OTION in Bellingham, Washington, is having a soap making weekend intensive in July. Led by four very talented instructors, students will leave cold process soapmaking, melt and pour techniques, lotions and more! Check here for more details.… Read More ...
Star celebration soap
I adore this fun and glittery soap, made by the Soap Queen herself. This is an easy embed soap project and would make great gifts. Experiment with different color combinations and shades of glitter! Find the tutorial here.… Read More ...
Handcrafted Soapmakers Guild conference
The 2009 annual conference for the Handcrafted Soapmakers Guild has been announced! It will be held May 12 – 14, 2009 in Palm Springs, CA. The conference will take place at the Miramonte Resort and will feature Erin Brokovich as the keynote speaker! A wide variety of workshops will be taught, including Creative CP Design, … Read More ...
Pressed flower soap tutorial
This pretty pressed flower soap from Teach Soap is a great gift or shower favor. As the flowers will eventually turn brown, make these soaps just before giving as a gift.
Find the instructions here.… Read More ...
Homemade brush cleaner tutorial
Store bought brush cleaners cost $10 and up. Save yourself some money and follow the easy video tutorial by Enkore to make this cleaner at home.
Visit here for the video.… Read More ...
Let’s Get Soapy magazine
A brand new soapmaking magazine, Let’s Get Soapy, is here! Created by Debbie Chialtas of Soapylove, Let’s Get Soapy is a quarterly magazine dedicated to melt and pour soap crafts. The inaugural issue features projects inspired by some of the the toys of the 1980s – Care Bears and My Little Pony! Seeing the pictures … Read More ...
Valentine’s Day soap supplies
As always, Brambleberry has some excellent holiday soap supplies for Valentine’s Day crafting. Supplies include 14 different molds, several fragrance oils, and a convenient kit that includes a mold, fragrance, melt and pour base, mica and more!
Check out their selection here.… Read More ...
Soap wings tutorial
The Natural Beauty Workshop has a tutorial for soap wings, a really fun way to add some flair when packaging soaps! The soap wings would be a great addition to any hostess gifts, party favors or other gifts.
Find the instructions here.… Read More ...
Snowdrift Farm sale
Snowdrift Farm, a soapmaking supplier, is having a Friends and Family Sale through January 3rd. Click here to get 10% your entire purchase.… Read More ...
Bug soap tutorial
Here is a tutorial for a great embedded bug soap for an easy melt and pour project. There’s still a week left before Halloween to make these!
Find the directions here.… Read More ...
Solid shampoo recipe
The Soap Kitchen has a very detailed recipe for a solid shampoo for cold process soap makers.
Please visit their site for all the details!… Read More ...
Halloween melt and pour soap tutorial
David Fisher has got a great tutorial for making making melt and pour soaps with Jello molds and muffin tins. It’s a great family project or for the weekend crafter wanting to learn basic soapmaking!
Go here for all the details!… Read More ...
Shaving soap recipe
Teach Soap has yet another wonderful recipe to share. This shaving soap recipe is for cold process soap makers and is a nice standard recipe to explore making shaving soap.
Ingredients:
12 oz. Coconut oil
12 oz. Palm oil
12 oz. Olive or Canola oil
14 oz. distilled water
1 heaping tablespoon of clay ( … Read More ...
Southern Soapers sale
Southern Soapers Fragrances is having a sale to celebrate its second anniversary. All prices are as marked and no coupon codes are needed. All exfoliants, emulsifiers & thickeners, botanical extracts, preservatives, packaging items and more are discounted 10% or more through September 28th. They also have a wide range of fragrances on sale this week … Read More ...
Nova Studio classes
If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area, The Nova Studio in Point Richmond has fantastic soap making classes, including cold process and multiple day boot camp classes. They also have candlemaking and other craft classes. Highlights for September and October include a 4 day business boot camp intensive, a natural perfumes class and … Read More ...
