Yearly Archives: 2009

I love nothing more than going to new places and learning new things. However, the thing I miss the most, besides my own bed, is my own soap. I hate the hard, harsh hotel soap that is so small I can’t even hold onto it. I prefer my own soap […]

Soap Transportation Challange

June 17, 2009 in Challenges and Q&A / Using Soap by Taylor

Have you ever gone to the sink to wash your hands and picked up a wet, slimy bar of soap? It just feels disgusting! Personally, I cannot stand the feel of wet, slimy soap. Sometimes, I have wondered if there are clothes pins large enough for bars of soap. One […]

I’m so excited! This weekend Taylor and I will be in San Diego! We would love to showcase anyone in the area who wants to share their projects. Please contact us as soon as possible so we can arrange a photo time. We can’t wait to meet you!

Road Trip Photo Opportunity!

June 16, 2009 in Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

I’m a patriotic girl, and I’m proud of the flag that flies for our country. For me, that flag represents the freedom I have and so much more. Every time Independence Day rolls around, I want to make a layered soap with red, white and blue stripes. The only problem […]

Coloring Soaps Red: The Problems with Red Color

June 12, 2009 in Color In Products / Melt & Pour Soap by Andee

When I was just beginning to make melt and pour soaps, I struggled with getting my temperature just right so I wouldn’t melt my inserts. Along the way, I also discovered that the amount of moisture my inserts had also made a difference of how quickly my inserts would melt. […]

Scientific Analysis

June 11, 2009 in Melt & Pour Soap by Taylor

Yesterday, I showed some of the mishaps from making melt & pour soap with embedded soap pieces. How do we prevent the soap pieces from being melted by the soap we pour over the pieces? How do we have clear defined objects in our soaps? Today, I will show you […]

Pouring Techniques

June 10, 2009 in Melt & Pour Soap / Product Assistance by Andee

Today we were testing a fragrance oil and it got so hot that the soap overflowed the mold! Since we are firm believers of the adage, “A picture is worth 1000 words,” I had to get a picture to show you what happens when a fragrance is not compatible with […]

Soap Whoops!

June 9, 2009 in Cold Process Soap by Andee

What about the mishaps that occur when you make a Melt & Pour Soap? Did the color swirls bleed? Did your embedded items pop out of the mold? Did you put too much glitter in the soap? Once these mishaps have occurred, there is very little we can do to […]

Melt and Pour Mishaps

June 8, 2009 in Fast and Simple Gifts / Melt & Pour Soap by Andee

Now you have your adorable curls and cutouts. As cute as they are now, unfortunately they don’t last very long as individual soaps. One thing you can do is place them inside a larger translucent bar. Now your masterpieces will last longer! How fun! You will need: Curls and Cutouts […]

Placing Curls & Cutouts

June 5, 2009 in Fast and Simple Gifts / Melt & Pour Soap by Taylor

I have always loved making sugar cookies and making fun shapes with either a cookie cutter or a knife. I love making hearts and stars and clouds. They are so fun and cute! It made me wish I could show everyone my masterpieces. I am going to show you have […]

Soap Cutouts

June 4, 2009 in Fast and Simple Gifts / Melt & Pour Soap by Taylor

My name is Taylor. I will be assisting Andee, the blog mistress, in sharing with you the coolest projects, new processes and more. I love to read, garden, cook, and overall, have a good time. I am looking forward to learning and sharing with you on this blog. Now, back […]

Soap Curls

June 3, 2009 in Fast and Simple Gifts / Melt & Pour Soap by Taylor

On Friday I promised I would show you how to make soap petals. What are soap petals? Soap petals are silk flower petals dipped in scented melt and pour soap to make a one-time-use soap. There are two different methods for making soap petals that I will show today. Collect […]

Making Soap Petals

June 2, 2009 in Fast and Simple Gifts / Melt & Pour Soap by Andee

Thoughts and ideas from the world of Majestic Mountain Sage.