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Hello, my name is Ella, i have been making soap for 3 years, i also make alot more than soap, even to the point of making fudge! yes the edible sort, i also do storefront templates and websites too, i love making soap, and also love wax melts, i am getting my store ready for christmas, joined your forum as it be nice to have light chat inbetween orders. I have spent nearly 2 or more hours already here reading the recipes, and articles etc.

I have two websites and i have a third in my ideas list. - If you like to know more about me ask me a question.

I am more addicted to fragrance oils and moulds than i am in shoes.

Ella xx

Hello Ella - are you another Nightowl? (I think everone else has departed until morning).

I like fudge but haven't made any for ages though, also like making the Indian fudgy type sweets with curds and reduced milk.

I haven't put my soaps and infusions on site yet as I haven't had time to take all the photos.

(watchout I'm about to change my avatar pic!)

Hi Elaine, when i make another batch of fudge, i will offer it here, for swapsies, i have already got 22 orders for christmas for my fudge.  Oh yes i am a nightowl, i hate mornings, especially mondays.

Indian sweets, i would love to make some of the candies they make, i also make christmas truffles, so watch this space, as i am dieting so i cannot have none.

In 3 yrs i have taken alot of soap pictures, thing is when i say smile, they never do!

Ella xx

I'll watch out for the swaps.


I got rid of Monday mornings by going part-timeafter we'd finished subsidising Child through Uni; working Tues, Wes, Thurs was great.

I retired fully three weeks ago so I'll have to be careful or I'll not know what day it is!!


I bought some Indian sweets on the Curry Mile in Rusholme (Manchester) some of them are so sweet it's unbelievable; when I make them I reduce the amount of sugar syrup.

Isn't it difficult making fudge and dieting - or is the creating process more important to you?


Have you put your websites URL in your profile (I haven't looked yet) and do put some in the members' gallery won't you.

Hi Ella,

A warm welcome from me too!  Thanks for joining us here.  My goodness, you are one a many talents.  We have another member here who makes choccies so now, well who need's Thorntons?  ;D

I've just published your weblink.  Aw, your site is soooo cute.  I love the colours and you do quite a range don't you (I especially like it when you politely ask L___ scouts to not copy you - It seems you may have had a bit of a bad experience or a close call Ella).

You do web design?  I'm sure there's going to be a question or two from some of us (me included).  I haven't been through the threads yet but Emma g has not long launched her site and welcomes some comments.

Well thank you for joining us and I hope you get lot's out of the discussions.  It's still in it's infancy but I find it amazing how far fresholi has come in such a very short space of time.  The site belong's to its members so all comments and suggestions are welcomed and I try to make changes wherever possible.  I also hope that Fresholi will be a great place for member's potential customers to come when looking for handmade products!   ;)  ;D

Hi Ella

Welcome to the forum!!  ;D

Mmmmmm fudge, lol. I haven't made any for quite a while now cos once it's made it has to be eaten which is no good for the ever lasting diet i seem to be on  ;)

Hi Ella

Fudge....
Any chance you can share a secret or two? It always ends up like toffee when i make it...

I like your website - tell us more about the L___ Scouts!!

Did someone say fudge? I'm in.  ;D

Very cute website, Ella, welcome to the forums.

Go and drool over these!!
http://www.spicesofindia.co.uk/acatalog/Indian-Sweets.html (http://www.spicesofindia.co.uk/acatalog/Indian-Sweets.html)

(I've just ordered an assorted box)

Actually, some of them look quite healthy (for sweets), let us know how they are...  ;)

They're probably very sweet! I'll report back.

There are some amazing products in their Health and Beauty section
http://www.spicesofindia.co.uk/acatalog/Health-and-Beauty.html (http://www.spicesofindia.co.uk/acatalog/Health-and-Beauty.html)

Do you fancy Gold Turmeric Skin Cream - with real gold??

I'll have a look on there later!! I want some Triphala Shampoo - its a herb extract, a bit like Henna, but it doesn't colour the hair.

It does, however, make the ahir wonderful!! I bought a big bottle when i was in India last year, and i'm ekeing it out slowly...

I could do with some hair oil as well..i bought a great oil 'healthy hair' oil, its like a spray in dry oil and it has fennel and carrot and some other wild and wonderful oils in it and it does a fantastic job!

The gold sounds verrrry indulgent (although not particularly sustainable?),  ooh, you'd feel sooo very posh putting that on, lol.

Hey Fee, can you still read the ingredients lists on those products, might be worth putting it Between Friends?  Would love to know what's in it  : ;)

I'll have a look...
Don't know about the shampoo - don't know if there is an ingredients list on it. I know that there was one on the oil, but i'm not sure whether its readable anymore.

