"Aubergine Almondine"

"Aubergine Almondine" -well it sounds better than "Purple & Almond" doesn't it? LOL!

I love the rich cherry-almond scent of this natural soap -it reminds me of the old "Jergens" original lotion a bit -only on steroids.

This is the "anti-almond" essential oil blend that my sweet pal Amy Warden over at Great Cakes Soapworks wrote about some time ago. 

Since pure bitter almond EO rather freaks me out, I decided to give this natural essential oil blend a try. BINGO! 

I think my customers are going to snatch this one up, -seems like there are lots of almond lovers out there.  As always, this is a Limited Edition Soap
-16 bars (minus a couple for yours truly) and it's gone! 

If you would like to reserve a bar for yourself or an almond-lover that you hold dear, please let me know at becky@heirloomnaturalsoap.com

Happy Soapin' Everyone!  ~Becky

INSPIRATION! Or...think OUTSIDE the box, Becky!

I spoke with a dear soapin' "Sister" of mine today -one whose opinions I respect greatly, and I was positively inspired....

I was whining complaining speaking of my disillusionment with trying to keep up with a static "line" of soaps and constantly tweaking my website for SEO -activities that had been stealing ridiculous amounts of my time and taking the fun out of my soap making.

Stifling my creativity.
 
Making me hesitate. 

Rather than going with the flow of what wanted to be made I had been focused instead on what I should make. My wise friend advised me (very kindly and gently because that's how she is) to knock it off, already! (my words, not hers....but you get the idea) 

Sooooo ...I have decided to make some changes here at Heirloom Soapworks  ....specifically, I will be making only Limited Edition Natural Soaps.  I may do more of a particular soap, but then again maybe not -perhaps in a few months or maybe not for a year. 

Much of what I love about soaping is the ability to invent and create.  Making the same exact varieties day in and day out makes Becky a crabby dull girl!

The great news: There will always be fresh, new varieties to try! (But if you love something -please stock up while you can.)

After this wonderful convo with my friend, I was surfing the web, reading blogs, and I was again inspired.  This time by a soapmaker I don't know, Lori at A LIfe Deliberate Soap Co.  She spoke of "breaking the mold" so to speak & doing a funnel technique using natural colorants. Now why had I never thought of that?  For some reason, I had pigeonholed that technique as one that was only for bright, synthetic colors -crazy, huh?

Please click on the link above to see her incredibly lovely soap, and her informative video (she's added some pretty funny comments to the video -Oh how I love a soaper with a sense of humor!) 

Stay tuned -(I had hubby hold the funnel for me as I tried the technique earlier this evening) I'll post pics tomorrow of my our first attempt at the funnel technique.

Plus we'll be drawing a winner tomorrow for our 3-Soap Giveaway around noon tomorrow!

Happy Soaping All! :D