Hands down, this was one of the most accident prone weeks I’ve ever had in the history of me making soap. Man. Alive. Knocking over whole tiny cups of colors was one thing, but then I dropped 2 squeeze bottles of soap as I was about to screw on the tops. Who knew soap could flow out of a squeeze bottle that fast. But I still had a lot of fun learning this technique. :) Continue reading
With this month’s Soap Challenge, I decided to stick to a simple idea using opposite colors on the color wheel. I even kept my batch attempts down to 4 this month. I think that’s a new record for me. : ) Continue reading
At last count, I believe I made 6 attempts at the Ebru Soap Challenge this month. Thankfully, I was happy enough with my last batch. Even though I didn’t prove to be very adept at Ebru Soap painting, it really was a lot of fun. :) Continue reading
My Salty Dog Spa Bar soap is named after the famous “Salty Dog” cocktail. This soap really has amazing lather, gentle exfoliation from the sea salt, and a refreshing scent of grapefruit. In case you don’t know, Salty Dog cocktails are made with a lot of salt and grapefruit juice. I thought this would be a fun video to make and also wanted to share my recipe. I just finished publishing the video to my YouTube channel. I’ve included the recipe and a link to my video in this post. :)
Salty Dog Spa Bar – The name for this soap came from my Grandmother’s favorite cocktail
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Over the past year, I have read and seen so many beautiful blog posts and YouTube videos from people who participate in Amy Warden’s Soap Challenge Club. I’ve been an observer up until now. I’m just not a very creative person. I love the science and chemistry of soap making more than anything. But when I saw the announcement for the Spinning Swirl challenge, I decided to join and give it a try. Continue reading
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