What soapy thing have you done today?

[Carla Burke]

Thank you! That's my buck, Kola. He's QUITE a character! The fencing I'm using is the one the breeder has been using, for years. In fact, I got it from them. They did say, though, that it's not a small enough one, for kids. Kola won't be able to get his head through - and now (Thank you!), I'll know to watch the does very closely!

 

[Zany_in_CO]

Because an outhouse made of soap bricks to store more soap bricks sounds sensible.

YIKES! That bad, eh? You have my deepest sympathies.

 

[Jennifer Horne]

Gosh - that looks beautiful!

Thank you so much, that makes me feel so good to read that.

 

[SoapySuds]

I think I found my swirl recipe

 

[Zany_in_CO]

I think I found my swirl recipe

 

[Dawni]

Congratulations @SoapySuds hehehe

 

[KiwiMoose]

I think I found my swirl recipe

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Wow! Love that swirl on the top. Good work! I recently did a very swirly 'eve's garden' type soap, and I ended up going with 45% OO just to allow me more time. It seemed to work pretty well.

Today I made a Turmeric and Calendula batch - our dear friend @KiwiSoap sent me his very own dried calendula petals to use. It was my first time using turmeric, and I'd put a generous half-teaspoon into a jug to mix with my 600g batter. Feeling sure it wasn't enough, I left the jar of turmeric out in case I wanted to added some more while mixing. I sure didn't - gosh it makes a beautiful deep mustard colour, doesn't it? I'll put some pics up tomorrow once I've unmolded.

 

[Dawni]

I sure didn't - gosh it makes a beautiful deep mustard colour, doesn't it? I'll put some pics up tomorrow once I've unmolded.

It does. Mine looks like Dijon mustard before it fades - complete with the flecks hehe. Can't wait to see yours..

 

[SeaSuds]

tested my cold processed soy wax shaving soap (3rd attempt) , one week into cure. Lather stayed on the brush for over an hour, I'm hoping that's a good sign?

 

[Millie]

@SeaSuds Great photo! Holy moly, an hour? Think you got some super-hero suds there.

 

[Kari Howie]

I think I found my swirl recipe

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Oooo! Aaaaaah!

 

[Kiti Williams]

Mixed up some liquid soap yesterday and bottled 90 oz for the craft show tomorrow.

 

[Ladka]

I made two silicon moulds, one using a toy car and another with the carved wood carnation blossom I had obtained earlier. They seem to be OK and I will test them after they've sufficiently solidified. The silicon I use needs 24 hrs to solidfify so I can't pour soap batter in them before tomorrow.

 

[SoapySuds]

Sliced my soap!

This is the green tea

This is my latte scented soap:

 

[SoapySuds]

And the soap with the blue to pink to now purple tops:

Pink was so much better, it’s supposed to be blue. Ugh.

 

[KiwiMoose]

@SoapySuds - love them all, particularly the ones with the purple top!

 

[John Harris]

Just did another 12 bar batch of my Perfect Soap recipe. Olive, canola castor, palm, coconut, lard, bee's, shea. Scented with Peru Balsam plant resinoid. Gonna be a brown soap. Here are a couple of pics of it in my adapted 40-bar slab mold - just poured.

 

[Ashleigh]

Pink was so much better, it’s supposed to be blue. Ugh.

I really like them with the purple!

 

[KiwiMoose]

Just did another 12 bar batch of my Perfect Soap recipe. Olive, canola castor, palm, coconut, lard, bee's, shea. Scented with Peru Balsam plant resinoid. Gonna be a brown soap. Here are a couple of pics of it in my adapted 40-bar slab mold - just poured.

Love your mold adaptation!

 

[Millie]

@SoapySuds Nail clippers? Think I missed that class. Pretty soaps.

@John Harris Looks great!! You definitely have a style.