It's every grand mother. In my case, it's a combination of Gran' and Nanny. GraNann. Doesn't that sound more exotic than Granny. Grand Mother would be acceptable but it's too long. I wanted something that would be easy to remember and short. My grandmothers were Mamaw and MaMa. Hummm ... .Did not want to be …
Author: Carolyn Patricia Allen
I used to breed purebred Nubian dairy goats so I could make goat milk bath and beauty products with their milk. All of our products are made with 100 percent fresh goat milk. When I 'm not making soaps I write about life on the farmstead and care for our other critters.
Most of them produce marketable products: chickens, goats, and horses give us fertilizer for our organic garden, chickens give us eggs, but the bees produce the most goods. I bottle their honey, make candles, lip balm, skin creams and lotions with their beeswax.
My husband and I recently took a One Stroke painting class with Vicki Galloway so now we can paint the hives and make a few signs for the ranch.
Gift Wrapping Compliments Gift
Gift wrapping has more delicate variations than I had ever imagined. From paper embossing, color theory, ribbon texture to tag font design; each nuance builds upon the other to create a special gift for your loved one. After quite a bit of research, I am amazed at how much attention each component receives. Please join …
Goat Milk Oatmeal Soap Making Recipe
One of my favorite books about milk soaps was written by Casey Makela in 1997. Milk-Based Soaps: Making Natural, Skin-Nourishing Soap contains recipes for soaps as well as benefits and reasons why milk is so good for your skin. My copy is tattered and torn on a page or two but it's loved and well-worn. …
Soap Making Lessons Learned: Before and After
I remember the first time I made a batch of soaps from scratch. Uncertainties gurgled in my throat: the heat, working with lye, would my mold be big enough? Feelings of uncertainty filled my chest. Don't you hate that feeling? But, as you probably know, you just gotta BIG-UP and go for it. All those …
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Gran’ Nanny’s Goat Milk Soaps Retailers in Stanly County
Be on the lookout for our counter-top displays at your local stores. Many retailers have the counter-top display pictured on the right. It holds an assortment of soaps and lotions and talks about many goat milk benefits for your skin. Our larger retailer stores have a full-line of our products on the Bakers Rack like …
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Crochet Face Cloths and Coordinated Soap Savers
These face cloths are fun and easy to make. Starting with 4-ply 100 percent cotton, I chain stitch about 30 links. Turn then single crochet in each chain. SC one then, this is where the creative part comes in. You can either single crochet the entire cloth, or you could use a half-crochet or any …
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Goat Milk Soap Gifts Available on WebSpecials
Each creamy colored metal bucket can double as a soap dish and comes with three goat milk soaps: Maschio Motivo's Espresso Caffé Latté, Wayland's Patchouli Plunge, and Dean's Orange Delight. All three soaps are for combination skin types and contain essential oils for a gentle aroma-filled bath. Our Maschio Motivo (Italian for Main Man; Bucky …
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New soaps are on the drying shelves
The new soaps are looking and smelling very good. Husband Bob checked 'em out last night. To us, 'checkin' 'em out' means touching, smelling, and seeing the soaps. (Although there is a 'taste' test for lye soaps, we don't do that. ughhhh) The hearing sense takes place when Bob purrs while he's investigating the newest …
so much to do … so little time
Finally weaned the babies from their mamas. Now it's time to milk, milk, milk. Shazammmmm, do we have milk for our soaps! We're cranking soaps out as often as possible. AND a few of the babies are for sale. We got a super batch of babies this year. Check 'em out at this link.
Farm Craft Studio 