violets2217
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I have a soap design idea for a friend and she loves the idea and now I'm afraid to make it. It is mainly straight even layers with an embed! A flag with nine layers I think, 8 alternating black and blue layers separated by 1 layer of white, with a red heart in the top layer of black and blue stripes.
So, I have been think of ways to go about this. I guess the most successful, but most complicated way would be to separate batter into 9 equal portions and wait for it to set up to mix and pour next layer. Which I'm leaning towards, because I want to take my time and make it perfect! LOL! I also considered making one color in slab mold the day before and cutting to my mold size and alternating with fluid batter of other color. But then that brings me to the heart embed. I'm ordering a small heart silicone column mold for this and wanted to try to use some melt and pour. So, if I use melt and pour do I need clear soap to get a true red color. I have white melt and pour that I just got to experiment with but have not used yet, but If I use it it will make it a pastel color instead of a bright red needed? I've used CP soap for sun and moon embeds but they have been pastel shades of colors I wanted and sometimes have turned dry and chalky. And if I do the 9 equal portions mixed separately, I can place it at some point during pour. Or would it just be easier to make my layered soap and soap/glue the heart slices to the soap after cut? The more I'm thinking, I'm liking the gluing the heart to the soap after cutting and cleaning up. Would I be successful using a soap frosting to attach the heart?
Any help/or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!! TIA! Michelle
So, I have been think of ways to go about this. I guess the most successful, but most complicated way would be to separate batter into 9 equal portions and wait for it to set up to mix and pour next layer. Which I'm leaning towards, because I want to take my time and make it perfect! LOL! I also considered making one color in slab mold the day before and cutting to my mold size and alternating with fluid batter of other color. But then that brings me to the heart embed. I'm ordering a small heart silicone column mold for this and wanted to try to use some melt and pour. So, if I use melt and pour do I need clear soap to get a true red color. I have white melt and pour that I just got to experiment with but have not used yet, but If I use it it will make it a pastel color instead of a bright red needed? I've used CP soap for sun and moon embeds but they have been pastel shades of colors I wanted and sometimes have turned dry and chalky. And if I do the 9 equal portions mixed separately, I can place it at some point during pour. Or would it just be easier to make my layered soap and soap/glue the heart slices to the soap after cut? The more I'm thinking, I'm liking the gluing the heart to the soap after cutting and cleaning up. Would I be successful using a soap frosting to attach the heart?
Any help/or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!! TIA! Michelle
is too small, but wasn’t too difficult getting it in the soap. And it smells good. Since I was testing, I used a Lemongrass Sage fragrance oil. It's subtle but nice! And it behaved very well. I did each 9 layers separately and had everything measured out and ready to mix. I went ahead and added FO before separating oils and added colors to each oil. I was shocked to find as I was separating oil & lye how accurate my math was. But I am a little concerned about my 6th layer because it heated up quickly & took forever to trace. It was about 109 degrees when I poured…every other layer stayed around 86 degrees. Anyways, the waiting between layers was kinda nice cause I cleaned as I went & final clean up took like 3 minutes!
