A few of my favourite things!!

[ChrissyB]

Hi Everyone
I really enjoy seeing everyone's pictures of their soaps and their work areas, so I thought it was time I posted some pics of my recent efforts.
There are my Valentine's Day offerings, I haven't packaged them up yet, but I am going to wrap them in some organza and pretty ribbons, will post more pics when I do that. And the teddy bears are to go with some 100% Olive Oil baby soaps that I made for the lady next door who is due to have a baby in March, so I will package them all up together in a nice gift basket.

This is my soap cupboard

And this is me with my little daughter Charlotte.

Thanks for looking!

 

[starduster]

Ooohhhh

Chrissy thankyou for sharing so much.
The soaps are lovely.
I am down loading the pic of you and little one. So cute.
What perfume are the soaps?

Mary

 

[starduster]

Little smaller


Cheeky here has taken the liberty of down sizing 2 of your pics.

:wink:
I hope you don't mind.
Mary :wink:

 

[ChrissyB]

Thank you Mary!!! You will have to tell me how you did that!
The heart soaps are all rose scented with Rose FO. And the baby soaps I didn't scent them at all, I just wanted them to be as natural as possible. It's funny, I sort of detect a faint baby powder type smell in them even though I didn't scent them at all. Must be my imagination!

 

[starduster]

Re :Resize

I will teach you how I do it after th 13th when I get a new batch of net Bytes.
Ihave gobbled them up already and will be on go slow now till then.
Mind you there maybe simpler ways than how I do it.
I love computor graphics and use an old Paint shop pro program.
Night.
Mary

 

[andreabadgley]

I love your heart-shaped soaps! They're so smooth and perfect. They look good enough to eat!

 

[digit]

Very nice Chrissy!!! I think a few of your favorite things are now mine, too! And the little one...............so precious!

Digit

 

[topcat]

Oh Crissy, they look beautiful and I love the layers - so perfect! Which rose FO did you use if I may ask? The teddies are gorgeous and the baby powder smell is probably just how your lovely unscented soap smells anyway! Serendipity.......

Tanya

 

[ChrissyB]

I got the rose FO from Big Tree Supplies. I have been doing RTCP. I mixed up a big batch of 50/50 lye/water solution in a 2 litre bottle, so I always have that on hand. I have been adding my fo to the oils before the lye, then add the lye/water with additional liquid. It is really working for me doing it this way, I have not had any seizing, thank goodness!!
To get the layers exact, I measured out 1/3 of my oils, 1/3 of my lye, then mixed that to trace and coloured. Then using a big medical syringe that my kids had lying around to use as a water pistol, I measured it up to 20mls, and did that layer in each heart, let that set, then measured out the next 1/3 of oils and solution and repeated the whole process over again. Took me hours but it worked!
And the unscented baby bars that I made are really lovely, it's really made me appreciate plain ole soap without all the fancy dancy colours and scents. Don't get me wrong, I love all the combinations that can be achieved, but it's nice to know that you can make a lovely soap with just lye/olive oil and water. And it was so easy! My next soap is going to be 50/50 Olive and Coconut.

 

[topcat]

Thanks for all the information Chrissy. It definitely is worth the extra time for such a professional finish, that's for sure. I will be ordering from Big Tree again soon so I will get that FO. I have one called English Rose from Aussie Soap Supplies and don't like it....it's too overpowering for me. I think I will give it to my mum to scent her rooms with :wink:

Tanya

 

[starduster]

Re: Re :Resize

I will teach you how I do it after th 13th when I get a new batch of net Bytes.
Ihave gobbled them up already and will be on go slow now till then.
Mind you there maybe simpler ways than how I do it.
I love computor graphics and use an old Paint shop pro program.
Night.
Mary

Silly me.When you go on to Gallery, look up the top.There is a resizing page.
Mary :shock:

 

[ChrissyB]

Thanks Mary, I have seen that post there but never read it. I will definitely read and follow it now!!
And Topcat, the Rose that I got is quite soft and nice, not old lady'ish if you know what I mean. Some rose is really strong and musty smelling. This is just nice and subtle and soft. I like it!