tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8016460170815867242024-02-18T05:49:54.640-08:00Soap Techniques Jelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01778289785942601844noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801646017081586724.post-49859253754897640542017-09-28T12:00:00.000-07:002017-09-28T12:04:45.357-07:00Cold-Process Soap Canes - soap flower canesI've always been fascinated by polymer clay techniques. More than 2 years ago I created a soap using a technique called <a href="http://soaptechniques.blogspot.com/2015/08/new-soap-technique-mokume-gane.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Mokume Gane</span></a> .<br />
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Today's soap was inspired by polymer clay flower canes and made out of soap dough. I am not the first one who made a cold-process soap cane. Here are the blogs of 2 talented soapers who made CP soap canes before me:<br />
http://imsoapnatural.blogspot.com/2017/05/blog-post_3.html<br />
https://byledev.blogspot.com/2017/05/soap-challenge-club-may-2017.html<br />
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My "purple flowers" soap is scented with Violet fragrance oil. I hope you like it! :)<br />
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My CP moldable soap:</div>
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Some steps of the process:<br />
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Some "leftovers" of my flowers soap canes. The average diameter of each cane is about 2 cm (less than 1 inch):<br />
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This is how the soap lathers:<br />
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I love how it turned out and I'm looking forward to make more! :)<br />
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<br />Jelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01778289785942601844noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801646017081586724.post-28291317963487965472016-07-04T22:17:00.000-07:002016-07-04T22:17:42.147-07:00"Cosmic Wave" or "Feathered Circles" soap techniqueLast week we had another "duel" with my friend Tatsiana Serko. We were inspired by this gorgeous soap made by<em> soap.baby</em>: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/460070918166133618/">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/460070918166133618/</a><br />
I've also seen a beautiful soap called Stormy Sea made by <a href="http://www.fraeuleinwinter.com/2016/05/29/meeresrauschen/" target="_blank">Fräulein Winter</a> which has a similar swirl pattern.<br />
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The goal of the duel was to create soap with a "feathered circles" look. I haven't seen any tutorial on how to achieve it, so I had to improvise. Tatsiana came up with her own modification of this technique and we decided to call it Cosmic Wave. You can see her amazing soaps in this blog <a href="http://bysteso.blogspot.com/2016/06/cosmic-wave.html" target="_blank">by <strong>steso</strong></a>.<br />
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I made several attempts with this technique until I was satisfied with the result. :) Here is one of them. The soap is scented with brambleberry's Neroli & Shea Blossom - it smells fantastic and it gives you all the time you need for swirling!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Neroli & Shea Blossom -</em> <em>"Cosmic Waves" soap technique</em></td></tr>
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The soap was colored with 5 different micas: gold, yellow, 2 shades of khaki, and brownish eggplant (a blend of micas). This is how the soap batter looked like in the pot:<br />
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This is another batch of the same soap, taken out of mold. It makes 6 bars:<br />
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<br />My starting point for this technique was based on <a href="http://soaptechniques.blogspot.com/2015/09/feathered-in-pot-swirl.html" target="_blank">these soaps</a> created last fall. While they were made in log molds and the feathered swirl was expected to be revealed inside each bar, I couldn't help but notice the swirls I got on the top of the soaps. So this time I used a similar approach, only instead of pouring all the soap batter in one spot of the mold, I poured it by small quantities into multiple spots.<br /><br />
So here are 2 more soaps created with this technique. One of them is called Orange whirlwind:<br />
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And finally my Blue Moon soap. It is colored with Nurture Soap micas: Teal green, Turquoise, Wisteria purple and Black mica:<br />
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Jelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01778289785942601844noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801646017081586724.post-55087151196382939822016-03-30T10:55:00.000-07:002016-03-30T10:55:32.796-07:00Hanger swirl Below are two of my soaps, both made with the hanger swirl technique. The first one is colored with activated charcoal and 2 golden micas. I'm pretty pleased how it turned out:<br />
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The 2nd soap is scented with yuzu fragrance oil. I made an attempt to draw a branch with leaves, but I also see a bird sitting on bamboo in the left soap. :)) Do you see it?</div>
