Monthly Archives: May 2010

Flickr – LiveJournal posting gap

Posted on May 29, 2010 by alicia

Does anyone know how to prevent the huge gap below photos posted to LJ from Flickr?

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Rich Orange

Posted on May 29, 2010 by alicia

RichOrange Originally uploaded by AliciaGrosso This smells so great. It is 5x orange, benzoin, clary sage and lavender. WIll be ready to put up on Etsy soon.

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Ginger Papaya

Posted on May 29, 2010 by alicia

GingerPapayaSquareEtsy Originally uploaded by AliciaGrosso Not hideous, but not beautiful. You can see on the top the papaya-colored swirl. There is green in there, too but it doesn’t really show.

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More soap

Posted on May 29, 2010 by alicia

Today I made small batches of Black Tea and Cutting Garden.  I set them out to gel in the sun and brought them in the house when the sun went down.  The house smells like the insanely delicious black tea … Continue reading →

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Patchouli, Geranium, Clove

Posted on May 28, 2010 by alicia

I made a batch of soap for a friend today, one I’ve not made in ages – Patchouli Spice.  It came along in the early days of the Collective, 1997 according to my notes.  It is swirled with henna and … Continue reading →

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Rainy Day Soapmaking

Posted on May 27, 2010 by alicia

I love this rainy weather.  It’s “June Gloom” a little early.  It is a Full Moon today, too, so it’s a perfect day for making soap! Today I’m making Bunny’s Garden Special Gardener’s Soap, Sebon y’r Ffynnon Rhudd aka Chalice … Continue reading →

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Annabella and Company Is Awake

Posted on May 25, 2010 by alicia

I’ve had the main web presence of Annabella down for some time.  With everything that has happened I just didn’t have the heart to keep up with things, so Annabella was Dreaming for over a year.  Although I don’t feel … Continue reading →

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Melting and Pouring

Posted on May 21, 2010 by alicia

and as if the Sweet Orange swirly soap wasn’t enough, I melted and poured some Sheep-Shaped-Soaps.  It is so hard to say that I could barely type it! I’m taking them to Spinning Guild tomorrow.  The Guild graciously allows some … Continue reading →

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Sweet Citrus Soap

Posted on May 21, 2010 by alicia

Out in the Sheddio today I cleaned and organized and – ! – MADE SOAP!  A new essential oil blend with Orange, Grapefruit, Lavender, Clary Sage, Benzoin and Ylang Ylang.  I swirled it and it is currently on the dining … Continue reading →

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