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Making Rainbow soap with dividers (not layered)

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)

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Starry Night Soap with dividers

ā€œIf you hear a voice within you say "you cannot paint," then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced. ā€- Vincent Van Gogh Lately, I have been contemplating the idea of making dividers for scenic soaps, rather than using the sculpted layers technique (soap scrapers). I have come to realize that I… Continue reading Starry Night Soap with dividers

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Geometric Soap – Color Blocking

I bought a fragrance that I thought (and I was not the only one) that it smelled like Play doh. The fragrance has since been discontinued, and I have actually found people who do like it and it smells sweet and almond like for them, but each nose is different! I thought that it would… Continue reading Geometric Soap – Color Blocking

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Making a Taiwan Swirl Soap

Taiwan Swirl soap This is another soap made by hubby, a famous swirl that I had never tried either but similar to the circling taiwan swirl. This time I only added more olive oil to the recipe to make it more fluid, so that it would work better with this technique. I had learned my… Continue reading Making a Taiwan Swirl Soap