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Hi everyone! Kathy here again feeling like I need to redeem myself (see Blowing Bubbles!)! I decided to try embedding FOAMIES in clear M&P. Hope you enjoy it! Ingredients/Equipment needed: 20 oz Clear Melt & Pour Soap 2 tsp Pixie Dust Fragrance Oil (from MMS) 1 Sheet Foam Stickers-Fairy Twinkle […]

Another Embedding Tutorial from jaspersgarden

October 30, 2009 in Melt & Pour Soap by Andee

Supplies: Transparent Melt and Pour Soap Loofah Orange Pigment Powder Green Pigment Powder Yellow Pigment Powder Citrus Blend Fragrance Scale Pipette Rubbing Alcohol in Spray Bottle Mold Microwave safe Dish Instructions: 1. Cut loofah into 3 slices; small enough to fit into mold 2. Weigh and then melt soap base […]

Making Citrus Slices Using Loofah in Melt & Pour Soap ...

October 22, 2009 in Challenges and Q&A / Melt & Pour Soap by Andee

I gathered ingredients and tools to have everything handy. I used an electric soap melter that I picked up at a local thrift store. It takes a little longer to melt than the microwave but makes pouring a breeze. Then I colored a small amount of the soap with violet […]

Using Embeds in Soap by jrdgarrett

October 21, 2009 in Challenges and Q&A / Melt & Pour Soap by Andee

Hi everyone! My name is Kathy and I love a challenge! I’m doing a soap in soap embed as my challenge. Hope you enjoy it! I really thought this was going to be easy ~ but it turned into a lot of work!! This little project took 4 days to […]

Using Soap Embeds in Soap by jaspersgarden

October 19, 2009 in Challenges and Q&A / Melt & Pour Soap by Andee

On October 1st, I showed the finished batch of Confetti Soap using shreds. Today, I’ll show you the finished batch of Confetti Soap using chunks. Collect needed supplies: Soap we made on October 1st, cut into chunks Hydrogenated Soybean Oil Coconut Oil Sweet Almond Oil Fragrance Oil of your choice […]

Confetti Soap, Part 4

October 16, 2009 in Cold Process Soap by Andee

I cut the confetti soap and it looks FANTASTIC! As you can see by the pictures, I’ve stacked the soaps Stonehenge style and I’ll turn them daily until they have cured for a few days. Once they can handle the rigors of shipping, I’ll send samples back to the shipping […]

Confetti Soap, Part 3

October 1, 2009 in Cold Process Soap by Andee

Thursday, I made three batches of soap with colors for making a confetti soap. Today, I’m going to grate and chop those batches to show you the difference between pieces and then use the pieces to make two separate batches of confetti soap. Collect needed supplies: Soap we made on […]

Confetti Soap, Part 2

September 28, 2009 in Cold Process Soap by Andee

I love playing with confetti, but I absolutely hate cleaning it up. Why not make a cold process Confetti Soap that embodies the joy of playing with confetti while keeping the mess to a minimum? Today, we will make the colored cold process soap for our confetti soap. I will […]

Confetti Soap, Part 1

September 24, 2009 in Cold Process Soap by Andee

Once again, I have a challenge for all blog readers. Do you remember the Pirate Treasures Soaps and the Creepy Crawly Critter Soaps? My challenge is for you to send me pictures of soaps that you have embedded objects. The objects can be anything you can imagine! Soap, toys, coins, […]

Blog Reader Challenge

September 9, 2009 in Challenges and Q&A / Melt & Pour Soap by Andee

Yesterday, I promised that I would show making a Soy Milk Soap with the half and half method. I am using the same recipe to show any differences that occur while making the soap. 8 ounces weight Hydrogenated Soybean Oil 4 ounces weight Coconut Oil 4 ounces weight Olive Oil […]

Making Soy Milk Soap with the Half and Half Method

August 28, 2009 in Cold Process Soap by Andee

As I mentioned on The Sage Forum, “Milk brings to soap a few problems, lactose is the primary issue, but certainly not the only one. The sugars in milk can settle out of the soap during a the heat wave we call saponification. This looks like a gelatinous mass on […]

Making Soy Milk Soap

August 27, 2009 in Cold Process Soap by Andee

I was looking for a bar of soap in the mechanical room at home since I needed another bar of soap. I stumbled across this bar of Melt & Pour Soap I made around Christmas. I was really surprised to see little spikes on the surface of the soap. Unfortunately, […]

Spiky Melt & Pour Soap

August 26, 2009 in Melt & Pour Soap by Andee