What soapy thing have you done today?

[Nonnie]

She looks like a hard taskmaster!

The worst! And so free with the raspberries and opinions lol

 

[AliOop]

She looks like a hard taskmaster!

Agreed! From the looks of her, she no doubt has short person syndrome with its incessant desire to boss EVERYone around. Good luck, @Nonnie hope your business is still open by end of day!

 

[KimLynn]

Welp, I had my first-ever experience with ricing, and I did not like it at all. I wasn't exactly surprised, since one of my FOs said "mild acceleration and ricing in CP soap" AND I used annato-infused oil for coloring in a small batch i intended for an ITPS. What I didn't expect was that it would not start ricing until I had poured 3/4 of the batter into the mold. I quickly poured the batter back into my container and stick blended until smooth (goodbye, swirl!), then raced out into the garage to find another mold. I'm hoping all will be well tomorrow. *sigh*

 

[Nonnie]

I decided I needed another batch of soap paste, so got that going. Just finished a handful of 10ml body sprays and rollerballs. I came across these cuties I bought for soap toppers, so now I need to plan out a cute design. I'll prolly do a floral top for the gnomes and fairies, and maybe the honeycomb top for the little bees . I have 3 wknd events in April so I gotta get my tail in gear!

 

[ScentimentallyYours]

I made a hanger tool for three 18" loaf molds for $36 (with three 3' stainless steel rods left over)

@justsomeguy Consider experimenting with flexible tubing like an aquarium air hose, straws from the local coffee shop, or silicone straws that you can slip around the curve. Making the hanger tool thicker will help move the batter better and give you more dramatic swirls.

 

[justsomeguy]

@justsomeguy Consider experimenting with flexible tubing like an aquarium air hose, straws from the local coffee shop, or silicone straws that you can slip around the curve.

The one I made is an eighth of an inch thick. I also have a quarter inch thick rod but nothing to bend it like I want to.

I tried the air hose thing in the very first challenge I entered and it went horribly wrong. The batter was way to thick and everything stuck.

Making the hanger tool thicker will help move the batter better and give you more dramatic swirls.

I'll find a free way to bend that 1/4" rod then.

Oh, and I made a second tool for free for the slab mold

 

[justsomeguy]

I'll find a free way to bend that 1/4" rod then.

I bent it with the tube bender. Which didn't break like I knew it would My muscles weren't strong enough with the tube bender alone so I used one of the poles of one of my many shelves

It's a smidge to long. And it feels about 3-4x thicker than the 1/8" one

Oh, and, it's $2.45

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[Nonnie]

My soap paste cooled off while I was out gallivanting. I've got a bit diluting now for foaming soap dispensers. I also tried something new.... made whipped soap sugar scrubs with the paste. they are quite lovely feeling!

 

[Shelley D]

I bent it with the tube bender. Which didn't break like I knew it would My muscles weren't strong enough with the tube bender alone so I used one of the poles of one of my many shelves

It's a smidge to long. And it feels about 3-4x thicker than the 1/8" one

Oh, and, it's $2.45

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Now can you make one for each of us?! I need one of those thicker ones!

 

[justsomeguy]

Now can you make one for each of us?! I need one of those thicker ones!

I almost bought the custom craft tools one...

 

[Shelley D]

I almost bought the custom craft tools one...

I will have to look into that I suppose

 

[Nonnie]

I made some fluffy, puffy foaming hand soap. testing dilution rates for soap paste. but it's so FLUFFY! Lmbo

 

[KimLynn]

Welp, I had my first-ever experience with ricing, and I did not like it at all. I wasn't exactly surprised, since one of my FOs said "mild acceleration and ricing in CP soap" AND I used annato-infused oil for coloring in a small batch i intended for an ITPS. What I didn't expect was that it would not start ricing until I had poured 3/4 of the batter into the mold. I quickly poured the batter back into my container and stick blended until smooth (goodbye, swirl!), then raced out into the garage to find another mold. I'm hoping all will be well tomorrow. *sigh*

Looks like I got a save from my ricing batter! Woo hoo!

 

[justsomeguy]

I will have to look into that I suppose

If you want to go the DIY route, I got these rods. My tube bender came from harbor freight.

 

[justsomeguy]

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HO sunflower riff on ZNSC. I soaped hot (150°) and had oodles of time to play

I get a pretty soap

It's still soft. And not pretty at all. I'll see how it develops over time I'll try again eventually...

 

[Servant4Christ]

I made some fluffy, puffy foaming hand soap. testing dilution rates for soap paste. but it's so FLUFFY! Lmbo

I'd love to know where you got those cute dispensers!

 

[Nonnie]

I'd love to know where you got those cute dispensers!

Amazon!

 

[Nonnie]

More foaming soap. I'm hoping these will be a good seller at events

 

[Servant4Christ]

Very pretty colors, @Nonnie! I especially like that teal one.

 

[Nonnie]

Very pretty colors, @Nonnie! I especially like that teal one.

Thank you! Blackberry Magnolia. My absolute favorite