For Colleen New Member Introduction

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, " Colleen "

<cd_at_aspenacres wrote:

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> Hi Robin

> Welcome to the group!

> You have an interesting area to be living in!What does your hubby

> actually do?What do you do for work?

> I had a co-worker who raised Alaskan Huskies and raced them-very

> unusual.

> I am curious as to what type of jewlery you make?I may be

interested

> in getting something.I have been wanting to make jewlery for the

> longest time!!

> I think you'll find soap making very obsessive,(in a good way)

pretty

> soon all your relatives will be benefiting from your new

> skills.

 

Hi Colleen,

 

My husband is an oiler - basically that means he changes oil, lubes,

and performs light teardown and maintenence on heavy equipment in the

field - meaning not in the shop, but at sub zero temps.

 

I work in the State of Alaska's Public Defender Agency as a Law

Office Assistant (aka legal secretary), and am trying to get on as a

paralegal with the PDA or with any other legal agency with the state,

preferably a little closer to home.

 

Our huskies are just pets for us - we don't race, but we could if we

wanted to. One of our huskies is mostly Malamute, and can he pull!!

 

I make necklaces, bracelets, ear rings and use mostly fresh water

pearls. And like all the other crafts I've learned, I'm self-taught

and am fairly new at jewelry making. I make to order, or as the

spirit moves me for myself. Email me off list if you are interested.

 

> Once you start.......Calendula is a real nice herb to put in

> a soap and very healing(one of the best)it looks so pretty in a

> finished soap too.I use a coffee grinder to chop up herbs,it doesnt

> scratch the skin then when using the soap.Of course Lavender is

> wonderful also.

 

Oh have you got that right! I've been soaping for nearly four years

now, with a long stretch in the middle of those four where I only

soaped in my dreams, and vicariously through other soapers on my soap

groups ;-D. That hiatus was very productive in so far as learning

and absorbing knowledge, wisdom and experience of others. By the

time I picked up the oils and lye again, I was so much more focused

and had a much more profound understanding of what I was doing and

why. And in short order, the addiction is already beginning to

overrun my large kitchen table.

 

Funny that you should mention Calendula - I just bought a large tea

bag of dried Calendula. It looks so pretty, I almost hate to grind

it up. Do you grind it real fine, or more of a mince? I have a

small food processor or can use a mortar and pestle. I have used

Lavender EO, but never the buds. I actually don't care for the

lavender scent (call me odd) - I prefer citrus and more earty scents -

but have considered doing a lavender bud infusion or grinding the

buds to include in the soap. Haven't gotten that far yet, lol.

 

Anyway, I think I've gone on long enough, mostly OT, so I'll just

thank you for your warm welcome and be quiet for while :-).

 

Blessings & bubbles,

Robin