Hi everyone! (couldn't think of a snappy title, sorry  :mwaha:. And I must say, I love any forum that has a Muttley icon. I'll try not to wear it out  )

I'm Susie, I've made two batches of soap, and I'm officially converted. I shall be making it forever. I discovered this forum because I've bought things from fresholi, and lo, it has a forum attached! I'm aiming to sell soap and some other bits when I've had a bit more practice, but for the moment I'm enjoying experimenting with things (and I don't think my friends and family have reached saturation point yet. Not quite, anyway.)

I'm looking forward to having a good poke round and meeting people, it looks like there's some really useful things on here. I'm particularly looking forward to seeing if anyone makes liquid soap because I bought a book about it recently and it makes it look about as easy as splitting the atom in your kitchen with only a microwave and a pyrex jug. Hopefully I'm going to discover it is actually possible!

Anyway, yes, so, hello everyone, look forward to meeting you  :buttrf:

Hello Susie, welcome aboard.

Nobody's going to argue with you about the addictive aspect of soapmaking (but there are a few here who don't make soap).

Have you discovered Resources - if you log in to the main site you see more items in there than if you're not logged in.

Hi Susie, nice to meet you.

Pauline

Aha so the dark side has claimed you too!  Hello and welcome. I am sure you will enjoy it here. :mwaha:

Hi Susie, welcome from me too you'll love it here  :buttrf:

hmmm, no one has mentioned pictures yet? we love pics, we thrive on them - Honey can tell you more when you meet her. Welcome! You've come to good place  

Hi Susie. 

Eire

Welcome! Hope you enjoy it here, the more you post the more bits of the forum open up for you... and did someone say we love pics?

Surely this wonderful forum can convert you also to the dark arts of creams, balms, lotions...! Welcome! 

I don't know why, but I'm getting this strange internal voice telling me this forum likes to see pictures? Could I be psychic?   :mwaha:

I haven't got any good ones of the stuff I've made so far - this was my First Ever Soap - (sorry it's a blog link, I've deleted the pic from my camera now). I'll certainly be boring you with pics of the stuff I do from now on.

And yes you most definitely can convert me to the dark arts of creams etc. I've actually spent today making some solid perfume, sugar scrub and whipped shea. One of the solid perfumes is recognisably perfume, the other smells just like emulsion paint so I think kudos to me because if I'd actually tried to do that I wouldn't have been able to. Perhaps I'll call it Parfum de Dulux.

 :mwaha: :mwaha: :mwaha: Parfum de Dulux  :mwaha: :mwaha: :mwaha:

Welcome here, it is a friendly board - most of the time.
Where are you based?

Thanks! I'm in Cambridge. (UK).

Hi Susie
Welcome & enjoy the forum  :buttrf:

Hi Susie, welcome  :buttrf:

Hi Susie, welcome to the forum