a tour of our workshop
i took some photos recently….it was nice to catch the workshop at a somewhat clean and organised moment. our production schedule starts with THE LIST: and a bunch of empty trays. each one holds 96 bars ie a full batch: empty soap moulds standing by: vegetable oils and caustic soda: my new soap mixer and [...]
CWA….malanda branch, and some laundry soap
i just received a lovely handwritten note thanking me for a soapmaking demonstration i did at our local CWA (country woman’s association for our international readers). it’s such a shock to get something handwritten in these electronic cyberised word-processed days, isn’t it? i went down there some weeks ago and showed the ladies how to [...]
in the garden this month…..
1. the brazilian cherries have been ready to eat. i keep announcing that i’ll be making jelly….but i keep eating them right off the tree. they are tart, sweet and have a slightly resinous/camphorous note to them that is quite addictive. and they look so cute….like tiny little chinese lanterns, in green, then orange and [...]
calender icon pillows
aren’t these a great idea? get one with your wedding anniversary on it and have that date all over your sofa all year long. absolutely no reason to forget the flowers now! get yours from icon pillows.
max and diana
i was thrilled to get this poster today. our good friend luke is starring in it, alongside lynn cropp. the play is about the couple who started nautilus restaurant….which is a port douglas icon and the sort of place the clintons drop into when they are in town. it is set during an approaching tropical [...]
kitteh pics
mushroom with her unusual coloured eyes: the snoozing fennel: the naughty pair: fennel in a pillow cave: bonus norbu belly….he permitted me to trim some fur:
some new etsy favourites
i haven’t posted a gallery of etsy favourites in a long long time. looks like i’m getting some aprons made. i recently twigged that people sell fabric by the metre on etsy….who knew? and how sweet are the irish crochet lace necklaces? new EtsyNameSpace.Mini(5251488, ‘favorites’,'thumbnail’,5,4).renderIframe();
soapmaking and safety glasses
i read with some horror this morning about a newbie soaper who blithely soaps without wearing goggles. lye, if splashed in the eye….and it only takes a single drop….will be highly painful at best and will damage your sight or blind you at worst. i’ve been shortsighted for years and now i’m getting age-related longsightedness [...]
