Wow, what lovely soap. And it does remind me of an Impressionist painting. Anne-Marie, aka the Soap Queen, gives us the step by step tutorial to make these cold process beauties. She says a bit of patience is required, but the results are worth it. Find it all here.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Three-Color Mantra Swirl Soap
This soap definitely falls into the “far too pretty to use” category! Anne-Marie, aka The Soap Queen, walks us through how to make this stunning cold-process soap and thanks to clear directions, it’s easier than it looks. I promise you’ll get your summer soap on after reading this!… Read More ...
Tutorial: Frost a Soap Cupcake!
High on the cute factor, cold process soap “cupcakes” need piles of frosting on top to look authentic. But it can be tricky to pipe CP frosting on top. Not any more, thanks to Amanda at the Lovin’ Soap blog’s quick and easy tutorial. And bonus — this is a palm-free recipe for those of … Read More ...
Tutorial: Shampoo Bars with Tea Tree Oil
Love the idea of shampoo bars, but I’ve never tried to make them. Now, there’s no excuse! The Soap Queen shows us the step-by-step process (and don’t forget to read the comments, lots of good advice there too). Get all the details here.
Shampoo soap bars are very popular right now as the promote … Read More ...
DIY: Soap Kids Want to Use!
So why didn’t I think of that? The brilliant folks at Partycraft Secrets have come up with soap that any toddler or young child will want to use…brilliant. Just brilliant. Find out how to do it yourself here.… Read More ...
DIY: Berry Chocolate (!) Soap
While this is a DIY, it’s also a great inspiration but whatever you call it, wow. Get everything you need to make these beauties in a wonderful new video from Soap & Restless.… Read More ...
DIY: Soap with a Pencil Line
Soap with a stripe? It’s easier than you think. I’d Lather Be Soaping decided to try her hand at making soap with a pencil stripe and generously shared a nice tutorial on her site. This makes a nice dare I say manly looking bar…I’m still thinking about Father’s Day gifts. Get the tutorial here.… Read More ...
DIY: Watermelon Slice M&P Soap
Just in time for American summer, turn your melt & pour soap skills into fun to look at and use watermelon slices with this easy to follow tutorial. Unfortunately for The Soapy Fanatic at Riverlea Soaps, it’s getting cold in her part of the world, but I’ll be sending sunny thoughts her way when … Read More ...
DIY: Herbal Bath Salts
Ok, she had me with the vanilla bean…just sayin’. Stephanie from Henry Happened has a fast and easy tutorial for herbal bath salts. These would be wonderful — and appreciated — end of the year teacher gifts! But be sure to make some for yourself too, especially using vanilla bean, wow. Get the tutorial.… Read More ...
Inspiration: Sea Breeze M&P Soap
I love it when I can find a truly lovely melt & pour soap, and here’s one from Coolah Creations. Who knew a goat’s milk m&p base could be so pretty? Get all the details here.… Read More ...
Freebie: Body Scrub & Wash Printable Labels
Cause packaging can make the gift, Bethany at Finding Pins and Needles shares her cute and practical labels for homemade body stubs and washes. They fit perfectly on Ball Canning jars and if you laminate them, they’re waterproof too. Get the download here. And don’t miss her links to tried and true scrub and … Read More ...
Tutorial: M&P Using Transfer Sheets
“The Soapy Fanatic” at Riverlea Soap has a super cute melt and pour tutorial using chocolate transfer sheets. This would be a fun Mother’s Day project, or something fun to do with the kids *on* Mother’s Day. So if you’ve been wondering what it’s like to work with transfer sheets, read all about it.… Read More ...
Looking for a Soaping Challenge?
Amy Warden at Great Cakes Soap Works is running weekly soaping challenges. This week the challenge is to make a salt bar, something she describes as “its very own category of soap.” She offers up 3 sample recipes, a video tutorial, and links to other online tutorials. Read about all the fun here, and … Read More ...
DIY: Melt & Pour Tie-Dyed Soap
For moms who grew up in the 60s (or grand moms!), the perfect gift…tie-dyed melt & pour soap. It’s easy and it looks great too. Get the step-by-step tutorial here from Soap Place.… Read More ...
DIY: M&P Candy Shop Soap Pops
What a fun combination of colors, stripes and shapes…the folks at Wholesale SuppliesPlus give a step-by-step tutorial on their site. And a big thanks to Making Scentz for highlighting this fun melt & pour project.… Read More ...
