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[sunshinesupernova]

After a recent success with cupcake bouquets, I decided I'd have a go at the same with melt and pour soap.

 

Here's the result !

 

[eeyoreshunny]

WOW well done that's fab

[sunshinesupernova]

thanks. I'm itching to make another one now !

[Laura & CTB]

Gorgeous, well done!

[bluekarin]

That is beautiful Don't suppose you post how to do it so us mere mortals can have a go? I've got a lovely red enamel jug in my downstairs loo that currently houses some rather dusty sunflowers, but soap flowers would look much nicer, and would smell nicer too

[Couperwife]

oooh thats fabby

 

I second the question: How???...whats melt and pour soap? , it sounds like something I can do

 

cathy

x

[Snowy]

There are lots of links on this site with melt and pour soap instructions

 

Melt and pour soap

[ubereglu]

Cool!

[sunshinesupernova]

melt and pour soap is really easy - basically melt in a jug in microwave in short bursts. Add fragrance oils and colouring, pour into your moulds and let it set. It sets pretty quickly too - in under an hour though I normally make soap in the early hours and leave it until the morning or next evening.

 

These were made in a rose shape silicone mould. There is a wide array of soap moulds on the net - particularly on ebay.

 

It does need wrapped in cling film after releasing from the mould - or glycerine soaps go a bit funny - think of how it starts to disintegrate at the side of the bath / sink. Wrapped it keeps for months and months.

 

Basically - this is a watering can from Asda - two for £5, a 4" polystyrene ball, some toothpicks with one sharp end snipped off and some silk flowers. Bottom of ball cut off with a bread knife and stuck on to said watering can with plenty double sided sticky tape.

 

It's a bit like flower arranging lol - but the craft side of it is dead easy and not expensive either

[Plum]

Wow, that looks really delicate but must be quite heavy

[sunshinesupernova]

It is fairly heavy. I used 600g of soap (each flower is 30g). I put it in a bag to take to Gilly as a present - but fell over Oliver's tag-along croccodile on the way to the door.

 

IT went flying and top bit with all the soap came off. About 1/3 of the flowers dropped off and I had to put them back on and reassemble.

 

That was BEFORE I decided to do photos - so it bounced pretty well !!

[A chickychickychick-ENN!!]

Good grief, that is ridiculously good and lovely!