Tags: handmade soap, impression mat soap, lace topped soap, soap challenge club
Making Soap with Impression Mats
For the December Challenge Club, we have been making soap with impression mats. It has definitely been a challenge! I’ve made three soaps using this technique. For the first one, I tested out Lori Curry’s dry mica technique using a […]
Tagline Contest for Great Cakes Soapworks
Back in January 2005, I named my business Great Cakes Soapworks because of a slogan that I believe was divinely inspired: “A great cake of soap can cleanse your body, but only a great God can cleanse your soul.” I […]
Announcing the Winners of the Ebru Challenge Club!
For the month of June, the technique was based on Ebru inspired designs. Ebru is the ancient art of Turkish paper marbling and many of the designs can be translated into soap. We had done other Ebru inspired soap techniques […]
Returning to the Olathe Farmer’s Market
I was a vendor at the Olathe Farmer’s Market from 2004 – 2012. We had one location in downtown Olathe in a city parking lot. We tried moving to the Mahaffie Farmstead one year, but quickly decided it was better […]
Color Challenge Club Winners!
This month we did something a bit different for the Soap Challenge Club. Instead of doing a design, we worked on color matching – AND, we had two categories: natural and synthetic. Members who registered for the Club could create […]
Making Soap with a Friend, Part 1
Last year I met Kenna of Amathia Soapworks who lives about 20 minutes from me, after she found me on Facebook via Celine of iamhandmade in Ireland. This is how the internet works for us!! We’ve been to lunch at […]
On the Curing Rack: Cherries & Chestnuts
I was very excited to try a new fragrance and technique this week. Cherries & Chestnuts was a challenge since the fragrance will turn the soap a dark brown. For the first layer, I wanted some dark cherry red color, […]
Sweet & Sassy Soap Now Available
The “pink and black” soap that ended up being pink only on the outside, is still white on the inside. One of the phenomenons of soapmaking that is usually inexplainable and cannot be duplicated! So, now you can get this […]
On the Curing Rack: Antique Lilac
I’m pretty sure this is the third year that I’ve made the Antique Lilac soap. It has quite a following, and I only make it once a year – at Springtime, of course! Because I get tired of making the […]
Country Clothesline Soap Now Available!
Your patience has paid off, and now the long awaited Country Clothesline soap is available for purchase. One of my wonderful customers, Jan, has been waiting since last summer for me to make this soap again. There may be more […]