What soapy thing have you done today?

[Marilyn Norgart]

I have a sink strainer at the ready to try this with a PVC pipe. I can't get a sink strainer small enough to go inside my pipe ( I didn't want to get a bigger pipe for fear of the bars being too big), but the strainer sits on the top perfectly. You reckon I could just pour from the top in alternating colours and I would get a nice effect like yours?

I had to trim mine down

 

[KiwiMoose]

I had to trim mine down

Mine is trimmed but still doesn't fit :-(

 

[Arimara]

Today, I watched a some soap videos to learn how to do a tiger swirl. Naturally, that plan somewhat failed and I ended up watching various videos including Royal Soaps' Opal Soap.

 

[KiwiMoose]

I made sink strainer ‘column pour’ soap! In a cylinder. With an impression mat. It’s a veritable conglomeration of soaping styles.
The reason it’s column pour is because I cut every second strand out of the strainer so it had four big gaps in it, and when I poured the soap in the centre, it flowed into the gaps and fell down into the cylinder.
Please cross all fingers and toes because I was 7g short of lye, in what was already only 28% lye concentration. Hopefully it will still set!

 

[Marilyn Norgart]

Mine is trimmed but still doesn't fit :-(

too bad--it might be an interesting our from the top too. go for it and post pics now I am curious
oops just looked up and saw that you already did it looks like it will be interesting and will have another aspect with the mat added--and hopefully it will set up---I found out I have been using less lye all along and it set up nicely. but mon was only .13 (?) less. so it will be interesting to see how it goes

 

[earlene]

I made sink strainer ‘column pour’ soap! In a cylinder. With an impression mat. It’s a veritable conglomeration of soaping styles.
The reason it’s column pour is because I cut every second strand out of the strainer so it had four big gaps in it, and when I poured the soap in the centre, it flowed into the gaps and fell down into the cylinder.
Please cross all fingers and toes because I was 7g short of lye, in what was already only 28% lye concentration. Hopefully it will still set!
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When I took a soapmaking class, one of the tools we used was a pop bottle (the vernacular here in the midWest for what some call a soda-pop bottle, or a Coke bottle) with hole drilled in the bottom. The easy thing about that is it fit well at the top of the pringles cans we used as molds. The hard thing about it of course was to have someone drill the holes, which was no biggy for our instructor as her husband did it for her. Then of course, someone had to drink the soda-pop first. Personally I am anti-soda-pop and don't drink it, but a water bottle would work just as well.

So I went searching for a plastic sink strainer lately and none of our local WalMarts have any on the shelves! I saw lots of them not that long ago, and now I can't find a one. After watching so many acrylic painting artists doing fabulous designs using them, I wanted to give it a try in soap myself, but I couldn't find a single plastic sink drainer in my search. Bummer. I guess I will have to look further afield.

 

[Marilyn Norgart]

When I took a soapmaking class, one of the tools we used was a pop bottle (the vernacular here in the midWest for what some call a soda-pop bottle, or a Coke bottle) with hole drilled in the bottom. The easy thing about that is it fit well at the top of the pringles cans we used as molds. The hard thing about it of course was to have someone drill the holes, which was no biggy for our instructor as her husband did it for her. Then of course, someone had to drink the soda-pop first. Personally I am anti-soda-pop and don't drink it, but a water bottle would work just as well.

So I went searching for a plastic sink strainer lately and none of our local WalMarts have any on the shelves! I saw lots of them not that long ago, and now I can't find a one. After watching so many acrylic painting artists doing fabulous designs using them, I wanted to give it a try in soap myself, but I couldn't find a single plastic sink drainer in my search. Bummer. I guess I will have to look further afield.

yeah I have been seeing those videos also--I would love to do one on a round wood for a table top!!
I got my strainer in the grocery store--have you checked there?

 

[earlene]

Our small town grocery store doesn't carry much that I like, so I usually have to go to the cities to do my major grocery shopping. And since I tend to do more grocery shopping at the Walmart Supercenter that's where I looked after my small town Walmart was a flop. I figured I'd try Dollar General (in town) next and then whatever other stores that my cross my path, but that tends to make shopping into a multi-store and all-day event as I drive all over creation looking for some illusive item. I do it now and again as needed, of course, but for now I'm looking on Amazon. They have a huge variety of options, and it takes less time than driving all over the county. But who knows, I may end up owning an un-precidented collection of sink strainers before this is all over!

I do have one silicone sink strainer I bought some time ago, but it only has round holes, and I find that boring, but I did try it twice. But the soap got too thick too fast (both times, two different recipes even). I want to try the longer slotted holes style. I may also try with a mini-colander that I use for travel. Of course, then I won't be able to use it for food anymore because the odor of Fragrance oils tend to put me off when preparing a salad or what-not.

The journey continues.

Edit:
Look here! Amazon even has these as listed for 'acrylic pouring strainers' - a variety pack. Close to what I was looking for all in one set!

 

[Marilyn Norgart]

Our small town grocery store doesn't carry much that I like, so I usually have to go to the cities to do my major grocery shopping. And since I tend to do more grocery shopping at the Walmart Supercenter that's where I looked after my small town Walmart was a flop. I figured I'd try Dollar General (in town) next and then whatever other stores that my cross my path, but that tends to make shopping into a multi-store and all-day event as I drive all over creation looking for some illusive item. I do it now and again as needed, of course, but for now I'm looking on Amazon. They have a huge variety of options, and it takes less time than driving all over the county. But who knows, I may end up owning an un-precidented collection of sink strainers before this is all over!

