February Challenge- Soap Stones

[szaza]

I don't know if you made your transparent soap, but if you did a big kudos for that.

It was the first-try semi transparant soap colored with AC that I used for the challenge.. haven't had time to retry transparant soap making this month

 

[Dawni]

The look I was going for was Red Jasper (photo 1 is for reference). I used the failed-fissure-technique/smoosh-the-pieces-into-rock-like-shapes method. I achieved the colors with Red Iron Oxide, Titanium Dioxide and Black Iron Oxide, I also used Cherry and Driftwood FOs. I had a lot of fun with this challenge and am so glad that I got to participate!View attachment 36575 View attachment 36576 View attachment 36577 View attachment 36578 View attachment 36579

I love how those came out! My favorite one is the last pic.. Really cool. They don't look all that different from your inspiration pic

 

[Clarice]

Wow - you all have me flabbergasted! You have made such beautiful, creative soaps! Good luck to all! Maybe I will try this in March!

 

[Meena]

@MarnieSoapien You NAILED that, Marnie!!! I love Red Jasper and your soap stones are amazing!!

OMG, judging gets more impossible by the day!!!

 

[MarnieSoapien]

@MarnieSoapien You NAILED that, Marnie!!! I love Red Jasper and your soap stones are amazing!!

OMG, judging gets more impossible by the day!!!

Thanks! I had a lot of fun making these.

 

[dibbles]

@MarnieSoapien Very pretty!

 

[Chris_S]

1. Misschief - I REALLY want to try this!
2. Primrose - Wow what a cool tutorial!
3. Dawni - I think I can finally have a go at a challenge
4. Hendejm - I am going to plan better this month!
5. Meena - This challenge may be one that I'm actually capable of fulfilling as a still-new soaper, heh heh
6. zanzalawi- it is my destiny
7. dibbles - messing with my soap on purpose - this will be interesting
8. SaltedFig - Stone Soap Rocks
9. KiwiMoose - Oh alright then. I have an idea for this, but I can't promise I will receive my supplies I need to do it before the entries close. Keep yer fingers crossed for me that they arrive.
10. earlene - want to get back in the groove
11. MarnieSoapien - I think I can, I think I can.
12.Terri E -I love soapy rocks! ))))))))
13. midnightsoaper - this is my 50th post
14. szaza - the stones are calling me!
15. SideDoorSoaps - I really wasn’t gonna but now I NEED to try something that I’ve been wanting to do for awhile
16. Jules92207 - good challenge to get back into the groove since I’ve been MIA a while
17. Chris_s - wasnt planning on joining in on this but was bored last night and had itchy fingers while waiting for lye to cool

 

[zanzalawi]

where did this month go?! i'm getting my booty in gear, will get pics posted tomorrow

 

[MarnieSoapien]

@midnightsoaper Your soaps are GORGEOUS! Love them!

 

[Deborah Long]

OMG! All of those soaps are amazing! Just amazing!

 

[Dawni]

@midnightsoaper those are beautiful!

@zanzalawi your stones are so realistic!

Wow.. So many awesome entries it's gonna be extremely hard to vote.

Speaking of awesome entries, @Chris_S where's yours? Lol

 

[Chris_S]

@midnightsoaper those are beautiful!

@zanzalawi your stones are so realistic!

Wow.. So many awesome entries it's gonna be extremely hard to vote.

Speaking of awesome entries, @Chris_S where's yours? Lol

I told you it got trodden on best iv got is the pictures i took to send you via inbox and that wasnt exactly showing them in thier best light

 

[Misschief]

Wow everyone! I just had a look at the entry thread. There are some AMAZING! soap stones there. I'm super impressed!

 

[newbie]

@Chris_S, enter your picture! It doesn't matter that they aren't at their best. This is a contest for fun and creativity, and a squashed stone can certainly takes its place in the entry thread.

Last day for entries! I love what everyone has done. It is so fun to see all the entries.

 

[Chris_S]

@Chris_S, enter your picture! It doesn't matter that they aren't at their best. This is a contest for fun and creativity, and a squashed stone can certainly takes it's place in the entry thread.

Last day for entries! I love what everyone has done. It is so fun to see all the entries.

Thank you for the encouragement Having a really bad day been on the verge of tears several times so needed a kind word

Attached the pic iv got i really wanted to display them as well as everyone else has done dont think they are too bad as a first entry

 

[newbie]

No, no no no no no no NEVER TOO BAD TO ENTER!!!! We love all soap and the challenges are meant to be fun, not highly competitive. I love your soap stones! Please enter them. Please.

@Chris_S, I was having an off day the other day as well. I hope you are feeling better soon. Remember that for all the crap, there are kind and good people all over the place.

 

[szaza]

Oh my.. so many pretty soaps in the entry thread! I love the use of colors by both @Primrose and @MarnieSoapien
@midnightsoaper your soaps look just like the inspiration pictures, very impressive!
And I love how your rivier rocks turned out @zanzalawi , amazing how your 'botched batch' turned into something so beautiful!

 

[szaza]

And @Chris_S you should definately enter!

 

[Chris_S]

No, no no no no no no NEVER TOO BAD TO ENTER!!!! We love all soap and the challenges are meant to be fun, not highly competitive. I love your soap stones! Please enter them. Please.

@Chris_S, I was having an off day the other day as well. I hope you are feeling better soon. Remember that for all the crap, there are kind and good people all over the place.

I didnt mean it like that lol i just meant for a first try think iv done well probably poorly worded on my part

Thank you and i know but iv been struggling for over 2 years should be used to feeling like this but something that happened this morning really caught me off guard. Ill enter them in a minute Thank you all for such kind words

 

[Dawni]

Thank you for the encouragement Having a really bad day been on the verge of tears several times so needed a kind word

Attached the pic iv got i really wanted to display them as well as everyone else has done dont think they are too bad as a first entry

See I told you you should enter. Go post it in the entry thread.. Now! Haha

Yknow sometimes all takes is a good angle. For your camera and your subject. Good enough display if you cam catch the "best side" of your soap. For next time when you have un-trodden soap