SMF September 2020 Challenge - Marble Stone Inspired Soap

[AliOop]

@earlene BLESS YOU!! You made my day.

 

[Rogue-Soaper]

1. Catscankim have been wanting to try this technique
2. Primrose - love this style! Hopefully, I don't lose my marbles trying to achieve it ...
3. Arimara - I may fail but at least I'm experienced with this brand of fail. XD
4. Elizevh - Oooh, So Pretty. I can't wait to try this out.
5. dibbles - Hoping I can make something resembling marble
6. MarnieSoapien - Eeeee! I'm super excited to try this technique!
7. Bookreader451 - just got a new slab mold and now I can put it to use!
8. Rogue-Soaper - I would like to try this one.

 

[GemstonePony]

1. Catscankim have been wanting to try this technique
2. Primrose - love this style! Hopefully, I don't lose my marbles trying to achieve it ...
3. Arimara - I may fail but at least I'm experienced with this brand of fail. XD
4. Elizevh - Oooh, So Pretty. I can't wait to try this out.
5. dibbles - Hoping I can make something resembling marble
6. MarnieSoapien - Eeeee! I'm super excited to try this technique!
7. Bookreader451 - just got a new slab mold and now I can put it to use!
8. Rogue-Soaper - I would like to try this one.
9. GemstonePony - I'm want to try this technique, but I'm also attracted to sparkles.

 

[LilianNoir]

I did participate in the July Marble challenge with Soap Challenge Club. The most challenging part of it was finding an inspiration picture that looked like true geological marble, and then sticking closely to that. Turned out that the first one I chose was not considered geological marble by the geologists who were helping with that challenge, and I was asked to change my entry or move it to the non-competitive category. However, at the time of voting, I saw that someone else entered a soap based on that same marble; apparently the challenge leaders didn't catch it.

I'm not upset about that in the least (it's soap, and I wasn't in the running for any prizes, lol). But I do want to point out that determining what is true marble, and then policing all the entries to make sure they qualify, will add a significant amount of extra work for @earlene. She's in charge of the challenge, so if she's up for that, great. I would have no problem with whatever way she decides to go - but it probably should be clarified which way that is.

@AliOop I was part of that discussion and it was exhausting. I've found the rules in that challenge club to be... odd. (I'm usually asking a bunch of questions b/c I find them to be unclear as written but nitpicky in assessment).
I'm so glad we don't have to worry about that here.

This will be my first SMF challenge!
I'm definitely not going to win but there feels less pressure here somehow. I'm pretty excited about my concept though. It won't be anything fancy but I think it will be a good "concept" soap.

 

[LilianNoir]

1. Catscankim have been wanting to try this technique
2. Primrose - love this style! Hopefully, I don't lose my marbles trying to achieve it ...
3. Arimara - I may fail but at least I'm experienced with this brand of fail. XD
4. Elizevh - Oooh, So Pretty. I can't wait to try this out.
5. dibbles - Hoping I can make something resembling marble
6. MarnieSoapien - Eeeee! I'm super excited to try this technique!
7. Bookreader451 - just got a new slab mold and now I can put it to use!
8. Rogue-Soaper - I would like to try this one.
9. GemstonePony - I'm want to try this technique, but I'm also attracted to sparkles.
10. LilianNoir - I HAVE IDEAS and a brand new slab mold.
11.

 

[Jackie Tobey]

1. Catscankim have been wanting to try this technique
2. Primrose - love this style! Hopefully, I don't lose my marbles trying to achieve it ...
3. Arimara - I may fail but at least I'm experienced with this brand of fail. XD
4. Elizevh - Oooh, So Pretty. I can't wait to try this out.
5. dibbles - Hoping I can make something resembling marble
6. MarnieSoapien - Eeeee! I'm super excited to try this technique!
7. Bookreader451 - just got a new slab mold and now I can put it to use!

I’ve been wanting to learn this techniques for a long time. Now is the ooportunity to try it and get help and feedback on my attempts. So I am in.

 

[LilianNoir]

I’ve been wanting to learn this techniques for a long time. Now is the ooportunity to try it and get help and feedback on my attempts. So I am in.

I think you need to copy the list above and make a reply adding your name to it, and the next number.

