Nov 8, 2010

Making Soap


After gathering my ingredients from far and near, I'm finally ready.  I had to get to a friend's to pick up my goat's milk, she was very generous and I have enough to make two batches.  I rendered the lard (previous post). And bought my lye and essential oils.  I'm ready to go.
Goats' milk soap is in much higher demand than the regular lye soaps that I make.  I just use the recipe off of Fiasco Farm.  This time I'm going to try to make a deoderant type soap.  One for my honey who says that regular homemade soaps don't cut the body odor.  I'm going to put in eucalyptus oil and tea tree oil.  And I'm making some "pretty" smelling stuff for selling and Christmas gifts.

We are almost done with the outdoor work.  God has blessed us with beautiful, unseasonably warm weather, (nearly 60 tomorrow), but snow showers on Thursday.  My Christmas gifts are getting done.  I have a pair of mittens, out of homespun, nearly completed and I'm going to do some socks after that.  I also have a t shirt rug that I'm crocheting for my daughter's dorm room.

What a glorious day!  Time to get out there and redeem the time.

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Nov 8, 2010

Making Soap


After gathering my ingredients from far and near, I'm finally ready.  I had to get to a friend's to pick up my goat's milk, she was very generous and I have enough to make two batches.  I rendered the lard (previous post). And bought my lye and essential oils.  I'm ready to go.
Goats' milk soap is in much higher demand than the regular lye soaps that I make.  I just use the recipe off of Fiasco Farm.  This time I'm going to try to make a deoderant type soap.  One for my honey who says that regular homemade soaps don't cut the body odor.  I'm going to put in eucalyptus oil and tea tree oil.  And I'm making some "pretty" smelling stuff for selling and Christmas gifts.

We are almost done with the outdoor work.  God has blessed us with beautiful, unseasonably warm weather, (nearly 60 tomorrow), but snow showers on Thursday.  My Christmas gifts are getting done.  I have a pair of mittens, out of homespun, nearly completed and I'm going to do some socks after that.  I also have a t shirt rug that I'm crocheting for my daughter's dorm room.

What a glorious day!  Time to get out there and redeem the time.

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