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[adaramccloud]

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Back in business: Soap maker starts over

By Arlene Shovald - Special to The Mail

Pam Smith thought she was all washed up after a serious car wreck, but happily, she is back in business, making soap with her daughter, Shannon Daniels.

"Soap making started as a hobby," Pam said. "I

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[digital_touji]

Awesome, good to see they linked to etsy and myspace too :-)

[celisasu]

Does this mean that you're going to get random phone calls from creepy soap stalkers out to do strange things to your soap?

[adaramccloud]

Yes. Already gotten a couple...

[adaramccloud]

Well... like this one guy called and he was DRUNK. He thought my mom was a DIFFERENT Pam Smith that he used to work for. So she told him he had the wrong person, but that sure didn't stop him for talking to her for like 10 mins. on the phone. He told her all about his great idea for her soap. lol. Apparently he has some spearmint growing in a natural spring by his house (and yes, he did give directions to get there), and she should definately put that in his soap.

It was mostly funny 'cause he was soooo drunk, but slightly on the creepy side too.

And this one lady called and wants us to make a batch of soap just for her. And she'll provide the essential oil. Good thing... because her essential oil costs about $40 for a half an ounce. We would need at least two of those. That is some damn expensive soap for her!

[toram]

your kitchen looks so much like my moms did when she was making candles! right down to the pots and molds :P

[adaramccloud]

We're starting on candles soon too... Massage Lotion Candles. They're candles that melt at a low temperature... and then you use the oil/wax for massage.

[toram]

Right at first i though OUCH! heh, but that sounds pretty cool :P

[adaramccloud]

They're not HOT, they're just warm. So they don't burn. It's probably about 100 degrees... which is cooler than a hot tub.

[toram]

:) thats what i meant. I have some prescription type moisturizer or somthing called elta that becky got from the plastics clinic while we were in VA. it melts on skin contact but i didn't realize there was stuff that you could make a candle from that still had a low enough melting temp not to burn.

[adaramccloud]

Thank you! And P.S. That video is hilarious!