Holiday Soap

Here is a quick look at one of my holiday soaps I have been working on. Fresh Snow with melt and pour embeds. So pretty. Available soon.

Doggies

My mom and her dogs have been staying with our family for the last few weeks. Here are the twin sisters Iris and Jasmine. They are Dogo Argentinos - aren't they the cutest? And there is Lilly the Westie in the background on the chair. She's the boss of everyone, 

And here is photo of our dog Miles, a Catahoula Hound dog. He's one spoiled dog. One of these days I need to make dog soap just for them.

Apple Butter Caramel - Oh yeah

Hello all! I wanted to share my Apple Butter Caramel soap with you. This is a goat's milk soap and the scent  has a great balance of caramel and apples. Here it is just poured in mold. I left the bulk of the soap natural and then put a layer of soap lightened with titanium dioxide on the top. Then I drizzled with some remaining natural soap and some colored with a rich cappucino mica. Looks like food doesn't it?

Just out of the mold you can see the natural soap already turning a caramel color - I sure wish it would have stayed that way! 

And here it is four weeks later. It's darkened up quite a bit. I still love the look of it though - a great fall soap. Oh and it still smells amazing!

Some News and some Pumpkin

I've been making soap for almost two years and I finally decided to open shop! The name is Menagerie Soaps. I'm having so much fun. Check out my Etsy shop. I've been working hard - so more to come soon. You can also follow my Menagerie Soaps facebook page to see what is coming up.  

My latest soap is a Pumpkin Walnut Biscotti Goat's Milk soap made with pumpkin puree. It smells incredible. The soap is turning very dark - I hope the contrast of the colors will still be visible over time. 

Out of the Mold

Cranberry Relish out of the mold. I'm really loving the color of this soap. It is getting a little darker over time too. This is the first time I used cranberry seeds and I think it adds a nice touch. Oh - and it smells really good too, not too sweet, not too tart.