Out With The Old

[CaraBou]

There are a few soaps I made for the December spoon swirl challenge but never entered or posted. I still have 30 minutes to get them out to you guys in the same month and year. Here goes, with new year cheers and aspirations for better soaping!

See how blurred the bottom soap is? That's not the photo, it's the soap! Maybe has something to do with the way a gelled castile moves mica around, idk. (yes, castile. I got tired of wasting oils on failed challenge soaps so I made a couple out of 100% olive, which is the cheapest oil I have. Plus it was easier and I was losing enthusiasm *gasp*).

The one above it, the blue gray one, is colored with indigo in the background and the swirl. I added mica to a little indigo batter to make the swirl, but as you can see the indigo completely overpowered it. Now I know!!

 

[Sonya-m]

I really love the southwest one, so wispy and delicate

 

[jules92207]

I LOVE the first one!!! They all rock but that first one really pops!!!

 

[Seawolfe]

Oh those are sweet! That pink in that top one is a surprise.

 

[IrishLass]

Oooo! I am in total love with the second one!

IrishLass

 

[newbie]

I'm glad you posted them! I was wondering what you were creating up there. Northern lights for the first one, right? I must say my favorite is the second one- very beautiful.

 

[CaraBou]

Yes, that was my second attempt at an aurora. I didn't like it as much as the first attempt.

newbie, you have any idea what might have made the bottom soap so blurry? I remember you mentioning blurry mica lines, but were yours this bad?

 

[TVivian]

Those are great!