Today I got my 3rd covid shot.
Part of the rules of getting into Japan without risking having to do a PCR and failing.
So far my arm is sore and I am slightly light headed and tired.
Will see how I shape up tomorrow.
Above is a better photo of the ombre in the green (Lemongrass ess oil)
Its quite a calming colour and design. This was the soap the students got to cut to experience the fun of that part of soap making
Liz chose the Orange and Bitter Chocolate fragrance.
This one is a devil to work with as it thickens up the mixture REALLY quickly.
We ended up spooning it out rather than pouring it.
So its ended up with quite the rustic appearance but I do love the orange and black. And it smells divine!
Karen paid her deposit to do a class probs nearly 12 months ago!
She finally got a chance to come in and do the class – and really enjoyed herself
She chose the Lemongrass and Exotic Lime fragrance and did these gorgeous swirls with two tones of green
One of my Monday Morning Knitting/crochet pals, Angela made it in to a soap class!
She chose the comforting fragrance of the Oatmeal, Milk and Honey, and with a bit of saffron, created these lovely soaps!
Rena has dairy sheep and her aim is to make sheeps milk soaps!
She is keen on all natural products, so chose the Lavender essential oil and used the Brazilian Purple Clay for her colourant.
We tried a drop swirl just in the middle and its worked so well!
And for my show off demo soap I did a Taiwan swirl with some unsubtle colours.
Its a faster demo than the usual one – we only had 4 students but they were a chatty inquisitive lot so we weren’t running super early by the time we got to this stage.
All in all, it was a fun day with lovely people – networking not just about soap but other aspects of being more self reliant in gardens and creating beautiful things.
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The student soap look beautiful! I bet you were proud they were able to create such lovely results. You must be a wonderful teacher. ❤️
A small goat farm about 45 minutes from me has been offering goat milk soap making classes. I’m so tempted, but it’s usually on a week night and would put me home quite late. Maybe next time I see them at the farmer’s market, I’ll buy some of her soap instead. Their goat cheese is the best I’ve ever had.
Thank-you… so far each workshop has been really fun.
Oh – I hope one day you might get the chance/energy to go to a class – but in the meantime totally buy some lol!
(Warning… it might be addictive !!)
However… once you know how, you can just make up a batch or a double batch of lovely soap and you’re set for months!! Let me know if you do and how you go!