Amanda came over to join me for a night of wine, wrapping Laura’s Advent Calendar books, and making soap. We started with wrapping the 24 books.

Then, we moved on to making soap. Amanda was super interested in how I make melt and pour soap. Tonight, I went with the big bar. I used Lavender and Lemon essential oils and did a swirl and layered technique.

I also made her a couple of bars of Cranberry Orange soap that ended up smelling like Christmas spices. It was a nice, relaxing evening spent with a good friend.