No longer MIA!

*waves* Hey y'all! Wow! So sorry I have been unable to update the blog for a bit but haven't been well. I wound up catching that virus that has been going around and it turned into Bronchitis! I haven't had bronchitis in ages!! I am not at 100% yet , and still have a terrible cough but I am feeling so much better than I was. I have been unable to make any more soap for well over a week now unfortunately and have had the worst soapmaking withdrawals ever! I am hoping that within the next couple of days I will be making some soap because I have been brainstorming on the next batch. Which reminds me...the batch of soap that I made a month ago that I dubbed "Sisterly Love", well the cure time was up on it! So I tried it yesterday and wow! I absolutely adore that recipe! The bubbles and scent are amazing! I am looking forward to sampling it out to my guinea pigs. ;)

Now, onto the batches that I made before getting sick.

If you will remember, I had planned to do another batch of soap to rule out problems with the recipe as to why there was some crumbling. These pictures are that batch.

I made the batch quite big as you can see. ;)

I was going to do it without scent *and* color but decided to add color anyway.  This is the loaf after cutting it. The cuts were clean of course.

I love how this one swirled. All in all it was a very good batch so it was in fact the dullness of the knife and not the recipe. :)

Ok the next batch I had been brainstorming about for a bit, and while I don't care as much for the grey areas because I wasn't going for any color blends, my husband preferred it that way. I let him do the top swirl.

The base is a pink color, and you can see a bit of a tint. This was right after swirl.

This was after the soap was unmolded. I love the contrast in color!

After cutting the loaf

This batch is gorgeous, and the fragrance oil that I used came out nicely. Its a very clean scent, and a very soapy one if that makes sense.

Well there you have it. :) Gosh I really need to get out there and do another batch of soap! I sure have missed it. I am looking forward to my next soapmaking adventure. I have been brainstorming the past couple of days and decided on trying an odd combination and doing a whipped top on the bars, think marble, cucumbers, and cake. lol The batch after that I have plans to make castile (100% Olive Oil) just to see how it turns out. Being sick sure does give you that extra time to brainstorm. lol
Ok folks, its time for me to run. Hope everyone is doing good.
Suds & Bubbles,
Soapy