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Yay for handy hubbies who enable our passions! Can't wait to see the soap you produce in that mold!

I am so praying for cool, refreshing, breathable winds to blow your way while you're home. I hope you find the respite you so deeply need. Life is so hard sometimes.

Welcome, Ida! I can't wait to see pictures of your first soap! Such an exciting thing it is to produce your first bar. Trust me....it won't be your last! :bunny:

Welcome, Kristianna! Settle in.....you're going to love it here. :bunny:

I seriously think that that is the classiest Christmas soap I have ever seen! Well done!

Jackpot! So excited for you!

Congrats, winners! So hard to choose. Everyone made such beautiful soap! Bring on the next challenge!

I am so envious of your talent. That's beautiful!

Kittish, it looks to me like they are coffee grounds that weren't dried before they were added to the batter.

My first soap, in November of 2012, was a recipe straight out of Capper's Farmer magazine. No research, no thinking about it, I just saw the recipe and dared myself to make it, fully expecting it to not work. It was OO and PKO and I made a 4 pound loaf, not even understanding how much soap that...

Following......I so get that "brain overwhelmed" thing!

We live in the St. Croix river valley, so the river itself was my inspiration for this challenge. Both colors of the river rock soap are from the same batch....colored with BB Vintage Gray, but the soap I poured in the mold was layered with brick red mica and forced gelled, and the leftover soap...

Another trick I've used before, especially when forgetting a charger while traveling, is to ask at any hotel front desk. They always have a box of random chargers that people have forgotten in their rooms.

Well done, Trish! It's beautiful!

I finished my challenge soap this morning. I finally had a chance to soap yesterday after a too-long hiatus (for me anyway). Sometimes you just need to scratch that itch to make soap! I also made more laundry soap, stain sticks, and my first ever shampoo bar. The "work" soaps are done.....now I...

So rarely does a soap ever turn out the way I planned it in my head. This challenge is a "one and done" for me. My cheeks hurt from smiling while I was finishing up this challenge. I think this will be a style that is in my soap repertoire forever. I can't wait to see what everyone else came up...

Millie, what a fascinating read.....thank you for sharing!

Welcome, Gabriel! And don't worry about your English....you'll be just fine. We'd love for you to post pictures of your work! Happy soaping! :wave:

I used Cedar & Saffron fragrance oil from Brambleberry at 5% PPO.

WHAT???? What is this "not a thing I need" of which you speak? I've never heard of such a thing!!!!