Yellow Roses

I was able to stamp roses onto the soap with yellow mica and glitter. They turned out very pretty, but they do not show up very well in this picture.

 

Lemon Chiffon Soap

Lemon tea infuser next to a cup of tea and 3 bars of Lemon Chiffon Soap

Cosmetic grade yellow and glow in the dark glitter on top of each bar.

Soap displayed on a falling limestone post.

Shea Butter, Goats Milk, and White Lemon Cream Tea
area few of the items in this wonderful luxury soap.
Soap Ingredients: coconut oil, lard, sunflower, water, goat milk, lye, shea butter, titanium dioxide, palm stearic acid, fragrance oil and essential oil blend, peach kernel oil, coconut milk powder, orange rind powder, sunflower petals and pieces, White Lemon Cream Tea (Jasmine, orange peels, lemongrass and lemon bits) from Tea Celebrations,  mica, FD&C yellow #5, yellow iron oxide, cosmetic grade glitter
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Lemon Chiffon Soap

Lemon Chiffon Soap in molds and setting up.  I tried to take a picture of the soap in the dark since I put some cosmetic grade glow in the dark glitter on the top.  My camera kept flashing and covering the flash did not work.  You will have to take my word for it that the soap glows in the dark, or at least until you purchase a bar for yourself and test it out.  The center picture is lemon chiffon soap with antique lavender rose soap chunks mixed in.  Chunks are always interesting in soap.

Soap Ingredients: coconut oil, lard, sunflower, water, goat milk, lye, shea butter, titanium dioxide, palm stearic acid, fragrance oil and essential oil blend, peach kernel oil, coconut milk powder, orange rind powder, sunflower petals and pieces, White Lemon Cream Tea (Jasmine, orange peels, lemongrass and lemon bits) from Tea Celebrations,  mica, FD&C yellow #5, yellow iron oxide, cosmetic grade glitter
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Corset Ain't Much

I found  this little gift card in an antique store.  Isn't it adorable!

Corset Ain't Much......But Hope You Like It!

While I was shopping in Hutchinson, I found a shop called Tea Celebrations.  Since I make tea cozies and other items for the tea table, have a teapot and tea cup collection, and of course drink tea, I had to check it out.  I picked up some White Lemon Cream tea.  It sounds yummy, but I looked through the ingredients.  They include, Jasmine, orange peels, lemongrass and lemon bits.  My brain is functioning now.  I have lemongrass essential oil and lemon essential oil looses the smell very quickly in soap, so many people use lemongrass in soap.  I have been looking for yellow items to make a lemon soap.   I ordered mica, yellow glitter, and glow in the dark glitter.   I ordered a lemon chiffon fragrance too.  I can't wait until everything arrives so I can make lemon chiffon soap!!! 

I also found something else at Tea Celebrations.  I found a single teapot and cup decorated with purple roses.   I thought it would look nice for taking  pictures while displaying my new antique lavender rose soap.  The napkin is an antique hankie with purple roses and the hot pads are antique too.

Mashed Potatoes

I picked up some mashed potatoes and chicken yesterday at a local fast food chain.  My son's comments as he was eating the potatoes was the resemblance to grandmother's mashed potatoes and his yearning desire to visit grandma's house for her great mashed potatoes and her early breakfasts when she cooks eggs, toast, bacon, and hash browns.  Obviously I am not cooking lately.

Antique Lavender Rose Soap

The new soap is cut and a rose is stamped on the side of each bar.

Antique Finds

Goat In Cart

During a recent antique trip, I stumbled onto a couple of finds. One was a white porcelain tub with red trim. I plan to display my soap in the pan. The best find was a tea towel with a goat in a cart embroidered on it. I think displaying the goat milk soap in this pan with the tea towel would be cute. What do you think?

New Platter

Old Plate

I have been looking for plates with cottages on them.  A couple of years ago I found one with a crack on it.  Until now, I haven't seen another one.  This one is a platter and made by the same company.  This will fit nicely with my cottage collection!

Also, I made a batch of  Antique Lavender Rose soap.  Even with titanium dioxide to whiten the soap, it will be an antique lavender color.  The soap is setting up and I will cut it tomorrow.
Antique Lavender Rose Soap Ingredients: sunflower oil, coconut oil, lard, goat milk, lye, water, castor oil, shea butter, fragrance oil, essential oil, grapeseed oil, titanium dioxide, palm stearic acid, liquid silk, coconut milk powder, mica, pigment, cosmetic grade glitter

 I wanted to put a stamp on the side of my soap.  I have a sunflower, but I wanted to put a rose on the soap. Some of the stamps are expensive and I didn't want one just like everyone else.  My sister also makes soaps, (Banks of Noon Botanicals), and she suggested that I glue a button to a dowel rod and make a stamp that way.  It works perfect!  Thanks sis!