SMF November 2023 Challenge - Splash Swirl Technique

[Shelley D]

*heavy sigh
Well, since @CLMP double-dared me to show them mine, here ya go. Warning, not pretty (really, I'm fine, I still got great smelling homemade soap!). My inspiration was our kitchen. One of the main colors is red and chartreuse is an accent. Scented with fir/sage/litsea/lemongrass essential oils.

I still want to do another attempt but with 29 minutes to deadline, it ain't happenin' in time for this challenge. While I was disappointed in my result I still enjoyed doing this challenge which I have never seen before. It's deceptively harder than it looks so my hat is off to all who entered! And thank you to our challenge organizer @dibbles !View attachment 75412View attachment 75413

It reminds me of when my kitchen was decorated in country apples (speaking of the colors)

 

[Zing]

Aw shucks, you soapy friends are good for my ego!

 

[KiwiMoose]

Aw shucks, you soapy friends are good for my ego!

It's coz we luvs ya @Zing x

 

[Tammyfarms]

@Zing sometimes when our vision doesn’t come out the way we want it’s hard to like the soap. I think it definitely has a cool outer space feel and you definitely have the technique down. The fragrance sounds lovely.

 

[CLMP]

*heavy sigh
Well, since @CLMP double-dared me to show them mine, here ya go. Warning, not pretty (really, I'm fine, I still got great smelling homemade soap!). My inspiration was our kitchen. One of the main colors is red and chartreuse is an accent. Scented with fir/sage/litsea/lemongrass essential oils.

I still want to do another attempt but with 29 minutes to deadline, it ain't happenin' in time for this challenge. While I was disappointed in my result I still enjoyed doing this challenge which I have never seen before. It's deceptively harder than it looks so my hat is off to all who entered! And thank you to our challenge organizer @dibbles !View attachment 75412View attachment 75413

Thank you for showing us! I was just kidding around but glad you showed us it actually looks pretty neat I like them! Yes this challenge was a little tricky but I also had fun and ended up with lots of soap to give away! This was definitely a interesting challenge.

Thanks for showing us @Zing. You still got the lovely wispy swirls in there so at least you got the technique down. And hey - it could have been worse - you could have spilt your red mica all over the kitchen like some other clumsy clogs i know!!!

Ha ha I could help my self and laughed my brains out because I'm one of those clumsy clogs lol @KiwiMoose one day I walked into my kitchen and saw red paw prints all over my kitchen and my nice table cloth and I was like what's going on here and then I noticed I had forgotten my Red Mica on the kitchen countertop and I was like oh no oh my God my cat got into it luckily I was able to clean up everything pretty good but her paws were hard to clean and she keeps tracking it everywhere lol. I learnt a good lesson not to leave out my soap stuff that day lol

 

[MomInWA]

Have now voted, and I have to say that was one of the more difficult decisions I've ever had to make. Everyone's entry was beautiful! I am absolutely going to redo this challenge for myself.

 

[dibbles]

Congratulations to this month's winners!
1. KiwiMoose
2. not_ally
3. a tie between The_Emerald_Chicken and Ford

All of the entries this month were so great - well done everyone!

 

[dmcgee5034]

Congratulations @KiwiMoose, @not_ally & @Ford - great soaps everyone!
All the entires were terrific!
Thanks @dibbles for hosting a great challenge!

 

[Shelley D]

Congratulations to the winners! And to everyone who conquered this challenge!

 

[not_ally]

Thanks, you guys! I'm delighted but surprised, there were so many nice soaps. Kiwi definitely deserved her win, her soap was beautiful. My thanks also to @dibbles for her work on putting this together, and to the other contestants who were so great about sharing their making experiences. I love that part.

 

[CLMP]

Congratulations @KiwiMoose @not_ally @The_Emerald_Chicken and @Ford you all had such wonderful soaps. This was a awesome challenge and Thanks @dibbles

 

[Ford]

Congratulations everybody. That was harder than it looked. Always fun.

 

[Mobjack Bay]

Congratulations @KiwiMoose, @not_ally & @Ford!
I always love seeing how the color combos play out in the different soaps.
Thank you @dibbles for hosting a fun, challenging challenge!

 

[Momma Hoot]

Congratulations: @KiwiMoose, @not_ally & @Ford! And thank you to everyone who entered their soap and or provided info from their experience. Even with all this added information, the challenge was not an easy one! I loved seeing all of your soap ideas!

And thank you @dibbles for hosting the challenge!

 

[MomInWA]

Absolutely lovely, congratulations @KiwiMoose @not_ally @The_Emerald_Chicken and @Ford !

 

[McKherring Farm]

I am glad I didn't have to choose! They were all so unique and beautiful in their own way. Congrats to @KiwiMoose @not_ally @The_Emerald_Chicken @Ford

 

[Shelley D]

I am glad I didn't have to choose! They were all so unique and beautiful in their own way. Congrats to @KiwiMoose @not_ally @The_Emerald_Chicken @Ford

I was thinking the same thing! I was kinda glad I didn't have an entry so I wouldn't have to choose between them!

 

[dibbles]

Just so everyone is clear on the voting. If you sign up for the challenge, you are encouraged to vote even if you weren't able to make something you wanted to enter. It's helpful if you have made an attempt so you have some knowledge of what part of the challenge is difficult or what the results could look like. We understand that even with the best intentions, life can get busy and you might not have an entry.

 

[Shelley D]

Just so everyone is clear on the voting. If you sign up for the challenge, you are encouraged to vote even if you weren't able to make something you wanted to enter. It's helpful if you have made an attempt so you have some knowledge of what part of the challenge is difficult or what the results could look like. We understand that even with the best intentions, life can get busy and you might not have an entry.

I didn't sign up ~ I waited to see if my one try was going to work but I failed, so no entry, no sign up

 

[McKherring Farm]

I didn't sign up ~ I waited to see if my one try was going to work but I failed, so no entry, no sign up

Me too.