List of Recipes
The Smell of Hotel Rooms
I can not understand what seems so simple to me has still not been picked up on by Hotels. While staying in the States recently the ‘stench’ of commercial cleaning products used in the rooms was awful. It felt like it was more smelly than actually clean. It is so unnecessary when there is such [...]
Beeswax Candles
I have a little play sometimes with beeswax making candles. I had made a few little blocks and discovered that wick size is important. The wicks I had used were to thin for what I wanted so the candle burnt a small flame. Not that impressive to me who likes everything BIG. I lit one [...]
Sustainable Palm
That’s right, do not stop using palm oil, at least do not stop simply to save endangered species. Boycotting is not the answer, especially since you would have to boycott an awful lot of products and companies. It is found in cookies, crackers, frozen dinners, shampoo, lotions, cosmetics, soaps, pet food, and many other products. [...]
Liquid Soap Making Workshop
Date: 24th September 2011 Time: 11am – 3pm Location: 9/J Trading Place, Henderson, Auckland (drive to end of cul-d-sac in thru the entrance between the church shop and party hire shop. Vear to your left and thee a parking spaces along side the building with the green roller door. Our door is to the left [...]
Queen Bee
This year I lost all my bees. Long story and a number of mistakes made by me. My new bees arriving this week. I have missed not having them around. Here is a photo of a queen bee in her hive taken at the bee club yesterday. She has a white spot on top of [...]
Mold in Cream
I do not normally grow mold in cream but I did this time. Not sure why but I thought I would show you a close up of mold with my new microscope camera. The mold up close looks blue but from a distance it is more a grey/green colour. Gina
Soap Making Course
On Saturday the 16th of July 2011 I will be teaching Soap Making again. It would be best to enroll now and make the payment. This makes you committed to doing the course. You will learn to make a basic recipe base and design your own soap. The course will show you how easy it [...]
Bloging a year and other Buisness Owners
My gosh I have been at this a year now. Blogging that is. How time flys. And I have so much more to write. Its a time issue.You know one of my absolute pet hates is dealing with business’s who do not reply back. Sometimes I find myself on the 10th phone call to someone [...]
Work, Rest & Play
Its been a busy couple of weeks. Always something new on the horizon. I watched some amazing soap swirls and though I would give them a go. Most of my soap set before I could obtain what I wanted but the soap still came out pretty cool. Heres the link for what I was trying [...]
Hand Made NZ Queen’s Birthday Weekend
You may have heard of an exciting new event called HANDMADE 2011 happening 4-5 June at Te Papa. I’m really excited to be involved as a workshop teacher in the HANDMADE programme with lots of other wonderful activities celebrating all things HANDMADE. I’m doing a workshop called Soap Made Simply in the Free Range category [...]
