Saturday 13 July 2013

My own private triumphs

I know I keep coming back to the same old, same old, but I'm still working on the soaps for my friend who makes Creampuffs by GG (check out the article in the Vancouver Sun about her). I'm having some trouble with embedding, and a lot of them come out looking like this because I don't get the embed in soon enough.


So I think I've  come up with a solution for this problem, which is to place another clear layer of soap over the embed, so that the white can't get underneath and make it cloudy.


On a completely unrelated note, but still on pigs, I've ordered half a pig from a farm that raises free range pigs. I'm going to be in bacon heaven.



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  1. Teresa Robeson13 July 2013 at 17:15

    Oddly enough, my iphone won't let me comment on Blogger blogs that have regular Blogger commenting systems...though I can if it has Disqus.

    Anyway, kudos to you for figuring out how to solve your soap problem! And yummy...half a pig sounds wonderful! :)

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    1. SoapSudsations13 July 2013 at 22:21

      Your phone is a strange puppy, but then again what technology doesn't have its quirks?

      I hope it's a problem solved, my main issue is that the lighting in the basement is so lousy, I can't tell whether the clear soap is hard enough for me to put down the embed.

      Yes, I'm looking forward to having lots of pork. :)

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  2. Grace13 July 2013 at 18:11

    Cute! Great problems solving! And yummo on half a pig. How many pounds was it?

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    1. SoapSudsations13 July 2013 at 22:22

      Thanks Grace. It's still hit & miss because I don't always come out with a clean bottom on the soap (which would be the top if you know what I mean).

      I'm waiting for the farm to get back to me on the specifics, but I'm thinking it'd be at least 100 lbs?

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  3. Cee13 July 2013 at 21:35

    Great solution, I heart that piggy soap! My son would be at your house in a heartbeat if he knew you were going to be swimming in bacon! :D

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    1. SoapSudsations13 July 2013 at 22:23

      Thanks Cee! I like the pig soap as well, and eventually we might expand into her other pig lines (like Christmas specific ones).

      If your son was coming over, I think I'd have to get the entire pig. ;)

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  4. Diva Prirodna Kozmetika14 July 2013 at 04:09

    Hi,hi, what a funny piggy discussion! The soap looks perfect, you did the right stuff with a clear layer!
    So,... when does this pig come?

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    1. SoapSudsations14 July 2013 at 20:43

      Thanks Maja, I get distracted by food, a lot. :) Yeah the pigs are turning out better and better each time, so I'll probably end up making about 10 more soaps than the original order asked for just because I've screwed up a few trying to get the technique right.

      I'm hoping we'll get our real pig in about 2 weeks, I'll be ready for a luau by then. :D

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  5. LatherBeSoaping14 July 2013 at 13:58

    Your piggy soap is so cute! Great idea pouring another layer of clear over the embed to keep the white from seeping underneath.

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    1. SoapSudsations14 July 2013 at 20:44

      Thanks Jenny! It was very frustrating not getting the clear base to that perfect consistency where the water soluble paper wouldn't melt, but the soap was hard enough to work with. I'm blaming it on bad lighting rather than operator error. ;)

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  6. Natalia15 July 2013 at 10:34

    This is so cute, Monica!
    Great solution, the piggy soap looks great, I would't dare to use it :)

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    1. SoapSudsations17 July 2013 at 20:23

      Thanks Nat! The piggies are adorable aren't they?

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  7. Michelle16 July 2013 at 14:30

    Your solution worked...second little piggy turned out perfectly!! M&P is such an art, you do it so well.

    As for the real piggy, do you have to process it? Just my luck, if I ordered something like that I'd get a whole animal. LOL!

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    1. SoapSudsations17 July 2013 at 20:25

      Thanks Michelle, I can't say it's a success each time but at least I'm having more of them turn out right than not. You're right, M&P soaping is an art form, one I'm still having to learn to perfect before I consider making CP soaps.

      As for the real pig, the farm sends it to a butcher to process, or will if I ever get my act together and call the butcher. :P This is why I'm only getting half a pig, they can't send us a live one that way.

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