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Soapmaking 101 … Disaster!!

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Well, we’ve successfully made soap using the cold process several times. The problem is you have to wait to let it cure. And we usually run out before we get more made. So this time we tried hot process…

Got all the way to the end and the mixture turned into a horrible lumpy mess. We could have used it last week on Halloween to scare people! “Don’t give up on hot process now. Get right back on that horse!” says my conscience.

So far so good…

and then… disaster

Now come on…don’t laugh!

Our friend Melinda makes goat milk soap, and she’s really good at it. Check out her website.    I’ll have to get her to tell us what we did wrong!   Melinda, Help!

Happy Homesteading,
T.

Artisan Crafts, Soil Building

Teddy Bears for Kids Project

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We have a Kickstarter Project going on called “Teddy Bears for Kids”. We’re doing this for two reasons. One – to give a little love and the gift of a homemade-handmade Teddy Bear to kids who are spending Christmas in the hospital. Two – to give a little extra income to the sew-crafters who will be paid a stipend for sewing the Teddy Bears. Win-win!

Please support our project by giving financially AND by sharing the Teddy Bears Project link with all your friends. We have some great give-aways, too! Check them out on the Kickstarter project page

Happy Homesteading,
T.

Christmas Blog Post

Artisan Crafts, Earn, Fairhaven, Learn, Play, Soil Building

Teddy Bears for Kids…Can You Help?

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Please support our ongoing Teddy Bears for Kids Project.   We give Teddy Bears to homeless and hospitalized children at Christmas.   We’ve started making Teddy Bears for next Christmas already!  Join us!!

If you would like to become a Teddy Bear sew-crafter, or…

If you would like to start a local Teddy Bears for Kids project in your community…  it doesn’t matter where you live.  There are Teddy Bears for Kids project going on all over the country!

If you would like to help but don’t know how to sew yet…it doesn’t matter.  There are lots of other ways to help the Teddy Bears for Kids project!

Click here to Email Fairhaven.   Enter  ‘I’m interested in Teddy Bears for Kids’ in the subject line. Or…

Fill out the contact form below:

Teddy Bears for Kids is a project of the Fairhaven Learning Project, a registered 501(c)3 non-profit educational organization.

 

Cheers,
Gus