Yes I know… the above picture does not look very soap-like!
This is why I am not here much lately… just been busy!!
But the milling has started so we are finally on the home straight of this very long winded tree job!
Will return another day with more on that.
Back to soap
Just wanted something a little on the ‘pretty’ side. This one is Australian Lavender.
Now this fantastic experiment is for colouring using Turmeric!
My lovely friend Irene in Queensland grew her own and dehydrated and powdered it… and sent me some!
In the curing process it has lightened, but the speckle remains which is really lovely
I didn’t use any fragrance… just wanted to see what the colouring did.
Its gone even lighter than this – next batch I will double the amount of turmeric. Just to see!
Bit of a dodgy photo and it doesn’t tell you much, but these are shampoo bars.
I did the soap a different way with a few different ingredients.
And the lye mix was all milk and a skerrick of water – so it will be a very soft soap!
Now to wait a month before I can test it.
Last market… A lady from the market took this photo and I asked if I could use it here because I didn’t take my camera along
Can you see the soap on the back row? I’ve got some little slabs of the macrocarpa there as a raised bench to be fancier.
Also some fairy lights that you can’t really see.
There…
Nawww… Pip. As always I think he is cute. (He is on my lap right now but will pop him into bed in a minute and I will have to go too because I am pretty tired after today!)
Hope you are all having a great week so far!
Cheers!
(Slightly dodgy snap… haha)
Dealing with tree removal is quite a job. We have an oak the died along the roadway. A neighbor asked if he could cut it down. Yes, please. For those who burn wood, it’s good to get it for free and we don’t have to do the work of removal.
I love the turmeric color. I’m anxious to hear if it smells like turmeric. I take a daily dose to keep inflammation at bay and like the flavor.
Oh the trees are so much work! Now we look like a lumber yard LOL Still… its all getting there bit by bit.
The turmeric doesn’t smell like turmeric in the soap unfortunately… its faded more but still speckled… I am liking it and want to try it again