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Jelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01778289785942601844noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801646017081586724.post-27035356006161279742016-02-14T15:46:00.001-08:002016-02-14T20:19:36.199-08:00Valentine's Day Soap - HeartsDo you see the hearts? :) These soaps were made using a combination of two techniques: the <a href="http://soaptechniques.blogspot.com/2015/08/tiger-stripe-soaps.html" target="_blank">Tiger Stripes</a> & the <a href="http://soaptechniques.blogspot.com/2015/01/january-soap-challenge-club-butterfly.html" target="_blank">Hanger Swirl</a>.<br />
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The first soap is scented with Black Raspberry Vanilla:<br />
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The "rainbow heart" is scented with a blend of essential oils of lavender, rosemary, orange and lemon:<br />
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<br />Jelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01778289785942601844noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801646017081586724.post-7569473943823222932016-02-13T09:54:00.001-08:002016-02-13T09:54:03.736-08:00"Winter Frosting", in-the-pot swirlSometimes an ITP swirl comes out looking like this:<br />
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It resembles a butterfly, doesn't it?<br />
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Two more pictures of these trembling swirls, they look like the frost on windows. :)<br />
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Jelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01778289785942601844noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801646017081586724.post-60934437902697456362016-02-13T08:56:00.000-08:002016-02-13T08:56:49.832-08:00Traveling Faux Funnel soap techniqueAs soon as I came back from California, I made another batch of soap with the Travelling Faux Funnel soap technique. I showed my first attempt at this technique in my <a href="http://soaptechniques.blogspot.com/2016/02/my-meeting-with-tatsiana-serko-steso.html" target="_blank">previous post</a>. This time the soap batter was a bit more fluid, so the design looks slightly different. I call this soap "carnival", it is scented with Daystar's Paradise.<br />
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Jelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01778289785942601844noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801646017081586724.post-36142601126396797912016-02-11T22:31:00.000-08:002016-02-16T11:16:17.245-08:00my meeting with Tatsiana Serko (steso)I haven't updated my blog for a while, although I have a lot of things to share! I have been experimenting with some new soap techniques, but today I'd like to tell about my meeting with Tatsiana Serko, known as steso. In September I visited her in California and we spent a wonderful week together! <br />
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We walked on the beach near the Cliff House & Sutro Baths:<br />
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We took a ride on the famous San Francisco cable cars:<br />
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we walked all the way to Pier 39:<br />
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and visited a lot of other places! You can see some other pictures on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/soaptechniques/" target="_blank">my Instagram</a>.<br />
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Tatsiana is a wonderful person, very nice, relaxing, creative, generous, thoughtful, and she is a fun to be with! I really enjoyed spending time with her... And course we had been making soap!<br />
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Here are 2 cold-process rimmed soap we made together. The first is scented with BrambleBerry's Cucumber Oak:<br />
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Not long before my trip to California I saw on pinterest <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/460070918162423397/" target="_blank"><em>this</em></a> amazing yellow and black soap by La Perle. I fell in love with it! Naturally, me and Tatiana tried to recreate this soap technique, :) I call it a traveling faux funnel swirl. The soap scented with brambleberry's <span id="ctl00_ctl00_NestedMaster_PageContent_ctl00_ProductName" itemprop="name">Kumquat</span> was our first attempt at this technique - it's not perfect, but not too bad either! <br />
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I also got a lot of gifts from Tatsiana! I will show them a bit later, they deserve a separate post! :)<br />
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Jelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01778289785942601844noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801646017081586724.post-5298586215730307332015-09-22T01:57:00.000-07:002015-09-22T02:00:56.338-07:00Feathered in-the-pot swirlI've been experimenting lately with making the Feathered ITP Swirl soap. It's a traditional soaping technique with a little twist, which allows to achieve a feathered look in the final soap. Here are some photos of the process and the results.<br />
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The first soap is called Satsuma, I love the smell!<br />
In the pot, after a quick stir:<br />
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in the mold:</div>
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The 2nd soap is called Black Cherry, it's colored with red, black and gold mica.</div>
