Cosmic Swirl Attempt rainbow colors This soap brings some bittersweet memories for me, it was the last soap that my husband made with me during his soap making streak; he has since returned to a hobby he finds more fascinating: defeating gravity and making foam planes fly. (Rc wings). Here is a short video of… Continue reading Attempting the Cosmic Swirl Soap technique
Peacock Feather Soap It seems now that it is a yearly tradition of mine to make a peacock feather soap. Last year's attempt taught me to be more selective with the fragrance. So I looked for fragrances that were not only "well behaved" but also for fragrances that slowed trace down. So I checked fragrance… Continue reading Peacock Feather Secret Swirl Soap
Taiwan Swirl soap This is another soap made by hubby, a famous swirl that I had never tried either but similar to the circling taiwan swirl. This time I only added more olive oil to the recipe to make it more fluid, so that it would work better with this technique. I had learned my… Continue reading Making a Taiwan Swirl Soap
What is a hybrid soap? you might ask...Well, for me it is a soap made with two different methods. In this case, melt and pour and cold process soap. Though it can be argued that melt and pour is not really soap but a synthetic detergent bar. However, that is not the purpose of this… Continue reading Wisteria Hybrid Soap
Gingerbread house soap Seashells on the beach Soap bars with sea shell decorations Golden rose Golden rose embed soap Creamsickle soap Creamsickle soap A discoloring soap fragrance is one that will cause the soap to darken or discolor. Commonly this is due to the vanilla (or vanillin, or ethyl vanillin) in it. Sometimes though, the… Continue reading Working with a discoloring soap fragrance
This past weekend I participated in a Fall Festival. I wanted to share my experience with you and give you some tips of things I learned: While this was my first time selling soap at an outdoor craft fair, it was not my first rodeo necessarily. Several years ago I used to sell costume jewelry… Continue reading My First Soap Craft Show: Tips for yours
Soaps by Glenda 