notebook of a soapmaker on a budget


also by Suzanne Pépin

La Belle Aurore, from mothers to daughters, a collection of family recipes


Notebook of a soapmaker on a budget..by

Suzanne Pépin

A SoFoBoMo 2009 project


Manuel Passion designs © 2004 All rights reserved

The handmade soaps and pictures in this book are original creations by Suzanne Pépin.

Their end products may be created by individuals for personal pleasure or profit; reproduction of the pictures in any manner is prohibited.

Every eEvery effort has been made to ensure that all the information in this book is accurate.

However, due to differing conditions, tools, and individual skills, no responsibility can be taken by the author or printer for any injuries, losses, or other damages that may result from the use of the information in this book.

Written in Mexico 2009

For Claude



Ok, I CAN do this. No Problem I took the pledge with SoFoBoMo (solo foto book month) : to make a photography ebook... in 31 days...yep today at 2h22 am...on March 31, 2009 ... what have I gotten myself into now...

So my project for this eBook is : to create 35 handmade soaps within31 days, starting May 15, 2009 and finishing no later than midnight on June 15, 2009 and that includes the publicationmidnight on June 15, 2009 and that includes the publicationon line of the ebook of course...

So here it is : I am presenting to you, my notebook of this crazy journey into the making of a piles of soaps, and taking pictures along the way... now turn the pages and start bubbling with me!

March 31, 2009Notebook of a soapmaker on a budget...

The complete notes of my soaps are here on m

y soap blog:

http://soapmakingonabudget.blogspot.com

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Name:Rock SolidRebatched soapMade May 15, 2009

‘Being the ever practical soapmaker on a budget, I knew the day would come that I would rebatch this one so I did it today’


‘The smell of this soap reminds me of a lollypop on a hot summer night...’

Name:She can winyou with a wink

Fragrance:honeydew andberriesMade May 15, 2009

Grounded coffeeCorse salt and pepper

‘A real soap for the real man.

This one is a beauty’


Name:Are you youngand handsome sir?Fragrance:patchoulinag champa

Made May 17, 2009


Name:Hurry honey,I’mgetting numbFragrance:vanillaMade May 19, 2009

‘...with a touch of honey...The bee holes will act as a very good scrubber on the skin for sure’

‘Sometime, I just feel like creating without thinking too much’


Name:Solo por tiFragrance:Storm watchMade May 19, 2009

‘It reminds me of my mother's garden, the deep earthly smell of fresh rain, soil and ripe veggies’


Name:Just stay with meFragrance:private collectionMade May 20, 2009

‘I would love to keep them all’


Name:Cranberry fieldFragrance:cranberryMade May 21, 2009


Name:I will alwayslove youFragrance:Egyptian dragonMade May 21, 2009

‘... a bleeding heart in the snow, was forced to let you go, I will never forget you and will always love you...'

‘... secret smile, such a beautiful lady, such a secret smile she is wearing,

as hard as a rock from the outside

yet holding it barely yet holding it barely inside this stone...'


Name:Secret smileFragrance:bay rumMade May 21, 2009

Cinnamon


Name:Moving fingersFragrance:jasmine, patchouli,bay rumegyptian dragonMade May 21, 2009

‘... moving my fingers to the sound

of my own music on the piano, composed

when I was alive and could remembecould remember...'


Name:El aroma delcafé y la cocinaFragrance:orchard explosion

Made May 22, 2009

‘Dark ground coffee with a splash of color.’

‘I love the smell of raspberry’


Name:The day beforeFragrance:raspberryMade May 22, 2009

Cardamon


Name:MonetFragrance:naturalMade May 25, 2009

‘Like a Monet painting, a fluidity of amazing colors’

‘... the color of the rain...the peace that comes with each drop...’


Name:Lovely boy inthe rainFragrance:bay rum, lavender, sandaloMade May 25, 2009

‘The kind of soap that time will tell...’


Name:You wanted a gardenFragrance:floralMade May 25, 2009

‘Sometimes, just a picture is needed to bring inner peace...’