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As you can see, the trace is a bit thicker here - I did that intentionally to see if it makes any difference in the feathered look. Just one stir this time before pouring into mold:</div>
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The cut bars, all of them. Yes, it was a very small batch. :)</div>
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And finally the 3rd attempt at this soap technique, it's scented with sandalwood fragrance oil.</div>
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The soap has reached medium trace:</div>
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Just poured into the mold:</div>
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I should have left it this way, but I decided to make a textured top, as there was still quite a lot of soap batter left in the pot.</div>
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I am pretty happy to see that there are feathered swirls in each batch, although they look differently.</div>
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Jelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01778289785942601844noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801646017081586724.post-18921240451692533062015-09-08T12:42:00.003-07:002015-09-10T17:13:45.583-07:00Soap technique - Wall PourI will present some of my soaps which were made some time ago. These two batches of soap were created in November 2014 and were inspired by this beautiful soap by <a href="http://www.jabonesdecasa.com/2013/10/zen.html" target="_blank">Jabones de Casa</a>. Also, their design would not be possible without the help of Tatsiana steso who provided me with some valuable insights on how to make them. I call this soap technique the wall pour swirl.<br />
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The first one is scented with Brambleberry's Cranberry Fig:<br />
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The second soap is Black Vanilla:</div>
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<br />Jelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01778289785942601844noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801646017081586724.post-54829878782435345712015-09-02T12:52:00.000-07:002015-09-02T12:52:09.485-07:00Butterfly swirl soapI've created butterfly swirl soaps previously, for the January Soap Challenge Club. You can see my entry here:<br />
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This time I decided to move the hanger in a different motion, based on the pattern suggested by steso. She has created 3 beautiful butterfly swirl soap using this pattern, which she shows in <a href="http://bysteso.blogspot.com/2015/03/blog-post_31.html" target="_blank">her blog</a>. <br />
A couple of days ago it was her birthday, so I decided to dedicate my new soap to Tatsiana-steso. :) The swirl is colored with a silver mica, so I think I'll call this soap "Silver Butterfly".<br />
Here it is:<br />
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Jelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01778289785942601844noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801646017081586724.post-23281731185757170312015-08-10T21:08:00.000-07:002015-08-10T21:16:20.726-07:00Tiger Stripe SoapsSome time ago I made 2 batches of cold-process soap using a tiger stripe technique. I believe sometimes it's called zebras stripes.<br />
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The first one is my Ocean soap, with blue and white stripes. I'm pretty happy how it turned out:<br />
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The next soap is multi-colored and it's scented with Pomegranate and black currant from Brambleberry. It looks a bit different but it was made using the same technique.<br />
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Jelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01778289785942601844noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801646017081586724.post-75141782739564437412015-08-03T12:40:00.000-07:002015-08-03T12:44:06.469-07:00New soap technique - Mokume GaneMy friend Tatsiana and I have decided to challenge ourselves (we call these soap challenges between us "duels") to adapt any chosen polymer clay technique into soapmaking. Tatsiana has chosen to make her soap using the pixel cane technique. You can see her beautiful result in her blog <a href="http://bysteso.blogspot.ca/2015/08/blog-post.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">by steso</span></a>.<br />
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For my soap I decided to use a technique called Mokume Gane. Here are 2 tutorials about this technique in polymer clay.<br />
<a href="http://www.sculpey.com/project/premo-mokume-gane-bubble-neckpiece/">http://www.sculpey.com/project/premo-mokume-gane-bubble-neckpiece/</a><br />
<a href="http://beadsbylhox.yolasite.com/tutorial---how-to-make-mokume-gane-clay-beads.php">http://beadsbylhox.yolasite.com/tutorial---how-to-make-mokume-gane-clay-beads.php</a><br />
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I colored my soap in 4 diferent colors and poured them into the mold at light trace in layers. After that I used different tools (pieces of cardboard, cocktail straws, paper tubes, etc) to push each of them into the poured soap. This makes the colors blend down through one another in layers.<br />
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So here is what the soap looks like after being cut into bars:<br />
