Hi everyone! I'm Katie, and after lurking around for a while, I decided it was time to join and participate 
I'm a relatively new soaper but spent looooots of time reading and watching videos before finally diving in to make my first soap... which was still a lumpy disaster lol because apparently the best way to learn what trace is like and how long is *too* long, is to accidentally stick blend too long I also learned a lot about mica dusting and what not to do on that batch.
Behold, my first ever:
I got the hang of it fairly quickly after that, though I don't have many pictures of my soaps yet. That's my next project! My first several are fully cured now and boy, waiting those 6 weeks to try them out is the hardest part!
Aside from soapmaking, I also sew (my kids wear 90% mom-made clothes), make candles and wax melts, play a lot of video games, and love urban fantasy TTRPGs. I have 2 littles (4 and 6), and my husband is just as nerdy and almost as crafty as I am. I'm a Los Angeles transplant in the Seattle area (though I've been out of LA for so long it feels like a lifetime ago) and I'm still not used to the cold.
Anyway, I'm happy to be here and learn from you all, and I look forward to sharing my experience when I can! Before I go, here's a not-terrible soap I made for the sake of my pride
I'm a relatively new soaper but spent looooots of time reading and watching videos before finally diving in to make my first soap... which was still a lumpy disaster lol because apparently the best way to learn what trace is like and how long is *too* long, is to accidentally stick blend too long I also learned a lot about mica dusting and what not to do on that batch. Behold, my first ever:
I got the hang of it fairly quickly after that, though I don't have many pictures of my soaps yet. That's my next project! My first several are fully cured now and boy, waiting those 6 weeks to try them out is the hardest part!
Aside from soapmaking, I also sew (my kids wear 90% mom-made clothes), make candles and wax melts, play a lot of video games, and love urban fantasy TTRPGs. I have 2 littles (4 and 6), and my husband is just as nerdy and almost as crafty as I am. I'm a Los Angeles transplant in the Seattle area (though I've been out of LA for so long it feels like a lifetime ago) and I'm still not used to the cold.
Anyway, I'm happy to be here and learn from you all, and I look forward to sharing my experience when I can! Before I go, here's a not-terrible soap I made for the sake of my pride
