Author: Texas Pioneer Creations

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Distracted by paperwork

Posting this week is going to be short on words, everyone.  The tax man beckons me to finish up our forms and the kitchen calls me to finish my new batch of the Moroccan Mint and gift boxes.  Soaps on the curing rack need turning and the garden sways in the breeze.  Which to finish first?  Ahh, hard choices.  I will post the pictures I promised for your tax day enjoyment and then get back to work.  Hope you enjoy!

Happy Washing and hope everyone meets their deadlines!

Dorothy

Sage growing
Sage growing
Beer on Rack April 2012
Beer on Rack April 2012
Beer & Honeysuckle April 2012
Beer & Honeysuckle April 2012
Chunking Soap
Chunking soap for confetti.
Swirling Practice
Practicing my swirling on small batches.
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Where to find us update

Just two quick notes here between soap batches and cleaning up for the weekend.  First, we would like to let everybody know that we have launched our Facebook page after much feet dragging on my part.  And whining, complaining, and procrastinating, too!  What a great example for my kids, right?  I’m still learning how to really use it so please come check us out, like us, and laugh along with me as I figure it all out!  For those who have been so patient (and not so patient too!), thank you and I hope to see you around there in addition to the blog.

We will also be found at our local Family Fun Day on May 5th.  For CHA members, you can find some of our creations at the raffle table.  The kids had fun helping plan our donations and are excited to show off what they helped make.  They had a great time with the themes and colors.  We are not selling that day- just there for the fun and to donate some gift sets for the scholarship fund raffle.  Hope you enter and win!  I will post pictures of the raffle sets as we get closer for all to enjoy.

Back to the kitchen for me.  Enjoy your weekends, all!

Happy Washing!

Dorothy

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Busy Week

So things were a bit busy around here this past week.  The garden has been growing and keeping us on our toes while the soap pot could barely stay empty.  As I type, the honeysuckle soaps sit contentedly curing.  The beer soap wafts across the room and teases my nose; there is a small mold begging me to make up just one more batch and fill it up so it won’t be left out of the party.  Some of the new soaps for summer are almost ready for pictures.  What a great week!  I will post pictures of the new soaps soon.

What I can post right now is our cute Mother’s Day boxes we worked on last week too.  One of my buddies had seen these cute boxes and inspiration struck her.  It can seem hard for the Dads & kids sometimes to find something unique and fun each year for Mom.  These make great gifts from the kids to Grandma also!  These currently are filled with small sample sized portions of soaps  in stock and are $7 each plus tax.  They can also be filled with Mom’s favorite regular sized bars but contact me for pricing and availability.  If you are ordering for Mother’s Day and have any concerns about shipping, please let me know!

Mother's Day Gift Boxes 2012

As for now, I must return to the kitchen.  Not to soap.  Oh no, not this time.  No pretty swirling or fun smells for me.  Sigh.  This time, we must clean up our mess from all the fun we had.  Someone crank up the music!  Hope your week has a least a little soapy fun in it too!

Happy Washing!

Dorothy