Peacock Swirl Fail!

[Twiggy]

Failure??? They r beautiful!

 

[Tienne]

Here is one with them all flat and taken on my patio.

Also, for a group of people who do something requiring patience, you guys chanting "Cut it! Cut it!" is not helping me with my lack of patience at all, lol!

Just because soaping requires patience, doesn't mean we have it!

I think it looks great! You (and those of us reading this thread) are the only ones who know you wanted a peacock swirl. Not one of the receivers of the soaps need ever know and they'd be none the wiser for it. If you asked everyone on this thread how many times they have made a soap that came out differently than planned and then just pretended that that is how it was supposed to look, I bet at least half of us, if not more, would raise our hand. I know I would!

 

[shunt2011]

I think they turned out lovely. Even though they weren't what you had in mind they are pretty and you should be proud. Doing a peacock swirl in a log is almost impossible plus using a floral could have caused your soap to thicken quicker than you liked. Don't give up though. You'll get it done sooner or later.

 

[seven]

agree with others, it might not look like your original plan, but it's still lovely nonetheless! i haven't try peacock yet. not brave enough, lol!

 

[Twiggy]

Just because soaping requires patience, doesn't mean we have it!

SOOOO true!

 

[newbie]

It's pretty and soft, like the scent. I'm impressed you would even try for a peacock swirl in a log; I can't imagine attempting that. I bet you will do very well with your slab mold (and I agree about the FO- anything accelerating will be your enemy for a peacock).

While occasionally there is a true fail, most "fails" we talk about make a good soap, just not what we intended. It's hard to suck it up and accept it though, at least for me.

 

[MirandaH]

Thank you everyone!! I can't believe that I tried it at all, lol. I figured, it's just running a stick or something thru soap lines, how hard could it be? I really wanted to make it work, but once I got started, it occurred to me that in a log mold, it would only be pretty peacock swirl on the top and after cutting, that isn't much. And boy was my arm tired after making all those stripes. I need to order a slab mold.

Until then, I will be trying to figure out how to get the soap out of all of these squeeze bottles.

 

[Lin]

You can make a slab mold out of cardboard, or coroplast for something more durable. I used a cereal box with the front cut off for my first slab mold, and 'upgraded' to a free usps postal box for a more durable slab mold for my last batch.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e103/Lin_171/Soap/20140114_051934_zpstrvlnxa7.jpg

 

[grayceworks]

They're pretty! And they look like a field of sweet pea vines in bloom. It reminds me of springtime. Love it!