I can’t believe more than a month has passed since the Soap Crafting book was released. Since then we’ve seen some jaw-dropping soaps, and even started the Soap Crafting Club to get you more involved in our soapmaking community. Last month we announced the Pinterest-iffic Soap Crafting Contest so soapers could show off their gorgeous interpretations of the designs from the book, and I was blown away by all the amazing entries. I sort of feel like Sally Field, “You like me! You really like me!” It was difficult to pick our favorites; thank you for everyone who shared your interpretations of the Soap Crafting soap designs.
I loved seeing how people made the Soap Crafting recipes their own, and I want to remind everyone to not be afraid to put their own personal twist on the recipes in the book. That’s what makes it so fun! Overall, every soap we saw was fantastic and everyone’s photo that included the #soapcrafting tag will appear on our Pinterest board. We hope that the board will serve as inspirational resource and encourage you to experiment with various new soapy techniques. Are we missing yours? Just comment below and let us know the link and we’ll get you pinned!
Top: Tanya from Baby Duck Soap Co. created this truly-psychedelic Cranberry Fig Salt Bar using the Psychedelic Green Tea Technique from the Soap Crafting book. I was mesmerized by the intense colors and can’t wait to see this one ummolded. You might even recognize Tanya’s talent as she was a feature of one of our Facebook Photo’s of the week earlier this year.
Bottom Left: Jamie from Crochet Dynamite took her time, but poured her very first column pour cold process soap with the recipe from the book. I was impressed with her soap and talent (on the first try!). She is also a knitter and created the cutest little pom-pom bookmarks that she used to hold her place in the Soap Crafting book. Take a look here.
Bottom Right: Audra Weisenberger did an stunning job with the Clay-Spoon Plop. The warm colors and distinct layers are so eye catching. In fact, it looks like she even used the same colors as the recipe (Sea Clay, Green Zeolite Clay, Yellow Silt Clay, Rose Clay and Kaolin Clay). This inviting and earthy color palette makes for one fabulous soap.
Congrats to Tanya, Jamie and Audra! They’ll receive all the ingredients for one of the projects in the book, and we can’t wait to see what they’ll do with them! Please contact us at contest(at)brambleberry(dot)com so we can get your packages out ASAP.
Thank you again to everyone who participated, and you can see more awesome Soap Crafting recipes on our Soap Crafting Pinterest Board here. The contest may be over, but we’ll keep adding your photos to our board. What recipes from the Soap Crafting book have you tried so far, and which ones are your favorites?
Bought your new book as soon as I could last month online.
Just started the soap making craft and love it Age 72 so age does not
matter. We are a bit behind in Cape Town (South Africa) so thanks for all your
great info.
Hi George!
We are just so excited that you are starting to make soap and can’t wait to hear more about your soapy creations. If you happen to get any pictures, we’d love for you to share them with us on Bramble Berry’s Facebook page. =)
Happy Soaping!
-Becky with Bramble Berry
https://www.facebook.com/BrambleBerry
When I get past the beginners stage I will submit photos. I like your Utube videos and woder if you have any info on latex rubber moulding. I managed to complete a mold for a little yellow duck using a plastic duck and then made a duplicate copy from the mold. One of my friends gave it to her husbnd for his birthday as the lemon grass M&P had brown speckles which sunk to the bottom of the mold and looked identical to his head hair. Not all learners mistakes turn out bad!!
Hi Groge!
If you are curious about creating your own molds, you can watch this Soap Queen TV episode that is all about Flexy Fast:
Soap Queen TV Special Edition: Back To School: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok00mvuKfvg
Flexy Fast: https://www.brambleberry.com/Flexy-Fast-Molding-Putty-Trial-Size-P4626.aspx
You can also check out the pourable silicone kit with e-book which contains both the ingredients and the e-book on how to create your own mold using pourable silicone!
DIY Pourable Silicone Kit with E-book: https://www.brambleberry.com/DIY-Pourable-Silicone-Kit-with-E-book-P5450.aspx
I hope that this helps!
-Becky with Bramble Berry
I have the book and have been making wonderful recipes out of it. Unfortunately, I didn’t buy the swirl Quick Mix, and I attempted a swirl anyway (because I’m a rebel). Guess what! Rebels don’t get swirly soap. However, they do get epic fails! So soap that stays fluid is like the Holy Grail to me. HOWEVER, the COLORS are FANTASTIC! I want to know what they are and how much to use. Oh PLEEEEASE, Soap Master Tara, PLEEASE share! One day I WILL get a swirl to come out right. I WILL! And then I will use your colors and be the envy of all! I mean, “And then I will be able to make others happy with my pretty soap!” 😉
Good morning, Ashli!
Sometimes swirling your soap can be a little difficult, but we are here to help you and give some tips to get you started. Here is a great blog post from Kat at Otion who was a master of swirls, it gives tips and tricks that you can do to work with your recipes to give you enough time to create detailed designs.
In-the-Pot Swirling (Cold Process): http://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/cold-process-soap/in-the-pot-swirling/
I hope that this helps! =)
-Becky with Bramble Berry
Thank you!
Tanya, HOW? HOWWWWWWW DID YOU DO IT??? IT IS AMAZING!!! If I could make soap like that I wouldn’t even be able to handle my own awesomeness!
Wow! Thank you sooo much!! I just followed Ann-Marie’s tutorial using my own colors and my salt bar recipe. It’s an excellent swirl technique. 🙂
Hi Ash!
You can actually find the tutorial for the Psychedelic Swirl in Anne-Marie’s new book on page 172. We hope you get a chance to check out the new book and this recipe! =)
Happy Soaping!
-Becky with Bramble Berry
Soap Crafting: Step-by-Step Techniques for Making 31 Unique Cold-Process Soaps: https://www.brambleberry.com/Soap-Crafting-Book.aspx
Wooot! Thanks so much for picking my creation in a sea of spectacularly made soap! ❤️
Hi Tanya!
Congrats on your soap! You really took the Psychedelic Swirl Technique and made it pop with those colors. If you get a chance to take another photo once it has been unmolded, we’d love to see how it turned out. =)
-Becky with Bramble Berry
Thank you Becky!! 🙂 That exact batch was already shipped out to a wholesale account but here’s batch number two with the same technique :
Good morning, Tanya!
Wow! That is absolutely stunning. Your swirls turned out great. =)
-Becky with Bramble Berry
Yippee!!! Thank you so much for picking my soap and for the incredible shout out for my blog! I LOVE Soap Crafting so much. It’s the best book on soap making that I’ve found. I’m excited to get to be part of the fun.
xo Jaime
Hi Jamie!
Thank you for the great kudos on the book, I know that Anne-Marie will be so happy to hear that! If you have any other photos of your soaps made from the book, be sure to share them with us, we’d love to continue to pin them on our Soap Crafting Pinterest board. =)
http://www.pinterest.com/brambleberry/soap-crafting/
Happy Soaping!
-Becky with Bramble Berry
P.S. Congrats on your winning soap!
Woot Woot! I am so excited to have my soap chosen! I am amazed at all the entries and how fantastic they are. Thank you SO much!
Good morning, Audra!
Thank you so much for participating in our Soap Crafting Pinterest contest. We just loved how your soap turned out and had so much fun seeing your version of the recipes from the book. Be on the lookout for your soapy package. =)
-Becky with Bramble Berry