Well I knew it was going to be a busy week and weekend, and boy was I right! The week consisted of Daryl working in the field most of the time and for me? I spent a lot of it catching up with laundry, paperwork, and some committee things that I’m involved in.
And of course – making soap
I’m still working on building up my inventory and this weekend I made the soap that’s one of William’s favorites. It’s called Morning Sunshine and it’s named after one morning when I was on the porch looking east at our windmill and saw the sun coming up with just a blaze of colors.
So I decided to show you what all goes into it when you’re making it.
First you have to get out your supplies. Check out how I changed this process. It works really well for me but takes up some serious space in our house. 
After you have the ingredients mixed and are cooling to the temperature of around 110 degrees, you have to get the molds ready. I like to use my wooden ones and you have to line them with freezer paper so the soap can come out easy. OK, note to self – be very very careful of the cutting bar of the box of freezer paper. I cut my thumb tonight on that cutting bar and you would have sworn that I cut my finger off or something. Well after I gave myself some first aide I went back to lining my molds. And guess what? I couldn’t tear that paper to save my soul using the cutting bar on the box! Maybe it went dull after it cut MY finger!
Then after all that excitement, and the temperature was right, the soap is divided into 4 containers and colored and scented. There’s one small squeeze bottle with white in it also for the top. Because I don’t want the colors to mix and I’m on a tighter budget than probably the most, I used cardboard as my divider and put it in really snug so the soap colors stay where it should be. 
Then you pour both colors at once, let it set for a minute or two and then lift out the cardboard. 
And Shazam! Now let it sit for 4 to 6 weeks you can sell it.
Here’s two loafs that I made yesterday that will need to be cut tomorrow. I didn’t do too bad with my old cardboard dividers now did I?
And what’s on the agenda for next week? A couple of meetings after work, tilling the garden, trying to keep up with the lawn mowing, and of course making soap 🙂