There are so many ways of making pine trees as there are probably varieties of them. I made most of these by hand, but I will include a list below with tools you could use. My first attempt at a pine tree was for a Christmas Village soap, and it was a plain cone shape… Continue reading Shaping Pine Trees
This soap was my entry for this month Soap Challenge club, which was about using soap curls in your soap. “Sometimes the things we do second time around are better and hold more value because we take the time to reflect and review, and revive them through a higher love. Don't be afraid to try… Continue reading Starry Night with Soap Curls
If you like chocolate, you will love this soap. It smells like pure chocolate. It was meant to smell like peppermint/chocolate (a scent I like, though I personally do not like the taste of chocolate mints that much). However, the peppermint candy fragrance has lightened up a lot and I cannot detect it much anymore.… Continue reading Hot Cocoa Mint Soap
Campfire Soap I love chocolate and I love smores. There is something about a warm soft marshmallow with chocolate sandwiched in a graham cracker that is irresistible. It might be the only time when I do not mind eating a Hershey chocolate. I would prefer a less crunchy cookie though. S'mores is supposed to be… Continue reading Campfire Soap
I had the opportunity to visit Barcelona when I was young-er. My sister worked for an airline, and we were able to fly with her stand by passes. The trip back was quite an adventure, but that might be a story for another day. It was probably 1998 or 1999. My camera was a point… Continue reading Gaudi’s Chameleon Soap
I first learned of inlays in a polymer clay class. The idea of an inlay is pretty simple, you carve out a design from the surface of an object, and fill it with another material. It can be done in stone, wood, and soap! (and many more materials. Here is a list of the supplies… Continue reading Inlaid Soap
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
**This soap will be available in the store on 9/6/19 if you want to grab a bar** When making this soap, I came to the realization this might be my last time putting fruit in soap. There is nothing wrong with it if you do, and nothing negative has occurred from me putting purées in… Continue reading Snow White soap
I got to make another peacock soap! this time with a different technique and it is for the soap challenge club. It is the embroidery technique which Soaping 101 first published in video several years ago. The first step was to make the "canvas" soap. Which I tried to make white. I did not quite… Continue reading Peacock Embroidered Soap
Last year, I read the story of the Wizard of Oz, to get details for my Soap called Emerald City Reading that inspired me to read other story tales, which also lead to the Cinderella Soap. Eventually I came to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and I was truly enchanted by it. I found it funny… Continue reading Alice in Wonderland Soap
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