Thanks Fee!!   :D

This is the small selection box

(http://www.briallen.co.uk/misc/sweets.jpg)

they're 5cm square and 2.5 cm deep.

I've just eaten the one in the middle of the lower row, I think it was chickoo barfi - but might have been fig barfi, not too sweet, lovely texture.

Design idea for soaps or scrubs??

Corr blimey!!  They look lovely and yummy!!!  If that was a soap selection box & looked like that, it would have to carry a BIG label saying not to be eaten, lol

Thanks for the shampoo ingredients Fee (it's there now, Between Friends.... Shhhh!  ;))

Hi Elaine

Sorry for the delay replying, i have had a kidney stone, and was for the last 2 days been in a whole lot of pain.

Fudge and dieting is a no no, as 100g of fudge is 450 calories approx. Hence why i am on a diet LOL!

I live in Manchester, but never been to the curry mile, as none of my friends like curries, but i do, love the madras curries, my friends all like chinese food.

I didn't know i was allowed to add my website addy, i didn't want to until i was told it was fine, and pictures, well i am in the process at the moment making some, so when i have the camera out i will take some photos.

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Hi Helen...

Thanks for adding the weblink, i do alot of estore templates, and lately everyone wants one for christmas, so my website has gone neglected, but needs more updating soon.

Ask away on html, i have become quite the geek!

Yes Helen L___ had a cheek and stole a friend of mine who is on ebay selling soaps, her idea of putting a soap into a tin was stolen by L___, hence why i add now that it began as my idea, its been copyrighted and if it gets stolen by L___, i would dumbly go where no woman has been before LOL!

I saw you need some christmas graphics, give us a shout and let me know what type it is you are looking for...

Hi Emma, i have some fudge next to me, but i am not allowed to eat it its for a customer, but its soooo moorish!

Thanks Fee - Fudge, hint, instead of cream which curdles and turns the fudge into toffee, use corn oil! that is all i am saying...

Thank you Theresa...

Elaine they look good, but not as good as mine LOL! check this picture out, but i love that box, be idea for soaps!

Delicious Fudge Gallery (http://s177.photobucket.com/albums/w218/designsella/?action=view&current=SA400962.jpg)

This is a few of the choices of my fudge...

Ella x

Well there's an extra few calories on the hips and that's just from looking it....  oops, I seem to be dribbling (dab, dab) lol!  I get the feeling someone's going to be busy in the run up to the festivities  :D

Thank you for the offer of christmas graphics, what I'm looking for is finished seasonal soaps/lotions (that sort of thing) to add to the relevant gallery & also for dotting around the site, to not only show off & promote member's work but to give the site a seasonal flavour.  I just thought this more appropriate & in support of the members  ;)

Helen, i will work on some photographs in christmas soaps and lotions, as i am getting my gift sets ready for the festive season, just waiting on a kilo of cosmetic glitter.  I love glitter!!!

You have my email address if you need any help with html etc...

Going to bed now, as after the last two days i have hardly slept, shall be back in the morning.

Good night Ella x

Those fudges look delicious Ella, I'll certainly be watching for them in Swaps!!

Take care with the kidney stone.

Oops!  I missed the kidney stone!  Poor you, I hear they are just the most painful things  :( 

Hello Ella,
Just made a small mod to your post.

Reason:
In Firefox Browsers there is no function yet to auto-wrap long character lists such as long urls and other continuous characters (typed without spaces).
So the url and underline characters made the page go too wide.
IE users wouldn't see it as IE will wrap the page.

Firefox has a good share of the browser market, up to 10%.
As I use firefox, I spotted the wide page.

A trick you can do with BB code to add descriptions for your links is to use the tag:

(url=Followed by your url link)Some descriptive text(/url)
Replacing standard brackets with these ones ==> [  ]

A side effect of that is any browser will wrap the descriptive text - if you have spaces in it.  Also the url link can be as long as you want without affecting the page width in any browser.

So I did that with your link to make the page look right in Firefox.

I'll make this post go away tommorow.

Hope you got that kidney stone sorted!

Hey Kestrel - That really isn't a problem hun thank you for your help!

Just getting use to where and what kind of codes i can add to this website, its alot posher than chatting on ebay, and adding links, i have firefox on my pc, but only use it when i log into my website.

Thank you! i have had 6 kidney stones in 2 months now, so getting to know what the signs are, and just have to ride it out

Ella x

Ouch!!!

Hi Ella,
Big hugs and hello, hope your starting to feel better.
x

Hi Ella,

Sorry to hear about the kidney stone. I'm wincing for you. Hope you're feeling better. {{{hugs}}}

Thank you everyone, hope you are all well...

Shall be taking photos of soaps this week, shall add some to the gallery by the weekend.

Ella x

Look forward to that Ella!   ;)