Cold process soap making
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
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
I used to think that “peaches and cream” was just a flavor of oatmeal packets. It turns out it is an actual dessert consisting of peach slices and whipped cream. When I saw its namesake fragrance at Lone Star Candle Supply, I had to buy it. I love everything peach. It was here in the… Continue reading Peaches and Cream Cold Process 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
Gingerbread house soap Seashells on the beach Soap bars with sea shell decorations Golden rose Golden rose embed soap Creamsickle soap Creamsickle soap A discoloring soap fragrance is one that will cause the soap to darken or discolor. Commonly this is due to the vanilla (or vanillin, or ethyl vanillin) in it. Sometimes though, the… Continue reading Working with a discoloring soap fragrance
This past weekend I participated in a Fall Festival. I wanted to share my experience with you and give you some tips of things I learned: While this was my first time selling soap at an outdoor craft fair, it was not my first rodeo necessarily. Several years ago I used to sell costume jewelry… Continue reading My First Soap Craft Show: Tips for yours
For some reason, I tend to make my beach themed soaps only when the summer is ending. Perhaps I think it is my last chance to do it, perhaps I like the deadline! I suppose if I sold my soap at markets, I would be more seasonal minded. The temperature where I live is 89… Continue reading Sea Life Beach Soap
This is my recipe for soap dough, which is still a work in progress but I am happier with it every time. For a tried and true soap dough recipe, you can go to this page. for Bee's recipe (She also sells soap dough already made, by the way, which allows you to play and… Continue reading Soap Dough
I got to make another peacock soap! this time with a different technique and it is for the soap challenge club. It is the embroidery technique which Soaping 101 first published in video several years ago. The first step was to make the "canvas" soap. Which I tried to make white. I did not quite… Continue reading Peacock Embroidered Soap
Last year, I read the story of the Wizard of Oz, to get details for my Soap called Emerald City Reading that inspired me to read other story tales, which also lead to the Cinderella Soap. Eventually I came to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and I was truly enchanted by it. I found it funny… Continue reading Alice in Wonderland Soap
