Found some cool tins for baking last year that I knew would be good for soapmaking. I got about 15 or so for a buck. I don't do real soap yet, just melt and pour stuff. I was concerned that it would be difficult to get the hardened soap out.
I sprayed them with non-stick spray first.
My soap recipe was those glycerin blocks - four of the clear, six of the green. Shaved some regular white soap in for the flakes. Added some lemongrass oil and freshly grated nutmeg. Smells very springy and green.
I put one of the crinkle-edged ones in the freezer, thinking it would contract and be easier to pop out. Well, I didn't know that these aluminum things are easy to bend and they just popped right out. Literally. They each made a "pop" sound when released. The one out of the freezer just fell right into my hands. Easy-peasy. All that worry for nothing.
So my secret pal gets the two non-crinkly soaps (they're the prettiest) and the purple facecloth I showed a coupla days back, some tea, and two skeins of heathery yarn. Is that too random? She's been knitting lately and I thought she would like the yarn. I think I got the Debbie Bliss - I'm not sure anymore cuz I hemmed and hawed over the whole thing - it's hard to buy yarn for someone you don't know.
Yeowch! This just added:
I'm one of the swappers who hasn't received much for the swap. I'd be willing to swap with others who have not been shown the love either.
Other non loved swappers, PM me if you want to try and swap with each other.....I guess it won't be secret, but I dont' mind.
This is the person I send to. As I understood it the agreement was to try to send something every other month. In sending gift #4 today, I think I am all caught up. So does she mean that I don't send much because I don't send a ton of stuff in every package? My gifts, except for the 9 bracelets, have all been single presents. Maybe "much" means I don't send anything good? Or because I got behind when we had a death in the family over the Christmas holiday? I sent her a note with the last package and explained what had happened and that I would catch up soon. So, I go in to get her address so I can get the package off in the mail this afternoon and that's the message that greets me. So now I'm all upset. And stupid. I thought I was sending good stuff! I just didn't know what to think. So I wrote her a note and said that I would just send the last two gifts in short order and we can end the whole thing and maybe she will get a secret pal who will send her "much". Am I being snipey?
I don't know what the issue is with your Swap pal but she has something wrong going on. Your gifts are faaaabulous gifts. Its not you its her.
Posted by: Danielle | 19 April 2005 at 05:30 PM
Those are cute soaps! What a great idea for shapes! So vintage..and the color is great..reminds me of that old glass...I forget what it's called but it's milky green like that. I've had my soap book for 3 years and have never touched it. Took me a year to get off up my butt and find an extra used pan to use for melting...then hubby tossed it when we moved a year ago and I"m back to square one :\
Posted by: jonara | 26 March 2005 at 04:03 PM
Unloved, she says? Yeah, well, I'd like to love her into the middle of next week! Sounds to me like you've done just fine, Hilari.
Posted by: Stefani | 24 March 2005 at 06:47 PM
LOL! Thanks for the laugh Jenn!
Posted by: Hilari | 24 March 2005 at 11:06 AM
What an f'ing cow. I'd send her a note with the soaps long the lines of "don't choke on them" or "they contain glycerin which should help slide that bug up your ass out..." It's sad really how some people can be so obnoxious or advertise that they weren't raised right.
Don't worry about and you aren't being snipey.
Posted by: Jenn | 24 March 2005 at 10:25 AM