Soaps from my first year of making soap - 2017 Below is what I would tell you if we were talking in person and you asked me how to make soap. (yes, I would talk your ear off before giving you a recipe and instructions). When I started making soap, I learned primarily from videos… Continue reading How to make Soap
Last year I made a miniature gingerbread house as a soap decoration to go on top of a soap, it looked like this. It was scented with a fragrance called Hansel and Gretel’s House, which was the inspiration behind it. So this year I wanted to use the same fragrance but make a larger gingerbread house. I… Continue reading Gingerbread house
Campfire Soap I love chocolate and I love smores. There is something about a warm soft marshmallow with chocolate sandwiched in a graham cracker that is irresistible. It might be the only time when I do not mind eating a Hershey chocolate. I would prefer a less crunchy cookie though. S'mores is supposed to be… Continue reading Campfire Soap
You may have seen a previous post of the making of lapis lazuli out of soap dough. If you have not, here is a link. I got to use those embeds in this soap, which I did not color except for a small portion. The recipe got thick fast (a combination of hard oils and… Continue reading Lapis Lazuli Soap
and painting on soap with a stamp.... I was inspired to make this soap while watching a movie at the theater, called The Death of Superman. It was a limited release movie, that only played (or may still be playing) in some theaters. Actually, it was a double feature, animated, followed by The Reign of… Continue reading Superman Soap
Floral fragrances are not on the top of my list, but this one is, because my hubby loves it. However, it is tricky working with most floral fragrances. This is because they tend to accelerate trace and the thickening of the soap. Now, most of my soaps trace and get thick pretty fast because of… Continue reading Cherry Blossom
So I have tried to make soap with alkanet twice, and I have yet to get good results with it. It is not the alkanet's fault, really. The first time, it was my fault and Bulk Apothecary's fault. (Yes, I am partially blaming them because they do not disclose their fragrance vanilla content on their… Continue reading Lavender Soap with Alkanet
Christmas went by and I did not get to make a soap with the frankincense and myrrh fragrance I had bought! I realized this early in January, and then I thought, well, the Three kings day is around the corner, and frankincense and myrrh is what they actually brought, so why not make it now?… Continue reading Three Wise Men Soap
Aqua Soap I find myself making men's soap quite often. In addition to my husband, there are several men in my life: I have about 8 nephews, and 3 brothers (including the in law's). Although for the younger nephews I still make fruity fragranced soaps. My go to fragrance for men's soap is The Perfect… Continue reading Aqua Man Soap
This soap could easily be a "Galaxy Soap" famous in soap making circles, if you forgo the star trek embeds. The galaxy soaps I have seen though, are usually made with soap balls, which are usually formed with soaps shavings from other projects. This one is a bit different in that regard. I wanted a… Continue reading Star Trek Inspired Soap
Soaps by Glenda 