I do have one silicone sink strainer I bought some time ago, but it only has round holes, and I find that boring, but I did try it twice. But the soap got too thick too fast (both times, two different recipes even). I want to try the longer slotted holes style. I may also try with a mini-colander that I use for travel. Of course, then I won't be able to use it for food anymore because the odor of Fragrance oils tend to put me off when preparing a salad or what-not.

The journey continues.

Edit:
Look here! Amazon even has these as listed for 'acrylic pouring strainers' - a variety pack. Close to what I was looking for all in one set!

I had to cut the holes on the one I bought with my clippers, silicone might be fairly easy to trim the holes to different shapes.

 

[steffamarie]

Already tried out a tiger stripe for the May challenge!! I think I'll end up redoing it before the entry but oh my goodness the FO combo that I used is AMAZING. 2/3 Champagne from Nurture and 1/3 Limelight from Bulk Apothecary. Smells so citrusy and effervescent and I just adore it!!

 

[Bladesmith]

Been working on designing a label for my soaps. Not sure if I will ever sell but I'd like to have them labelled for friends/family/etc.

I prefer the HP method and, for some reason, just don't have much interest in making soap the CP way. I'm not big into designs and such but have had some really good success making very fluid HP if I do decide to get fancy.

 

[earlene]

Been working on designing a label for my soaps. Not sure if I will ever sell but I'd like to have them labelled for friends/family/etc.

I prefer the HP method and, for some reason, just don't have much interest in making soap the CP way. I'm not big into designs and such but have had some really good success making very fluid HP if I do decide to get fancy.


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I like that label, Bladesmith! Great logo.

 

[Bladesmith]

I like that label, Bladesmith! Great logo.

Thanks! I went through a bunch of iterations but I settled on "simple". Still working on all the other text on it.

Cody

 

[Marilyn Norgart]

made a tiger soap today--spearmint/cedarwood (like the scent) not a fan out how it came out--will probably try again. I used a slab and I was so busy with what the pour looked like I over filled it yikes what a mess

 

[KiwiMoose]

Been working on designing a label for my soaps. Not sure if I will ever sell but I'd like to have them labelled for friends/family/etc.

I prefer the HP method and, for some reason, just don't have much interest in making soap the CP way. I'm not big into designs and such but have had some really good success making very fluid HP if I do decide to get fancy.


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Love that label - the image is perfect!

 

[KiwiMoose]

Our small town grocery store doesn't carry much that I like, so I usually have to go to the cities to do my major grocery shopping. And since I tend to do more grocery shopping at the Walmart Supercenter that's where I looked after my small town Walmart was a flop. I figured I'd try Dollar General (in town) next and then whatever other stores that my cross my path, but that tends to make shopping into a multi-store and all-day event as I drive all over creation looking for some illusive item. I do it now and again as needed, of course, but for now I'm looking on Amazon. They have a huge variety of options, and it takes less time than driving all over the county. But who knows, I may end up owning an un-precidented collection of sink strainers before this is all over!

I do have one silicone sink strainer I bought some time ago, but it only has round holes, and I find that boring, but I did try it twice. But the soap got too thick too fast (both times, two different recipes even). I want to try the longer slotted holes style. I may also try with a mini-colander that I use for travel. Of course, then I won't be able to use it for food anymore because the odor of Fragrance oils tend to put me off when preparing a salad or what-not.

The journey continues.

Edit:
Look here! Amazon even has these as listed for 'acrylic pouring strainers' - a variety pack. Close to what I was looking for all in one set!

The one I used was exactly like the red one in this pic Earlene. Only I snipped out every second piece (two lines forming one at the base) so that I had four 'holes'. I thought the strainer as it stands was a little bit too fine if the batter got thick. I had that problem when i did the colander pour for my granite soap - as the batter got thicker it was very hard to pour through the colander and I hard to start pushing it through which created a lot more work.

 

[kaysejean]

Worked on some top decorations for some nerdy companion cube/portal soaps I made.
I must have been on auto pilot, because it would have been easier to make a long embed like piece out of the soap dough and then slice it into disks once it hardened, but instead I rolled it out, cut coins with a bottle top turned cookie cutter, and then hand cut the heart shape that I'll now need to fill with pink.
Oh well, too late now. This, among other things, is why I shouldn't soap after 1 am...

 

[msunnerstood]

Im making Dog soap tonight. Have some customers requesting Baby Bum Butter which I had special made for a friend so luckily I have a recipe.

 

[Steve85569]

Steve, yes, there is one in the cities. Are they the kind with an extra long cuff? I want to try the ones with long cuffs, as I already use the ones with short cuffs, that barely cover my wrist joint.

No, they are just past the wrist. I need to be careful to not get too carried away whilst soaping.

 

[KiwiMoose]

No, they are just past the wrist. I need to be careful to not get too carried away whilst soaping.

Cover me! I’m going in...

This is very exciting! Can’t wait to cut my strainer pour. Unfortunately I may have to wait another day or two, due to the low lye content.