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:thumbsup Good point. :D

Thanks Valmon. :) My recipe is: 1 cup borax 1 cup washing soda 1 bar grated fells napta (sp?) 1 cup baking soda 1 cup salt (for hard water) The directions say 1/4 cup per load. :hu Do you think it should be a smaller scoopful per load? (Which would be good...) I got my tag making supplies...

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Oh my goodness, I'm having so much fun looking at these links you provided, thank you soooo much!!!!! Great ideas!!

OMG you guys are ALL awesome!!!!! Thanks for such wonderful advice! I'm busy right now trying to get "product" made for my Nov 1st opening. I have tons of heritage type antiques that I got from my mom, that aren't sentimental--they are from her antique shop and shows. I really need to...

Thanks freemotion! So my idea isn't crazy?

Foot traffic, well there are people just like me shopping in there, most of my kitchen came from this place. :P It has all kinds of stuff in the booths which attracts all sorts of people. It is always busy when I'm in there (usually during the week). They have a coffee shop and an icecream...

It is open 7 days a week and most holidays from 8-6. They have cameras and people on staff to walk around to keep an eye on stuff as well as help people get what they want to the counter then to their cars. Keeping up with stock, wow I hope that becomes a problem! Thankfully the dark days of...

Ok, long story short: I need some extra cashola to help support my teenaged daughter's budding hobby. (She is going to be helping me after homework, school and lessons, because this is her hobby and I want her involved.) Sooo, I'm going to rent a booth at the indoor flea market we have here...

Count me in! I'm trying my hand at my first castile soap this week. (Will it be ready to ship by Nov 15th?)

No bigs, I got my answer and I bought a digital kitchen scale. :D However just for yucks, does anyone know what they used before electricity? (I've seen scales and weight sets in my mom's antique shop, but did everyone have one?)

Ok, thanks! I think I'll bite the bullet and buy a digital scale b/c my soap making will be made in mostly small batches. :D

digital scale? I have a nice kitchen scale that shows ounces, but it isn't digital.

Ok, I'll give it a go this week. I'm going to try to set up a small store in an indoor flea market mall type place. (I need some cashola to support my daughter's ever growing horse habit. :P I'll be selling dish and laundry soap and hopefully some bar soap...along with some other things that I...

http://suchtreasures.com/2010/05/14/crockpot-castile-soap/ I think I'm going to try to make this as my first venture in soap making. :)

I'm glad this thread is so helpful to some of you! :) I'll add more information as I read and study, perhaps that will help inspire more questions. My book is full of notes and underlines already! Thanks Me&thegals! :D

How do they react to being misted with sugar water? What is your ratio? (note to self, no lemon grass e.o.s! :lol: )

I have a "support" meeting with my beehive maker and organic beekeeper "Kenny" on October 11th. If any of you have any questions, let me know and I will jot them down and ask him on 10-11.

My book (The Barefoot Beekeeper) says all you really need is white/light colored clothing and a veil. You can have more, but it isn't necessary. (You should be choosing a time of day when the bees are happily preoccupied to open up the hive, so as not to stress them out much. A warm sunny day...

I just made ranch dressing with my kefir. YUM!