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I found the result quite fascinating :) and plan to make another soap using this technique.Jelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01778289785942601844noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801646017081586724.post-79210583280745534242015-06-19T23:44:00.000-07:002015-06-19T23:45:56.811-07:00Ebru Soap Challenge - oceanThis month’s challenge was to create a design using the free hand Ebru technique. Ebru is an ancient Turkish art of "painting on water". At first, different patterns are formed on the surface of water, and then those patterns are transferred onto paper or fabric.<br />
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These 2 ebru painting were the inspiration for my soap design. <br />
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(source: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/271412315016767247/">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/271412315016767247/</a> )<br />
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(source: <a href="https://instagram.com/">https://instagram.com/</a> )<br />
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The photos below show the steps in creating the soap:<br />
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And here’s the finished design, the soap is still in the mold:<br />
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Thanks for looking! :)Jelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01778289785942601844noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801646017081586724.post-27875497466168349892015-05-31T19:58:00.000-07:002016-03-14T11:26:08.126-07:00Embedded circles cold process soapMy adventure with cold process soap embeds. :)<br />
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This is the soap I used for embeds:<br />
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being cut in circles:<br />
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My new batch of soap with the embeds: <br />
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Update:<br />The soap was submitted to Saponifier's 2015 Design Mania contest and was selected as the winner of the 'Embedded Circle' Soap Design Technique!</div>
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Jelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01778289785942601844noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801646017081586724.post-88269558167437325972015-05-26T12:16:00.000-07:002015-05-26T12:23:17.782-07:00Cold-process Soap Gemstones 3 - agateHere is another one cold-process soap - purple agate. It was made very similarly to my other <a href="http://soaptechniques.blogspot.com/2015/05/cold-process-soap-gemstones-2.html" target="_blank">gemstone soap</a> - Botswana Agate.<br />
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I used squeeze bottles to fill the mold:<br />
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Jelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01778289785942601844noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801646017081586724.post-33314203960757312302015-05-22T12:28:00.000-07:002015-05-22T12:34:36.301-07:00Fordite (or Detroit Agate) - handmade soap<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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This is my cold process soap called Fordite. It was prepared for the April Soap Challenge Club, but I changed my mind and decided to go with another entry (you can see it <a href="http://soaptechniques.blogspot.com/2015/04/soap-challenge-spinning-swirl-mirage.html" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a>). Both of these soaps were made with the spinning swirl technique. I was really amazed at how unique each bar of soap looked!<br />
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Fordite, also known as Detroit Agate, is not actually a gemstone at all. It was formed from layers of paint over several tens of years, in factories that painted automobiles long ago. Especially in Detroit, and hence its name. :) Recently, Fordite has been recycled as eco-friendly jewelry.Jelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01778289785942601844noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801646017081586724.post-32194110278599965702015-05-16T11:54:00.001-07:002015-05-17T21:12:59.689-07:00Mini Dessert Soaps - Soap Challenge <br />
Here is my entry for this month's soap challenge. In my 3 out of 4 recipes I used cocoa powder ( I cannot live without chocolate!), and the 4th recipe is made with half and half.<br />
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<strong>Rose cupcakes.</strong><br />
They are made from cold-process soap, not whipped. I am pretty happy how they turned out. :)<br />
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Here are some pictures of the process of making two tone CP soap cupcakes.<br />
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The 1st layer of soap spread on saran wrap:<br />
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The 2nd layer on the top of it:<br />
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I rolled the saran wrap into a log:<br />
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Then I inserted it into my piping bag. For the rose pattern, I used Wilton 2D decorating tip:<br />
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<strong>Coffee and Caramel Mousse</strong>. The coffee beans are also made from soap. :)<br />
