Soap Pot Weekend July 18,19,20 2008

[anhoki]

I replied to an alchemy request on Etsy for a soap batch with amber, sandalwood and vanilla. Talk about AMAZING! HOLY! It will eventually turn dark dark brown (like pink sugar brown) so I helped it along with some cocoa powder. THAT is one amazing blend for sure. It will now be a regular.

 

[Tabitha]

I replied to an alchemy request on Etsy for a soap batch

I played around quite a bit w/ alchemy in the begining, both selling & buying. I got frustared though w/ so many buyers leaving the bid open for a very long time. Sometimes by the time they accepted my bid I was already on to something else.

 

[Lane]

Building a new etsy shop! ♥

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6057474
My tarts and candles have been getting such great reviews that I decided to make them separate from my soaps...

Making body lotions and finally getting some pictures up, too!

Working with a new Summer Orange Flower FO (Peak) in Shampoo Bars.

And making...♥Hello Kitty Wax Tarts ♥Tealights ♥Votives

MMM that sounds delish! Your hello kitty stuff is extremely popular!

Thanks!! A couple of other people have also been selling the Hello Kitty soaps...So I want to try the whole wickless candle/ tart thing with the Kitties. I have some on my desk and I can smell them from at least five feet away! And they just sit there and look so cute... Maybe I'll have to make some for the swap!!! Oh!

Oh yea I think so! I'll have my burner and tealights ready....LOL

How does Black Light responsive (just for fun) Wild Cherry (SO Strong) Hello Kitty Tarts sound :wink:

 

[pepperi27]

I replied to an alchemy request on Etsy for a soap batch with amber, sandalwood and vanilla. Talk about AMAZING! HOLY! It will eventually turn dark dark brown (like pink sugar brown) so I helped it along with some cocoa powder. THAT is one amazing blend for sure. It will now be a regular.

I love coming up with new blends so much fun!

 

[pepperi27]

Building a new etsy shop! ♥

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6057474
My tarts and candles have been getting such great reviews that I decided to make them separate from my soaps...

Making body lotions and finally getting some pictures up, too!

Working with a new Summer Orange Flower FO (Peak) in Shampoo Bars.

And making...♥Hello Kitty Wax Tarts ♥Tealights ♥Votives

MMM that sounds delish! Your hello kitty stuff is extremely popular!

Thanks!! A couple of other people have also been selling the Hello Kitty soaps...So I want to try the whole wickless candle/ tart thing with the Kitties. I have some on my desk and I can smell them from at least five feet away! And they just sit there and look so cute... Maybe I'll have to make some for the swap!!! Oh!

Oh yea I think so! I'll have my burner and tealights ready....LOL

How does Black Light responsive (just for fun) Wild Cherry (SO Strong) Hello Kitty Tarts sound :wink:

MMMMMM!

 

[Godiva]

Building a new etsy shop! ♥

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6057474
My tarts and candles have been getting such great reviews that I decided to make them separate from my soaps...

Making body lotions and finally getting some pictures up, too!

Working with a new Summer Orange Flower FO (Peak) in Shampoo Bars.

And making...♥Hello Kitty Wax Tarts ♥Tealights ♥Votives

Your site always looks great.

Can I ask you a question about using photoshop? Maybe you know a good tutorial - Sometimes I want to "cut out" a specific person or object in a photo and I've used the pen tool to outline the object, then change the path to a selection and copy what I want, but the edges always seem too sharp, especially around curves. Do you have any suggestions or know of any good tutorials online?

Thanks!

 

[Lane]

Building a new etsy shop! ♥

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6057474
My tarts and candles have been getting such great reviews that I decided to make them separate from my soaps...

Making body lotions and finally getting some pictures up, too!

Working with a new Summer Orange Flower FO (Peak) in Shampoo Bars.

And making...♥Hello Kitty Wax Tarts ♥Tealights ♥Votives

Your site always looks great.

Can I ask you a question about using photoshop? Maybe you know a good tutorial - Sometimes I want to "cut out" a specific person or object in a photo and I've used the pen tool to outline the object, then change the path to a selection and copy what I want, but the edges always seem too sharp, especially around curves. Do you have any suggestions or know of any good tutorials online?

Thanks!

