Hello, my name is Cheryl, I am a "newbie" soapmaker. I live in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley in VA. I recently took a week long soap making class at the John C Campbell Folk Art School in NC. Now I am hooked on soap! I have about 15 pounds of soap I made this week curing that I hope to sell in time for Mother's Day. I find soap making very relaxing and am having so much fun trying out recipes I've gotten from books and adding my own twist to them. I hope to learn lots more from this forum and share some recipes.