots

    What Is Your Favorite Lye?

    Red hot devil lye from Duda energy on Amazon. To stop the static, wipe plastic bottles with dryer sheet, and shake the bottle vigorously before opening.
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