Teach Soap

I've been away from the forum for a few days and missed a lot!

Nice hummingbird and cameo soaps, soapiopath!

Melissa, love all of your tiered wedding cake soaps! I especially like the blue and white Baby Rose soaps.

AriaGirl, cute brain soaps! I like how you packaged them, too.

Super cute hedgehog soap, Coolah!

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I've been working on these for months (probably longer). Not quite right, yet, but decided I had to "let go" for a bit and get some distance. I'm going to re-pour the silicone mold to get a sculpted bottom instead of the flat one as soon as the humidity breaks here (close to 100% -- terrible for mold-making). What I love about these is that the rose buds can be stuck into anything - real plants, silk plants, a vase, a bowl, a bucket of sand or pebbles. Stems are all adjustable, making it really simple to bend, twist, cut. In the first picture, I stuck them in a vase filled with hydroponic house plants (and a little Baby's Breath for fun).





Connie
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I thought they were real at first! Gorgeous!

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Linda
I know the voices in my head aren't real, but they sure have some great ideas!

oh so pretty me likey... how's you make the mold for it? there's tons of stuff I want to make with silicone but cant find any way except one with cornstarth in it and those aren't good so someone talk me on another thread.

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Those are just gorgeous roses! I want to lean in and sniff them, and I don't like the smell of roses

Thanks, all.

I use liquid silicones that are mixed (base + catalyst) and then poured -- not the putty kind for "push" molds. Problem with making your own molds is that it is very expensive and mistakes are costly -- no such thing as "re-doing" a bad mold. Loads of YouTube videos out there to learn how to do it. If anyone's interested I can put up a few links. Or, do a quick search for RTV (Room Temperature Vulcanizing) siliicone mold making. Martha Stewart's site has a few, I think.

Here's a piece I made from a cheap ($3.50) resin sculpture bought near NYC's Chinatown. He's about 3-1/2 high and 3-1/2 wide. Mold has to be redone since I lost some of the detail - he's not crisp enough for my taste. Also, it's not a great photo. But, just to give you a sense - the silicone for this one cost about $25 to make (I use food-grade, the most expensive). Also, the soap isn't setting up right in this one - made the walls of the mold too thick. Learning every day.

Connie
http://www.soaprhapsody.com

I have no problem with you posting. dont know about the forum though. PM me them so that way nobody gets in trouble for posting outside links.

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two simple yet smelling great soaps.
frist dome shape one is scented spearment and the brown butterfly one is unscented.

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Lovely roses, Connie!

These are all melt and pour hand crafted soap. I just love the coloring. All candle molds multi purpose.

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~bytheSEAsoap~ Mella bythesea, bythesea, bythebeautiful sea

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I like the Buddha face mella!

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Irena
Closed minds are like faulty parachutes; they refuse to open.

Thank you Irena. Here is my very favorite one, so glad I have the photos! Sent to Hawaii some time ago. I have yet to recreate it.

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~bytheSEAsoap~ Mella bythesea, bythesea, bythebeautiful sea

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Beautiful soap roses, Connie! They look so real. Love the Buddha, too.

Pretty soaps, Melissa! I like the blue and white swirls in the spearmint, and the butterfly is cute.

Love your Buddhas, too, mella!

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thank you jrose

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