My journal of studio life, the creation process, life at shows, and travel.
SwampFires is Spreading!
We are opening a retail shop! SwampFires products will be available at our new retail shop starting November 12, 2016! This is a "soft opening" of our new location with limited retail hours and weekend classes. Please see our Retail Location & Classes page for updated store hours. Why are we opening...
Wood Grain Opal Soap - Great Cakes Soapworks Challenge
The October challenge for The Great Cakes Soapworks Soap Challenge Club is to create a soap that looks like natural wood grain. And wouldn't you know it - the birthstone for October is Opal. So, I chose wood that has become Opalized.This was my inspiration for the challenge. Petrified wood with...
Adventures in Mold Making Part II - Sprigs to Soap!
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...
September Soap Club Challenge - Piping Techniques
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...
Adventures in Mold Making Part I - Plaster Sprigs for Pottery
First, a little history. Making pottery making is extremely labor-intensive, so we look for aids to reduce labor and time wherever we can find them. Molds are one of the oldest tools potters used to create functional objects that were affordable and beautiful. There are many kinds of molds and...
Nov. 2015 - SwampFires Annual Studio Day + Updates & Announcements!
Nov. 2015 - Thanks for being a part of our FIRST EVER Newsletter! Phew! It certainly took a while, but here it is! The ladies have a couple events coming up including our 3rd Annual Studio Day, Atomic Holiday Craft Bizarre, and a major update to our SwampFires Cookbooks! Be...
Meet the Author
Hey there! I'm Susan, the main artist and chief bucket washer at SwampFires. Welcome to our historic blog from the "before times"...
I'll try to update between making most of our product and washing buckets.
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