“If you hear a voice within you say "you cannot paint," then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced. ”- Vincent Van Gogh Lately, I have been contemplating the idea of making dividers for scenic soaps, rather than using the sculpted layers technique (soap scrapers). I have come to realize that I… Continue reading Starry Night Soap with dividers
I find soap challenges to be, well, challenging. One of the reasons why I like to participate in them is because it forces me to try a technique I may not attempt otherwise. I made this soap for the monthly challenge from the soapmakingforum a few months ago. Usually I do one attempt at a… Continue reading Nautilus Soap
I like making an ocean or beach themed soap every summer. This year, however, I did not want to repeat any of my past ocean soap designs, and did not want to represent the sand either, the way I did with the Seashell soap or the sea life soap. I wanted this soap to be… Continue reading Making a Wave Soap
This is essentially a fire soap. My only previous attempts at making flames with soap was the Campfire soap, and that didn’t turn out too good, so I thought I could redeem myself. Last December the soap making forum had an un-challenge for which the theme was fire. (It was an un-challenge because there would… Continue reading Fire Soap inspired in the Library Book
I was watching a documentary about a man who likes rock climbing and hiking, and used to go with a friend on these trips. When his friend passed away, he took his friend's son under his wing and brought him along for trips. (I would not climb a cliff even if you told me there… Continue reading The Grand Prismatic
My favorite character from the little prince book is the fox. I like foxes in general, a couple years ago I tried making a fox figurine. I was going to buy it, but the one that I liked the most was too pricey (for me) and I did not care for the antique look of… Continue reading The fox from The Little Prince Soap
For Valentine's this year, my husband got me this rose (among other things): rose covered with glass bowl I love it because it looks just like the rose from the Little Prince (he knows how much I like this book). This soap was inspired by it. I made it for the January monthly challenge of… Continue reading The Rose from the Little Prince
Several years ago my family and I went to Schlitterbahn, in New Braunfels, TX. It was a long drive to get there, but it was a fun experience overall. It is a multi location water park that has a slide that ends in the Comal River. Some of the attractions were a little too scary… Continue reading 4th of July Soap
October 2020 In 2019 I made a youtube collaboration with Renee from Soaps for love and she was kind enough to send me one of the soaps she made with it. I was happy to see my embed in her soap, but what I was really fascinated by was by the fragrance of her soap.… Continue reading Orange Marmalade Cake Soap
I have had the opportunity to taste the largest strawberry shortcake in the world. You can see it (the shortcake) in a video here, or a picture here. The year was 2009 and we had visited the Pasadena Strawberry festival with my sisters, then boyfriend (now hubby) and my nephew and niece. I remember getting… Continue reading Strawberry shortcake Soap
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