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I'll say that was a marathon! Ooo la la, such pretty soaps. :thumbup:

Ooooo, I love this one!

I couldn't help another nature related post when I saw this on the news today. You may have heard about frozen iguanas falling out of the trees in Florida, well here are some alligators in ice. Now, I feel bad for complaining about the cold.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI4pAZY3sCo

You're lucky to have them so close by. If you haven't checked out the DC eagle cam, it's really fascinating to have such a close up view of the eggs hatching and daily life in the nest. I hope the cam near you gets installed soon. You'll love it! LOL 'fraid not, not from me!

For any of you, like me, who follow the DC eagle cam......they're baaaack! Knowing that they're back and making preparations for their next eagle babies, makes me feel like Spring may be just around the corner. Anyway, here's a pic I captured of mom or dad this foggy morning...

I cure my soaps on trays that are only inches from each other, and have never had a problem with fragrances migrating. But I store my cured, wrapped soaps separately, in individual baseball card boxes. I'm not sure, because I don't do it, but I think the paper wrappers might absorb fragrances...

Ah, just got home and read these answers, thank you so much! The bars cooled at room temp. I don't mind the pattern at all, I was just interested to know what had caused it. So it's the beeswax! I find it interesting that the spots are all the same size, and distributed so evenly. They look...

I made some lotion bars yesterday, using beeswax, cocoa butter and avocado oil. The oils were completely melted, clear, no bits of cocoa butter or beeswax remaining. When they cooled, this is what the tops look like. It's hard to get the camera to pick them up, they're easier to see in person...

I CPOP every batch, preheating to 170, turning off, and leaving over night. I've never noticed any odor.

A quick thanks to DeeAnna and IrishLass for your guidance in making my my chai mixture. I can't tell you how much I've been enjoying it. It was 3 degrees outside when I woke up this morning, and after my usual coffee, I was still cold. So I've just finished a big mug of chai, and it's so nice to...

It looks to me like it hasn't gelled. If it's ungelled, and you cut too soon, it can have a texture like that, soft and crumbly. Does it zap? If it does, you need to wait longer to cut because it's still going through the saponification process.

Those are gorgeous. I especially love your yin yang soaps. I've attempted that technique, but never got such beautiful results. Nice job!

That did my heart good. Thanks dibbles!!!

Anyone would be thrilled to get any of them as a gift! :thumbup::clap:

Well, I see another trip to the Indian grocery is in my future. When I walk through the door of that place, the aroma almost makes me swoon. The rows of fragrant spices make me walk slowly and inhale deeply. With winter upon us, this sounds like a good way to try and fend off colds and flu...

I was just discussing this with friends last night. I go all the way back to loving XP. I hated having to give it up. I see no improvements in the newer versions. I want my XP back!!! :wtf:

Thanks for that link, lenarenee. I also make my molasses crinkle cookies with double the amount of spice called for. LOVE them dunked in coffee! I like to keep a baggie of the dough rolled into balls in the freezer. Sometimes I bake them two at a time, just so I can enjoy them with a cup of...

LOL, here's one of the recipes that I'm working from. This one sounds way too sweet for my liking, so I'm going to have to make adjustments as I go. https://foodretro.com/instant-chai-tea-latte-powder-an-epic-adventure-story/ Wow, I love the idea of making tea bags, I never thought of that. It...

A couple of questions here. Let me start by saying that I love a warm mug of chai latte, especially in the cold winter months. Cocoa is usually too sweet for me, but a spicy, warm chai latte is juuust right. I know it's not the best, but I love the convenience of the instant chai latte powders...

I wasn't sure where to post this, maybe labels and packaging or other crafts, so I ended up here, admins feel free to move this if you think it should be elsewhere. For those of you who may be designing labels for your products, or maybe you're printing your own Christmas cards, or gift tags, I...