Bramble Berry Goodies!

Well, for those of you who keep up with my  soapy ramblings, you know that bramble Berry selected my Peacock Swirl soap as Facebook Photo of the Week.

Today, I got my box of goodies from Bramble Berry! Yay!

It almost all didn't fit into my soft light box!

I've been wanting to try Aloe Very gel for some time now, and I use castor oil in all my recipes to boost lather -- the more the merrier! LOVE the adorable notebook they sent, and the Soap Queen notepads are lovely (I want an apron so bad!). These scents are TO DIE FOR, by the way.

The cherry almond was used by one of the MP soapy swappers I got, and I love how it came out in the soap. Not overly sweet, and not heavily almond (I don't like almond scents.) This one seems like a lovely happy median.

One of the scent blends is Hungarian Lavender, Lemon EP and Strawberry (1:2:1) -- I love this one!  Sharp citrus with a subtle floral sweetness. 

The other blend is Hungarian Lavender, Pomegranate&Black Currant (1:1) -- This one is also sweet with a subtle hint of lavender; it reminds me of how the old Dragonfruit SoBe's used to smell (GOD I miss those drinks!)

Also got an ultramarine violet color block for MP soaps -- I still have some soap base lying around somewhere. ;)

Thanks to everyone at Bramble Berry for the amazing soapy package! I can;t WAIT to try these scents out and make more awesome swirls! Just have to wait for my sodium lactate to get here ;D

Facebook Photo of the Week!

I logged into my emails this morning to check the rounds with my different sites. I then opened Facebook, to which the first post was Bramble Berry's Facebook photo of the Week. Excited, I clicked on the link, wondering what soapy inspiration I could find this week, and was dumbfounded.

The photo I saw was this:

This was my peacock swirl design I did for a friend. I had completely forgotten about sharing it to the BB FB page, as I was just so happy that the swirls came out as well as they did. I think the next moment had me uttering some type of squeal-like squeak, enough to startle my husband and prompt him to ask "Baby, what's wrong?"

HAHAHA. Nothing, silly! I'm still practically speechless! It doesn't seem like it was all that long ago that I started my soapy passion, and the hobby (that has become much more than a hobby) has been the most satisfying thing I have ever done. And I certainly wouldn't be the soapmaker I am without the wonderful staff at Bramble Berry. They are amazing at answering all sorts of questions, and Anne-Marie always inspires me to think outside of my box. Yes, my pictures could be better, but working with only a cell phone camera and no spare money to buy a nice one (as we're working on getting a house), but I do my best with what I have.

It does surprise me how much sunlight changes a picture though, take note here:

Still my peacock soap, except the colors came out looking like they ACTUALLY do. I think the marbled paper background in the first may have washed out the colors. :(

Aaaah! I still feel like I'm in denial. I keep checking the Soap Queen blog and my picture is still THERE.

:O Best dream ever.

Also, if you're into Doctor Who, and saw the season finale, OH MY GOD THE FEELS.

It's been an overwhelming day already, with this amazing feature (talk about startling pageview increases!)

 and Doctor Who. And Game of Thrones later. I'll probably be a ball of emotion by the end of today.

Thank all of you so much for your continued support, and I'm still so amazingly flattered that Anne-Marie chose my soap. You guys are all awesome, and I'm lucky to have such a great soapy community to call home. <3

Thank you all so much.