I love the beautiful glass soap dishes by BPR Designs, especially this cranberry and pink glass soap dish.
African American Hair Care Recipes
A reader recently asked The Natural Beauty Workshop if they had any hair recipes for African American coarse hair, such as ones for conditioners, masks, etc. They posted links to several great sources. Read about it on their blog.
DIY: Chomper Polish Tutorial
Great Cakes Soapworks shares a recipe for Basic Cold Process Soap that is suitable for Oral Care. Yes, it’s soap for your teeth! Find the recipe & tutorial here.
Pure & Natural Soaps
Pure & Natural Soaps has a variety of recipes listed on their site, including one for Olive Oil Soap. The Soap Making Forum is a great place to share ideas, techniques & recipes with other soap makers.
CandleScience
CandleScience is a great source for information regarding candle making. Their Learning section includes numerous videos, projects & articles that are very helpful, including an article that defines various candle making terms. You will also find directions for creating … Read More...
DIY: Colorful Retro Deco Bar
Learn how to make a Colorful Retro Deco Bar over at Denise’s Yadda Yadda blog.
Buzzworthy Tutorial
Courtney of Courtney Robyn’s Nest recently posted a tutorial on how to process beeswax from raw burr comb ends that she purchased from a local beekeeper. With just a bit of melting and straining, she came up with some beautiful … Read More...
DIY: Candles In Tins
I was recently reading Crafting A Green World and learned about some great craft projects posted by Country Living. One great recycling craft project is one showing how to create candles in tins. Find a variety of other … Read More...
DIY: Farmers Market Summer Facial
Golden Path Alchemy shared a refreshing summer recipe for a Farmers Market Summer Facial in their recent newsletter. Pick up these fresh ingredients at your local farmer’s market for a DIY skin brightener!
Farmers Market Summer Facial
Ingredients: 2 strawberries, … Read More...
DIY: Rose & Mimosa Solid Perfume
The Natural Beauty Workshop shares instructions for creating Rose & Mimosa Solid Perfume that make wonderful gifts or special treats for yourself!
DIY: I Heart Soap
Soap Queen’s latest tutorial is one showing how to create soaps featuring embossed letters & a heart declaring I Heart Soap. This project utilizes Bramble Berry’s I Heart Soap mold.
Discovering Glycerin Soap
Debbie Chialtas of Soapylove recently wrote a guest blog post at The Soap Bar where she linked to a lot of great projects. The tutorials are broken down by various styles, including romantic and funky.
Book Review: Basic Soap Making
Jessica Ripley posted a review of Basic Soap Making
by Stackpole Books on the Craft Critique website. Craft Critique is a collective of experienced crafters (some professional, most not) with strong opinions to share on the craft supplies you want … Read More...
DIY: Easy Handmade Soap
The White Beach posted a tutorial for creating easy handmade soap.
DIY: Soothing Summer Body Spray Recipe
Pioneer Thinking recently posted a simple recipe so you can create your own Soothing Summer Body Spray Recipe. This is sure to cool you off so you can enjoy comfortable lazy days on the beach…or at least be comfortable … Read More...
DIY: Watermelon Scrub
Watermelon is as much a part of summer as heat and mosquitoes, so why not incorporate watermelon into your body products? Whip up a nice Watermelon Scrub using this recipe from BathBodySupply.com.
DIY: Jar Candles
Simply Fun Stuff is a blog all about creativity, crafting, art, and other fun stuff. One of the recent posts shows how to create jar candles that are perfect for your home or to give as gifts or party favors. … Read More...
DIY: Embossed Soap
The Crafty B shares a fun tutorial showing how to make embossed soap using stamps.
Fourth of July
DIY: Fourth of July Celebration Soaps
Another fun Fourth of July soap project is one posted on Denise’s Yadda Yadda blog. Check out her post about Fourth of July Celebration Soaps here.