 

[gardengeek]

1. Catscankim have been wanting to try this technique
2. Primrose - love this style! Hopefully, I don't lose my marbles trying to achieve it ...
3. Arimara - I may fail but at least I'm experienced with this brand of fail. XD
4. Elizevh - Oooh, So Pretty. I can't wait to try this out.
5. dibbles - Hoping I can make something resembling marble
6. MarnieSoapien - Eeeee! I'm super excited to try this technique!
7. Bookreader451 - just got a new slab mold and now I can put it to use!
8. Rogue-Soaper - I would like to try this one.
9. GemstonePony - I'm want to try this technique, but I'm also attracted to sparkles.
10. LilianNoir - I HAVE IDEAS and a brand new slab mold.
11. Jackie Tobey
12. Gardengeek - short on time this month. Better get started NOW!
13.

 

[AliOop]

1. Catscankim have been wanting to try this technique
2. Primrose - love this style! Hopefully, I don't lose my marbles trying to achieve it ...
3. Arimara - I may fail but at least I'm experienced with this brand of fail. XD
4. Elizevh - Oooh, So Pretty. I can't wait to try this out.
5. dibbles - Hoping I can make something resembling marble
6. MarnieSoapien - Eeeee! I'm super excited to try this technique!
7. Bookreader451 - just got a new slab mold and now I can put it to use!
8. Rogue-Soaper - I would like to try this one.
9. GemstonePony - I'm want to try this technique, but I'm also attracted to sparkles.
10. LilianNoir - I HAVE IDEAS and a brand new slab mold.
11. Jackie Tobey
12. Gardengeek - short on time this month. Better get started NOW!
13. AliOop - guess I am lucky #13

 

[msunnerstood]

1. Catscankim have been wanting to try this technique
2. Primrose - love this style! Hopefully, I don't lose my marbles trying to achieve it ...
3. Arimara - I may fail but at least I'm experienced with this brand of fail. XD
4. Elizevh - Oooh, So Pretty. I can't wait to try this out.
5. dibbles - Hoping I can make something resembling marble
6. MarnieSoapien - Eeeee! I'm super excited to try this technique!
7. Bookreader451 - just got a new slab mold and now I can put it to use!
8. Rogue-Soaper - I would like to try this one.
9. GemstonePony - I'm want to try this technique, but I'm also attracted to sparkles.
10. LilianNoir - I HAVE IDEAS and a brand new slab mold.
11. Jackie Tobey
12. Gardengeek - short on time this month. Better get started NOW!
13. AliOop - guess I am lucky #13
14. msunnerstood - THIS I can do in HP

 

[Anstarx]

1. Catscankim have been wanting to try this technique
2. Primrose - love this style! Hopefully, I don't lose my marbles trying to achieve it ...
3. Arimara - I may fail but at least I'm experienced with this brand of fail. XD
4. Elizevh - Oooh, So Pretty. I can't wait to try this out.
5. dibbles - Hoping I can make something resembling marble
6. MarnieSoapien - Eeeee! I'm super excited to try this technique!
7. Bookreader451 - just got a new slab mold and now I can put it to use!
8. Rogue-Soaper - I would like to try this one.
9. GemstonePony - I'm want to try this technique, but I'm also attracted to sparkles.
10. LilianNoir - I HAVE IDEAS and a brand new slab mold.
11. Jackie Tobey
12. Gardengeek - short on time this month. Better get started NOW!
13. AliOop - guess I am lucky #13
14. THIS I can do in HP
15. Anstarx - Just so happened I wanted to make a marble soap lately

 

[Arimara]

1. Catscankim have been wanting to try this technique
2. Primrose - love this style! Hopefully, I don't lose my marbles trying to achieve it ...
3. Arimara - I may fail but at least I'm experienced with this brand of fail. XD
4. Elizevh - Oooh, So Pretty. I can't wait to try this out.
5. dibbles - Hoping I can make something resembling marble
6. MarnieSoapien - Eeeee! I'm super excited to try this technique!
7. Bookreader451 - just got a new slab mold and now I can put it to use!
8. Rogue-Soaper - I would like to try this one.
9. GemstonePony - I'm want to try this technique, but I'm also attracted to sparkles.
10. LilianNoir - I HAVE IDEAS and a brand new slab mold.
11. Jackie Tobey
12. Gardengeek - short on time this month. Better get started NOW!
13. AliOop - guess I am lucky #13
14. msunnerstood -THIS I can do in HP
15. Anstarx - Just so happened I wanted to make a marble soap lately

