Life is full of ups and downs, and you have to expect the unexpected. Soap making is no exception. When a Soap Crafting Club project went sour because of a mis-manufactured fragrance, we got creative and saved the soap with the Hot Process Hero technique. The result was this colorful Black Cherry Hot Process Hero Tutorial. Rolling with the punches is key to business as well, as the demise of the shopping guide The Daily Candy demonstrates. As we learn from our mistakes, it’s also important to celebrate successes. The interview with Jill of Calise Soapworks is a great example of a small operation growing into a successful, full-fledged business.
This week we also shared the Springtime Room Spray Tutorial, which is a great recipe for beginners. Made with a refreshing combination of Crisp Apple Rose and Spring Meadow Fragrance Oil, it brings the fresh scent of spring inside. If you’re looking for more quick and simple projects inspired by warmer weather, the Sparkle Power Bath Bomb Tutorial and Sweet Summer Scrub Tutorial are great places to start. Speaking of warm weather, our Facebook Photo of the Week from Margaret of Sweet Soft Skin Handmade Soaps is a great example of a spring cold process project:
Scented with Strawberry and Blackberry Sage Cybilla, this soap features a beautiful in-the-pot swirl technique with adorable berry embeds on top. The berry colors are spot on — the subtle hints of black really bring out the reds and pinks, making this a standout soap. This is also an example of the In-The-Pot-Swirl technique. If you’re interested in conquering this technique, check out the 4 Color In-The-Pot-Swirl Cold Process Tutorial. Once you feel comfortable with the swirl, step it up and try the Element Swirl Cold Process Tutorial which combines two separate in-the-pot-swirls.
Margaret’s soap is full of bright colors and wide range of techniques. Pictured above (top left, clockwise) is her Blissful Blueberry Soap, Champagne Kisses Soap, Moonlit Walk Soap and Rainbow Soap. If you’d like to create your own rainbow hued soap, check out the Rainbow Squirty Swirls Tutorial.
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How can I make the imbeded berrys ?
Hi Linda!
These berries are most likely made from a berry mold 🙂
-Amanda with Bramble Berry
Yes, you can find these special molds on the web. If you e-mail me I’ll tell you where. Maybe someday Bramble Berry will carry them! I love the 9 ball embed molds they do have, and recently ordered more.
You’ve made some lovely soaps! The berries on top of your Berry Blast are just perfect and complement the swirls inside. Congratulations!
Hi Amy!
I’m so glad that you enjoyed Margaret’s soap as much as we do! 🙂
-Amanda with Bramble Berry
Yay! So excited! My kids are dancing around with me 🙂 Thanks Bramble Berry for the excellent supplies, inspiration, and a forum for sharing and looking at soap pictures (what else can we do to make the cure time go faster but look at soap?). I love clicking through all the photos people post on your facebook page, there are so many fun soapers out there!
Hi Margaret!
I’m so glad that we were able to highlight your beautiful soaps! I love seeing them on our Facebook page :). Thanks for being a part of our soaping community, can’t wait to see what you make next! 🙂
-Amanda with Bramble Berry