girls' ballet recital

Lauren and Aly have been taking ballet this year, and their recital was a few days ago. They did great!

my awesome soap mold

I found a plan for this soap mold online. A friend of Mike offered to make it, and did an excellent job! Thank you!!! It is so cool- the ends pop off and the sides fold down.

This is my 2nd batch of soap...it's so fun! :)

Wesley's Napkins

I finally got around to helping Wesley with his napkins. They turned out great! He did all the sewing- I did the cutting and ironing.

Soap's done!

I finally did it! I made some beautiful soap! I didn't want to make plain soap even on my first try, so at the last minute I threw in some ground cinnamon, cloves and flax (great for exfoliating). It turned out great! It's all cut unevenly, but it's supposed to be, it's handmade! They will lighten up as they dry. Now I just have to wait 4 weeks for it to cure. ugh.. 4 -6weeks actually. Anyway, I can't wait to try my next soap! I have peppermint growing in my flowerbed, so I plan to incorporate that somehow.