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Handmade Gifts- Soaps

  Hello to all my sweet friends out there! I promised I’d share some of our homemade Christmas gift ideas with you this Holiday season… soaps- cinnamon I wanted to share with you my first soap-making adventure. I’ve been wanting to try making soaps at home… so I researched and found some great recipes HERE on Martha Stewart’s website. soaps-ingredients We made cinnamon-clove soap, an orange zest soap, oatmeal-honey soap, and lavender. soaps- orange This is a great craft for the kids to get involved. My “little ones” stirred in the ingredients and grated the orange zest. (with supervision- it’s very HOT) soaps- lavender I love that you can chose almost any container as a mold. We used little tart molds, Christmas tree ramekins, and snowman jello molds. We followed the Martha Stewart Soap Recipes HERE, then let them dry overnight. Packaging and/or wrapping the soaps is fun, too! soaps-packaged You can also check out Martha’s Soap Making Basics if you are a beginner, like me 🙂 Well, I hope you get a chance to try soap-making during your craft time this Christmas 🙂 Let me know how it goes…   P.S. This is our early Christmas surprise… say Hello to Jovi Jovi 1 Thanks for stopping by to visit! Lots of love & Blessings

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14 Responsesso far.

  1. Love your surprise….definitely the cutest thing I've seen all day!

  2. Faded Charm says:

    Oh, that puppy is so adorable. I will never forget when I was in 4th grade and their was a beagle puppy under the tree with a red ribbon….my best Christmas ever!

    thanks for the link to soap making beginners. I've been wanting to make some for a while now. Maybe after the holidays I'll have time:-)

    Enjoy your weekend,
    Kathleen

  3. Tutti Chic says:

    the soap making looks so wonderful & beautifully done! Love Jovi…he is adorable!!:) chris

  4. Nina says:

    Ohhhh I Love jovi so a nice puppy!!!!Lovly wishes Nina

  5. That may be one of the best surprises ever – Jovi! What a little darling. I was impressed with your newly acquired soap making skills, but am even more impressed with the Jovi acquisition. 🙂

  6. Anne says:

    Becky thank you for sharing this idea to make soap as a gift.We are making most of our gifts this year too! What a sweet photo of Jovi!
    xx
    Anne

  7. Amy Kinser says:

    Let's make soap the next time we are together. I have always wanted to know how. Yours look wonderful and would make a great Christmas gift for your sister in Tennessee. (hint hint)

    Tell Jovi about us and that we can't wait to meet him.

    I love you and miss you.

  8. Geli says:

    Hello Becky! Your Lovi is sooooo cute and sweet! How glad you must be! Your soaps are also very beautiful and really a wonderful present! I wish you a nice weekend! Geli

  9. Esther says:

    I love the soaps, so cute. But the cutest is the one on the last picture. What a lovely one.
    Greetings, Esther

  10. The soaps are cute and I bet them smell wonderful. But Jovi is darling and I just want to pick that puppy up and love on it!!!

  11. Patty says:

    oooh, I want a JOY for Christmas ! Look at those little pink toes….and that sweet wrinkled nose! Oh, what lucky folks you are.

  12. LLH Designs says:

    My girls love to make soap. We even did that as a birthday party once. Love your new pup! Those paws!!!

  13. How fun! I think we'll have to give soap making a try one day. They are beautiful and look like they smell amazing. And Jovi is just adorable! We've been without our beloved dog for almost 2 years now and I'm ready to bring a pup home. 🙂

  14. Jovi is so cute and I love your site, lots of things to try!