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<strong>Chocolate butterfly</strong> (made from CP soap):<br />
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I found an image online of a butterfly and printed it out to create a template. Then I placed a piece of parchment paper over each image and creased them down the middle:</div>
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I could still see the outlines of the butterflies and then I began to pipe my chocolate soap over the outlines:</div>
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That's where I rested my soap butterflies so that they'd dry in 3D:</div>
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<strong>Mandarin slices dipped in chocolate</strong>. </div>
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My inspiration for this dessert was these simple yet yummy Salted Chocolate Dipped Mandarin Slices, from <a href="http://deliciouslyyum.com/salted-chocolate-dipped-mandarin-slices/" target="_blank">this blog</a> post. The slices as well as the chocolate are made from M&P soap.</div>
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Jelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01778289785942601844noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801646017081586724.post-89613625198992098112015-05-08T21:00:00.003-07:002015-05-08T21:16:22.352-07:00Cold-process Soap Gemstones 2Lately I've been experimenting with making slightly translucent CP soap, and I decided to create a soap that would look like agate. Apricot Agates are banded agates that are mostly mined in Botswana, Africa, that's why they are usually called 'Botswana Agates'. They look like this:<br />
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<em>(source: </em><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/167970261077589070/" target="_blank"><em>pinterest</em></a><em>)</em></div>
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To make the soap, I did a faux funnel pour in 1 spot in the mold, using squeeze bottles. Here is what it looked like:</div>
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After all the soap batter was poured, I spun the mold clockwise. You can learn more about the spinning swirl technique by watching <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiF_udFPvcA" target="_blank">this video</a>. <br />
I forgot to take a picture right away (oops!) and took it only after covering the mold with plastic wrap:</div>
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And here are my cold-process soap gemstones! I spritzed them with alcohol for a shiny finish. </div>
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After that I prepared another batch of soap called Malachite. I poured the soap batter differently but also used the spinning swirl technique. Here is how the soap looked in the mold after being spun:</div>
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After being cut:</div>
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Jelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01778289785942601844noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801646017081586724.post-27330696063049757652015-05-08T19:07:00.000-07:002015-05-26T12:26:48.744-07:00Cold-process Soap Gemstones<br />
I made this soap in February and have been told that it looks like a gemstone, something like malachite. <br />
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Since then I knew I had to make cold-process soap that would resemble gemstones. At first I picked onyx and here is my cold-process soap called Onyx:<br />
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After that I prepared a soap called Fordite and planned to submit it as my entry for the Soap Challenge, because I was using the spinning swirl technique to create it. But I changed my mind and decided to go with another entry. I haven't taken pictures of the fordite soap yet. </div>
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Jelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01778289785942601844noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801646017081586724.post-2127230346466105412015-05-05T12:06:00.001-07:002016-03-14T10:07:55.510-07:00soaps by Steso I am so excited! I received a wonderful gift from a very talented soaper and my friend Tatsiana! (<a href="http://bysteso.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here is her blog</a>). She sent me 6 of her handmade soaps, all of them are amazing. Each soap is nicely wrapped in a matching box.<br />
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Here is Tatsiana's Lavender soap with 15% mango batter:<br />
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This is her castile type soap with 95% olive oil and 2% olive leaf powder, with the addition of goat's milk. The soap is scented with a blend of essential oils: cypress, peppermint, marjoram, basil, grapefruit and lavender. <br />
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This one is made with calendula petals, it smells and looks truly fantastic! <br />
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Here is another rimmed soap, this time it's all cold-processed. It was created in our "duel" with Tatsiana where we challenged ourselves to make a cold-process <a href="http://soaptechniques.blogspot.com/2015/05/cold-process-rimmed-soap.html" target="_blank">rimmed soap</a>. This one is scented with vanilla:</div>
