A Soapin weekend

I hadn't made any soap in quite some time, about 4 weeks and was feeling the yearning so I made 2 batches yesterday. One came out great! A manly soap scented with Aspen Forest for my husband and son. It smells lovely and even looks quite nice with swirlies and all. The second batch remains to be seen. It was scented with Creme Brulee which naturally turns the soap brown. I colored a small bit of soap with pink and left it unscented. I don't really like the way it smells but I'm hoping it'll change or grow on me. If it doesn't then I may use it as doggie soap, who knows. Anyways, here are some pics....




an up close of the swirlies


Creme Brulee Squared


Creme Brulee Round

Scully

Well folks, we finally did it, we added a new member to our family, a beautiful black labradoodle puppy which we've named Scully. Nicholas and I drove down to North Carolina, a 3 1/2 hour drive, to pick him up on July 4, 2009. He is very frightened and doesn't move around much. I'm guessing he is still not sure what happened. And he must miss his brothers and all the other dogs that surrounded him at the breeders house. I hope that with time he'll get over all this and be happy with us. We've only had him for 1 day be already we love the little guy! Here are a couple of pics of him. I'll get better ones in the future.