Hi and welcome
Everyone has given good advice so far, but I'll chip in and say that it's important to enjoy yourself while you make things. If you get so bogged down with the packaging/labels/prices/webshop stuff, then you enjoy things less. Always be sure to make stuff for yourself too 

Wow !  I'm so glad I found this forum.  I can't believe you have all been so welcoming and I'm sure I'll find everything I need here!

Thanks again...

Hi and welcome...enjoy your obsession.

Hello and welcome! :buttrf:

Hi Sharon and welcome. 

Eire

Hi Sharon from Bristol,  this is shalamar you been here about a week you got any tips you can point out to me I've only been here about two days now. Have you posted any pictures yet or they close to ripping your arns out (it is a joke) I was told if I didn't post pictures quick that they could rip my arms out to get at my pictures.

Best of luck to you and find out any tidbits please .0 my direction and I'll do the same for you good luck on your first batch of soap

Hi Shalimar
Your post made me smile !    No- I haven't had my arms ripped out yet - but if I knew I was in danger of losing them, I would have posted piccies before now .  I'd better get to work!

What have I learnt ? Loads ! The most important thing was that I needed to sort out my recipes totally, before I got bogged down with anything else - so I have been busy reading and formulating and trying to perfect things.  Haven't got there yet, 'though....but I'm closer !

There's so much info on this site that I think I will still be reading it all for a good few weeks yet.  Isn't it fab !

Yes, of course I will post  up my progress, experiences etc and hope you will too.  It's all very exciting, isn't it ? Good luck  ! 

Hello, enjoy the forum.

This forum seems extremely friendly, what a warm welcome you have.

Welcome from a fellow newbie also

But Sharon I'm glad I was able to make you laugh I can't take the edge off just a bit.
As far as this site oh my at so much reading I find myself reading in my sleep if that is even possible. Your a bit better organized than I am I don't have any recipes to sort. I just like to jump right into it that's why within the next few days I'm want to start making my first batch of soap if I put it off too much longer I'll get cold feet it will do it.

When all the recipes are concoctions that I have the readings are at the like a mad scientist I can't wait to post my first set of experiments I'm sure that's what they will be and not exactly soap but I'll post the pictures and the results just the same