Something's in the kitchen - it's making soap!

Mama got her groove back. Yesterday, she made a list of 7 soap choices she wants in place by 9/1 with a wish list of 5 additional scents. Last night, she acted and finished one plus one not on either list.

Mama V's Soap List (as copied from her purple notepad):

1. Sandalwood Vanilla - White swirl of kaolin clay



2. Strawberry & Cream - Strawberries and cream in freezer, pink kaolin for color...Swirl?



3. Scrubby Vanilla Coffee



4. Frank & Myrrh - Silver mica swirl!!



5. Suger Plum - Alkanet?



6. Mandarin Bergamot



7. Beer Soap

Already, number 3 is crossed off. Mama chose to use leftover coffee from yesterday morning as the liquid. The entire house smelled of strong roasted coffee.

Then her eyes fell on the emergency coffee bean bag. She planted a row of whole fresh coffee beans into the mold. We're dying to see the final version!

The liquid soap took us all by surprise. Mama hadn't listed it. But MiniV is almost out of bubble bath, so we should have expected it.

We can't wait to see what this weekend brings!

Plotting

MamaV has been wandering around with her notebook. Every few steps, she stops, sniffs the back page, and continues on. We're not sure what she's planning.

We also sent applications out for shows. We'll keep you posted.

MamaV Takes Schenectady

Mama put on her "going out" frock and her fancy shoes and hit the town yesterday. She dragged MiniV to "Art on Lark" in Albany where MiniV trapped a platypus, then, they jaunted over to Strawberry Fest on Union in Schenectady, and finally, they made it to St. Anthony's Festa.

MamaV regrets she couldn't bring all her favorites folks to Festa, so she took this video to bring Festa to you. She was there early, so the crowds aren't at all bad.

Enjoy! Festa comes once a year. It's a weekend where stinky old white Italians are allowed to roam the streets with wine, beer, and squid. If you're not Italian, you leave that in the car. Everyone is family at Festa.

Thursday June 12, 2008...not a creative day

Sorry, but MamaV has been working us half to death. So here, for your viewing pleasure, are some soaps...

We love the rows of soaps before their makeover. The scent is intoxicating.

Back after a brief interruption

Sorry, folks. MamaV was on a roll there. She nailed the Old Iron Springs festival. It wasn't as cold and rainy as last year. In fact, it was quite the opposite. You know those instructions for solar cookers? They're really just a picture of the building MamaV and her fellow crafters were in. The oatmeal scrubbies were mushy. Ew.

Here's a pic of Mama's table. This was taken on the first day...Before Ghetto Banner.Around 3 PM, temperatures soared and business died off. That left Mama with time on her hands. For those that don't know MamaV, free time is BAD. Mama decided she needed a banner. So after the show closed (at 6 PM), Mama hopped into the soapmobile and found a towel and washcloth. Upon arriving home, she made dinner, bathed the youngest, and whipped up a banner. In the morning, she made a batch of soap and snapped a picture of GB.

MamaV knows it's silly and cheesy, but we all agree that MamaV is silly and cheesy. It's a perfect fit.

Somehow, all the pics of MamaV in her booth have disappeared from the camera. Either she snuck in and deleted them or she really is a supernatural being that can't be photographed.

Liquid Soap!

Mama got an idea. We hate that. Mama wanted to try liquid soap. She's in the soap kitchen giggling happily right now. It involves the crock pot, goggles, stick blender, and a cooler. We're afraid.

This is what sent her into peals of laughter. We'll post more tomorrow. Now, we hide!

Gone Soaping

Mama has been a little tornado of activity! She's been snapping pictures, lining soap molds, mixing oils, and sewing skirts. We suspect she'll skip work today to soap. And that's OK with us.

Mama needs to make a Strawberry Shea (that she's been paper soaping for a year now) and Lavender Vanilla.

That's all we know right now. We'll keep you posted!