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Peacock Feather / Scales soap

Back in March of this year, I participated in the Soap Challenge Club which was about the Clamshell Technique taught by Teri from Tree Marie Soapworks. My husband and I did three attempts at it, and then it occurred to me that a similar pouring technique could produce something similar to the pattern of peacock… Continue reading Peacock Feather / Scales soap

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Peacock Feather Secret Swirl 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

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Peacock Embroidered 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

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Peacock feather 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