the sunset over Mt. Tam from point richmond right now, on my dog walk home:

working on a Q&A blog post about one of my favorite "Soaper Tools"... the magic pH drops:

CP Soap made in Friday night's class with Jen @LoftSoap... orange petitgrain with oatmeal & a fancy bronze top:

our new weekend studio assistant Sara, giving the orientation for soap bootcamp students on day 2 (this a.m.):

CP 101 Soap Class has begun! This is Jen's (@LoftSoap) first class. She's been observing my classes for months.

this picture sums up my night, last night (hope I'm better today)

Pic of Alice's final class yesterday afternoon. Whew, what a weekend! We're still recovering :)

Download our BRAND-NEW 8 page calendar from our website: http://thenovastudio.com/color_calendar_jan-june2012.pdf

A group pic #IndieMeetup (everyone but me), a wonderful group of independent, driven women:

#IndieMeetup SF Bay Area group meeting in progress & plugged in! Lots of great ideas being shared here & now:

some of the little bags of soap I gifted this year & I'm still not done! a few stragglers still need to pick up

I was so excited to find handcrafted soap made in Buffalo, NY over the holidays:

Our BRAND-NEW multi page calendar is now available! We're so excited :)

just SOME of the many many christmas cookies I helped make & decorate this year:

Point Richmond's version of a Christmas Tree (lights on the big tree in the "triangle" in the center of town):

2nd class today, Melanie (with apron) & her trusty TA Jen @LoftSoap are all ready for the Tub Treats class! :)

Marie Gale's Soap & Cosmetic Labeling class has started! She's wasting no time in getting to the rules & regs.

1st sign of citrus blossoms on my dog walk in a while. what a treat! this is 1 of favorite scents in the world!

Check out this cool picture of students trying on freshly-made product in Alice's 3-Day Boot Camp last weekend

Alice's 3-day boot camp just came to an end. Look at the amazing pink sunset right now in Point Richmond: