Valentine's Day/Birthday Soap

[KristaY]

My sister, Valerie, was born on Valentine's Day so I decided to make her a special birthday soap with that theme. I used the BB heart cylinder mold for the embeds and blended Satsuma, lime, bergamot plus a hint of atomic fireball cinnamon FO for the scent. Hopefully she likes it since I'm gifting her the whole loaf, lol!

 

[Dorymae]

It came out beatifully! I'm sure she is going to love it!

 

[shaan]

Its so pretty! She would definitely love it! Is it cold process?

 

[KristaY]

Thanks Dorymae and Shaan! Yes, it's CP. Even the embeds are CP. When I was planning this soap I added 4 oz to several batches I made prior so I could fill up the heart mold. I only have one so I filled it daily until I had the 3 to put in this soap. Since the cylinder mold is a bit longer than the loaf mold, I was able to cut off about an inch of each then cut them thinner to decorate the top.

 

[Ellacho]

Those are pretty Krista!

 

[cmzaha]

I am sure she is going to love it. The fragrance blend sounds wonderful and the soap is just gorgeous. WOW!!

 

[shaan]

Thats a lot of work you did. Lucky sister!

 

[snappyllama]

That's adorable!

 

[Cactuslily]

How beautiful! What a great gift! I've been wanting to get the heart columns from BB. So great to see them work so beautifully. Any issues with getting them out? I'd worry with CP they'd be too soft to get out without squishing some. Your sister will love them.

 

[Lindy]

Gorgeous!

 

[KristaY]

Thank you, everyone for taking a look! My sister is my best friend and biggest cheerleader so I'm sure she'll be happy. Cactuslily ~ the hearts were really easy to unmold but I made sure I had the sides well secured. When reading the reviews, many people said they had lots of leaking so I not only wrapped them with rubber bands, I also put several (about 10) large binder clips on the bottom and up the sides. They leaked a bit but not so much I lost oz (just a few mils). I also put the mold upright into a qt, large mouth mason jar while setting up because of the binder clips. I'll definitely use it again when the mood or event arises!

Speaking of events, my middle son just proposed to his girlfriend so I'll have another wedding this summer. I'm sure to use it for their wedding soaps!

Edit: I forgot to mention I used SL in the heart soap batter to harden it a bit. No soft spots when I unmolded and they were nice and straight.

 

[Mindyw86]

So cute! Love these!!

 

[seven]

very cute! i'm sure your sister will love these!

 

[jules92207]

So flippin adorable!

 

[Sonya-m]

Gorgeous, so pretty!

 

[SplendorSoaps]

Those are my favorite Valentine's soaps I've seen so far this year. The scent you described sounds really unique and yummy! Beautiful!

 

[claryza]

That is so beautiful. Great soap for Valentine

 

[shunt2011]

Those turned out beautiful. If she doesn't like them you can send them to me.....my birthday is the day after V Day. I'm sure she will love them.

 

[KristaY]

Those turned out beautiful. If she doesn't like them you can send them to me.....my birthday is the day after V Day. I'm sure she will love them.

Hahaha! You may have to arm wrestle her for them. She's small but mighty!

Thanks to everyone for taking a look and the kind words. I'm hoping to snap of pic of her face when she opens them. If it's goofy and really embarrassing, I'm DEFINITELY posting it! :shh:

 

[CaraBou]

Adorable! And double duty sister bonding