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How To Make Cold Process Watermelon Soap

Cold Process Watermelon Soap "Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable."                                                                                                        Psalm 145:3 The Sudsy Soapery Watermelon Soap You will need: 2” by 24” pvc pipe 2 caps for 2” pvc pipe 3” by 24” pvc pipe 2 caps for 3” pvc pipe 2” dowel Black Colorant Pink colorant Green Colorant 1 oz melt and pour soap base Knife Watermelon Fragrance Skewers Masking Tape A helper Two batches of your own cold process soap recipe, one sized to 30 oz of oils, the other sized to 45 oz of oils (This recipe assumes basic knowledge of cold process soap making, inc...

Art Is Made To Be Shared

Art is Made to be Shared   www.sudsysoapery.com   One type of person you will encounter if you frequent as a seller at craft fairs is the one who could not care less if a product is hand crafted. They think they are going to a really big yard sale and that the prices should reflect that of used merchandise. They are quite shocked and horrified to discover that the fair market price for a hand crafted item is actually more than the fair market price of a similar manufactured item. You are all thinking ‘Of course,’ but there really are people who do not get it. They will pick up a piece off your table, gasp and say, “I could get this same thing at --- for half that price,” but you and I know that it is not the same thing or we would not be slaving to make it by hand. One way to avoid these folks is to only go to genuine craft fairs where you are required to demonstrate that your item is indeed handmade, as opposed to vendor fairs where you may be among...