When soap has other plans...

[Sonya-m]

This was supposed to be a spin swirl but my rendered tallow caused faster trace than I was expecting so quickly became a drop and plop

I'm pleasantly surprised after cutting



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[Lion Of Judah]

that is the real beauty of soap making , when things don't go as you planned and you end up with something really lovely . each bar tells its own colorful story , nicely done .

 

[kchaystack]

Those are great! I am completely amazed by your skills every time you post a pic.

 

[Seawolfe]

Oh those are SO pretty!
I can't imagine they would be prettier as a spin swirl!

 

[dixiedragon]

Very pretty! What's the FO?

 

[Susie]

Hey, I like it! I am old enough to say, "Groovy!"

 

[cmzaha]

Like Susie stated...Groovy Anyone notice the face in the upper right soap and from left to right on the left side #'s 12 & 13. 12 being the same soap as the one on the right

 

[JuneP]

Drop and flop

They're incredible! Such fun colors and great patterns.

June

This was supposed to be a spin swirl but my rendered tallow caused faster trace than I was expecting so quickly became a drop and plop

I'm pleasantly surprised after cutting

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[lenarenee]

They look like happy bars - you could name them "ecstatic" if the fo suits it!

I've been looking for a new design to try; I may try to copy those!

 

[not_ally]

I am definitely digging it (Suzie, I am finding out through experience that the old always becomes new again I tried a spin swirl the other day, I think based on another of yours, Sonya, and it ended up so *not* a spin swirl. Not as pretty as yours, either.

 

[KristaY]

Those are just awesome! I agree with Susie too ~ groovy is apt, lol. If you scented with patchouli or nag champa you've got Woodstock soap!

 

[Sonya-m]

Thanks everyone - definitely a happy accident.

The FO is a Jo Malone dupe of fig & cassis - used it as I knew it behaved previously - unfortunately my tallow moved faster than lard does.

Like Susie stated...Groovy Anyone notice the face in the upper right soap and from left to right on the left side #'s 12 & 13. 12 being the same soap as the one on the right

yeah I can see the face now you've pointed it out!! Those 2 are the same as I had 9 large bars from my slab mould but cut them all in half to see the pattern so they were one bar

 

[jules92207]

These are just beautiful!

 

[newbie]

I wish my spin swirl that didn't turn out looked like this! Love it!

 

[snappyllama]

Super groovy!

 

[Obsidian]

Not sure what a spin swirl is but those turned out great. Reminds me of a shirt I used to wear as a teen in the 80's.

 

[Irja]

Wow! Looks amazing.

 

[Relle]

Not sure either what a spin swirl is - do you mean an ITP swirl.

 

[not_ally]

Relle, I could be wrong, but I thought it was a faux funnel swirl in a slab tray where you pour from the corners and then spin the slab, like this:

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiF_udFPvcA[/ame]

Sonya, is that right, or is there another yet another technique out there that I need to put on my list ? Sorry, once I posted the link I couldn't figure out how to fix the rest of the text.
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[not_ally]

Be advised, it is *much* harder than that short video and proficient soaper make it look, darn it.