Saturday, December 10, 2011

The Traveler

I was quite productive today.

My friend Suzanne came over for a little Soap Making 101. We whipped up some Lavender-Sage, Lemon-Sage, Green Tea & Honey, and Oatmeal & Honey soaps. I did a batch of Eucalyptus after she left. I was quite pleased to find a new supplier for the glycerin soap base. Saved me a little coin AND they do not feel the need to add antibacterial chemicals to it. Awesome.

THEN I whipped up a men's dop bag. I call it The Traveler.

Made from repurposed denim (i.e. jeans that ripped) and some pinstripe cotton for the lining. It's based up the Lawn Bag from 1-2-3 Sew. I had a happy accident while making the bag and I like how it turned out. The fabric tabs are different from the pattern and so the construction had to change slightly. All in all, I think it's a great bag for a dude to take whilst traveling. Gotta store your toothbrush somewhere!



And, yes, some of the bars of soap say "Mott's" on them. I like to use disposable containers as soap molds. They can be used a few times before they crack and need to hit the recycle bin. So they get to have more than a "use once and toss" kind of life.

Repurpose, people! THEN recycle!

3 comments:

  1. love the repurposed denim bag! and i'm thinking about making soap too! never tried it before, but i'm hoping to make some clear ones with small animal/dinosaur toys in them :D

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  2. Trish, here is an article from Martha Stewart's website that you might find helpful:
    http://www.marthastewart.com/280491/pantry-soaps
    It's from an old issue where I learned to do it years ago! :)

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  3. There's also a link at the top of the article to the basics of soap making. It's from the same original article. I think you can also find it in one of her recent books.

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