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Meet Pearl, The Chicken Egg Setting Guinea Hen
I just got a new charger for my camera, so now I can take pictures again and the first thing I thought I’d do is introduce you to Pearl, our guinea hen that had been sitting on her clutch of … Continue reading
Posted in Country Living in Virginia
Tagged goat dairy, goats milk soaps, guinea hens, homesteading, postaday2011, raising fowl
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Spring Showers Bring….Mud
I get all happy when we go a few days without rain and the horse paddocks start drying up, but then we have thunderstorms, 1000 inches of rain and a dozen or so tornadoes, and then the mud problem starts … Continue reading
Today’s Soapings
Today’s soaps were two varieties of baby soaps in the round molds. The first is “Citrus Baby” baby soap. The essential oils used were sweet orange, 5X orange, litsea, geranium and spearmint, no colors of course, and all liquid used … Continue reading
Posted in soap making
Tagged Bath and Body, Beauty, Essential oil, goats milk soaps, Handmade, handmade soaps for christmas giving, Health, soap, soaps for babies
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What’s Soaping Today?
For those of you who I shorted on Honey Bee, I got it soaped today! I thought I had a big ole box of it on the shelf. And I did have a big ole box, but the box was … Continue reading
The Holiday Season is Almost Here!
The Christmas season is bearing down on us pretty fast now, with each dwindling summer day a minute or two shorter than the previous one. Before I moved to the country and got horses and goats and chickens, I didn’t … Continue reading
New Essential Oil Soaps
I got my back-ordered lemongrass oil yesterday, and so decided to test-soap all three essential oils today. Left to right is Tea Tree, Patchouli, and Lemongrass. The little star sitting on top is a new ice cube tray mold I’m … Continue reading
Another Great Soap Marketing Day!
Yesterday was a GREAT market day! People were lined up at the door way before the market opened, due in part at least because there was also a 5k run later on in the morning. Soap sales were brisk and … Continue reading
Posted in soap making
Tagged Bath and Body, Beauty, Dr. Wayne Dyer, farmers markets, goats milk soaps, Health, Marketing, Potato chip, Sales, Shopping, soap
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Latest Farm News
Image via Wikipedia They say no news is good news….so good for us, there isn’t much news! The rain has finally stopped. Not for long though. They are calling for more of the stuff tonight. As soon as it warms … Continue reading
Shantara Acres blog is Featured Over at Bewitchin Kitchen.
Check it out! And check out the cute blog at Bewitchin Kitchen too while you are there. Stop in, say hello, and say “Hi” for me while you’re there! The Bewitchin’ Kitchen: Feature Friday: Shantara Acres Farm
Posted in Country Living in Virginia, In The News
Tagged featured article, Food, goats milk soaps, holistic skin care, kitchen
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Soap Salvation
Sometimes it can be done, sometimes not. This batch certainly “looks” salvaged, but it smells a bit like hair permanent! I took my ugly bars I ruined the other day doing my tutorial, cut them up into chunks and imbedded … Continue reading
Posted in soap making
Tagged goats milk soaps, mens soaps, Shazaam soap for men, soap making
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