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Thank you for the link! Over the weekend I found this tutorial and it's very similar to the effect I want, but with non-bleed colors. There may be hope yet!

I apologize that this has taken me so long, but here is a photo of how that batch turned out. I have since made the same recipe again with much greater success (and confidence). I increased the clear portion and poured the opaque in smaller sections. Thank you again for the great advice. Every...

Great information, thank you so much. Sometimes I do so much reading from so many sources, I can't get it all straight in my head, lol. Here are photos (sorry for the low quality) of the freshly cut bars and the same one week later. As I said, I kind of like the effect. This is a Beltane soap...

I did a search and did not find a thread that answered my question, so forgive me if this has been asked and I missed it. I've been working with M&P in a loaf mold. I love the mold and have been trying a lot of new things - and discovering some limits of M&P. I recently made a striped loaf (I...

I have read that when using clay as a colorant, you need to break it down in liquid first or it will clump in your soap. Disperse the clay in a small amount of rubbing alcohol first to make a liquid, then add that to your soap. I have not tried clay personally, so you may want to do further...

I did not try to re-melt, but I see that I should have. Probably a stupid question, but - re-melt the whole thing at the end, or pour what I can, then re-melt what's left and pour more? I will unmold tonight after work and post a photo. I put bubble wrap down in the mold first in hopes of a...

Thanks for the replies! Re-melt probably would have been the smart thing to do. Previously I worked with much smaller batches and got a much longer window to mix things in and pour. This happened so much more quickly that I thought I had made an error. Let me know what I can clarify about my...

I just got my first loaf mold, which I adore. My first batch was amazing, but a learning experience. I made my second loaf last night and wanted to get some expert advice. The first layer (about 12 oz. in a 50 oz. mold) worked beautifully. The rest of the batch, I wanted it all (about 32 oz...

I've had the same with a suspension base. My assumption was that the bubbles got suspended in there when it microwaved. I'm considering trying a double boiler, too.

Update on the Christmas Cheer fragrance, now that I've used it in soap. Amazing change. As I mentioned, out of the bottle it is an overwhelming fir tree scent. I tried it in soap anyway, hoping it would mellow a bit. It changed completely. The soap has a light, sweet cranberry scent with hints...

Totally agree! SotD and HF are tough to choose between. The third was okay, but I just didn't care for Pegg's character enough. Too bad. Still have mad love for the boy, though, lol.

My apologies for the assumption on the avatar! I am a redhead, but I am not him, lol. And OMG, if you like a good comedy/horror, you reeeeally must see Shaun of the Dead. And then Hot Fuzz. And aaaaaalmost everything Simon Pegg has been in. I wasn't a fan of A Fantastic Fear of Everything.

Here's my latest - Spirit Soap. This is the last in the tarot soap group. Pink with a little purple, glitter and the Moscato scent. I really love how this one turned out.

Not at all, that was very helpful. Looks like I got lucky with the OO and poppy seeds and now I'm seeing what normally happens. That's really good to know - thank you both!

Beautiful!

I appreciate that very much. My best guess is that the natural ingredients are bleeding color or getting too hot and causing the blobbies. I wouldn't have asked except that I've done MP with poppy seeds before and not one seed did this. That was in an olive oil base, though, so maybe the Shea...

Y'all were correct, I love Moscato in the soap! It's much more subtle, which makes sense, but I still like it and it's exactly the kind of scent I wanted for this particular soap. Squeee! I can't wait to unmold it tonight and see if I like the coloring as well. :)

Good to know - thank you!

I just got some I'm really happy with from Rustic Escentuals.

Wow, that is gorgeous!