** Just adding MsUnnerstood's name here.

 

[Louise Taylor]

1. Catscankim have been wanting to try this technique
2. Primrose - love this style! Hopefully, I don't lose my marbles trying to achieve it ...
3. Arimara - I may fail but at least I'm experienced with this brand of fail. XD
4. Elizevh - Oooh, So Pretty. I can't wait to try this out.
5. dibbles - Hoping I can make something resembling marble
6. MarnieSoapien - Eeeee! I'm super excited to try this technique!
7. Bookreader451 - just got a new slab mold and now I can put it to use!
8. Rogue-Soaper - I would like to try this one.
9. GemstonePony - I'm want to try this technique, but I'm also attracted to sparkles.
10. LilianNoir - I HAVE IDEAS and a brand new slab mold.
11. Jackie Tobey
12. Gardengeek - short on time this month. Better get started NOW!
13. AliOop - guess I am lucky #13
14. msunnerstood -THIS I can do in HP
15. Anstarx - Just so happened I wanted to make a marble soap lately
16. Louise Taylor - i just want to make a simple one like my chopping board.

 

[GemstonePony]

1. Catscankim have been wanting to try this technique
2. Primrose - love this style! Hopefully, I don't lose my marbles trying to achieve it ...
3. Arimara - I may fail but at least I'm experienced with this brand of fail. XD
4. Elizevh - Oooh, So Pretty. I can't wait to try this out.
5. dibbles - Hoping I can make something resembling marble
6. MarnieSoapien - Eeeee! I'm super excited to try this technique!
7. Bookreader451 - just got a new slab mold and now I can put it to use!
8. Louise Taylor - love to give this a go. My chopping board looks possible.

@Louise Taylor I believe you should be entry #16, and would be copy-and-pasting post #22
ETA all correct now

 

[MarnieSoapien]

I made this a few months ago and my hubby said it looks like marble. I had a less than successful batch of salt bars, chopped them up and used the pieces as confetti. I'm really looking forward to trying some of the other techniques.

 

[gardengeek]

I found this website with pictures of real marble from around the world. Just select "Marble" in the Classification to see all the marble (18 pages of them) or you can narrow your search by color & country. Marbles and Granites from around the globe

 

[Catscankim]

The banner at the top of the forum still says August challenge. Should it be September’s challenge? This is only the second one that I have entered, but i remember using the banner last month to find the thread quickly.

 

[GemstonePony]

Today I unmolded my marble loaf.
I used a small amount of TD batter to swirl with my batter sections, and also oil-dispersed Mica to swirl with the batter and between batter to get veining. The gold is MM King Tut, red is MM Spicy Tomato and NS Trial by Fire, gray is MM Satin Pillowcase.
It was a little tacky, and the unabsorbed oil made it slippery, but I cut a couple bars.
I decided to leave the loaf top-down so the bottom and sides could become easier to handle. 1st Pic of top of the loaf, and 2nd pic the upside down loaf, a few cut bars, and some odds and ends.

 

[tommysgirl]

1. Catscankim have been wanting to try this technique
2. Primrose - love this style! Hopefully, I don't lose my marbles trying to achieve it ...
3. Arimara - I may fail but at least I'm experienced with this brand of fail. XD
4. Elizevh - Oooh, So Pretty. I can't wait to try this out.
5. dibbles - Hoping I can make something resembling marble
6. MarnieSoapien - Eeeee! I'm super excited to try this technique!
7. Bookreader451 - just got a new slab mold and now I can put it to use!
8. Rogue-Soaper - I would like to try this one.
9. GemstonePony - I'm want to try this technique, but I'm also attracted to sparkles.
10. LilianNoir - I HAVE IDEAS and a brand new slab mold.
11. Jackie Tobey
12. Gardengeek - short on time this month. Better get started NOW!
13. AliOop - guess I am lucky #13
14. msunnerstood -THIS I can do in HP
15. Anstarx - Just so happened I wanted to make a marble soap lately
16. Louise Taylor - i just want to make a simple one like my chopping board.
17. Tommysgirl - why am I suddenly so nervous?? Looking forward to the challenge

 

[earlene]

The banner at the top of the forum still says August challenge. Should it be September’s challenge? This is only the second one that I have entered, but i remember using the banner last month to find the thread quickly.

Yes, but I am assuming the holiday weekend has delayed the usual update for the banner.