English Gardens Homemade Soap

12/06/2025

12/06/2024

Manawa Craft Show is this Sunday, December 8, from 9 am to 3 pm. Lots of handmade crafts and vendors!!! Located at Manawa Elementary School.

11/30/2024

Frolic in Fremont is tomorrow, 11/30. Craft sale is from 11 am to 4 pm. Lots of crafters will be there, including myself with my soaps!! If you want to venture out into this cold weather - we will be here :)

The Fremont River Deck on Wolf River Dr in Fremont.

10/18/2024

I will not be at the St Gabriel's craft show this year to sell my soaps. However it looks like they have several vendors next Saturday, Oct 26, with quite a variety of products!! Green Bay Rd & Geiger, Neenah from 9 am to 3 pm.

09/26/2024

Soapmaker Woes: Starting to make soap for fall sales.

On Sunday - setting up the work area (getting equipment out, oils & clays, table covered, lining molds, etc) seemed to take "forever!" I start thinking "do I continue to make soap as a side hustle?" as I continue to get ready to make soap. Next came measuring out my ingredients. Getting into the groove now. Everything is temperature ready, gloves and goggles are on, and I start to mix. As I smell the oils as they are blending and watch the batch for trace, I then realize why I like making soap. Almost like baking, watching all the ingredients blend together, putting it in the oven, and out comes this gorgeous creation! I then added my fragrance oil and poured into the mold; however, my soap does not go into the oven. It just gets wrapped in a blanket for 24 hours.

I chose to start with woodsey scents, including 2 batches of Northwoods. Yes, Michael, 2 batches of Northwoods :) and all the batches turned out soo nice! Monday night, cut them into bars. They smell so good and this is just the start of all the batches I have to make. (Have note to pick up more Olive Oil and safety gloves).

Photo below of Cabin Getaway, Frankincense & Myrhh, and Northwoods -- curing for 30 days.

At the end of it all; Happy Soapmaker !!!

12/02/2023

Holiday Craft and Gift Fair in Manawa on Sunday, December 3, 2023 from 9 am - 3 pm. Many vendors and bake sale!! 800 Beech St, Manawa, WI (Manawa Elementary School) Please see attached flier for more details.

09/22/2023

8 batches of soap made and lookin good. Now to wait 4 weeks till they are ready 😉 Lavender & Oakmoss, Eucalyptus & Lavender, Northwoods, Sandalwood & Sage, Majestic Rose, Black Raspberry & Vanilla, Lilac, and Cherry Almond.

11/25/2022

Fremont Craft Show Saturday, Nov 26th, 1:00 pm to 6pm at Fremont River Deck, 204 Wolf River Dr, Fremont. There will be Basket Raffle sales, crafters, vendors, bakery sales inside River Deck.

10/21/2022

Fall Craft Show this Saturday, October 22, 9 am - 3 pm. at St. Gabriel’s Church, 900 Geiger Street, Neenah. Many crafters, including homemade soaps, oil warmers & fragrance oils, that I will be having at my booth. Sorry it’s late, has been a very busy week…..

10/11/2022

I told my husband "I need a better display for my soaps at Cedar Ridge Crafts" and he did a great job!! 😊

11/26/2021

Fremont Craft Show Saturday, Nov 27th, 11am to 6pm at Fremont River Deck, 204 Wolf River Dr, Fremont. There will be Basket Raffle sales, crafters, vendors, bakery sales inside River Deck.

11/12/2021

Homemade vegan soaps are at Cedar Ridge Crafts, Winneconne Ave &Tullar Rd, Neenah! They have many holiday & gift items, besides my soap - check out the store and their page!!!