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I love this puzzle piece mold (okay, it’s really a silicone ice cube tray from Ikea…) and I always keep it around for those times I have a little more soap than I need because I like having tons of multicoloured pieces to put together. Take a good look at the pink one – it’s...
I hope you enjoyed making melt & pour soap today! I’m sure you can see the possibilities for making your own soap molds using silicone ice cube trays, chocolate molds, and containers from around the house. If you are interested in melting & pouring at home, here are the instructions from today’s class. Soap handout,...
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...