After spending the week snuggled under a duvet nursing a nasty cold, I was keen to get lots done over the weekend. Unfortunately Saturday was still a bit of a write off but I had a pretty good Sunday. After a nice and quiet alcohol free evening (a rare occurrence) I woke up on Sunday feeling refreshed and raring to go. It began with a beautiful frosty walk and then back home to learn a new craft, soap-making.
I couldn’t wait to get started as I’d been thinking about doing it for weeks. When I first glanced at the pages in Kirstie Allsop’s trusty ‘Homemade home’ book, I thought it looked quite complicated. After a closer look I realised that most of things you need are household items and the method was fairly simple. I found some silicone cake moulds in my cupboard which I’d never used, they were perfect for the soaps and I was able to make some into cupcake shapes. I chose to do two different types of soap, cinnamon and orange and parsley and lime but the varieties you could try are endless and I found myself thinking about my next batch and all of the different fragrances I could use. Not to mention how I could decorate the top of them.