tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post5862957432159336875..comments2024-03-20T21:54:36.152+10:00Comments on Going Grey and Slightly Green: Soap with Madder RootNanna Chelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-81818886673055387132017-10-09T12:12:03.376+10:002017-10-09T12:12:03.376+10:00Awesome. I'd love to see and smell it!Awesome. I'd love to see and smell it!Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-82262136392033436102017-10-07T15:22:06.140+10:002017-10-07T15:22:06.140+10:00Chris, we have only had a few drops the last few d...Chris, we have only had a few drops the last few days. Apparently it rained in Ipswich and Warwick but missed us although it could have rained on the Range side which often happens and the NW side misses out. I will bring along to your workshop some of the messed up soap :-) Nanna Chelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-76702246422263624952017-10-07T13:00:27.485+10:002017-10-07T13:00:27.485+10:00I'm glad to have gotten any rain at all. We di...I'm glad to have gotten any rain at all. We did get a long, consistent, light rainfall, which greened everything up. But as soon as the cloud cover leaves, and it's in full sun again, I don't think the rain we got will be sufficient. I can only hope we get more rain, they're predicting, but (as usual) haven't seen yet. ;)<br /><br />I always think your soaps look great, even when you say you messed them up. I love the staggered look of the madder-root soap. It's like looking at a core sample, with different levels.Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-60434215383515463382017-10-05T22:36:37.093+10:002017-10-05T22:36:37.093+10:00Nanette, actually she got it at a garage sale as a...Nanette, actually she got it at a garage sale as a lady was selling all her soap supplies. It is available from Aussie Soap Supplies. I understand how you feel about the rain. It was the same for people in this region after the 2011 floods...especially so for the children. Nanna Chelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-29185603060905724862017-10-05T20:34:32.838+10:002017-10-05T20:34:32.838+10:00The soap mold is so pretty, fun to play with. I&#...The soap mold is so pretty, fun to play with. I'd love to know where your friend got the madder from, I'd really like to do some dyeing with it. We had rain here, quite heavy and made everyone very nervous. I don't think I'll ever happily anticiapate rain again, even knowing how much it's needed. Nanettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473143331781472223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-28367358000796880032017-10-04T20:18:05.292+10:002017-10-04T20:18:05.292+10:00Meg, I haven't scratched the surface where dif...Meg, I haven't scratched the surface where different soapmaking techniques are concerned. I find something new online and in books all the time. Some things I can't be bothered with to be honest as it is only soap which ends up going down the drain :-)Nanna Chelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-68728613178197110022017-10-04T18:59:10.704+10:002017-10-04T18:59:10.704+10:00I never knew there was so much you could do with s...I never knew there was so much you could do with soap, Chel. I think experimenting is a good thing because you learn then what works and what doesn't. At least with soap, it can be rebatched or used as is. I also love your new mould, very pretty. Meg:)Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573371198907761962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-76299177063558904802017-10-04T15:19:09.593+10:002017-10-04T15:19:09.593+10:00That is a shame you didn't get any, Pauline. I...That is a shame you didn't get any, Pauline. I hope you get some very soon. It looks like there might be more to come next week. Nanna Chelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-59046761366664478402017-10-04T15:18:03.249+10:002017-10-04T15:18:03.249+10:00Hi Chrissy. Yes I am over the flu now but my son i...Hi Chrissy. Yes I am over the flu now but my son is sick so on it goes. It has been a very bad flu season this year. Nanna Chelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-24611680257940485392017-10-04T15:16:57.842+10:002017-10-04T15:16:57.842+10:00Glad you got rain, Selina. It was getting a bit pa...Glad you got rain, Selina. It was getting a bit parched around the place although some farmers got nothing. Nanna Chelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-32598190856465625552017-10-04T15:16:05.924+10:002017-10-04T15:16:05.924+10:00I love Jan's book, Liz. So many recipes to try...I love Jan's book, Liz. So many recipes to try.Nanna Chelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-63374070557103024972017-10-04T11:38:18.247+10:002017-10-04T11:38:18.247+10:00Your soap experiments are really interesting Chel,...Your soap experiments are really interesting Chel, requiring a lot of patience I think. Glad you had some rain. Ours is still coming:) Best wishes, PaulineHappy Retiree's Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614074474795791475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-81451028232472754752017-10-04T07:51:04.812+10:002017-10-04T07:51:04.812+10:00Just wanted to pop in and say hello! Hope your wel...Just wanted to pop in and say hello! Hope your well.Mrs. Chrissy Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09516870555452352931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-44757508940167582972017-10-03T23:09:02.035+10:002017-10-03T23:09:02.035+10:00your soaps always look interesting!
Bunderberg ha...your soaps always look interesting! <br />Bunderberg has had flash flooding & we are getting much needed rain here as well, though it seems to have cleared now, we could use a few more days of steady rainfall, it is just so dry here, at least we got a bit in the tanks!<br />thanx for sharingselinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173172460099566314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-18322469590693068932017-10-03T21:15:00.837+10:002017-10-03T21:15:00.837+10:00It looks great! I've been wanting to try madd...It looks great! I've been wanting to try madder root. And Jan's book is great, lots of colour ideas to try...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-54999951146898313652017-10-03T20:02:46.138+10:002017-10-03T20:02:46.138+10:00Yes it is very pretty, Maria. I like experimenting...Yes it is very pretty, Maria. I like experimenting with different soaps. It is amazing how you can use the same recipe and the soap can behave differently depending on the weather, etc. Nanna Chelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-29167422078812875462017-10-03T20:00:48.514+10:002017-10-03T20:00:48.514+10:00It is very pretty, Kathy. I know you are just bust...It is very pretty, Kathy. I know you are just busting to make soap. Go on! LOL!Nanna Chelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-59005032092947545442017-10-03T18:31:53.854+10:002017-10-03T18:31:53.854+10:00I love reading all about your soap making and the ...I love reading all about your soap making and the experimenting...that's how great discoveries are made! Love that embossed soap mould...very pretty design!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594244181463706442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-10200610628631600152017-10-03T14:28:40.509+10:002017-10-03T14:28:40.509+10:00So interesting though!! I like the mold with all t...So interesting though!! I like the mold with all the flowers!<br />Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209722078916803400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-4905234856814611932017-10-03T14:16:35.377+10:002017-10-03T14:16:35.377+10:00Jane don't you hate it when you thought you ha...Jane don't you hate it when you thought you had made a nice soap only to have it turn out 'not so nice'. Very disappointing. I hooe you get the mould you want for your birthday :-)Nanna Chelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-7576155658077243532017-10-03T09:15:09.495+10:002017-10-03T09:15:09.495+10:00Chel it looks as if both our gift soaps were bumbl...Chel it looks as if both our gift soaps were bumbles. I do like the colour the madder root has given to the soap. I also love that mould. Have been letting the family know which soap mould I want and where to get it. I have a Birthday at the end of the month and I may as well get something that I want. I am going to get one anyway so this is a nice money saver as well. The brown rebatched soap looks really good. It looks like a nice soap to go in male gift packages. Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06964345893499561504noreply@blogger.com