Ever since I made my first pull through screen soap, I have tried my hand at making different screens and testing the results, like the honeycomb one, the heart shaped, and snowflake among others, with mixed results. I know, in theory, what works best for this technique: a recipe that stays fluid (at trace) for… Continue reading Floral Kaleidoscope Soap in loaf mold
I do not have many stories relating stockings by the fireplace. Fireplaces were something I used to see only in movies, since the tropical weather of El Salvador makes them unnecessary, and we were never encouraged to believe in Santa Claus so we never hung any stockings anywhere. However, my husband has a story that… Continue reading Fireplace Soap
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
Last year I made a dreamsicle soap that I liked very much for its fragrance, however, it got very dark brown due to the vanillin content of the fragrance. I wanted to use the fragrance again and experiment using a vanilla stabilizer from scratch, one I had read about here. When I say "from scratch"… Continue reading How to make Ice Cream soap and a cheap Vanilla stabilizer
Flower soap on slab mold I was excited to make this soap because it was my first party favors soap and also because the party was for my mom! We usually hold small gatherings for birthdays, but this one we decided would be larger. My sister did most of the organizing, and all of my… Continue reading Flower Celebration Soap
I wanted to revisit doing a soap with lapis lazuli since my previous attempt did not turn out as I envisioned. I also needed to recycle my soap scraps from the Curl Challenge Soap, so here we are! I made some new lapis lazuli embeds, with a similar process to the turquoise soap embeds. However,… Continue reading Gemstone soap with Lapis Lazuli
Ā A while back I was watching some cake baking videos, and I stumbled into this one (I really like his channel)Ā https://youtu.be/Z-z1HYBv4k4 When I saw them making the clear agates, it got me inspired to try the method with soap.Ā Sadly, I failed.Ā I tried using clear melt and pour on top of white… Continue reading Agate soap
This soap reminds me a little bit of a book series I am reading. It is called the Mitford Series, by Jan Karon. It is a book I like to read before going to bed, it has a very tranquil tone. It reminds me of it, because flowers are mentioned often in the book. The… Continue reading Making Flower Power Soap
This month's challenge for the Soap Challenge Club was the Collaborator Challenge. As soon as I learned of it, I asked my husband if he would be interested in being my collaborator and he agreed. I told him he could choose the colors. Any colors, I said, even neons; confident in my well stocked… Continue reading Teaching my hubby to make soap
As my youngest nephews grow older, I feel less apprehension at making soaps that look like food. However, I made the strawberries for this soap small enough that anyone would know they are not real. My previous strawberry soap had almost life size strawberries. I found the fragrance for that soap too sweet though, so… Continue reading Strawberry soap
Soaps by Glenda 