Thanks! I just received the paper today so will be getting a few printed, protected and sliding them on ...
Oh, you're right! I even have some of the embed paper. I bought it originally to make tiny soap strips for travel, camping etc., just never got around to doing it yet. The to-do list just seems to grow without every shrinking. lol I might have to give that a try if the waterslides are a bomb. Thanks for the suggestion!
Firefly - I love your new avatar! Is that a schnauzer?
Aww, thank you~ Yes, this is my Fritzie. She is a standard schnauzer.
That makes sense, they will fly off your shelves - I imagine a music festival or two and you would be rich selling those.
Thanks, it was a joyous PIMA. I will laugh at these for a while.
Wow, if that's your "failure," what does your successful batch look like?! That is super impressive work! Also, I don't believe that it is only your fifth batch, liar liar pants on fire.
That looks so much better than my mechanic soap. Nice job!
Those are wonderfully creative and totally salvageable. If you're willing to sacrifice one bar, use it to create soap dough to patch gaps and holes in the rest of the bars. If the patching soap has dried out a bit to much, dampen it with a wee bit of water and work it until it is smooth and pliable, like putty. Or, the soap towards the interior of a bar may be softer. A palette knife makes patching easy, but an offset cake spatula, a butter knife, back of a spoon, etc can be used to push patching soap where you want it. When everything is patched, let it sit a bit to firm up and then use a wet polishing technique to smooth out the cut faces of the bars.
I let him try it last night with the disclaimer that it won’t be at its best. He gave it 5 stars already@Barefoot Farm Girl looks great! Enlist DH to be your tester and wash with the soap once each week as it cures. That way, you can both see how the lather and mildness change over time (and he doesn't have to wait so long).
I love this! This sounds like body bliss. I have heard multiple times about walnut and haven’t found a local source either - brialliant repurposing of coffee grounds.
Can you explain how to make soap dough from a solid bar? I used soapsorcery method. I would love to salvage these.
I am touched with the OCD and have yet to make a batch I would call a success beyond learning - but the “O” always hit before the “C” and I fixated on many techniques that have yet to truly set in.Wow, if that's your "failure," what does your successful batch look like?! That is super impressive work! Also, I don't believe that it is only your fifth batch, liar liar pants on fire.
I'm not making full blown soap dough, just using little bits of soap for patching. What lye conc do you use? I use 40%, but even at that low water amount I usually can scrape bits of soap from just below the surface layer that will soften up enough for patching. That approach works best within a day or two of cutting the soap. For harder/drier soap, I very lightly spritz a small chunk of soap with water, wrap it in plastic wrap, let it soften up overnight and then work it to a dough consistency. The bits of soap I use are small - the size of a hazelnut, or possibly a walnut. I forgot that you used soup dough to make the soap. If you have any of that left, you should be able to use it to patch without having to sacrifice a bar.
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That’s amazing! Your stuff looks beautiful!Yesterday, I did my first market in 15 years!
Long story short: owned a soap biz, husband died unexpectedly, closed soap biz, went to school and became an RN, married my high school sweetheart, moved to California, moved back to Virginia, opened new soap biz.
Anyhoo, the market was a very small Renaissance fair and the weather sucked but we did great; steady business for the four hours we were there.
The best part, though, was that I came home to a message from another market manager asking if I wanted to be a part of a large juried market put on annually by the city and that I was already approved! The app window was already closed, but another vendor told them about me and paid my fee! I’m so excited
Thank you!
Soaping goal’s right there
