Abalone shells have always been a favorite material of mine for jewelry making. Though because they are too expensive, I did not buy them often. And having learned how endangered they are now, I may not buy them again anytime soon. I do find their colors fascinating, so when I saw this fragrance called Abalone… Continue reading Making Abalone Soap
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
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
Ā A while back I was watching some cake baking videos, and I stumbled into this one (I really like his channel)Ā https://youtu.be/Z-z1HYBv4k4 When I saw them making the clear agates, it got me inspired to try the method with soap.Ā Sadly, I failed.Ā I tried using clear melt and pour on top of white… Continue reading Agate soap
I got to make another peacock soap! this time with a different technique and it is for the soap challenge club.Ā It is the embroidery technique which Soaping 101 first published in video several years ago.Ā Ā The first step was to make the "canvas"Ā soap.Ā Which IĀ tried to make white.Ā I did not quite… Continue reading Peacock Embroidered Soap
Soaps by Glenda 