I’m so excited! DH got this and not one, but 2 different lip balm kits for me for Christmas. He got one, then found another that he liked better, he’s so sweet.

And yes, he asked me to open them before Christmas so he could see me - the wonders of webcams!

This is the first time I’ve made soap by myself, and the only time I’ve used anything other than melt and pour soap.

The soap is soaking in goats milk, and I have about an hour of letting it soak before I put it in the oven.

I have 2 loaf molds, 2 artisan molds, and a sheet with 4 sets of soaps-one with a crab, one with a seahorse, one with a whale, and one with 2 dolphins (see it matches the forum theme).

I also have a lavendar flowers FO, a cool citrus basil fragrance oil, oatmeal and honey FO, dried basil, rose petals, lavendar buds, apricot meal, sweet almond oil, 4 vitamin E capsules, oatmeal, and green and violet color chips.

I still haven’t decided what I am going to add yet.

My SIL and MIL like lavendar, so I am going to try to add that and a few of the dried flowers in theirs.

I will probably do plain ones for the guys, I might use the OMH FO in theirs, and in my sisters.

I think I will do a citrus basil for me and my mom, and put a little oatmeal on top.

I really hope this turns out, I’m excited.

The instructions said to ad the additives after the soap is in the mold, so I should be able to do everyones differently with no problem.

I know some people don’t like the kits, but they are definitely great for gift giving. DH knew this was something I was interested in, and it was a lot easier for him to buy a kit than for him to go out and research everything he would need to get for me to make my own soap.

Plus I’ll admit it…I’m still a little scared of the lye. Especially with the puppies running around, I’d have to horror of horrors, put them in the kennel while I was making soap.

And the worse thing of all…I’m not a big bar soap person. I hate it when it gets gooey and melty and it grosses me out when people I don’t know use it.

But, I’m definitely going to use my soap

I might even get up the nerve to use some lye…lol if i can find some !