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The 5th Journey ~ Natalie
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Autumn Apple 🍂 🍎 #Artisan #Handcrafted #Goat Milk Soap 🫧

Are you ready for an #Autumn Harvest? Scented with a perfect warm fall blend of apple, orange, ginger, amber, caramel, cinnamon, clove & vanilla.

#eastcoastkin #blueskyart #art #homedecor #handmade #functionalart #fall
September 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Pumpkin Jack 🎃 🍂- Artisan #Handmade Soap 🫧

You cannot have an #Autumn without the fun whimsy of a Jack O'Lantern! Pumpkin Jack is a goats milk soap with conditioning cocoa butter and the perfect #pumpkin pie scent! This will give you so much joy this season!

#eastcoastkin #art #homedecor #artshow
September 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Are you ready for the Perfect #Autumn?

This #handmade soap is exactly what you need with the skin loving goodness of Goats Milk + Cocoa & Shea Butters! This scent is like the perfect fall bakery blend - #pumpkin, biscotti, hazelnut, ginger, vanilla, apple, & cinnamon!

#eastcoastkin #blueskyart
September 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Bubbly Berry Boba 🫐 🫧

How fun is this? Boba Inspired Berry #Handmade #Soap is sweet & absolutely adorable - You'll love the notes of blueberry, orange, spice, marionberries, rose, gardenia, jasmine, vanilla & almond in this deliciously sweet scent.

#acoloraday #pinkmon #art #homeart #functional
August 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Golden Rose🌹

Absolutely Gorgeous #handmade #soap - sunlit swirls of pink and pale yellow with multi colored roses & hand piped leaves.

#eastcoastkin #artshow #texturetuesday #functionalart #pink #roses #flowers #homedecor #artyear
Handmade Soap - all parts are soap! Absolutely Gorgeous Golden Rose - sunlit swirls of pink and pale yellow for the base of the bar and topped with multi colored roses and hand piped leaves. A twist on traditional rose with a sweet and soft mix of tulip, freesia, heliotrope, rose, coconut, candy apple, raspberry, red currant, cashmere musk, vanilla, and amber.
August 12, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Coconut Cream🥥
Artisan #Handmade #Soap🫧

Relax your cares away with this deliciously toasty, tropical experience. Extra luxurious Goat Milk soap with Coffee for gentle exfoliation. You'll love the warm notes of rich coconut, vanilla, cream, sugar & delicate peach blossoms.

#functionalart #home #art
August 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Fruity Fusion 🫧 🧼

This #handmade #soap is a delight to your senses! It reminds me of the special bowl of gummy worms in my Grandma's kitchen. The best! Super fun neon swirls to delight your inner child. Ebru inspired design!

#functionalart #artshow #homedecor #art #neon #swirl #waves #colorful
August 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Raspberry Lemonade🍋 Goat Milk #soap

This #handcrafted 🧼 is fruity, bright, and full of sunshine! Sweet and tangy with notes of citrus, raspberry, strawberry, vanilla, & cotton candy. Biodegradable eco-glitter in the soapy "ice cubes!"

#pink #goatmilk #goats #functionalart #foodie #homedecor #art
August 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Herbal Essence🌿

This #handmade #soap is made with one if my favorite surface techniques - ebru inspired! I love the swirls. Available online!

#stunday #eastcoastkin #blueskyart #art #functionalart #artshow #artyear
Handmade soap with a surface design inspired by ebru silk painting. Swirls of soft pink and yellow with copper and green plus crisp white. The base of the soap is a soft pink from an infusion of rhubarb root. The scent is reminiscent of the Herbal Essence shampoo from the 80s/90s.
August 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Cotton Candy Carnival🍭 #glow

On those cool nights in summer, it is a perfect time to head to your local fair! What a great way to bring the fun nostalgia home with the sweet & airy sugary notes of Cotton Candy in this #Handcrafted Goat Milk #Soap!

#acoloraday #yellowthu #functionalart #juliarty
July 31, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Citrus Magnolia Rose

#handmade #soap
If you are looking for a high-end, sophisticated scent to make your day a little more luxurious, this is the blend for you! Sparkling yuzu citrus, soft white magnolia, orange blossom, mountain rose, & morning dew.

