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I’m in the process of shipping my entire setup to San Francisco for Maker Faire. Soap is… heavy! Here’s one of the finished products I’ll have available for purchase.

I just love honey in soap. Honey is a natural emollient so it locks moisture into the skin. Here is a picture of my Honey Bee Soap resting in the mold. It’s got Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Avocado Oil, Beeswax and Honey in it.

A customer just called me to re-order some Baked Bread Candles for a stage production that his school is putting on that includes a bakery. He is trying to make the scene seem as realistic as possible - including making the audience salivate - so he’s going to be burning Feto Soap’s candles during the performance. He said he purchased from a couple of different retailers that were offering the same Baked Bread scent, but ours were the only ones that were spot-on.

This soap is made with Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Palm Oil & Shea Butter.

I’ve been making a new batch a day for the past week. Here is Energy Soap wet in the mold. It will be ready in time for Maker Faire SF.

At Maker Faire I will have oval, round, rectangle, floral patterned and bees & honeycomb molds for people to use to create their own soap. I will also be bringing a box of toys, glitter and fragrances so you can make your soap look and have whatever you desire in it!

Here’s a fun cow soap I made with blue colorant, gold glitter and fresh rain fragrance in an oval mold.

I’ve made the decision on what 10 colors to bring with me at Maker Faire. The soap you create can be yellow, pink, red, orange, green, sea foam green, neon lime, blue, tan, or purple!

But you can still buy these at the shop!

Here’s another Limited Edition Artisanal Soap I made last night.  It needs to cure and will be available next month!

…for the upcoming Maker Faire. At my booth you will be able to pick the shape of your soap, color, fragrance and toy! The soap on the left was made by a participant at Maker Faire.

This is how they customized their soap:
Clear Melt and Pour Base
Rectangle Clamshell Mold
Liquid Green Colorant
Green Glitter (from Brambleberry)
Alligator (toy)
and they chose their fragrance. (1 ml of fragrance)

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Look at what Indie Fixx is giving away!

Soap from Feto Soap Pepperberry, Pumpkin, Pearberry & Bay Rum Handmade Soaps!
Necklace from Eclectic Eccentricity
Apron from Nicole Lee Designs
Luggage tags and bookmarks from Plays With Mud
Necklace and Earrings from Freshie and Zero
Tee from Delicious Tees
Prints from Makeshift Modern
Bath & body goods from Lindsay’s Candles
Necklaces from Miss Misa

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The Everything Soapmaking Book by Alicia Grosso
The Soapmaker’s Companion by Susan Miller Cavitch
Making Scented Soap by Linda Hamblen
Soapmaking for Fun & Profit by Maria Nerius
Designer Soapmaking by Marie Browning
& more here.

What are your favorite soapmaking books? Leave a comment and let me know!