Workshop Fun

I recently held two workshops in Durban for the daughter of a friend. She had attended a workshop I had earlier in the year and had so much fun she wanted MORE! I think the soap bug has bitten her.

   

For the first workshop they made cupcake soaps, fizz bombs, sugar scrub and a bar of soap with dolphin stickers.

           

And for the second  workshop they made cupcake soaps (this is always a hit), fizz bombs, sugar scrub and a bath scrunchie set in soap.    

                   

We all had a lot of fun and I am sure I will be seeing the girls again soon.

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Tutorial - Melt and Pour - Scrunchie Soap...

Holiday season approaches and you have some time on your hands! What to do? Feeling creative? Want to try something new? Here is a fun project you can do on your own, in your home, with safe ingredients. Make an exciting “scrunchie soap” which is ideal as a gift or for use by you and your family.

Follow the steps below to make this soap and scrunchie in one.

 

You will need:

• Paper cupcake holder
• Shower scrunchie
• Plastic strip and sticky tape
• Soap colouring of choice (I used pink)
• Fragrance of choice (I used a Musk blend)
• Pearlescent powder
• 200g Clear M and P soap base
• Jugs, stirrers, scale, stick, micro-wave  

 

Method:

• Position paper cupcake holder on a flat surface
• Fold scrunchie into itself and secure with plastic strip and tape
• Chop M and P into jug, and melt in 30 second bursts until just liquid
• Add colour drop by drop and stir until desired tone achieved
• Add pearlescent and watch your soap blend!
• Add fragrance - guideline 2% of soap weight and stir
• Pour gently into positioned paper cupcake holder until two thirds full

Method continued:

• Insert your scrunchie and hold submerged in the soap
• Gently pour the remaining soap around the scrunchie until ‘full’
• Secure scrunchie with a stick for a minute or until set in position
• When cooled (approximately 60 minutes) release plastic strip
• Stand back and admire!

Refer to previous tips if need be.

Email me to order the ingredients for this fun project!

 

 

Till next time…stay safe!

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Snowball – a strawberry-scrunchie-soap on a roap!

My adventurous spirit takes me further on the Melt and Pour (M and P) journey!

With the coldest winter in years here in the Midlands of KZN, South Africa it seemed apt to make a snowball! Today, I will share with you how to make a ‘snowball’ of soap containing a shower scrunchie. This strawberry shower ball is your soap and scrub all in one. Have fun with different colours and fragrances and spoil those close to you with your creations.

What you will need:
- Snowball mould – 2x half rounds
- Fragrance of choice (I used a Berry Blend)
- Clear M and P soap base
- Poppy seed
- Shower scrunchie on a roap
- Jugs, chopstick/stirrers, scale, spraying alcohol, micro-wave

Method:
- Chop M and P into jug, and melt in 30 second bursts until just liquid
- Add fragrance - guideline 2% of soap weight and stir (see TIP below!)
- Add half a teaspoon of poppy seed – this will create the strawberry look
- Fill the first half round mould to two thirds with the melted soap and spritz immediately with alcohol to remove obvious bubbles

- Add scrunchie positioning roap to the side, submerge approximately half of the scrunchie and hold in position with a chopstick/stirrer for 2 minutes

- If need be, you can top up your mould with soap ensuring that there are no air bubbles within the scrunchie
- Re-heat your jug of soap until just liquid
- Fill the second half round mould to almost full with the melted soap and spritz immediately with alcohol to remove obvious bubbles

- Position the scrunchie and first half round mould over the second half round mould and gently press together. Excess soap will overflow – this is necessary to ensure your scrunchie is saturated with the M and P soap
- Leave to stand for 30 minutes or until mould is cool to the touch
- Gently remove both moulds – if resisting, leave for a further 10 minutes - and expose your snowball of strawberry soap, with scrunchie, all on a roap!

Take photos and share with me (linda@riverleasoap.com) – I would love to see your creations!

As always, I learnt some valuable tips that I would like to share with you.

TIPS!
- Remember to position your mould in something suitable to stop it rolling, and where it can remain unmoved for the cooling time. DO NOT MOVE!
- To gauge whether your soap is ready to pour or not, hold jug firmly between hands and it should be a comfortable heat. Allow it to form a thick skin, 'pull' to the side with your stirrer and pour.
- You will notice that the poppy seeds sank to the bottom of the mould during my first pour. In order to get the poppy seeds to hang in suspension as in the second pour, the M and P soap must be at a slightly cooler temperature. This you will learn to gauge over time.

I hope you have as much fun as I did!!



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