I was watching a documentary about a man who likes rock climbing and hiking, and used to go with a friend on these trips. When his friend passed away, he took his friend's son under his wing and brought him along for trips. (I would not climb a cliff even if you told me there… Continue reading The Grand Prismatic
For Valentine's this year, my husband got me this rose (among other things): rose covered with glass bowl I love it because it looks just like the rose from the Little Prince (he knows how much I like this book). This soap was inspired by it. I made it for the January monthly challenge of… Continue reading The Rose from the Little Prince
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
With the arrival of the Spring (if we can call it that in the Gulf coast), I felt the urge to make another cherry blossoms soap. Recently I learned that in Japan, the cherry blossoms mark the arrival of Spring. By contrast, in Texas the arrival of Spring is marked by pollen, it is like… Continue reading Making a Cherry blossoms Soap
Sometimes I wonder if I am determined or simply stubborn when it comes to certain projects. I do value time, so I usually give up when I feel I am wasting it and nothing seems to be working out. After all, I did abandon a Christmas tree pull screen idea after three or four failed… Continue reading My seventh attempt at a Snowflake 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
Cosmic Swirl Attempt rainbow colors This soap brings some bittersweet memories for me, it was the last soap that my husband made with me during his soap making streak; he has since returned to a hobby he finds more fascinating: defeating gravity and making foam planes fly. (Rc wings). Here is a short video of… Continue reading Attempting the Cosmic Swirl Soap technique
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
Spin Swirl Soap red, blue, yellow and green This soap is another one that my husband did while infected with the soap bug (sadly, he has since recovered and gone back to his RC wing building hobby). He had watched several videos and wanted to try these two: The spin swirl technique from Brambleberry: and… Continue reading Spin Swirl Soap
This month's challenge for the Soap Challenge Club was the Collaborator Challenge. As soon as I learned of it, I asked my husband if he would be interested in being my collaborator and he agreed. I told him he could choose the colors. Any colors, I said, even neons; confident in my well stocked… Continue reading Teaching my hubby to make soap