#acoloraday #pinkmon #blueskyart #blueskymonday
July 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Sunflower 🌻

This #handcrafted #soap is reminiscent of a field of flowers on the wide open prairies that I love so much. Goat Milk Soap with a warm, comforting blend. More in Alt Text!

#sunflower #floralfriday #flowersonfriday #scape #smartist #growth #artyear #blueskyart #artshow #goats
All parts of these bars are Handcrafted soap! I made the grass and sunflowers first with multiple layers and pours in various colors. These were placed in my loaf mold and then a layer of clear soap was poured on top. Once set up, I flipped them over, added a light dusting of biodegradable glitter, and poured the goat milk soap in a soft sage green. This is scented with a complex and warm fragrance blend of lightly musky floral containing grapefruit, bergamot, sweet grass, lily, jasmine, quince, sage, and a base of sandalwood, ylang ylang, plum, cinnamon, cardamom, and cedarwood. Available now while supplies last through WillowTreeWeaving.com
July 25, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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Welcome to the #Jungle! Gus the #gorilla is my local university's mascot and quite the celebrity. I taught and coached dance there for 10 years.

This #handmade #soap is an ebru inspired design with a tropical fruity banana scent!

#aColoraDay #redwave #artyear #artshare #artshow #eastcoastkin #art
Handmade soap with an ebru inspired swirl design in jungle red, green, yellow, and gray on top with a black activated charcoal base. A black gorilla is centered on each bar representing the local university mascot. Scented with a tropical fruity banana blend.
July 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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How It's Made - Soap Cutting Day!

Alice's Afternoon Tea #handmade #soap is inspired by the Golden Afternoon from Alice in Wonderland. One of my absolute favorite designs! Now Available.

#acoloraday #bluetue #artshare #art #flowers #blueskyart #artshow #functionalart
July 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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How much fun is this neon #handmade #soap top?! This week's ebru inspired project will be cut into 🫧 bars today!

#wip #wipwednesdays #workinprogress #artyear #eastcoastkin #functionalart #art
This handmade soap has a surface design inspired by ebru silk painting. I used super fun, bright neons to color this fruity scented soap. This slab will be cut into 2 bars of soap.
May 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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I hope you all have a wonderful day full of sunshine! I had to take a pause due to challenges that pop up & the local Farmers Market is back in full swing plus regular work & life - whew!

I'm still planning to have my Spring into Summer shop update THIS weekend! Stay tuned!

#blueskymonday #artyear
This handmade soap is designed after a Ray of Sunshine! Sunny skies with whispy clouds in the background. This is the very first soap I've ever had to block off sections and turn the mold upside down in order to get certain sections poured. I'm excited to try it again with a few tweaks! And thankful for my mechanically minded husband for making me random soap supplies and for having a various tools - including mini levels that I can "borrow" for projects like this!
May 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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🌻Sunflower

This #handmade #soap is a goat milk soap representing the State Flower of Kansas! I'll be making more of these for the Spring into Summer Release on May 16.

#ArtYear #EastCoastKin #ArtShow #Art #FunctionalArt #smArtist #FloralFriday #FlowersonFriday
Handcrafted Goat Milk Soap representing the State Flower of Kansas - the Sunflower! Sunny yellow soap flowers atop a soft sage green base.
May 2, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Honeysuckle

I had to run outside between storms to snap a quick photo against the wild honeysuckle blooming right now! Definitely a favorite #flower! This #handmade #soap perfectly emulates this - bold yellow, soft pink, & piped leaves.

#ArtYear #EastCoastKin #ArtShow #Art #FunctionalArt #smArtist
Wild honeysuckle in the background - one of my favorite scents and flowers! They are so delicate and almost whimsical, too. This handmade soap features a bold sunny yellow and soft swirls of pink and white, plus a fun pink mica pencil line. I handpiped little green leaves out of soap to finish the tops. This has a gorgeous honeysuckle scent.
May 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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#acoloradAyPRIL #Charcoal

Space Invaders✨

This #handmade #soap is a no waste design utilizing scraps from my illusion soaps. I thought it looked like the space ships from the video game with stars flying by at warp speed!

