violets2217
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The Etsy DIY Bath and Body Shop.
They are the only recipe I’ve tried. But I’m liking them both very much!
What soapy thing have you done today?
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They are the only recipe I’ve tried. But I’m liking them both very much!
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This is going to be a story LOL. This is a three day soapy thing.
I hope to be moving soon, and I have a lot of soap that needs to be wrapped, labeled, and packed. I got a bunch of soaps cleaned up and bagged. I start to seal them with the impulse sealer...about 12 bars in, and the stupid thing died. Like I did a few soaps, then next it just stopped heating. Did a return on Amazon. I opted for a replacement sealer, because I think it is a pretty reputable brand.
Hit the ones that I got sealed with the heat gun and started to make labels. I have printed hundreds of labels, with the same labels on the same printer. All of a sudden the printer decides that it doesn't like the labels and says that it is the wrong size paper. I mean really, you did it plenty of times before. I literally wasted my entire Saturday afternoon off screwing around with the printer and settings. I tried the computer, ipad, phone...error after error. And I KNOW I have made them both with the computer and ipad before.
Then the realtor calls and says that the houses I was supposed to look at are under contract. Ok, fine. I didn't like those ones anyway and I got some other issues LOL.
ALL of Sunday...trying to figure out this issue with the printer and my labels. It prints just fine on paper, but not the labels. It makes no sense to me. I've printed from both my windows computer as well as my mac. Now I get into a "session" and it doesn't want to print. Even stooped down low and tried tech support....absolutely no help. TODAY I had a thought and googled something. Rip the top part of the sticker off the SURE FEED Avery label...BAM I have labels.
And I got my new sealer in. Back in business LOL Kinda sucks losing three labels for each page. But for now i am gonna have to deal with it. If I can't find a permanent solution, I will have to get a new printer. It's a little time consuming to carefully rip off the top sticky part of the sheet.
I hope to be moving soon, and I have a lot of soap that needs to be wrapped, labeled, and packed. I got a bunch of soaps cleaned up and bagged. I start to seal them with the impulse sealer...about 12 bars in, and the stupid thing died. Like I did a few soaps, then next it just stopped heating. Did a return on Amazon. I opted for a replacement sealer, because I think it is a pretty reputable brand.
Hit the ones that I got sealed with the heat gun and started to make labels. I have printed hundreds of labels, with the same labels on the same printer. All of a sudden the printer decides that it doesn't like the labels and says that it is the wrong size paper. I mean really, you did it plenty of times before. I literally wasted my entire Saturday afternoon off screwing around with the printer and settings. I tried the computer, ipad, phone...error after error. And I KNOW I have made them both with the computer and ipad before.
Then the realtor calls and says that the houses I was supposed to look at are under contract. Ok, fine. I didn't like those ones anyway and I got some other issues LOL.
ALL of Sunday...trying to figure out this issue with the printer and my labels. It prints just fine on paper, but not the labels. It makes no sense to me. I've printed from both my windows computer as well as my mac. Now I get into a "session" and it doesn't want to print. Even stooped down low and tried tech support....absolutely no help. TODAY I had a thought and googled something. Rip the top part of the sticker off the SURE FEED Avery label...BAM I have labels.
And I got my new sealer in. Back in business LOL Kinda sucks losing three labels for each page. But for now i am gonna have to deal with it. If I can't find a permanent solution, I will have to get a new printer. It's a little time consuming to carefully rip off the top sticky part of the sheet.
violets2217
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I really like onlinelabels.com. They seem to have all the comparable Avery Labels available and if you want to spend a bit more their waterproof seem to be indestructible! lol!!! I've never had problems using them in my printer yet. The labels also come with free access to their label designer which is fun to use.
Except for the lighter bottom layer, it looks like the sister to one I made a few month back.
This is so impressive to me! I don't have the patience to do this. Do you just make a batter and split it off into small portions then add colorants? |Are they all different colorants? And how does the concentration of colour equate to what goes into a larger batch?
I have the same issue but it's always been issues with my mold to date. If I ever get that under control, maybe I'll get to see if I can actually do a lollypop swirl!
Booker
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I ordered from Bramble Berry today. My birthday is coming up, so I decided to treat myself. I took advantage of their fragrance oil sale and am looking forward to those. Looking forward to getting back into the craft.
They look great! Just like an old fashioned ice cream sandwich.
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violets2217
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I wasn’t going to do anything soapy today, but my new Soap Frosting Kit was calling to me... I had to see what I could do. Can’t wait to cut it and see what the ITPS looks like. I don’t think I used enough mica... my colors are going to be a bit wonky I think. Fun first try though!
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If your impulse sealer is like mine, more than likely the metal strip underneath it broke. It does happen and the replacement piece is fairly inexpensive. I say that but bear in mind that I haven't used my impulse sealer in at least 3 years since I found shrink wrap bands, so the replacement cost may have gone up since then. This is my impulse sealer:
The arrow shows the strip I'm talking about, you take off the screws and underneath the sheath is a metal strip that's really easy to replace. I wouldn't have thought of this either but my hubby isn't afraid to take things apart and figured it out. Just a thought in case your replacement sealer does the same thing, it may not be the sealer itself.
The Park Bench
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Do you make shampoo bars or syndet bars? Are they terribly difficult to do either way? I aspire!
Is that pink Pretty Kitty??
violets2217
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Mad Mica. Tickled Pink! It’s almost neon!Is that pink Pretty Kitty??
Syndet Shampoo Bars! The first time I’ve made them!!!! So fun and pretty easy! Just lots of ingredients and kinda expensive. But since I’m obsessive and could stop making them until I ran out of some ingredients we will have shampoo and conditioner for years to come!
I just started out setting up my soaping area in a different home after losing my husband, moving back to WI and starting over after almost eight years. I threw out about 60 bottles of almost 100% new essential oils and fragrance oils and about 25#s of butter, as I had planned to start soaping as soon as we had finished building our new retirement home, that didn't pan out so well! It was a hard thing to do. Now to find my scale and cooktop, have a few more boxes to go through. I am so thankful for my superman of a son who has helped me throughout this entire nightmare, he is my hero! Hi Zany, I remember your name from a soaping group on Facebook all those years ago! You were a fantastic book of knowledge then and your soaps were always lovely, looking forward to seeing what you are up to now....things have progressed a lot since then!
The Park Bench
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Finished labeling the last few soap batches and got my state as well as federal taxes ready to file!
Awesome
It looks so fun!!!!Mad Mica. Tickled Pink! It’s almost neon!
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I love this, was thinking about doing this for Christmas but didn’t get to it. I love how much it looks like ice cream. Fabulous.
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I finally found some printed recipes I need to update notes of.
I bought a National Shrink Wrap System! Now I'll drive everyone crazy until it gets here. I wonder what I look like with my face pressed against the window?
No wonder you are excited, I just watched the video of their smaller system and am so envious! I have so much to learn to get back in step with the soaping world as it is now!
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