Soaps of the Day

I haven't made any soap in weeks, it's just been too doggone hot. It was a tiny bit cooler today, so I made a big batch of emu oil soap and a batch of shampoo bars in Ocean scent, a new fragrance I just haven't been able to keep my nose out of. (I can't wait for these - some of these are going in my personal stash!) I wanted to make more, but by 11 I had big sweaty spots on my t-shirt and I called it quits. Time to watch a little tv and relax with a little knitting.

Knit Claddagh Washcloth

Pretty, yes? It took forever... I used Lion Brand Cotton Ease yarn in Lime (Love this yarn, so soft and smooth...) and a pattern I bought at Knitwits Heaven.

Knit Frog Dish & Spa Cloth

Isn't he cute? There's a little boo-boo on the border, I never saw it until I went to block it and then it leaped out at me. I can't remember where I found this pattern, but there are a ton of links to fun animal dishcloths to be found at the address below. Warning! First you try a few free ones, next thing you know you're buying patterns for things you never thought of turning into a dishcloth. Start here!

Green Irish Tweed type Soap

This is my Green Irish Tweed (House of Creed Type) fragranced soap. It has top notes of lemon and French verbena, middle notes of Florentine iris and violet leaves, base notes of mysore sandalwood and ambergris.

Legend is that this fragrance was originally created for Cary Grant and has been worn by a number of celebrities, including Richard Gere, Clint Eastwood, Robert Redford, Stevie Wonder, Quincy Jones, and Naomi Campbell (yes, women like to wear it also).

Packaged in an earth friendly soap box and fully labeled, this 4 + oz bar of green, hand made, hand cut, natural cold process soap is stamped in gold with the SOAP. It's made with rice bran oil, coconut oil, olive oil, shea butter, castor oil, fragrance, and chromium green oxide (mineral colorant).

Solid Shampoo Bar

Solid Shampoo
Originally uploaded by TheHomeBody

This is the solid shampoo bar that I make. It's not soap, like most of the bars being sold as solid shampoos. This one smells like fresh air, clean water and sea salt, so I call the fragrance Ocean. It's made of mild cleansers and good things like panthenol and avocado butter. You can read more about them here:

Solid Shampoo

Sunny Days Hand Knit Cloth

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Originally uploaded by TheHomeBody

100% Cotton of course. The designs on these show up better in person.

Knit Butterfly Spa Cloth

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Originally uploaded by TheHomeBody

100% Cotton yarn, knit and purl stitches. You can see the opposite image on the back. I'm having fun making some spa cloths/dishcloths with designs.