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I think they look like lovely little white rosebuds! :D

Beautiful! Good work!

Here are a couple of pics of my "Blue Lagoon" soaps. These are 2 days old. Combo CP/HP. Partially cooked CP...see how smooth it is inside? I think this might be a great way to speed up CP just a bit. Soap still needs to dry some, but it tested negative for lye as soon as it hardened!

I LOVE making jewelry. I have 3 kilns and fuse the glass myself... http://www.designsbymolly.bravehost.com http://www.designsbymolly.etsy.com

ARGH! I went to take pictures of the soaps, and wouldn't you know it.....camera batteries died. Will try again over the weekend. This "partial" Hp (or whatever we will call it) has happened to me twice now. Once with the blue and white soap (DH suggested calling it "Blue Lagoon"!...great...

I have an "accidental discovery" that speeds my soap along nicely. I begin as in CP, and then cook the soap on low heat til it separates. Keep stirring till it looks like applesauce. Then, stir really fast (usually by hand, but can use ny SB if the soap is not too thick) till the soap starts...

Oh, don't throw it out! Either rebatch it, or.....once it cures, cut it into chunks and add it to another fresh batch of soap at thick trace. This makes interesting patterns when the new batch is cut into bars.