Welcome to the SMF July 2021 Un-Challenge – Confetti Shreds/Cubes
Welcome to the SMF July 2021 Un-Challenge featuring soaps made with confetti shreds and/or cubes (AKA What’s Old is New Again). We all have them – those soaps that didn’t meet our design expectations, have lost their lovely fragrance and the meat soap rebatch beauties. For this un-challenge you will create soaps that include confetti somewhere in the design. There is no requirement for the size of the confetti you use, but try to keep it small enough that it doesn't venture into embed territory. You may use any technique(s) or mold, and any method of soap making you choose. Some ideas for inspiration are shown below, but make it your own.
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1. Any SMF member may participate in this Un-Challenge, regardless of length of membership or number of posts.
2. While the confetti element used may be from old soap, the soap base must be made after the Un-Challenge announcement is posted (so no confetti soaps that were completed before 6/1/2021).
3. Make and post pictures of as many soaps as you would like. There will not be a separate entry thread and there will not be a vote, so post pictures of your creations here at any time. Photos of failures are just as welcome as photos of successes. If you care to share "before" pictures of the soap used for the confetti along with the finished masterpiece (Ugly Duckling to Swan), please do!
4. If your design is inspired by another maker, please give them credit.
5. A sign up list will be posted, however if you make a confetti soap and want to share it but haven't officially signed up, please do! This is meant to be relaxed and fun!
6. Experiments are always interesting. If you learned something, please share. As always, please keep comments kind and have fun!
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Some helpful videos:
Some inspiration:
Use a little, by Duncannon Soap Company
Or use a lot, by Back Room Soapery
Make trees
by Bubbledream
by Meu Sabao
Make a confetti embed, by DM Apothecary
Use a neutral color palette, by Ulyana Buharina
Or make a rainbow, by Missouri River Soap
Drinks are cute, by Soap and Restless
Combine shreds and cubes, by The Nature in Us
Make confetti layer(s), by One Leaf Soap
I'm looking forward to seeing what you make!
Welcome to the SMF July 2021 Un-Challenge featuring soaps made with confetti shreds and/or cubes (AKA What’s Old is New Again). We all have them – those soaps that didn’t meet our design expectations, have lost their lovely fragrance and the meat soap rebatch beauties. For this un-challenge you will create soaps that include confetti somewhere in the design. There is no requirement for the size of the confetti you use, but try to keep it small enough that it doesn't venture into embed territory. You may use any technique(s) or mold, and any method of soap making you choose. Some ideas for inspiration are shown below, but make it your own.
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1. Any SMF member may participate in this Un-Challenge, regardless of length of membership or number of posts.
2. While the confetti element used may be from old soap, the soap base must be made after the Un-Challenge announcement is posted (so no confetti soaps that were completed before 6/1/2021).
3. Make and post pictures of as many soaps as you would like. There will not be a separate entry thread and there will not be a vote, so post pictures of your creations here at any time. Photos of failures are just as welcome as photos of successes. If you care to share "before" pictures of the soap used for the confetti along with the finished masterpiece (Ugly Duckling to Swan), please do!
4. If your design is inspired by another maker, please give them credit.
5. A sign up list will be posted, however if you make a confetti soap and want to share it but haven't officially signed up, please do! This is meant to be relaxed and fun!
6. Experiments are always interesting. If you learned something, please share. As always, please keep comments kind and have fun!
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Some helpful videos:
Some inspiration:
Use a little, by Duncannon Soap Company
Or use a lot, by Back Room Soapery
Make trees
by Bubbledream
by Meu Sabao
Make a confetti embed, by DM Apothecary
Use a neutral color palette, by Ulyana Buharina
Or make a rainbow, by Missouri River Soap
Drinks are cute, by Soap and Restless
Combine shreds and cubes, by The Nature in Us
Make confetti layer(s), by One Leaf Soap
I'm looking forward to seeing what you make!
