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Off I go to make some hot chocolate. Hope I can find a big enough mug for those mallows. 
Hi, I just made 100% coconut oil soap, 0% superfat stain sticks. Sorry to be so dense, but how do I use these? Dry rub, or wet rub? How long to leave in before washing ? Looking forward to clean husband’s pillowcases
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@Jersey Girl the pictures are nice!
at Christmas shows, sets of two soaps have sold better for me than sets of three (in case you want to split some). Probably because they are cheaper.
at Christmas shows, sets of two soaps have sold better for me than sets of three (in case you want to split some). Probably because they are cheaper.
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Good question! Not dense at all.
Simply wet the stick and the stain and rub in circular motion until lather appears. Peel paper label back or slide stick as needed. Applying stain stick ASAP will increase the effectiveness to remove stain. Then wash as usual. 
Wet rub. I have a small bowel of water that I dip the stick in, then rub the stained area.Hi, I just made 100% coconut oil soap, 0% superfat stain sticks. Sorry to be so dense, but how do I use these? Dry rub, or wet rub? How long to leave in before washing ? Looking forward to clean husband’s pillowcases
This stain stick took out a long ago washed and dried stain from my test shirt! I did not resign it to the rag bin, because it was such a pretty T-shirt. Now it is back in the rotation again!Good question! Not dense at all.
Um, that was a little TMI?
@Jersey Girl Everything you do is beautiful. That packaging looks great. I think it was smart to make the soaps not overly Christmas-y. That way they won be out of place during the rest of the year whenever the buyer/recipient uses them.
@ScentimentallyYours I love that dragon stamp! Super pretty soap. Did you add red to the portion with the discoloring FO? It is really lovely.
@ScentimentallyYours I love that dragon stamp! Super pretty soap. Did you add red to the portion with the discoloring FO? It is really lovely.
Thank you @dibbles That is very kind of you to say especially coming from someone who makes the gorgeous soaps you do!
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Thank you! And thanks for the feedback. I did buy 2 compartment boxes and I put a soap, lotion bar and lip balm in those! I think those will be a good seller. I need to add a two soap option too. And by the way…I bought these boxes from Papermart and let me tell you…when they were delivered I almost had a panic attack. They come in three pieces and while the window part and the divider part isn’t hard to figure out, the box itself was soooo intimidating and they came with no directions. 8 million folds. Lol. Luckily I found a YouTube video that helped me figure it out and now I can put them together in less than a minute.
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LOL! I was expecting someone to say something like this!
Actually, it's not really me that you have to look out for. It's a certain Canadian....
@AliensrReal - I love your watermelon soap. What is the red you used? I went too pink, again - ugh! I am super happy with my seeds from soap dough using my new extruder. They are better than my last attempts. I haven’t cleaned up the edges or taken a good pic, but here’s mine made last weekend. Scent is BB Watermelon Sugar.
I also made a dozen cupcakes scented with NS Smell the Rainbow.
I also made a dozen cupcakes scented with NS Smell the Rainbow.
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@dmcgee5034 99% of my soaps are neon colors. I used Nurture Soap neon red.
I love your watermelon soap! I love the rind. I used two separate greens but they were so close in color that they almost look the same. How do you do the frosting on the cupcakes? When I tried a long time ago they looked like doggie poo.
I love your watermelon soap! I love the rind. I used two separate greens but they were so close in color that they almost look the same. How do you do the frosting on the cupcakes? When I tried a long time ago they looked like doggie poo.
I actually like the pink. I usually use lighter colors in my soaps. I don’t want to take the chance of staining washcloths or having brightly colored lather. They look great.
I used 3 greens on the rind - all BB. Evergreen, Kermit Green and Dark Green (which is not dark, btw) to get some better contrasts than my last versions.
For the frosting, I let my batter thicken up before piping it. I use a large piping tip and 16” piping bag. I also put the cupcakes in the freezer so they don’t heat up and melt the frosting. Get a can of frosting to practice with, once you can pipe with real frosting, soap batter isn’t as intimidating. Here’s a link showing what I do to fill the piping bag, I put in all 3 colors in the plastic wrap to make the frosting swirly.
LOL not this Canadian hahahahahahaActually, it's not really me that you have to look out for. It's a certain Canadian....
I spent the evening last night cleaning my luffas I grew this summer. A bit of a pain in the butt I must say. I could probably purchase them cheap enough, but at least I know these are au natural with no chemicals and just horse manure for fertilizer (cause we got S*** loads of that (literally).
That is jaw dropping work there! Wow. I like your pink, personally. For red I use Trial By Fire and like it. Tried it once and kept to it.
Nope, not you. She knows who she is....
Also, had to laugh about your loofas. I'm old and it was not that long ago that I learned -- from guess where -- that loofas are a plant. I thought they were something you got at the store!
Not me, surely. I would never.............Actually, it's not really me that you have to look out for. It's a certain Canadian....
I did see that, though, and WAS going to comment but decided to leave it for someone else. Like you.
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