Charitable Crafters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Homemade Soap       

One of my latest fixations is making homemade soap. While this is totally outside the realm of fiberarts, it is quite fun! Making melt and pour soap is a great activity to do with kids but if you are making your soap from scratch with lye, it's better to do it with the kids in the other room...

So, you might be asking, what does this have to do with charity crafting? Well, one of the things that several social service organizations in our area say that they can use is soap! Keep that in mind when you get addicted to this hobby and if you're also a knitter, consider making the "felted ditty bag" and putting some of your handmade soap in it for your local battered women's shelter.

*My friend who inspired me to make soap...

Lye Calculator

Miller's Homemade Soap Page

Felted Soap-a primer

Felting Around Soap-discussion

Simple Tallow Soap

Soapmaking terms and recipes

Greensense soap recipes

Soap recipes from Make-stuff.com

Soap making history, recipes, and links

Melt and Pour Soapmaking

Soap from Lard-UK site

Elaine's Soap Recipes

Natural Soap Recipes

Recipes and ideas from TeachSoap.com

Soap Recipes from Pine Meadows

Soap Projects from about.com

Oatmeal Soap

Soaps, Bath Bombs, and Lotions

Recipes and Instruction from Ponte Vedra

Recipes from Rebecca

Simple Soap Recipe

Recipes from Stretcher.com

Basic and Advanced Soap Recipes

Oatmeal Lavender Hand Milled Soap

Rosemary Dill Soap

Castille Soap Recipes

The Soap Kitchen-UK Site

Cold Process Soap Making-Step by Step

Recipes from Purely Soapin'

Recipes from Noah's Ark

Shea Butter soap recipes

Gentle Face and Body Soap

Many soap making links

Basic Soap recipe

Handcrafted soap recipes

Recipes from Soapnuts

Soap by Karen Sundquist

Recipes from Todieforsoap

Recipes for soap and cleaning products from Cranberry Lane

Complete Guide to Soap Making

Recipes from the Soap Lady

Recipes from Sun Feather

Soap Making Supplies