The beginning of the year is the time I make Valentine themed soaps and rose soaps are usually one of them. Usually I make rose embeds to be placed on the top such as in here and here or here. Mainly because rose fragrances cause acceleration of the soap batter (it thickens up really fast),… Continue reading Rose embed 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
I like making soap flowers, I feel they add a special touch to what otherwise would be a plain soap.Ā (Nothing against plain soaps, though, I like those too).Ā 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
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.Ā 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
I got into a faux gemstone streak with soap dough about a month ago, and these were the second gemstones I made (the first were the turquoise, and soon I will publish the amethyst ones, those are easy, with MP soap) I am at a loss thinking about which fragrance would go well with these.Ā … Continue reading Lapis Lazuli Soap embeds
A while back, I made some soap dough* colored with turquoise mica (The mica in question I do not remember, but it was either Synergy mica or Sea green mica from Nurture Soap). For the longest time, I did not know what to make with it. So I ended up using most of it for… Continue reading Soap turquoise gems
I know more about baseball than I care to know. And I knew my husband was into baseball before we got married, but I had only seen the mild side of it.Ā I am currently experience the full blown out baseball fan side of him. It's baseball season and that's all he talks, thinks and… Continue reading Baseball and Yankees inspired soap
Probably the trickiest part of making these strawberries out of soap dough, was getting the right red for the soap dough.Ā Red is famous for being difficult to get in cold process soap, and since soap dough should not go through gel process, it is even trickier.Ā I used Nurture Soap Really Read mica for… Continue reading It is strawberry season: Soap dough strawberries
Soaps by Glenda 