Zany_in_CO
Saponifier
If it were not for the sleeping DH, I’d be busy fondling my soapies right now!
If it were not for the sleeping DH, I’d be busy fondling my soapies right now!
It's just a regular vertical cutStill trying to figure out how to cut the soaps. On one of the videos she gets all the way to the end but doesnt show how she cuts them. I dont want to butcher a loaf by trying to figure it out. So if anybody has any insight it would be appreciated lol.
Hello, a little late to this thread, but a thin gold line is for dispatchers (911, EMS, etc) No mistake, and probably will be appreciated by the seldom heard and rarely seen ones that hold it all together.I unmolded last nights soap, but didn't cut it yet because I don't know what to do with it. all the corners stuck in the mold, so will be losing a few usable but unsellable bars. I unmolded early and always do, but its been raining if that matters. I dunno...
I made a thin blue line charcoal soap tonight. At the last minute I added a gold mica line. Hope that wasnt a mistake cause I didn't need to do it, I just felt like it would be a nice touch.
I wanna make a Ukraine soap, but haven't decided on colors yet.
I have been seeing videos of the oasis swirl, which was this month soap challenge clubs challenge. I love this swirl. Still in the planning stages, and i dont have dividers, so will just use cardboard box cutouts.
Also still trying to figure out how to cut the soaps. On one of the videos she gets all the way to the end but doesnt show how she cuts them. I dont want to butcher a loaf by trying to figure it out. So if anybody has any insight it would be appreciated lol.
Edgar Kameraki created this technique and taught it for the Soap Challenge Club. It's so pretty, right? Anyway, he does have a YouTube video showing the technique and the cut.
Cut the other way (horizontally), they would look very much like a mantra/infinity swirl I think.I had no seen the Oasis swirl. (Not currently a paying member of the Club, but will be again, I am sure & can then look at that Challenge). Quite nice. I watched several videos on the swirl & wondered if anyone has shown how they look cut the other way. I think the soaps would be lovely cut horizontally as well, even though that is not the intent of this swirl.
I do wish I could figure out a way to do translated closed captioning on youtube (for the Edgar Kameraki video).
When I joined in the past, I paid for a year-long membership that gave me access to all past tutorials. Not sure if they still offer that, but if so, it was and is a great deal. I downloaded all the tutorials during that year and hope to work my way through them some day.As for seeing the Oasis Swirl tutorial if you join a future Soap Challenge Club challenge, you won't have access to past tutorials when you join a current one. I don't think that has ever been the case, or at least not for a long time. The challenges are available for purchase though. All of them are $13.95 with the exception of the making transparent soap tutorial. If you join a challenge, you can download and keep the current tutorial during that month.
Three years ago, I paid a one-month all-access fee so I could look at all past challenges & turtorials. I haven't looked lately, but expected that would still available. It's not an option anymore, I see.Cut the other way (horizontally), they would look very much like a mantra/infinity swirl I think.
As for seeing the Oasis Swirl tutorial if you join a future Soap Challenge Club challenge, you won't have access to past tutorials when you join a current one. I don't think that has ever been the case, or at least not for a long time. The challenges are available for purchase though. All of them are $13.95 with the exception of the making transparent soap tutorial. If you join a challenge, you can download and keep the current tutorial during that month.
Edgar Kameraki created this technique and taught it for the Soap Challenge Club. It's so pretty, right? Anyway, he does have a YouTube video showing the technique and the cut.
Thank you!! I was thinking that, but in my minds eye I couldn't picture it.It's just a regular vertical cut
I've been selling soaps faster than I can make them (with cure time, of course). I'm working on scaling up my current production so that I'll have enough (hopefully) later this summer.
Oiiii vey indeed! You need to think of a thing to help you to remember. Checking everything off the recipe as you go is one way. When I need to remember to do something, I wear a fat green rubber band on my wrist.In my first batch, I forgot the colorant. In my second batch, I remembered the colorant but forgot the fragrance
I can just imagine me doing this and thinking - I put this green band on my wrist, but i can't think what on earth it was supposed to remind me of!When I need to remember to do something, I wear a fat green rubber band on my wrist.
Pop your molds in the freezer for a bit and the soaps will come out of the molds more easily.Hello, a little late to this thread, but a thin gold line is for dispatchers (911, EMS, etc) No mistake, and probably will be appreciated by the seldom heard and rarely seen ones that hold it all together.
If you spray your cardboard dividers with an acrylic sealer, you can at least reuse them! I cut mine out of bookboard and sealed them with acrylic sealer spray (and then acrylic paint when I ran out of spray).Patiently waiting for my micas. I ordered two day delivery for my neons from mm…not thinking that it was a holiday weekend so that was stupid of me lol.
In the meantime i have been cleaning my house, just to wreck my kitchen later again when my micas arrive.
I have been seeing videos of the oasis swirl, which was this month soap challenge clubs challenge. I love this swirl. Still in the planning stages, and i dont have dividers, so will just use cardboard box cutouts.
Also still trying to figure out how to cut the soaps. On one of the videos she gets all the way to the end but doesnt show how she cuts them. I dont want to butcher a loaf by trying to figure it out. So if anybody has any insight it would be appreciated lol.
It really looks like a mantra swirl becomes an oasis swirl if it's cut vertically instead of horizontally! I never would have tried the infinity swirl if you hadn't challenged us all to do it, and planning to do mantra and oasis swirls next!I had no seen the Oasis swirl. (Not currently a paying member of the Club, but will be again, I am sure & can then look at that Challenge). Quite nice. I watched several videos on the swirl & wondered if anyone has shown how they look cut the other way. I think the soaps would be lovely cut horizontally as well, even though that is not the intent of this swirl.
I do wish I could figure out a way to do translated closed captioning on youtube (for the Edgar Kameraki video).
The oasis actual swirl is different than a mantra or infinity swirl, but it is similar. Some of the YouTube videos might show the differences.It really looks like a mantra swirl becomes an oasis swirl if it's cut vertically instead of horizontally! I never would have tried the infinity swirl if you hadn't challenged us all to do it, and planning to do mantra and oasis swirls next!
I made an Oasis Swirl the other day. The swirl reminded me of the old trick of patting your head while rubbing your belly. I practiced with my finger on counter multiple times, but I still had a hard time maintaining the pattern in the batter. Probably a good coordination exercise for my aging brain! I'll post pix in the gallery soon.I made an oasis swirl soap tonight. Only did two colors to get a feel for it. Kept confusing myself with the swirl though. I practiced in the air with a chopstick for two days. “Wingardum leviosa” is what i felt like like. We shall see
I just saw it! Nice! Here's the link:I'll post pix in the gallery soon.
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