Name:Noviembre sin tiFragrance:misty fallMade May 25, 2009

‘I am just a shadow in the street to you when you pass by me’


Name:MilordFragrance:amarettoMade May 27, 2009


Name:Les FemmesFragrance:vanilla, patchouliMade May 27, 2009

‘Like a marble floor made out of beautiful yet very strong rocks,

'Les Femmes' (the women) is an intriging soap,

full of strong lines, darker here and lighter there. and lighter there.

Somewhere, somehow, this soap was made with some

sadness to the heart, who knows why..., this soap will never be repeated, one of a kind’

'Like an innocent heart...te quiero'


Name:InnocentFragrance:mango, sandalo, lavender

Made May 27, 2009

... seul... (alone)'‘


Name:SeulFragrance:melon, lavenderMade May 27, 2009

‘... I made this amazing soft soap with regards to the softness that the Parfum du Printemps brings back to my memories... by the Saint-Laurent River, in my home town... where the smell of spring

would come drifting back, caried by the water of this very strong river...'


Name:Parfum du printempsFragrance:spring timeMade May 27, 2009

‘This soap brings softness to the eyes of the person that holds it up to the sun.’


Name:Retour des cigognesFragrance:sweet peaMade May 27, 2009


‘What a fragrance this soap has. It reminds me of a very strong cup of herbal tea, during the stormy seasons in Kansas. Conforting yet dangerous to be around because

of its power we feel within it. Nature at its best.’

Name:Violence des tempêtesFragrance:green cha tea

Made May 27, 2009

'...So beautiful, she makes you forget the cold...'


Name:Belle à tuer le froidFragrance:tea roseMade May 29, 2009

‘... needs to love somebody...'


Name:Envie d’aimerFragrance:rosehip jasmineMade May 29, 2009


Name:me voir sourireFragrance:basmati riceMade May 29, 2009

chamomile herbal tea, oatmeal


Name:Pousser les nuagesFragrance:vanilla, patchouliMade May 29, 2009

... push the clouds away...'‘

‘... a story without a book...that needs to be told...'


Name:Une histoire sans livreFragrance:pumkin patchMade May 29, 2009

‘... a child, very soft to the touch

yet will get stronger as it ages...’


Name:un enfantFragrance:black tea and berriesMade May 29, 2009

Once you have developped a base recipe that you like,

your imagination can dream on

and on and on...’

‘


Name:patchworkFragrance:pumkin patchMade May 29, 2009

‘Let’s dry this baby and come back

to it in about 7 to 10 days...’


Name:windmill of your mindFragrance:lavender, green chai teaMade May 29, 2009

‘I love to rebatch. It is a process

that uses the leftovers of the cut up soaps, and

makes wonderful and strong soaps that last longesoaps that last longer’


Name:Santa RosaFragrance:naturalMade May 30, 2009


Name:OneFragrance:perfumers tea roseMade May 31, 2009

Sage, cardamon, cinnamon, five spice herbs

Herbal mixture of sauge, cardamon, cinnamon and five spiceHerbal tea :

wild berry ginger


Name:TwoFragrance:rosehip jasmineMade May 31, 2009


Name:ThreeFragrance:rosehip jasmineMade May 31, 2009

Herbs : chamomile herbal tea,

sage, five spices, cardamon, cinnamon

‘This last soap was given the name of :

’Three’ because making that many

soaps was an adventure but as simple as saying : 'One, two, three' 'One, two, three'

and applying my principles of :

'Design, Plan and Execute'


‘The hardest thing to do was to stop making handmade soaps after these 35 were done.’

Notebook of a soapmaker on a budget... is a journey into the making of 35 different handmade soaps within a 31 days period and regrouping them all under an eBook, all that had to be done between May 15, 2009 to June 15, 2009. Using natural ingredients all the way, and most of the time, handy ingredients around the kitchen, this collection is unique with beautiful photos and personal notes along the wabeautiful photos and personal notes along the way.

Suzanne Pépin is French Canadian, living presently in Mexico with her husband.

Notebook of a soapmaker on a budget... is her second book. Visit her at http://labelleauroredufleuve.blogspot.com/ and at http://soapmakingonabudget.blogspot.com/

‘...Ah, what the heck, I am going back to making more soaps...’

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