Andee

About Andee

Director of Happiness. I'm a thirty-something soap snob. I've grown up with handmade soaps, and I love them! I really like making lotions, soaps, and perfumes. I adore mixing scents to come up with something new. My favorite scent is either Wicked or Cotton Candy. I tend to hoard fragrances, I even have an Earl Grey Tea from the MMS catalog. I won't tell you how old it is, but it sure is good!

Almost 2 weeks ago, I introduced you to Sadie. Since then, this little kitten has thoroughly rooted herself into our lives. On Sunday, I was playing with Sadie and thought that since she was actually awake, I would try to get some new pictures. I was very pleased that after […]

Sadie Update

May 9, 2011 in Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

Spring is here! While this means that our weather can be warm in the afternoons and we use the air conditioners in our cars, the mornings are still chilly and require the use of the heaters in our cars. 🙂 To help keep the skin moisturized with the varying temperatures, […]

Pear-ly Spring Souffle

May 2, 2011 in Lotions and Creams by Andee

At our location in Nibley, we have quite the collection of critters. Muskrats, pheasants, Canada Geese, and even some cats. When we first moved into the building last year, there were several kittens that lived in the area. We began feeding the kittens in hopes that we would be able […]

Meet Sadie!

April 28, 2011 in Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

Last weekend, I found myself trying to explain EXACTLY what the difference between soap and detergent was. Wow! That was a lot harder to answer than I thought it was. My original thought was that while a soap and detergent may have a bar or liquid appearance, they are different […]

Soap & Detergent: What is the difference?

April 13, 2011 in Soap / Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

Recently, I was asked to show how to make a batch of liquid soap that was a 100% Olive Oil batch. This batch of soap was easy to make, but definitely a learning experience during the dilution phase! Collect needed items: Ingredients Olive Oil Potassium Hydroxide Water (I used Reverse […]

Olive Oil Liquid Soap

April 7, 2011 in Liquid Soap / Soap by Andee

If you liked the Special Feature on March 21st, I’m sure you will also enjoy today’s feature. As you may know, I love surfing the blogs from soapers and other crafters. One of the blogs I follow, The Great Cakes Soap Works Blog, had the cutest Valentine style soaps. Amy […]

Special Feature: Amy Warden of Great Cakes Soapworks

April 6, 2011 in Featured Crafters / Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

In my spare time I love surfing the websites of various soapmakers and crafters to see all the cool things that people make. My home computer has LOTS of bookmarked websites that I find inspirational. Several weeks ago, I helped put a little gift package together for Emily Caswell since […]

Special Feature: Emily Caswell of GCDSpa.com

March 21, 2011 in Featured Crafters / Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

Recently we were asked if Titanium Dioxide would color a soap white if one used dark colored oils. Since I don’t have many dark oils, I decided to make 5 different batches of soap with Neem Oil to show how using Titanium Dioxide can lighten the color, but not make […]

Neem Oil and Titanium Dioxide in Cold Process Soap

March 11, 2011 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Andee

I am so excited that I could scream! Our blog has been nominated for “Best Overall Content” in a challenge for the Best Handmade Soap Blogs. This challenge is being hosted by Amy Warden of Great Cakes Soapworks. She was inspired by the 83rd Annual Academy Awards and decided that […]