Preparing the lye water solution for soap making ahead of time, has been a big timesaver for me. Usually, I prefer for the lye water solution to be at room temperature, so being able to make it ahead of time and let it come to room temperature on its own works well for that. I… Continue reading Soap Making tips: Multi-batching lye solution
When a soap does not turn out as expected, I usually end up embellishing it. Lately I have had a lot of soap design fails, especially when experimenting with pull screen discs. So I have gotten to practice my post decorating skills a lot. It is actually very easy. Especially if you have soap dough… Continue reading Embellishing Soap
If you are thinking that orange is not a traditional Christmas color, you would be absolutely right! These soaps were supposed to be penguin theme soaps (and the orange was for their beak and feet). However, things did not go as planned and I ended up making a snowfake soap and some snowmen soap instead.… Continue reading Snowflake and Snowmen Soap
I am really happy about how this soap turned out! Especially after a failed attempt at this idea. When I participated in the ghost swirl challenge last month, I decided to make a second soap for the bonus category (in it, colorants could be used). Because I thought I could try this pine tree swirl… Continue reading Pine Tree TP Divider Swirl Soap
Soaps by Glenda 