What a fun week it has been! We’ve been keeping super busy with all sorts of fun activities and promotions that are going on for both Bramble Berry and Soap Queen. The members of our Spring Spring S.O.A.P. team (you can see the list here) were picked, we started getting entries for our Spring Soap Swap, received a bunch of cute bath and body products for the Fair Ivy contest (the deadline to receive entries is this Monday!) and have a super fun April Showers Scavenger Hunt going on. I also made the second soap in the Great Cakes SoapWorks Soap Challenge – the Elemental Swirl (read all about it here). This is how my version of the Elemental Swirl turned out – very teardroppy and artistic.
But, that’s not why you’re here! You want to see our Facebook Photo of the Week? Here we go!
This week’s photo comes to us from Kendra from Amathia Soapworks. Kendra made this absolutely stunning Tiger Stripe soap that inspired week one of the Great Soapworks Soap Challenges. I thought it turned out incredible and the colors just blew me away. Kendra told us when she posted the picture that this is what Bramble Berry’s slow-moving fragrances like Kumquat and Energy can do. It allowed her plenty of time to do all the layers and colors and come out with an fabulous soap design. Thank you so much for being part of our soapmaking community on Bramble Berry’s Facebook page, Kendra. Be on the lookout for a special little package headed your way.
Kendra’s Facebook Page: Amathia Soapworks
Kendra’s Blog: Amathia Soapworks
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Did Kendra use Brambleberry colorants? They’re absolutely stunning!
Hi Catherine,
Check out Kendra’s blog post about making the Tiger Stripe here: http://www.amathiasoapworks.com/soap-challenges-2013-tiger-stripe-soap/
She listed all the fragrances and colorants she used as well as where they came from!
-Kirsten
Thank you, Kirsten!
Your swirl came out beautiful Anne-Marie. Loving the colors and how clear each color is. The teardrop = amazing!
All the gals in the office just loved how Anne-Marie’s elemental swirl turned out and we were so excited to hear that she is going to be doing a tutorial for it, so keep your eyes peeled. =)
-Becky with Bramble Berry
Thank you for participating in the Soap Challenge again this week! I really like the “teardroppy” look! The swirls on the top layer are really gorgeous!
I poured from pretty high (forgive me for typing the wrong name on the video): https://vine.co/v/bIFKhVJHbMD and that is what made the teardrop.
First layer: https://vine.co/v/bIFZAi1aQtU
It’s been SO fun to have a project defined for me every week. Loving your challenges =)))
Thanks so much for the feature, A-M & Team!! I’m very flattered y’all like it so much.
Energy & Kumquat are really great for intricate techniques, Ruth Esteves also suggested Yuzu – I’ll be trying that next!
Your soap was/is amazing! So much patience needed to create it. Love it =)) Nice work!
Love your in the pot swirl AM. Really very artistic.
I loved Anne-Marie’s version of the elemental swirl, it was an great interpretation of the one that Otion did last year. Have you had a chance to check out that tutorial yet?
Elemental Swirl: http://www.otionsoap.com/blog/2012/08/30/elemental-swirl/
Let us know if you try it out, we’d love to see your version of it. =)
-Becky with Bramble Berry
Wow! So incredibly lovely – each and every one of them!
That’s what I thought as well! It was so fun to see such great soaps on this post. If you have any of your own, we’d love to see what they look like. You can share them with us on Bramble Berry’s Facebook page. =)
https://www.facebook.com/BrambleBerry
-Becky with Bramble Berry
Those are fantastic!!! The colors and designs are truly amazing. What an artist!!
That’s exactly what I was thinking too! The colors are absolutely fabulous in Kendra’s soap. =)
-Becky with Bramble Berry
I agree that the Energy FO is great for CP soaping. Lots of time to do what you want with colors and textures.
Glad we both agree on how great the Energy FO is, another great one is the Kumquat that Kendra mentioned. Have you had a chance to try it out yet? It smells absolutely divine!
Kumquat Fragrance Oil: https://www.brambleberry.com/Kumquat-Fragrance-Oil-P3335.aspx
-Becky with Bramble Berry