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Sunday, 29 April 2012

Faux Funnel Pour– Soap Challenge week 6

I have been wanting to join this challenge since it started but I have been busy with training and then I was away. Amy Warden from Great Cakes soap came up with this GREAT idea to link soapers from all over the world together but to also challenge themselves. Thanks Amy. I have already tried this method a few times. You can see my attempts here and here and here. I had nearly given up hope that I would ever make a soap with his method that I was happy with. Well I am glad to say I am finally happy. I am not sure what I did differently but I am sure it had a lot to do with my helper – my Dad!

For the recipe and method you can click here.

You can see the premixed colours above – I used Titanium dioxide, Green pigment, blue pigment and pink dayglo pigment. Once the soap mixture had reached light trace I added Grapefruit fragrance oil. This is one fragrance I know does not set up too fast so that is why I used it. We separated the mixture into 4 jugs and mixed in the colours.

Dad and I then started to pour into the mould in alternating colours starting with blue, then white, pink and finally green until all the soap

The final product cut. I am really happy with it.

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Monday, 23 April 2012

Bunnies–a tutorial with M and P

I know this is a little late. I intended to do it for Easter but ran out of time. It is still fun all the same.

I have mentioned a book called Soapylove in past posts and have made Debbie’s soaps here and here.
I have also used chocolate transfer sheets before and am having quite a lot of fun with them. They are easy to use and give you such fun soaps for a little amount of effort.

You will need:

A mould – I used a silicone round one and a silicone square one
Clear Glycerine soap base – M and P. The amount is determined by how many you will make and the size of your moulds
Spraying alcohol
Fragrance oil – I used a Sweet floral – oh so nice
A special cutter that will give you a perfect round. Seen above – the yellow ruler thing. Contrary to popular belief I am not mental so cannot cut a perfect round with scissors! LOL)
Jugs, stirrers and or spoons, transfer sheets

Method:

Melt your clear base in a jug in the microwave in short bursts, making sure it is not too hot
Prepare your transfer sheet by cutting it to fit the base of your mould
Place the transfer in the mould, shiny side must be facing down. i.e. you will pour the soap onto the rough side. If you run your finger over the sheet it will feel slightly rough. Debbie attached her sheet to the mould with sticky tape. I did not as it is quite difficult to tape a round mould
Add your fragrance oil to your melted, cooled soap
Pour the soap carefully onto the transfer sheet
Spritz the soap with rubbing alcohol to remove bubbles
Now you wait - approximately 30 – 40 minutes, depending on how large the soap is
Once the soap is hard remove it carefully from the mould