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Great solution! I love the soap...does this design have a name?

Here's a quick pic I just took :) Sorry the colors don't show up quite right.

Thanks everyone! I love the encouragement and inspiration that comes from this group. So many creative soaps this month....way to go! And a big congrats to @Jersey Girl and @Mobjack Bay as well!

Here's my one and only attempt at this challenge. The FO is Energy from Brambleberry (which behaves wonderfully, in my experience!) The micas I used were Mermaid Blue, Sunset Orange, Red, and a bit of Raspberry...all from BB. What a fun technique!

Yes, that's the yellow I have and it does morph back! It took me off guard the first time, but I sort of expect it now.

My challenge soap is on the heating pad gelling! My one gripe about this design is the large amount of wasted soap. Does anybody have tips for minimizing the amount of soap that sticks to the dividers? I used cardboard...would plastic make a difference?

Absolutely! I used a mixture of Cappuccino and Gold micas from Branbleberry and mixed in a little ground cinnamon to give it a sandy look. (I'm one to mix micas till I get the right shade, so sorry it's a little ambiguous.)

Sign Up List: 1. jcandleattic - hopefully will have time to do this one. 2. Misschief - been wanting to do this again for a while 3. KimW - One I've been wanting to try! Yippeeeee 4. GemstonePony - I love this swirl! 5. DKing - I'm looking forward to seeing what I can come up with 6. catscankim...

Cut Abalone & Sea (WSP) and Apple Sage (BB).

I wasn't planning to enter this month's challenge until I made a layered soap that happened to remind me of a planet....so I chopped up a few bars and used them as embeds in a mini (2-bar) batch. The planets are scented with Midnight Waters FO, and the "space" with Energy (both from BB). The...

Very pretty! I think this is about my favorite design...like you said, it can hardly go wrong! Here are 3 favorite ones I've made.

I cut my challenge soap that I made spur-of-the-moment after getting home from work yesterday.

Sign Up List 1. dibbles - may the force be with us 2. Artemis - I hope I can squeeze it in this time! 3. AliOop - hmmm, what fragrance would go with this theme? 4. KimW 5. Zing - In a galaxy far, far away. Da-da-da Dah Daaah🎶 6. Mobjack Bay - OMG, I must be telepathic. 7. Bookreader451 - Should...

Thanks for pointing that out. I do tend to use plenty of water, so that's likely the bigger issue here No, I don't view this as a proprietary technique ;) This is the idea I was going for, but my soap wasn't fluid enough: I just used squirt bottles to pipe drops with the dark pink and white...

Here's the cut of the accelerant English Rose drop/sideways swirl. The drops didn't go down in as far as I'd envisioned since the soap was so thick. Also, I wish I'd left out the TD in the white since it developed nasty glycerin rivers. But I do like how some of the bars have little hearts in...

Just finished a batch of English Rose. I knew better than to try a drop swirl with squirt bottles with a floral FO, but I did it anyway. Acceleration! But I did get it in the mold, and was pretty much able to do what I was going for. I'm eager to cut it.

I've been thinking about purchasing this recipe, but I'm not sure where to get all the ingredients. Where did you order from?

You're right on the "different strokes!"...because I happen to love BB's Energy FO 😄 I think it's so fresh and invigorating!

Aha! That makes sense. Thanks for the explanation, @GemstonePony !

These two bars of soap are from the same batch, made in November. They're fragranced with BB's Espresso FO, which has a 3.5% vanilla content and discolors to brown. After using a bar for a while, I've discovered that the discoloration reverses, at least somewhat, when the soap is wet (the bar on...