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09 Sep

Adventures in Mold Making Part II - Sprigs to Soap!

Posted by Susan Kennedy at 15:11
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Sep 09, 2016

I've been making soap for I don't know how long, maybe 20 years. My first soap was made using Melt and Pour (MP) base purchased at a local craft store. Almost all the big-box craft stores carry a selection of MP soap kits and accessories. (Although, the quality of the "soap" isn't necessarily the greatest. It's also not really soap,...

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17 Sep

September Soap Club Challenge - Piping Techniques

Posted by Lillian Beach at 14:12
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Sep 17, 2016

So as a new soaper, and dessert lover, I decided to enter this months contest from Soap Challenge Club. I'm entering the newbie category, as this is only my second soap attempt on record. This month's challenge was piping techniques using cold process soap. I chose to do dessert soaps and use an icing technique learned in Wilton Buttercream classes....