i say "the trimming box" but really it's more like three trimming boxes. all overflowing. i mean, soap is everywhere!
there are several soap balls in the stash but it's mostly just chunks of soap in various shapes and sizes. i decided to add a confetti style soap to the velvet line because the trimmings are going to keep coming. i've named it "laneways", inspired by the ones that melbourne is famous for. all kinds of different stuff coming together in a glorious fashion.
and then there's "poet", which is meant to look like ink swirls on parchment paper. i'm really pleased with how it came out, i just hope i can recreate the look in future batches.
the other day, i decided to take a video of myself cutting up a batch of "envy". i finished the entire batch, went back to stop the video and realised it ran out of space four minutes in, no warning flash or beep or anything. sigh, even the memory card overfloweth.
and, from watching those four minutes of footage i have confirmed my suspicion that hearing the sound of my own voice will drive me insane. needless to say, no new video has been attempted since then. hmm, what to do...
hope you're all having a good start to the year!
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Could we possibly be linked this week? I just made a black and white soap today (spoon swirl, not with that GORGEOUS wavy thing you did - I LOVE it), and this afternoon I had planned to make a similar soap to your chunks one. I have too many leftovers building up as well so I am making another version of my Potpourri soap. Yours looks like stained glass!!! Always look foward to your posts. xo Jen
Hi! Wouldn't you like to share a few recipes for soaps? I only made olive soap yet and I'd really love to know how you do those beauties.
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Isa
Very pretty! I recently had the same kind of "scrap heap" here...it's fun to get creative with those pieces that might otherwise be discarded. Perfectly wonderful way to conserve perfectly fine soap! :)
Jen, that is so weird! Maybe we do have some strange global soapenetic thing going on! xx
Isa, I don't normally post my recipes just in case someone uses them and the soap doesn't turn out as they hoped. You might like to try designing your own recipes using a soapcalc like the one on Snowdrift Farms. It's easy to use and you can pick the oils that are readily available to you or that have properties you may be particularly interested in. There is also a lot of information online about different types of oils/fats and their usage rates. Plus, when you design your own recipe you can make any batch size that suits you. I think it's much better than just following a recipe and it's a really great way to learn more about soapmaking. xx
Hi Roxta - absolutely love the look of your 'Poet' soap. So simple, yet so classy! I was also amazed at how quickly you got your online business up and running. Congratulations - your site looks great. Loving your work!
I love both of your new soaps and the names are perfect especially the poet one.
The other day I was just looking at my scrap overflow bin and realizing I had to make something soon. Usually I make laundry soap but I've already made some recently and still have way too many soap shreds.
They are both beautiful ~ really, really lovely. I keep coming back to look at 'poet' *sigh*
They are gorgeous! Shame about the video, would love to have heard ya! xx
I just love poet! Your soap bits are very nice. When I use MY soap bits, they never look that good!
hello,
Nice soap !
this week I cubed my homemade trimmings and placed them in a pump jar with water, then shake, shake, shake, now I have liquid soap for my pup and bath rm sink. . . .thanks for sharin, Adrian
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