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- Sheila
- Hi! I am a WAHM wanna be with way more ideas than time. In between work and family I like to explore my ideas, crafts, design, and anything else that strikes my fancy. Thanks for stopping by!
Sunday, January 31, 2010
It's been a bit since I last posted here, but I've been keeping up with the soap world from behind the scenes. I love all the fantastic designs I'm finding on the various soap making sites!
Melt and pour soap making really give you the chance to explore all kinds of designs as evidenced by some of this eye candy.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/therainbowroom
Melt and pour soap making really give you the chance to explore all kinds of designs as evidenced by some of this eye candy.
These soaps from Naiad Soap Arts are right up Mr. SoapWish's alley. Unfortunately, we've both been so tied up with other projects that we haven't been making any soap. We miss working together to make new designs.
I believe this is a manufacturer, but why not use these cute designs are inspiration for your own designs?
Thanks for stopping by!
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
I've been reading Bakerella's blog ever since Soapylove posted about her cake pops, and I decided to try my hand at making her cupcakes as soap. I'm not ready to try the cake pops in soap, but the cupcakes looked like a possibility.
I made two versions and I'd love your feedback! The first is meant to look like fondant with a smooth top (notice I said meant to look like) and the other is meant (that word again) to look like frosting. Notice the lumpy texture of the "frosting"? I also used more purple soap so the chocolate and purple is about even. Let me know what you think....they're still in the work-in-progress stage.
Version 2 (notice the amazing photography ~ so crisp and clear)
I made two versions and I'd love your feedback! The first is meant to look like fondant with a smooth top (notice I said meant to look like) and the other is meant (that word again) to look like frosting. Notice the lumpy texture of the "frosting"? I also used more purple soap so the chocolate and purple is about even. Let me know what you think....they're still in the work-in-progress stage.
Version 2 (notice the amazing photography ~ so crisp and clear)
I have a confession, for the past week I've neglected this blog because of Soapylove, it's all her fault. Read her post and you'll know what I've been obsessed with for the past week. I can't help myself, I have to make these...they are absolutely the cutest.
I've come to my senses somewhat and I've started making soap again, but I do have one more cake mix...hmmm....
I've come to my senses somewhat and I've started making soap again, but I do have one more cake mix...hmmm....
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
As a change from Soap-of-the-Day, I'll be posting some ideas for favors and goodie bags for all sorts of events. I love putting together favors for baby showers, bridal showers, and weddings in particular, but there are tons of great ideas for birthday parties and corporate events as well. Please chime in and let me know what you think of some of our ideas!
First up are soap Petit Fours which we make in just about any color for orders of ten sets or more. These are samples we did for a customer planning an event around July 4th with a red, white, and blue theme. Each petit four is approximately 1 ounce of soap with your choice of fragrance.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
We live in Northern Virginia, in a quiet suburb of Washington, DC. but close enough to enjoy all the wonderful things the city has to offer. One of my favorites is the annual Cherry Blossom Festival which celebrates the amazing trees around the Tidal Basin and East Potomac Park. This year they're anticipating the peak bloom to be April 1 - 4th. If you ever get a chance to visit DC during the bloom you will not regret it. The trees in bloom around the Tidal Basin (Jefferson Memorial) are one of the most beautiful things I've seen in nature, it snows blossoms there, and sitting under a canopy of those gorgeous blossoms is amazing.
The man is heavily involved in a new project that has left little time for soap designing. It's likely the soap of the day feature will have to become....Soap of the Whenever The Man has Time to Design. *sigh*
I've been trying my hand at some new designs as well so I'll post those for comments. I like one in particular but I'm testing whether or not it holds together in use. I should have some new ones to post in the next few days.
In the meantime, here are two Teddy Bears looking for a baby shower. :-)
Saturday, March 28, 2009
There was a time that if I heard it, read it, saw it, or said it, I could recall it easily in detail at any time. I mean really recall it, the kind of recall that husbands hate..."it was 3 years ago on a Tuesday, standing over there wearing that t-shirt I hate, you said blah blah blah". I never needed to take notes or write reminders for myself.
Now, if I don't have a yellow sticky handy there's a 50-50 chance I'll forget. The whole point of this post is really to say that I think I might have already posted the circle soap cut into bars (below), and if so, I plead memory loss.
You know you're in trouble when your 8 year old recommends Ginkgo Biloba.
