I liked myĀ first confetti soap so much that I think I got a little obsessed with making them. This was the second, and here’s the third, and final (for now!) confetti soap:
This one was made with brown coloured gratings fromĀ amber glowĀ andĀ chocolate vanilla truffleĀ and fragranced with a blend of cinnamon, patchouli and bergamot essential oils. It smells gorgeous š
Here’s the full set of three:
Now to crack on with stocking up for the upcoming farmers’ markets – more of which soon!
The second in a series of three confetti soaps:
These were inspired by the need to find a use for some reallyĀ ugly soap – see the first one here, and I think they look really pretty.
This version is made with shades of pink and purple and is fragranced with a blend of Lavender essential oil and Marshmallow fragrance oil.
On sale 8th September fromĀ www.facebook.com/TheSoapMine
The final soap in the series will be posted very soon.
Remember the failure (or two!) I had a few weeks back while making the Mantra Swirl soap? I wanted a way to use up some of that not-so-pretty soap and this is what I came up with:
First I grated up a whole load of the red and green portions of the ugly soap, then made up some soap batter and fragranced it with a blend of Patchouli and Red Mandarin essential oils. I then split the batter into two equal halves, then split one of those halves in half again to give me three portions of soap – one half and two quarters. Ā I added all the soap gratings to the larger half portion, mixing it gently but thoroughly to make sure there were no air pockets in there:
Next I poured one of the quarters of soap batter into the mould, then slowly started to add the gratings mix:
Finally I added the last quarter of soap over the top of the grated mix, and gave it some texture:
This is the soap immediately after cutting. Ā The small bars at the front are the two end pieces cut up for samples:
I’m so pleased with it that I’ve decided to make it the first in a series of three. The second has just been made and will be revealed very soon. The third is still in planning stage but will be made this week. Ā Keep an eye out for updates!