#ArtYear #EastCoastKin #ArtShow #Art #FunctionalArt #Sustainable #SpaceArt
These are no waste handmade soaps utilizing scraps from my two geometric soaps (molecular and illusion). I felt this looked a lot like the space ships from the old arcade game. Space Invaders going at warp speed with the stars flying by! The stars are shredded soap confetti. Scented with a fresh and clean eucalyptus cotton fragrance.
April 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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#acoloradAyPRIL #Rose

Golden Rose🌹

Enjoy the cutting of this #handmade #soap that will be available on May 17 for the Spring into Summer Shop Update! Beautiful handmade roses and piped leaves with a soft and modern #floral scent.

#ArtYear #EastCoastKin #ArtShow #Art #FunctionalArt #garden #flower
April 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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#acoloradAyPRIL #Beige

Autumn Fig 🍂

While this #handmade #soap on-a-rope may have Fall vibes, it is hands down my all time favorite scent! I used a pull through #Kaleidoscope design with Emerald Green, Gold, Shimmering Crimson, and Soft Beige.

#ArtYear #EastCoastKin #ArtShow #Art #FunctionalArt
Handmade Soap in a fluid kaleidoscope design where the colors flow from one to another and change as you use the soap. Emerald Green, Gold, Shimmering Crimson, and Creamy Beige. I used a bubble wand as my pull through tool to achieve the design!
April 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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#acoloradAyPRIL #Rust

Driftwood & Amber🔥

In this #handmade #soap, I wanted to try something new with the Secret Feather Swirl technique - I wanted to try for campfire flame on a cozy camping trip in the woods. Love how it turned out!

#ArtYear #EastCoastKin #ArtShow #Art #FunctionalArt #StunDay
Driftwood & Amber is a camping themed handmade soap with a twilight lit forest and campfires to enjoy on a dark night. Activated Charcoal with a scent blend of bergamot, olive, aloe, pear, lily, heliotrope, green tea, and rose, and finishes with notes of musk, amber, and sandalwood. Made with local ingredients!
April 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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#acoloradAyPRIL #Magenta

Black Raspberry Vanilla

This #handmade #soap is a 2in1 technique with ombre pour & oasis swirl. It gives a mirage like translucent haze of a desert land #scape & cut the opposite way of a normal "loaf" of soap.

#ArtYear #EastCoastKin #ArtShow #Art #FunctionalArt #swirl
This handmade soap is made with an oasis style swirl to create a mirage effect with almost translucent swirls. Ombres of yellow to white to green and inner swirls of magenta, black, and white. Scented with a fruity blend of black raspberry vanilla.
April 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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#acoloradAyPRIL #OliveGreen

🍒Cherry Almond

This #handmade #soap is one of my favorite surface design techniques - Ebru Inspired (Silk Painting). This fragrance is difficult to work with, so this is a perfect surface design

#ArtYear #EastCoastKin #ArtShow #Art #FunctionalArt #ebru #spring #cherry
Handmade soap inspired by Ebru silk painting techniques. For the waves of color, I used Olive Green, Pewter, Light Pink, Light Aqua, White, Dark Pink, and then repeat. The Cherry Almond scent is difficult to work with, so the base of the soap is fragranced and a light tan while the surface has the design.
April 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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#acoloradAyPRIL #Teal

✨Star Showers

This #handmade #soap is a type of funnel pour design called Feathered Circles. I thought this design with neon micas against black looked like Galaxies, so I added the star embeds to add to the #Space theme.

#ArtYear #EastCoastKin #ArtShow #Art #FunctionalArt
Handmade soap in a space theme. Circular feathered circles in bright teal, green, and violet against a black background. Multicolored stars (made of soap) are embedded throughout the design. Fragranced with a scent blend of effervescent grapes, soft rose and gerananium, zesty orange and lime, vibrant patchouli, and warm musk will envelop you in a comforting, heavenly aroma
April 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM