Making & Cutting "Skipjack" - Drop Swirl

My customers have been asking for soaps for quite some time and I've finally had the opportunity to offer a few.  Skipjack is pretty much Bay Rum & Lime.  Very fresh yet spicy.

 

 

I decided to try a drop swirl for this one.  It's my first attempt at one.  I'll definitely try this again in the future.  Check out the making video below.

 

 

Making & Cutting Skipjack

 





Demter & Orchard Grove Hadmade Soaps

For the upcoming mid-summer release, I wanted to try something different and have a continuous theme for all of the soap designs.  I don't know if I'll stick with this, but I it seemed like an interesting challenge for myself. 

 

DEMETER

 

A delicious blend of early fall berries, southern sweet tea with a sprinkling of brown sugar and spices

 

It's difficult to tell in the pictures, but if you look closely, the center has purple jojoba beads. 

 

ORCHARD GROVE

 

 

Peach and mango purees with golden honey nectar swirled with coconut cream

 

I don't have a lot to say about these!  The designs pretty much speak for themselves, lol.  I just thought I'd share anyway :0)  Till next time...xx

"Summer Song" Handmade Soap

I've been wanting to try a watermelon scent in soap for years but never really found a fragrance description that appealed to me...until now.

 

SUMMER SONG

 

 

Crisp Watermelon with notes of Strawberry and light florals on a base of Oakmoss, Cassis, White Musk & Vanilla

 

This wasn't a candy type watermelon at all but more on the fresh side with a touch of florals.  Very wear-able.

 

I don't know if I loved it enough to bring it back to the line-up next year, but they sold very well.  As usual, I suppose my customers will be making the decision for me.

 



 

Till next time. xx

 



"Silhouette" Cold Process Soap - Spoon Swirl

In the next few post, I'll be sharing a mix of soaps that are currently on the curing rack as well as a few that are in the web-shop right now that I didn't get a chance to share before.

 

SILHOUETTE

 

 

Fresh Rain and Patchouli with earthen Moss, lily of the Valley and a touch of Blood Orange

 

 

For this soap, I utilized the spoon swirl technique.  The spoon has become one of my favorite swirling tools since making the switch to tall skinny molds.

 

Swirls have been my favorite soap design for years, but I'v struggled for a while trying to figure out how not to get "butterfly" swirls in every batch when using my chopstick.  They were cute the first time but definitely weren't what I wanted to see in every batch! LOL

 

I'm getting there ♥

 



Making "Pastel" Handmade Soap

 I was listening to one of my favorite musical artist, Kenny G.'s, album entitled Silhouette, when I was inspired to make a few batches of soap named after a few of my favorite songs.  The next few post will be dedicated to them.  First up, Pastel...

 



The mouthwatering fragrance of Pineapple, Orange Juice, ripe Raspberry and Lime Zest blended with Vanilla Cream

 

 

Seaberry Hadmade Soap

This summer, by customer request, I'm bringing back Seaberry.  This wasn't a soap that I was planning to remake but here it is:

 

 

Top notes of marine water and berries with a heart of tropical flowers balanced on a base of white musk

 

 

I've been stuck on this design ever since making "Lola" a few releases ago.

So, to change things up a bit, all of the soaps in Petals' Mid-Summer Release are going to incorporate this look.   

 

 

The trick is going to be keeping the color combinations cool enough to keep the different batches interesting.  I'm up for the challenge though :0)