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Little Slices of Nices
Sampler bars, all dressed up and ready to go. Photo shoot is in the can, and the new pic should go live on the product page sometime over the weekend.
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Photo Journal - August
Can you believe September is tomorrow? August has been another great soapmaking month, with more new soaps taking their place in the curing room. July's new soaps hit the website during August, and it...
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Our Natural Ingredients - Jojoba Oil
The woody shrub that grows jojoba seed is a slow grower, and lives for between one and two hundred years. Its properties of moisturizing amazement have been known throughout many ages. From the dry...
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The use of oatmeal in skin care has a long history dating right back to the ancient Egyptians. The Romans and Greeks recorded how bathing with oats helped with healing skin troubles. The tiny oat has...
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The Value of Exfoliation
The value of facial exfoliating is often underestimated, and many never consider to include it in their skin care routine.Old skin cells are shed easily when we are young, but as we age this process...
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That Time of Year Again!
It's on, you Manor Maniacs. It's on! Head on over, find your save-faves, and take them all home with you. Don't you just love stocking up!
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Sunsetting Skies
Fresh cut log of Almost Sunset. An essential oil blend of Lemongrass, Ylang and Patchouli... to name but a few. Sometimes the result of the artwork frustrates me as I cut into a new batch and see how...
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A Loving Smooth for the Mighty Rough
My hands are in water a lot. When I'm soaping, they tend to take the brunt of it all. Yes, I wear rubber gloves, but I take them off whenever they're not needed for protection. I watch the ads for soap...
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Back To The Future
It's a "Back To The Future" kinda day for me. On the website I've got February's Manor Mania happening - in mid-March. In the workshop, I'm four weeks into the future as I begin work on the new...
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Ready, Pedi, Go.
Feet walk thousands of steps a day. They are squashed into shoes, bumped into table legs, and stubbed against curbs and sidewalks. They swell, they sweat, they throb. Yet despite what they shout out...
View ArticleMusic To Soap By - Fun
It's been a hard winter here at The Manor. Ohhhh, let me just wallow in a bit of self pity as I write that again. It's been a hard winter here at The Manor.The winter storms here in the NorthEast have...
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A Mug Or The Soap
A good day's soapmaking is always measured by the mess left behind for the clean up. Oh, and the tea mugs. It wouldn't be a work day without an army of empty ones scattered about the workshop. And...
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Music To Soap By - P.P. Arnold
We have rain coming in late this afternoon. Last thing I need when I'm soapmaking. I cool the lye out on the deck, and any rain, snow or wind means everything stops.Full on panic, I was up at the crack...
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Taking time out for a manicure isn't just about relaxing in the salon and catching up on all the gossip with the girls. Looking after your hands is important, and the purpose of manicuring isn't only...
View ArticleOhhhh Is For Olive
The olive tree has a commanding tenacity. No matter how harsh the winter, or burning dry the summer, it still grows strong and upright in stoic resolution to bring us a fruit renowned for its...
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Is It Spring Yet?
I love the New England snow here so much that in all my fifteen years of the cold season I have kicked against us getting a snow blower. I have always been out there at the first sign of snowfall with...
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Shadowland Summer
Logs of Shadowland. The colors follow each other around, and so do the notes of the Cedarwood, Lavender, and Patchouli essential oil blend. Careful... she's a heady temptress. Returning to the website...
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And The Cycle Ends
For me, soaping goes in cycles. Today is the end of the cycle. It's a "finish off different things to start it all again tomorrow" days. Clear curing shelves, clean soap bars, wrap 'em up, label, count...
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All a Fall
More Manor Hall Soaps are hitting the curing shelves this week as I gear up towards some new Fall scent releases. Also happening during the Fall are new additions to the Manor Hall facial line, a new...
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Who's Your Honey
Honey Rose facial bar all logged and lining up for the slice. Waiting patiently in the background for his turn is a batch of Goatmilk with Honey and Oatmeal.In stock and ready to be your honey now!
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Bright little Blast of Fresh
On my workbench this morning are a few batches of Orange Tree Blast waiting for the trim, clean, and slice. Here's a close up pic of the top showing linear sprinkles of poppy seeds and orange peel....
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Today Is The Day
Off to an early start this morning continuing the week long mission to have all order boxes shipped by close of business today. The office will then close for our annual family Christmas break until we...
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