Into the swirl of things

Swirls are such fun I love the anticipation as slicing into a log wondering what it will look like

Lots of Soap and Candles to come :-)

It has been a busy time here as I am preparing to stock my soaps and candles in a great shop here in Brisbane that is a franchise from Melbourne. Great concept...........All Aussie Handcrafts and no commission taken on sales............Just a weekly rent and I am contracted to three months rent. Am I excited.... HECK YEAH LOL it makes me feel like I may possibly make one of my first goals. That goal is to be able to give up one nursing shift a week to craft. I also have a fab Etsy photographer going to take some pics of my soaps and candles for me so slowly I will revamp my Etsy store as well. I am not a great photographer and have decided to give that headache away.
So new pics coming in the next few weeks :-) until then it is my pics. I have done a few new soaps and the one I am going to share today is fragranced with a dupe of Lushes Karma...........I am yet to rename the soap.

My leave is over :-( boy did it go by fast. I achieved some exciting things while on holiday.........the biggest I think was the decision to approach a cool new store here in brisbane called in.cube8r the concept is you rent space..............no commission just a weekly rental!!!!. My Soaps and Candles will be going into the store in June and I am really excited about this next step :-)
Check the website out I think it is a great idea and is now being franchised from the original Melbourne store
http://www.incube8r.com/

I had intended on making loads of soap and candles while on holiday but found I really needed to just chill out and recharge as it had been a year since I had taken a break and that was to move house!!!!!!.
So I have a few new pics but not the zillions I had intended on having :-)
This was a soap inspired by my daughter who is a big fairy and pink fan...........So along came this soap for little Abbey :-)
I am needing to go get ready for work so will post a few more tomorrow.

New Soaps

Well today I cut my latest two logs of soap. They are worlds apart in style but that is what I love about the world of soap............No rules just whatever I feel like putting my hand to :-)

The first is fragranced with Cannabis Santiva which to my nose is a patchy sensuous type fragrance and I have other soaps fragranced with this that I made nine months ago and I think the longer this fragrance matures the deeper and sexier it becomes. Yip I like this fragrance :-)

This next is a remake of Green Tweed which is very popular..........Already six bars are on pre order just by the fragrance alone!!!!! I love it when soap just sells itself :-)

WooHoo Front Page of Etsy

Wow this bought in over three hundred views and 7hearts.......Thanks to BillyMac for such a wonderful Treasury :-)

Special Request

This soap was made to go in a bathroom with cream and gold tones

 I scented it with a Musk fragrance and Oly Moly it smells so good when the day has warmed up, I am a big musk fan and always on the search for musk fragrances :-)

The Proud Mum

I have been so proud of my son Lucas he has achieved his junior blackbelt at the age of 11yrs and is now working towards his orange adults belt. What blows me away with this kid is his passion to share what he knows with others and is currently assisting and teaching two nights a week. He spends lots of time encouraging the new whitebelt students telling them of his experiences and what he has gained by perseverence. Love this kid to bits :-) I just hope his passion for sharing and encouragement follows him into adulthood.