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I’m really loving this flexible soap idea, and I love sushi, so I thought I’d put the two together and make some maki rolls. (I’m working on figuring out the California or Dynamite roll next!) For this project, you could use a round mold and cut the middle out with an apple corer or a...
If there’s anything I like more than cupcakes (from a design point of view), it’s sushi. I was inspired by the Soap Queen’s video and posts on making flexible soap (click here for the jelly roll tutorial, click here for the sushi soap tutorial, and click here for the video on making flexible soap), so...
I love cupcakes – well, if you’ve read this blog for any length of time, you’ll know I’m a foodie – and I do love bath and body products that look like food. I’m preparing for a melt & pour class in Yarrow (and in Chilliwack in September), so I thought I’d take the opportunity...
Although I’m having a wonderful time creating in the workshop and researching various ingredients, what interests you? Curious about cationics? Mad about mineral make up fillers? Serious about surfactants? (Okay, I’ll stop with the alliterations…) Do you have general questions about your creations? How to make them more moisturizing? How to make them more conditioning?...
I like products that don’t need a container! Shampoo and conditioner bars, lotion bars, bath bombs – I can find cute ways to dress them up and it’s not going to cost me a fortune! I have a small problem when I walk into Essential Packaging in Surrey – even though I have no idea...