Gifts

Who would not love a cute gift bag filled with soap? I will soon find out. As a Girls In Action leader at our church, I feel inclined to give year end gifts to the other leaders that teach my girls. There are 6 of them besides me so it cannot be something expensive. I try to find something thoughtful and useful. At Christmas everyone got a handmade candle from http://www.loveyourmama.com/ . They smell divine and the scent was not perfumey. Everyone seemed to like them.

My new soap obsession lends itself perfectly to year end gifts. I'm sure my bars will be lathering up all over town before the spring is over. There are Sunday School teachers, choir leaders, dance teachers, and band directors that would all love a token of my appreciation.

I am also getting much more competent at developing my own recipes. I have decided that I like the texture and final product of cold process better than hot process. The hot process is ready sooner but the cold process just looks so much better and is easier to color and scent. With the hot process I feel like I am running a marathon to get everything added and stirred. In my haste I inevitably leave something out or add something at the wrong time. For instance, I made a hot process batch yesterday that I wanted to marble. I pulled out some to color and added it back in to swirl and realized I forgot the scent. I added the scent and stirred a little more which left my marble less defined than I had hoped. I will try again with cold process.

If you are interested in this little tote, pattern directions can be purchased here... http://www.sewthankful.com/CCTBosaNovaBagsPattern.html

They are quick to stitch and make perfect gift bags.