Polka Dot Soap Scented with Refreshing Ginger Ale Fragrance

This soap is scented with Bramble Berry’s Ginger Ale fragrance.

It’s clean and fresh and a little bubbly.

So the polka dot bubbles seem like the perfect match.

Making this soap involves several steps.

 

Step 1:

Make the spheres.

I used an earlier version of

Bramble Berry’s 9 Ball Silicone Mold.

I included glitter in some of the spheres.

Now and then I like a little sparkle.

 

Step 2:

Make the white base.

I melted about 40 ounces

Bramble Berry’s White base.

Step 3:

Add the fragrance.

I added about an ounce of Ginger Ale fragrance.

My kitchen smelled soooo good while I was making this!

 

Step 4:

Pour about a half inch of white soap into the loaf mold.

Let it cool a bit.

Spray a few spheres with rubbing alcohol.

Drop them into the white soap.

Let the soap harden.

 

Step 5:

Remelt remaining white soap.

Let it cool to about 120 degrees.

Pour enough in to cover most of the spheres.

Spray more spheres with rubbing alcohol.

Add them to the mold.

 

Step 6:

Repeat Step 5

If you want a little extra sparkle,

You can add glitter to the top.

 

Step 7:

Once soap has completely set up and cooled,

Carefully remove it from the mold.

 

Step 8:

Slice the loaf as desired.

I like the look a crinkle cutter gives the slices.

 

The soap is now ready to use and enjoy.

 

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Soaping With Kids

This morning I had the pleasure of making soap with seven delightful kids at Plaid Peacock.  It was so much fun!!

The parents graciously gave me permission to post some pictures on the blog, so I'll be sharing some in the next few days.  I probably need to wait until after Mother's Day so I don't ruin any possible surprises!  I'm pretty sure it's going to be tough for some of the kids to wait until Mother's Day to give Mom her gift.

If any of you parents read this - thank you so much for letting me spend some fun time with your children.  This was a perfect group of wonderful kids.  The children were so helpful and enjoyable. They were patient when they had to wait for me, were very polite in all aspects, and seemed to have a good time.

One of the kids asked when the next kids soaping day will be, so I asked when they would like it to be.  I'm pretty sure I heard a few "tomorrow" replies to that one.  I do hope we can do it again soon.

A special thanks to Plaid Peacock for letting us have this fun morning of soaping.  You can see more of what's going on at Plaid Peacock at their website or their Facebook page.  And if you live in the area, be sure to stop by and check it out.  There's something for everyone.  It's a great way to support local artists and small businesses.

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