Friday, April 20, 2007

Learn from me playing around and my mistakes (first let me add that I know I may sound like a dork but I really get a little nervous doing video's so bare with me. I THINK I'll get better at doing them as time goes on.)
First off how much goat milk added to melt and pour is REALLY too much. Watch these videos and see where I made my mistake but at the same time look what I found out!

Step one (I think I may have been ok at this point if I wouldn't have added the EXTRA goat milk later in this test.)

CLICK HERE TO SEE VIDEO PART ONE

Step two..this is where I think I may have added too much. I think it might have turned out ok before this point.

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Step three... Now, this I did because I was thinking about felting soap and then thought about how I added kool aid to change the color. I figured why not try it. I love how it changed the final color of my soap.

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Step four

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Here is how it all turned out.

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Here is what the stuff turned out like that I froze (I think it might get soft again after it sits out tho. Not sure yet.)

CLICK HERE TO SEE HOW IT TURNED OUT



We have Goat Milk soap today with the melt and pour method! I put a little more in then the book said but it still turned out just fine. I did NOT buy the block of melt and pour that has goat milk in it of course. I used Veronica's milk! The soap is hard too. I didn't really measure it but the next time I will so you all can see it does work and you'll know how much you can use at one time (I am thinking mini movie...lol..)

I am also thinking of doing "LIVE" loom knitting movies right here for you all. What this means is that I'll sit my big bottom down with a live camera and do a whole project right here for you all to see. I am a little nervous about doing it and I can only devote maybe one day a week to do this but look for it in the near future!

Oh, a little goat news. I got Veronica to eat her grain. This is all by accident really. See I was milking her one day and I sat it down and had to walk away just for a minute. When I came back Veronica was drinking her milk. I took it away from her and she looked at me like "GIVE IT BACK TO ME THAT'S GOOD AND IT'S MINE" then she started called for me as I walked away with it.

The next day I went out to milk her and I notice she still hasn't touched her grain. So, I put two and two together and gave her a drink of her own milk then I walked over to her food (as of course she followed me) and I poured it into her grain. She ate all her grain and her baby tryed to help too!

So, if you have a goat that wont eat their food maybe this is a good tip to try. It worked for me.

Oh, here is a funny thing I just notice about Veronica. She'll call to me now when I leave her sight. As soon as I come back where she can see me she stops but as soon as I leave (or hide behind the barn door..lol..) she starts calling at me again.

Click here to see Veronica playing with me.