Lemonade

Lemonade is the theme of the day!

Lemon drop vintage slip dress by LapinLePetit

Baby lemon fairy angels print by folkartpaintings Cosmicfused glass brooch by groovyglassgirl

With a cherry on top...

Sometimes I type random things (hehe) into the search bar on Etsy and last night I typed in 'maraschino cherry.' What came back would make an awesome treasury. Here are my faves, as always...

Maraschino cherry soap by dennisanderson

Marasca earrings by seafaeriesjewelbox

Maraschino glossy lip tint by FlourishBathBody

Purple people eater

Purple, though not one of my favorite colors, is still pretty..especially on these items:

Deep purple teardrop ring by drndesigns
Royal clip by billiebrand

Purple canvas all-purpose bag by tippythai

Paris is the city for lovers

Je parle francais un peu....so today's theme is Paris!

Je t'aime necklace by mylavaliere

French bonjour pansy gift tags by seasonaldelightsMidnight in Paris earrings by CreationsbyJuliann

Halloween

Today's theme is....Halloween!

Candy corn bath bomb by layla
Cute little crochet pumpkins by EternalSunshine

Handpainted art gourd by peanutbutterandyelly
Swirly jacks crayons, set of 20 by GaddyNipperCrayons

Burntmill

I decided to change it up today and do a feature on my favorite soap maker on Etsy, burntmill! I asked her a few questions and am posting a few of my favorite soaps of hers! Enjoy!

How long would have you been making soaps?

-I would say about 3 years, give or take now.

What first got you interested in taking a soap class?

-I started with a candle making class at a local community college. Then a few years later, the same teacher was teaching how to make melt and pour soaps so I signed up. I didn't like the melt and pour soaps to start with because you use a pre-made base and I just felt like I wanted to do more so I started to research cold process soap making. By doing cold process soaps, I am able to pick what oils and properties go into my soap. It is more hands-on, which I like.

Do you currently use more than one soap making process? If so, which is your favorite?

-I currently make both cold process soaps and melt and pour glycerin soaps. They both have advantages I like but I would lean towards the cold process as my favorite.

Do you have a favorite soap of yours?

-I would have to say Black Raspberry Vanilla is my favorite. That is the scent that started me really wanting to make the cold process soaps. i had gotten a bar of it from another soap maker in a gift exchange and was blown away by how great it smelled. So, I would say that is always my go to scent.

Any soaps you have in the works or ideas for soaps you'd like to make?

-Well, this weekend I will be making a custom batch of Black Licorice soap for a good friend. He has requested it to be pure white with little black jojoba spheres throughout the entire soap. I am getting pretty excited to see that one. Beyond that, I am seeing one that is chocolate mixed with another scent like coconut, marsmallow, raspberry, or ??? I haven't exactly decided yet.

Now onto some of my favorite soaps :-)

Blue Raspberry Icee

Energy

Summer Medley

We all scream for ice cream!

Today's theme? You guessed it....ice cream! One of my favorite junk foods, ice cream goodies from Etsy today...

ice cream and candy padded zipper pouch by kaylah7
Neopolitan buddies by EternalSunshine
The Sweetest Dream, painting by thedreamygiraffe Waffle bowl ice cream soap by SoapStore