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Back in May, I released the Pampered Feet challenge. Kathy (jaspersgarden) responded to the challenge with a great story, recipes and photos. She has responded to our challenges before, so I’m glad to welcome Kathy back to guest writing on our blog. I hope you enjoy her story and great […]

Pampered Feet from jaspersgarden

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For me, summer and roses are words that walk hand in hand. I can’t remember a summer that didn’t have vases filled with roses that my sister and I picked from around the neighborhood (with permission of course). My mom finally had to make a rule that we were only […]

Roses: Fresh Flowers to Decorative Scented Potpourri

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The other day I made the Tropical Rose Soap which I had to force through saponification because my temperatures were too hot. I was so in love in the color, smell and feel of this soap I decided to make another soap without the cosmetic problems my first batch had. […]

Tropical Rose Soap 2

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Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve always been able to ask my grandpa for stories about the fishing trips he used to go on with his buddies. Most of these stories bring a smile to my grandpa’s face and he can’t stop chuckling as he tells the story. […]

Grandpa’s Fishing Soap

Today is Independence Day for the United States! We hope you have had a wonderful holiday weekend so far and continue to have a wonderful day. If you need to travel, please travel safely. Enjoy your day and we will see you tomorrow! All orders placed after 8:00 A.M. Mountain […]

Independence Day 2011

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In the summer there is nothing better than a rich lather soap with oils from the tropics. Enjoy the splendor from a rich lathering soap with the luxury of Shea Butter. Tropical beaches with warm sand and cold drinks are now no more than a shower away! Who knew such […]

Tropical Rose Soap

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I love chocolate and once in a while I run into a recipe that finds a permanent location in my cookbook. One day, while I was browsing The Dish Forum, I discovered this Chocolate Italian Ice recipe posted by Subway Haiku calling to the chocolate lovers of the world! Yum. […]

Dark Chocolate Italian Ice

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Yesterday I shared the Chocolate Mint Layered Soap. While it was fun to make the soap, I do have to say that chocolate and mint reminds me of the winter holiday season, not the summer! I decided to make another layered soap with chocolate layers, but this time I wanted […]

Chocolate & Vanilla Layered Soap

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Lately I have been craving any chocolate that I could get my paws on. (I mean hands!) Now, I truly mean any chocolate. Chocolate bars, chocolate chips, chocolate ice cream, brownies, chocolate shakes, you name it. If it contained chocolate, I wanted it 10 minutes ago. 😛 I’m beginning to […]

Chocolate Mint Layered Soap

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A little while ago I had someone ask for some help formulating a stiff but non-greasy hand cream for her husband. He had been using a “No Crack” Super Hand Cream that he loved, but he had just ran out. He begged her to see if she could make something […]

Honey-Do Super Hand Cream

Yesterday I made a Huckleberry soap. Today I will be using the same recipe but with an increased percentage of the Huckleberry Fragrance Oil. The soap smells so wonderful I want to go find a berry patch and spend the day grazing. 🙂 Just be careful using this soap in […]

Huckleberry Soap – Day 2

The other day Tina asked me to make two soaps using our Huckleberry Fragrance Oil. She wanted me to record my temperatures, time it took to trace and which one I thought smelled better. I couldn’t wait to get started. I love Huckleberries. A local wood fired oven pizzeria has […]

Huckleberry Soap – Day 1