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Sunday, January 31, 2010
Melt and Pour Soap Making - Eye Candy
It's been a bit since I last posted here, but I've been keeping up with the soap world from behind the scenes. I love all the fantastic designs I'm finding on the various soap making sites!
Melt and pour soap making really give you the chance to explore all kinds of designs as evidenced by some of this eye candy.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/therainbowroom
Melt and pour soap making really give you the chance to explore all kinds of designs as evidenced by some of this eye candy.
These soaps from Naiad Soap Arts are right up Mr. SoapWish's alley. Unfortunately, we've both been so tied up with other projects that we haven't been making any soap. We miss working together to make new designs.
I believe this is a manufacturer, but why not use these cute designs are inspiration for your own designs?
Thanks for stopping by!
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Soap Cupcakes!
I've been reading Bakerella's blog ever since Soapylove posted about her cake pops, and I decided to try my hand at making her cupcakes as soap. I'm not ready to try the cake pops in soap, but the cupcakes looked like a possibility.
I made two versions and I'd love your feedback! The first is meant to look like fondant with a smooth top (notice I said meant to look like) and the other is meant (that word again) to look like frosting. Notice the lumpy texture of the "frosting"? I also used more purple soap so the chocolate and purple is about even. Let me know what you think....they're still in the work-in-progress stage.
Version 2 (notice the amazing photography ~ so crisp and clear)
I made two versions and I'd love your feedback! The first is meant to look like fondant with a smooth top (notice I said meant to look like) and the other is meant (that word again) to look like frosting. Notice the lumpy texture of the "frosting"? I also used more purple soap so the chocolate and purple is about even. Let me know what you think....they're still in the work-in-progress stage.
Version 2 (notice the amazing photography ~ so crisp and clear)
Confession
I have a confession, for the past week I've neglected this blog because of Soapylove, it's all her fault. Read her post and you'll know what I've been obsessed with for the past week. I can't help myself, I have to make these...they are absolutely the cutest.
I've come to my senses somewhat and I've started making soap again, but I do have one more cake mix...hmmm....
I've come to my senses somewhat and I've started making soap again, but I do have one more cake mix...hmmm....
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Favor Ideas for Weddings, Showers, and Parties
As a change from Soap-of-the-Day, I'll be posting some ideas for favors and goodie bags for all sorts of events. I love putting together favors for baby showers, bridal showers, and weddings in particular, but there are tons of great ideas for birthday parties and corporate events as well. Please chime in and let me know what you think of some of our ideas!
First up are soap Petit Fours which we make in just about any color for orders of ten sets or more. These are samples we did for a customer planning an event around July 4th with a red, white, and blue theme. Each petit four is approximately 1 ounce of soap with your choice of fragrance.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Cherry Blossoms ~ Washington, DC
We live in Northern Virginia, in a quiet suburb of Washington, DC. but close enough to enjoy all the wonderful things the city has to offer. One of my favorites is the annual Cherry Blossom Festival which celebrates the amazing trees around the Tidal Basin and East Potomac Park. This year they're anticipating the peak bloom to be April 1 - 4th. If you ever get a chance to visit DC during the bloom you will not regret it. The trees in bloom around the Tidal Basin (Jefferson Memorial) are one of the most beautiful things I've seen in nature, it snows blossoms there, and sitting under a canopy of those gorgeous blossoms is amazing.
No Way Soap of the Day
The man is heavily involved in a new project that has left little time for soap designing. It's likely the soap of the day feature will have to become....Soap of the Whenever The Man has Time to Design. *sigh*
I've been trying my hand at some new designs as well so I'll post those for comments. I like one in particular but I'm testing whether or not it holds together in use. I should have some new ones to post in the next few days.
In the meantime, here are two Teddy Bears looking for a baby shower. :-)
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Has Anyone Seen My Memory?
There was a time that if I heard it, read it, saw it, or said it, I could recall it easily in detail at any time. I mean really recall it, the kind of recall that husbands hate..."it was 3 years ago on a Tuesday, standing over there wearing that t-shirt I hate, you said blah blah blah". I never needed to take notes or write reminders for myself.
Now, if I don't have a yellow sticky handy there's a 50-50 chance I'll forget. The whole point of this post is really to say that I think I might have already posted the circle soap cut into bars (below), and if so, I plead memory loss.
You know you're in trouble when your 8 year old recommends Ginkgo Biloba.
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