Thank you! Everything I've ever done with photo editing I learned with trial and error. And photoshop scares me. I use ArcSoft PhotoStudio. Buuut. If I ever need to un-sharpen an edge, I take the basic water droplet tool (Kind of like the smudge tool but less...smudgy...) And I very carefully use the tool around the object, it helps if you zoom in on the picture and can see the pixels you are smudging. Also, if the picture is too bright, it will "pop" more. I always take the brightness of the item down a tiny and once I have it layered, I combine the layers and enhance the overall brightness like 4 or 5 points... I hope at least SOME of that makes sense.

 

[Soapmaker Man]

Just made whipped salt bars for the first time. Used hard oils out of their container, put them in my Kitchen Aide, creamed them whipping air into it. Added lye solution, goat milk, sugar solution, then the salt. I whipped for another 5 to 8 minutes then added scent. Poured into my slab mold, did some swirls, inserted theHDPE dividers, then put the top on to gel. The first batch this morning was whipped floap scented with WSP Calla Lilly FO.

Paul :wink:

 

[Godiva]

Building a new etsy shop! ♥

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6057474
My tarts and candles have been getting such great reviews that I decided to make them separate from my soaps...

Making body lotions and finally getting some pictures up, too!

Working with a new Summer Orange Flower FO (Peak) in Shampoo Bars.

And making...♥Hello Kitty Wax Tarts ♥Tealights ♥Votives

Your site always looks great.

Can I ask you a question about using photoshop? Maybe you know a good tutorial - Sometimes I want to "cut out" a specific person or object in a photo and I've used the pen tool to outline the object, then change the path to a selection and copy what I want, but the edges always seem too sharp, especially around curves. Do you have any suggestions or know of any good tutorials online?

Thanks!

Thank you! Everything I've ever done with photo editing I learned with trial and error. And photoshop scares me. I use ArcSoft PhotoStudio. Buuut. If I ever need to un-sharpen an edge, I take the basic water droplet tool (Kind of like the smudge tool but less...smudgy...) And I very carefully use the tool around the object, it helps if you zoom in on the picture and can see the pixels you are smudging. Also, if the picture is too bright, it will "pop" more. I always take the brightness of the item down a tiny and once I have it layered, I combine the layers and enhance the overall brightness like 4 or 5 points... I hope at least SOME of that makes sense.

It does make sense, I'll need to look around photoshop and see if there's a water droplet tool.

Thanks!

 

[pepperi27]

Just made whipped salt bars for the first time. Used hard oils out of their container, put them in my Kitchen Aide, creamed them whipping air into it. Added lye solution, goat milk, sugar solution, then the salt. I whipped for another 5 to 8 minutes then added scent. Poured into my slab mold, did some swirls, inserted theHDPE dividers, then put the top on to gel. The first batch this morning was whipped floap scented with WSP Calla Lilly FO.

Paul :wink:

That sounds delish!

 

[Godiva]

Just made whipped salt bars for the first time. Used hard oils out of their container, put them in my Kitchen Aide, creamed them whipping air into it. Added lye solution, goat milk, sugar solution, then the salt. I whipped for another 5 to 8 minutes then added scent. Poured into my slab mold, did some swirls, inserted theHDPE dividers, then put the top on to gel. The first batch this morning was whipped floap scented with WSP Calla Lilly FO.

Paul :wink:

Do you have any pics of your floap in the photo gallery - or does anyone? I want to see what it looks like.

 

[Soapmaker Man]

Just made whipped salt bars for the first time. Used hard oils out of their container, put them in my Kitchen Aide, creamed them whipping air into it. Added lye solution, goat milk, sugar solution, then the salt. I whipped for another 5 to 8 minutes then added scent. Poured into my slab mold, did some swirls, inserted the HDPE dividers, then put the top on to gel. The first batch this morning was whipped floap scented with WSP Calla Lilly FO.

Paul :wink:

Do you have any pics of your floap in the photo gallery - or does anyone? I want to see what it looks like.

Here you are!

Besides floating, this method uses RTCP, and whipping in my Kitchen Aide. The texture of this soap is so creamy, the feel is totally unlike any of my other goat milk soaps! It has lasted a long time in the shower too! I made floap Calla Lilly today, and it turned out even better than I expected.