I am in a quest to use up the discoloring fragrances I have been avoiding. The one I used for this soap was Relaxing by Brambleberry. The listed vanillin content is 9%, so I thought this would get really dark. However, it seems I may not have used enough. Here is Brambleberry's fragrance calculation for… Continue reading Golden Roses Soap
I was happy to discover, though probably others had before me, that soap dough can easily stick to already cured soap. Especially if you are only adding thin layers of it, like with an stencil. I had a few stencils from my scrapbooking supplies, and also a few from my face painting tools. However, I… Continue reading Stenciling Soap
Pour / Pull Through Soap Technique This is my first time participating in a challenge from the Soapchallengeclub.com and I was very excited to try this. It has definitely stretched my soapmaking mind and I think it will open new design opportunities. The idea of the challenge is to pour the soap through a strainer… Continue reading Abstract Flowers Soap
This is my third attempt at a peacock feather soap, and it did not quite turn out how I wanted it. It is not as bad as my last attempt, but not exactly what I had pictured. The fragrance was a bad behaving child that continued her misbehavior even after the cure. What is worse,… Continue reading Peacock feather soap
I like making soap flowers, I feel they add a special touch to what otherwise would be a plain soap. (Nothing against plain soaps, though, I like those too). Here is how to make them by hand, though a mold/mould makes it soooo much faster. Here is a flower mold examplethat works with soap dough… Continue reading Making Soap Flowers
I was watching an animal show a few months ago through Amazon video. The show was about relationships between different species of animals. Like the partnership of a goby fish with a blind shrimp. You can read about it here. It also explored relationships between animals and humans, and how they usually benefit humans the… Continue reading Honey Oatmeal Soap
For the longest time, I had believed that strawberries were called so because straw needed to be added to their beds to keep them from getting soggy if in touch with the ground. Turns out that was a myth! If you want to learn why they might be called that, here is an explanation. I… Continue reading Strawberry Soap
and painting on soap with a stamp.... I was inspired to make this soap while watching a movie at the theater, called The Death of Superman. It was a limited release movie, that only played (or may still be playing) in some theaters. Actually, it was a double feature, animated, followed by The Reign of… Continue reading Superman Soap
Floral fragrances are not on the top of my list, but this one is, because my hubby loves it. However, it is tricky working with most floral fragrances. This is because they tend to accelerate trace and the thickening of the soap. Now, most of my soaps trace and get thick pretty fast because of… Continue reading Cherry Blossom
So I have tried to make soap with alkanet twice, and I have yet to get good results with it. It is not the alkanet's fault, really. The first time, it was my fault and Bulk Apothecary's fault. (Yes, I am partially blaming them because they do not disclose their fragrance vanilla content on their… Continue reading Lavender Soap with Alkanet
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