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Archive for July, 2008

Previously on A Handcrafted Life: I was swooning over bars of super swirled soap. Since then, I have located a tutorial from GrumpyGirl herself!  Here it is!
The photos and instructions are very clear. I can’t thank GrumpyGirl enough for sharing this with everyone.

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This video give me the willies! It kind of creeps me out, but I cannot stop watching it:

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My obsession with 100% olive oil soap lead me to this: Edict of Colbert
It’s pretty clear I’ve violated alot of the Articles of the edict. On the upside, I’ve only made the soap twice. On the other hand, if I make it two more times, I guess I’ll be banished from the realm.

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Terrifyingly fantastic soap swirls is all I can say:

I can’t even begin to wrap my brain around how GrumpyGirl got all those colors and all those swirls in to one bar of soap. The number of colors in this bar is just FABULOUS. Not only that, it goes through the entire bar! WOW!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

And if that was not amazing [...]

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ZOWIE, where has the month of June gone?
I am trying to keep up with June soaping only to turn around and discover that July has overtaken me. I got so swept up in doing research for new recipes, I have been lax in writing about what’s on the curing rack. So now, on to more [...]

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Happy 4th of July!

Wishing you all a happy and safe 4th of July.

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I have always enjoyed getting bento in Japantown from any one of the local grocery stores. I’ve made Japanese food at home, mostly simple  things I learned to make from my mom like riceballs or miso soup. 
Making lunch for my husband and I, every day can be kind of blah at times. We get trapped [...]

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