A Picture of My Soap

Tonight I had a couple of requests to look at my soap that we made on Saturday. The soap is in my closet so the picture isn't very good but I will show you the giant bar of soap. It still isn't firm enough to cut into bars. It is getting there though.

I used three oils, coconut, olive and shortening. I didn't add any scent or color because I always want my first batch to just smell clean. Which it does. I got online today and found a source for the right kind of Lye. They have changed the lye in some way so it makes it harder for the soap to turn into solid.
I will buy the right kind and then I know my soap will act like it is supposed to act. This is firming up just not as fast.

I had to show you the pictures of the blueberry blossoms. Don't they look like what a blueberry would look like except the bloom is pink. I think it is so pretty and I have never seen blueberry blossoms before.
We are supposed to get wind on Tuesday, lots of wind. I was walking around looking at things and I know we need the wind to break open the rest of the buds on the trees. We are going to be 80 degrees tomorrow and then down in the 30s Tuesday night. March is always such extremes.

I dyed some more wool today. I really do not know a single thing I have ever done that makes me happier, calmer or more peaceful. I wish I could find a full time job just dyeing wool. I love seeing each color emerge and all of the different colors. I think I did three batches of wool and I have to make myself stop. I would use up all of my wool.

I hope you have a wonderful week next week.
~Kim~