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The December Soap Challenge Club’s theme is Black Tie Affair. Soapers must use black and white plus one accent color to create their masterpieces. Majestic Mountain Sage is sponsoring this month’s challenge, and we are very excited to do so! The creativity in the group is inspiring! I’m not entering […]

This Just In: December Soap Challenge Complete

December 13, 2019 in Challenges and Q&A / Cold Process Soap by Denise

Would you like to learn new soaping techniques?Join a group of creative minds? Compete to win great prizes? Then the Soap Challenge Club is for you! Every month, the Soap Challenge Club offers a different technique or tutorial to help soapers expand their skills and have a great time doing […]

Gain amazing skills with Soap Challenge Club

October 14, 2019 in Challenges and Q&A by Denise

It’s been a while since I’ve shared anything related to fragrance blending and I’ll admit that I haven’t made time to play around with the fragrances in our blog kitchen! I’m embarrassed to admit that I recently ran out of body cream and I was in desperate need for a […]

Fragrance Friday: An Adventure in Blending

July 19, 2019 in Challenges and Q&A / Fragrances / Scent Blends tagged andee by Andee

Let's get creative in February! — In November, we started doing something fun, but if you have not placed an order since then, you don’t know about it. We have revived our monthly newsletter, and we are sending a copy with every order that leaves our warehouse. The fun comes with a list of creative prompts […]

Get Creative in February

February 1, 2019 in Calendar / Challenges and Q&A / Food and Recipes / Special Features by Denise

Before we fall into the accelerated pace of autumn and the holiday season, it’s a good idea to spend some time taking stock of what supplies you have on hand. No matter what you create, adventurous makers, you’ll probably be in the thick of it soon. Before you get started, […]

October Challenge: What’s in Your Cupboard?

October 1, 2018 in Challenges and Q&A / Drawings and Contests by Denise

One of the busy chickens on our farm! — At the beginning of January, I asked you to guess how many eggs my family chickens laid last year. We got many guesses, and they ranged all over the board from 8,000 all the way to 18,500! You may be asking, how many eggs did those chickens lay? They laid […]

Eggs Laid in 2017! Guessing Contest Results!

April 4, 2018 in Challenges and Q&A / Drawings and Contests by Andee

Tina read a lot of books in 2017! — At the beginning of January, I asked you to guess how many books Tina read last year. We got many guesses, and they ranged all over the board from 5 all the way to 259! You may be asking, how many books did she read? Tina read 101 books in […]

Books Read in 2017! Guessing Contest Results!

February 1, 2018 in Challenges and Q&A / Drawings and Contests by Andee

How many eggs where collected in 2017? — I’m feeling the need for another guessing contest! I used one of the Adventurous Makers Calendar to record the number of eggs that my family’s chickens lay in 2017. I not only wanted to know how many eggs we got from our hens, but I needed to create some farm […]

Another Guessing Contest! How Many Eggs Were Collected in 2017?

January 3, 2018 in Challenges and Q&A / Drawings and Contests by Andee

How many books did Tina read in 2017? — One of our favorite uses for the Adventurous Makers Calendar is to record positive things and accomplishments for our year. In 2017, we recorded finished knitting projects, books read, eggs collected, soap made, and even the hay harvested.

It’s a Guessing Contest for the books read in 2017!

January 1, 2018 in Challenges and Q&A / Drawings and Contests by Andee

The left arm at the bottom of the photo looks amazing after 10 days of lanolin butter application. — How is your skin looking and feeling? I’ve decided to jump days and show you how great our volunteer’s arm looks after applying the Lanolin Butter for 10 days. Wow! Can you believe how much difference there is? The left arm at the bottom of the photo looks fantastic, and […]

10-day Soft Skin Challenge with Lanolin Butter, Day 10

November 7, 2017 in Challenges and Q&A / Lotions and Creams by Andee

Our volunteer’s left arm before the second application of Lanolin Butter. — Have you noticed any difference in your skin yet? Are you taking pictures to compare the before and after? Today our volunteer has shown a slight improvement in the appearance of the skin. The flaky appearance isn’t as noticeable and yet the skin isn’t looking smooth or supple. At this […]

10-day Soft Skin Challenge with Lanolin Butter, Day 2

November 2, 2017 in Challenges and Q&A / Lotions and Creams by Andee

Our blob of Lanolin Butter before being applied. — I hope you’ve had enough time to get your ingredients and make your own batch of Lanolin Butter for our Soft Skin Challenge. We’re now starting the application challenge and share the pictures of our guinea pig volunteer’s arms for the next 10 days to give you an idea of […]

10-day Soft Skin Challenge with Lanolin Butter, Day 1

November 1, 2017 in Challenges and Q&A / Lotions and Creams by Andee