Teaching Soap

Last Friday we hosted another soapmaking class here with another set of ladies and daughters. Once again, we all had a great time learning and fellowshipping together! Mom, Sarah, and Granny helped me with a great amount of the preparations, and I focused on explaining the procedure clearly--easier said than done, so I was thankful for the opportunity to refine my teaching.

It was a beautiful spring day, and the awning set up on our deck came in handy, even if several hands had to keep it from blowing away at times!

Armed with aprons and rubber gloves, we were ready to get into the nitty-gritty of the recipe.

During our class, everyone took turns cutting bars from a fresh log of lilac soap with the crinkle-cutter.

We got our hands soapy with rolling soap balls, a fun ending to the afternoon!

Then it was time to proceed with the final mixing of our recipe, just as a quick storm started whipping up.

It took teamwork to add all the ingredients and pour the soap into our molds.

Thanks to all who made the class a success (and thanks to Mom for taking pictures)!

~Hannah

Comments

[Rose]

You look really professional Hannah! It looks like all your participants got a lot out of the day. I wish I could have joined you.

[Stephanie in MI; AKA Mama Pea]

Looks like fun. I think soap making is more fun with friends!

[Dorothy]

I love your soap, Hannah!

[Tammy]

Looks like it was a fun and good smelling day!

[victoria]

That was so sweet of you to share your skills with others. I've made soap before so I know what a project is can be. Your family is blessed to have homemade scented soaps made by you.

Victoria

[hannah]

Thank you, everyone, for your comments.

[Laura]

What fun, and how educational! Wish we lived where we could join in the next time.

[Jenny]

Yum!!! Lilac soap is my favorite, but it's really hard to find :)

[Sherrin]

I thoroughly enjoyed reading about your class. Thank you for sharing the pictures as well, we can almost feel like we were there!