soap making

Making a Soap Mold

Over the years, I have tried a wide variety of containers as soap molds: plastic tool boxes, milk cartons, corrugated plastic DIY molds, regular cardboard, pringles cans, tupperware, etc....and of course, the standard silicone molds and liners. Lately I have come to prefer the uniformity that a silicone liner inside a wooden mold provides. The… Continue reading Making a Soap Mold

soap making

Making a Skinny and Tall Soap Mold

For my last published soap project, the peacock feather soap, I needed a tall and skinny mold.  I usually prefer the short and fat molds (I guess that would be their name?) so I did not want to spend money on buying a mold I would only use a few times. I had made one… Continue reading Making a Skinny and Tall Soap Mold

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An alternative to Freezer Paper Liners

If there is one thing I hate to do, like hate it with all my heart, it is to waste time.  And money.  Which some people think are equivalents, but they are not, not always.  However, that is a subject for another day. This hate or intensive dislike is what drives me to find more… Continue reading An alternative to Freezer Paper Liners