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Mighty fine looking first soap! Welcome!

Well, this'll never happen again, so I had to document the evidence. Normally I'm as precise as I can be, and would have weighed batter and container and all that up front to figure mold size etc etc. Today I rebatched a bunch of old soaps and had the shreds going in the crockpot before I even...

Newbie, would you and the mods consider making this one of the future SMF challenge techniques?

Oh Carolyn how funny! Was just having a conversation with my youngest (named Caroline, too) who is pregnant with her first. Every conversation these days gets around to all things "baby." She's planning a midwife-attended home birth, and told me yesterday that her midwife and other friends...

Hi Gaisy! Welcome to the forum, and to soapmaking!

Oh you soapy people you! I'm among kindred spirits and I just love it! Such a timely post. I just received this from Amazon and installed it yesterday...

I wonder if the Coconut Mango Bar uses the ghost swirl technique of dual lye concentration? It looks as though the darker colored yellow gelled, whereas with the lighter didn't. what a cheerful soap!

^^^what Penelopejane said times a bajillion^^^ Truly, I think they should change that terminology in soapcalc to read "stripping" in place of "cleansing," and the bubbles number doesn't (indeed can't) take into account the other ingredients and factors that contribute to bubbles. Since you've...

Sushicat, I don't know who made the soap, but it looks very much like a DOUBLE teardrop pour. The teardrop was the subject of the May GreatCakes Soap Challenge. Kapia Mera was the winner of that challenge, and here is her video showing the technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GBnIKRmIdg

Shelbyw, I hope it is not lost on you that this thread has thoroughly introduced you to the level of quality and integrity you'll always find on this forum! The answers that have been provided for your "simple" question provide education for anyone who is truly looking to learn. And BTW...

LisaAnne, I think you totally nailed it. The stripes, the colors, everything arranged so artfully. I really love this soap!

Who knew! Such a pretty orange! And if this design is an example of what you do when you're pressed for time and the goatlings have the icks....my oh my! It is serenely beautiful!

And the slab before the 1/2" tiles were sliced

Oop! Guess the pics were too large! Here's the soap dish I was going for

Thanks earlene! Here's what I was trying to mimic: I poured the tile slab using squeeze bottles---that was fun! Never used so many colors at once. Slicing them into little bits was a major pain! I had intended to push them down level into the "mortar" base, but I used an...

Soap Dish Soap Here's my entry.....I so admire everyone's inspirations and artistry with this idea! My original plan called for a quilt block version of a long-tailed barn swallow, which we have an abundance of this year and which provide hours of entertainment and delight to watch. But it...

MySoapyHeart, I think I would know you anywhere. I may not know your name, but you are not anonymous to me. Your story and your soap really touched me. Thank you.

Earlene, your soap is gorgeous, just wonderful! Even more special now that I know the back story. I hope everyone who gets some it appreciates the heart and love that went into it. I know I sure would. What a lovely tribute!

How thoughtful and timely your soap will be! It's so nice when you can be happy with the soap that you've made, instead of hyper-critical with coulda shoulda woulda's. I can't wait to see it!

Welcome cris01us! You've come to the right place for helpful and friendly advice on your new addiction. (Yeah, you can never make just one batch of soap so ---sorry, you may not realize it but you're already addicted, lol) I just wanted to mention that I watched the King's Roost YouTube video...