Last year my husband and I took a quick trip to NJ. and since we flew in and out of NY, we allocated some time to do some sightseeing there. I knew I wanted to go to the Statue of Liberty since last time we went, we did not get to do it. Then when… Continue reading Starry Night, but made it Christmas
I made this soap embed just to make sure that the mold I had made worked well, with no leaks, before shipping it out. Most blog posts "require" some little story and a bunch of pictures before giving you the actual recipe. So here is the only cowboy boot related story I could remember: When… Continue reading Testing a Cowboy Boot mold
When I first tried the Pour/pull through soap technique during the Soap challenge club of 2019, I learned that it was a technique that came from the painting world (acrylic pour painting), and have always seen it done as a vertical upward pull. During the soap challenge, we were encouraged to do repetitive patterns in… Continue reading A pull screen for soap but moved from side to side
I made this soap for the November challenge from the soap making forum. The challenge was a good motivation to test an idea I had, of making a layered soap without actually making the layers and instead, I used dividers like those for a Taiwan swirl. Except that the dividers would be closer together. And… Continue reading Making Rainbow soap with dividers (not layered)
This year I wanted to do a something different to the gingerbread man soap I have done in the past. So I went with a gingerbread girl instead. When making the gingerbread man in the past, I have found that adding all the details with soap dough is very time consuming. So this time I… Continue reading Gingerbread girls soap
Whenever I find myself in a carnival setting, if there is a vendor that sells candy apples, you can be sure I will be buying one. Unlike caramel apples, candy apples have a hard shell that makes them a bit difficult to eat. Yet, the sight of a candy apple triggers a memory in me,… Continue reading Caramel Apple Soap
I bought this pineapple fragrance formulator a while back and wanted to test it before using it in a blend. It smells just like pineapple, or pineapple candy, and has stayed very strong in the soap after 6 weeks. Pineapple is one of my favorite fruits to eat; however I cannot eat more than a couple… Continue reading Pineapple soap
Winter Cold process Soap Having grown up in a tropical country, and then lived most of my adult life in a place where it rarely snows, I must say a that when I hear the phrase "winter wonderland" I picture somewhere like the palace in the Frozen movie, something sparkly and enchanting, with snowflakes suspended… Continue reading Winter Wonderland
The place was a palace in England. The year? anywhere between 1543 and 1603. The request? "You shall make biscuits that look like my guests, so that they shall eat their own likeness at the party". At least this is what I imagine Queen Elizabeth I told her head chef. I can also picture the… Continue reading Gingerbread man soap
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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