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I love stamping soaps almost as much as I love cutting them. . .   This stamp I had made by Anhoki    http://anhoki.blogspot.com/ and have been very pleased with it. Green Clay soap with all stamping equipment, ready to begin stamping. . . I use a toothbrush to clear the left over soap bits out of the stamp. . . Happy Soaping, Cutting & Stamping!! xo Jen

I found my wonderful soap cutter through sweet Ayu from Tokyo Soap Factory http://www.tokyofactory.net/ . I loved the perfect size and shape of her soaps so much that I asked her how she cut them so perfect... She sent me to the link to Café de Savon or Rakuten in Japan http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/cafe-de-savon/item/f3090601/ . For a very reasonable price, even with the shipping, I got this fabulous cutter & cutting base.   soap cutter and base, with potpourri soap log lining up soap log for size (Green Clay & Aloe Vera with Tea Tree & Eucalyptus Essential Oils)     I LOVE cutting soap! xoxo Jen

loving using the soap log splitter dad made for me... not all easy... when tensing the wire (guitar string) it sometimes breaks...     need to be extra careful about bits getting on the cutting wire... lining-up the soap slab so that it cuts straight... my mould produces 4 10-bar soap logs and an extra strip which I use for cutting up and giving out free samples.... but I could do without the extra strip... so will alter size on the next mould I get made... not sure if it will be for just 40 bars or maybe 50 bars... but it is already rather heavy when full... Happy soaping everyone! xo Jen

just opened my 40-soap mould with orange poppyseed soap in it... I will leave you with some photos... i have been collecting the corner shavings from logs and slabs for a while... and will be making a "pot-pourri" experimental soap one of these days... happy soaping everyone!!!! xoxox Jen

Eucalyptus & Aloe Vera Soap (New experiment - only 3 oils: Olive, Coconut & Castor...) Whew! My evening market finished on Saturday night and I am almost out of soap! It has been a busy month selling. Sunday I woke up and re-organized my work space, or rather just organized it well in preparation for going full-on into production mode to catch up for the fall and Christmas markets. Yesterday I made 40 bars of my Green Clay soap, which has been 1 of the top 3 sellers this summer. Today I will experiment with a new soap. I enjoy producing and selling my regular soaps, but also love experimenting with new ones, so I think I will alternate back and forth. I am experimenting with simpler soaps, focusing more and more on ingredients from as nearby as possible. Mediterranean Shampoo Bar (new recipe... 3 oil soap with local goat milk, honey & aloe vera, scented with Rosemary Essential Oil) As for Shampoo Bars – unfortunately the Shampoo Bar Exchange that I was so excited ab...