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And another rimmed soap - the rim mimics the look of crocodile skin. This bar of soap is made with kelp powder and it's scented with a blend of essential oils.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjemj0zWKBO506z30D2ix_bFjJ5brY3x9SY9R9PNjDdZsOj6A8XT1tObIlFxf5letcSBefO0k7FvHob2FSfWESN3NRHoVvLeo71yxb2gmn30bxdpoLDXeum292pxaivpBKaLSKPVRFvaZAJ/s1600/3+steso+rimmed+soap.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="rimmed soap - Creative soap by Steso " border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjemj0zWKBO506z30D2ix_bFjJ5brY3x9SY9R9PNjDdZsOj6A8XT1tObIlFxf5letcSBefO0k7FvHob2FSfWESN3NRHoVvLeo71yxb2gmn30bxdpoLDXeum292pxaivpBKaLSKPVRFvaZAJ/s1600/3+steso+rimmed+soap.jpg" title="rimmed soap - Creative soap by Steso " /></a></div>
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The 6th soap is made with an unusual recipe: 55% extra virgin coconut oil, 25% mango butter and 20% shea butter, superfatted at 18%. It is unscented but it smells very nice. I love its look too! I am really curious to try this one.<br />
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But that's not all! I've also received this amazing <a href="http://bysteso.blogspot.com/2015/04/blog-post_7.html" target="_blank">soap cutter made by Tatsiana</a>! It is designed to cut soaps made in slab as well as log molds.<br />
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It's wonderful, isn't it?<br />
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P.S. You can read about our meeting with Tatsiana and see a few soaps which we made together <a href="http://soaptechniques.blogspot.com/2016/02/my-meeting-with-tatsiana-serko-steso.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Jelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01778289785942601844noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801646017081586724.post-7397364458802100892015-05-01T11:29:00.000-07:002015-05-05T05:29:31.810-07:00Cold-process rimmed soapThis soap was created as a result of a "duel" between me and my friend Tatsiana. For our "duels", we choose a difficult soap technique and kind of compete with each other who can do it better.<br />
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Never in my life I had seen a cold-process soap with a CP rim, I was not even sure it was possible to make anything like that. So I "threw a glove" and suggested to Tatsiana we both try it.<br />
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Here is my result, a CP soap with a double rim: <br />
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Now I know it's possible! But I admitted that Tatsiana had won that duel. :) Here you can see both of her wonderful soaps she prepared for it:<br />
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I received the vanilla one as a gift from her! It looks fantastic and smells delicious!<br />
<br />Jelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01778289785942601844noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801646017081586724.post-74272742436254148112015-04-18T11:35:00.000-07:002015-04-18T11:35:05.414-07:00Soap Challenge Spinning Swirl - MirageMy soap for the spinning swirl challenge is called Mirage. :) It is scented with Fata Morgana and has six different colors if you count the black and white. <br />
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I used Khaki Yellow, Yellow Vibrance, Orange Vibrance, and Fandango Pink micas, all from Nurture Soap Supplies.<br />
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I was really nervous to cut the soap, but was very happy to see the swirls inside! They all look so different!</div>
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Many thanks Amy for organising the challenge! I love this technique and will be using it again! <br />
Jelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01778289785942601844noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801646017081586724.post-16157762320481535962015-03-30T21:12:00.000-07:002015-08-18T13:18:14.901-07:00Black and Red soap - spiral swirlHere are 2 of my recent soaps. I was in the mood of black and red. :)<br />
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Jelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01778289785942601844noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801646017081586724.post-32544507980761344872015-02-21T11:35:00.001-08:002015-11-12T19:14:37.396-08:00Soap Challenge Club – DNA Helix Swirl <br />
Here is my entry for the February Great Cakes Soapworks soap challenge. The design is a DNA / Helix swirl. <br />
I used 8 colors: Red mica, Orange vibrance, Yellow vibrance, Spring green, Blue vibrance, Klein blue and Vibrance Purple and Black mica, from Nurture Soap Supplies.<br />
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The initial pour:<br />
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Then using a chop stick I made a back and forth motion that produces a Chevron pattern. The next step was to make “S” curves. Here is the result! <br />
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Here is a close up picture:<br />
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And here are the cut bars:<br />
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Below is my initial attempt at this technique. I like the soap but unfortunately the 'spiral swirls' were not defined enough. :)</div>
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As usual, this was a fun swirl challenge. Thanks Amy!Jelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01778289785942601844noreply@blogger.com16