…my version of a necklace and bracelet organizer.
I made one for my mom as well.
Ssshhh…don’t tell her…it’s a surprise.
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A friend of ours turns 50 today…his party was actually yesterday. We had planned on attending but several circumstances made it impossible.
The birthday boy is an avid hunter. My hubby came up with the idea and caption then I went for it with
the drawing and paint.
Considering my drawing skill or lack there of…
I think it turned out pretty well.
It’s supposed to be kind of cartoon-y in case you were wondering. :-)
The caption inside the card reads:
“When you’re over the hill, catching Z’s is easier
than climbing trees”
than climbing trees”
I’ll be mailing this card on Monday.
This isn’t the final placement for my freshly crafted snowflake ornaments…
Our Christmas tree will go up the day after Thanksgiving. It’s one of our family traditions.
Patty was kind enough to take photos of the freshly unmolded soap we made.
Here’s much anticipated blue marbled soap brick.
Isn’t it pretty!?!?
Next out of the mold was the Oatmeal Shea…
I thought this was a cool photo showing how they slipped it out from the mold.
And now being cut into bars….
Nice of her hubby to lend a hand with the cutting. I’m sure it’s not that easy to slice through.
Fun stuff!
Definitely want to try it again soon.
…actually coffee. Kimmie is nice that way…she doesn’t mind if we join without the proper beverage. Thanks Kimmie!
I have yet another busy Tuesday. Although I feel much better that I have a few things crossed off the list already.
Tomorrow, I’m sending my oldest off on his 6th grade school trip. They will be gone 3 days and 2 nights. This is a huge step!! For both of us. :)
He is super excited. I’m nervous because it’s 4 hours away.
I have the packing list at hand and am checking and rechecking it.
What are you doing today??
So I took a drive today out to my friend Patty’s house so she could show me how to make soap.
I’ve admired and used her awesome soap for quite a while,
so when she said she’d show me…
I knew I had to find a time to do it.
That day was today…
As I found out later what we made today was cold process soap. It used lye but wasn’t cooked on the stove as I thought it would be.
She explained that this soap has a “curing time” of about a month which if I’m understanding correctly, hot process soap is ready pretty much
right away.
This photo is showing the mixing process after
the lye dissolved in water has been added to the oils.
She is using a deep pot and a stick blender.
I was really shocked how quickly the saponification
happened.
This was actually the second batch we made but I had forgotten that I had my little pocket camera with me. I was too busy learning.
For this batch, Patty wanted to try out some new pigments she had purchased. We decided on ultramarine blue and titanium white going for a marbled effect. The scent we used was called “rise and shine”. It smelled divine!!
Her hubby stepped in to lend an extra hand while filling the mold.
Now I have to wait for a month until I see the finished product!! AHH!! I’m not known for my patience. If it didn’t take the better part of an hour to drive to her house, I’d be there on Tuesday when she un-molds it. I’m pretty sure she cuts it at that time as well. Yet another question I’ll have to ask.
After working out and running errands this morning, I spent a good chunk of this afternoon putting together all these bottle cap magnets. I think I’m a little loopy from the glue…need more ventilation in the basement!
You may remember a long time ago I had them strewn across my work surface.
I bagged them up and stuck them away…promptly forgetting they existed.
Well, no more.
They are heading to Texas along with all the other items I’ve been busy creating plus some oldies but goodies.
I still have a list of things I want to make but am running out of time.
I hope I remember to take a picture of everything before sending it off.