This year I wanted to revisit the Sugar Plum Fairy Soap I had made in 2019, but with a different ballerina embed. In keeping with the color of sugarplums (a candy that does not necessarily have plums in it), I also used purple Brazilian clay as a colorant, but I was not very happy how… Continue reading Ballerina Soap
If you make soap, sooner or later you will find you have accidentally made meat soap. For me, it happened early on, I was making a peppermint scented soap and I did not have the right red colorant, so I used a dark red pigment which swirled with the white color, looked like a nice… Continue reading Peppermint soap
One of my favorite shows to watch, is the Great British Bake Off. Though it has been renamed to Great British Baking Show when it airs in America. As a rule, I do not like watching reality tv or competition shows. There is too much drama and backstabbing among the contestants. But this show (and… Continue reading Soap Bonsai
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
I live in one of the largest cities in America, which means that for most of my work life I have had a long commute. Something that made my commute bearable, was joining a Vanpool at my previous job. The concept is simple, a few people get together, rent a van, split the cost and… Continue reading Peacock Soap in Column Mold
Men Soap I remember that when I was a kid, my brother had a girlfriend who was studying design or something that was art related. It could have been a different person, but that is the most plausible explanation for now. What I remember very well is the assignment she had completed, and she showed… Continue reading Ombré Tiger swirl Soap
This has probably been the most difficult soap for me to make. Not because of the technique (though it was time consuming) or the amount of colors I used (Seven!), but because it forced me to revisit a memory that causes deep pain still, and that is the loss of our dog Queenie, she was… Continue reading Memories Soap Collaboration
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
Last year when I participated in the Pour/Pull screen soap challenge, I was intrigued by the results of one of the participants , it looked like a peacock tail to me (picture below) so I decided to make a pull screen similar to it, but for an oval mold. The plan was to do an… Continue reading Ghost Peacock Soap in oval mold
The first time I attempted to make a lamb embed, was for a Christmas soap that has not come to be yet. I was not very happy with how the lamb turned out, so I put it to the side and did not remember it until I was watching a show a few months back.… Continue reading The making of Little Lambs Soap – Cold process
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