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Once they are a little firm, you can move them to a fridge too. I do that all the time and it really speeds up setting up time. Soapymomma

I just toss a few sort of round blueberry colored pieces of wax in the bottom of my mold and pour the muffin wax over them. They look great. I think it might be a bit more bother than it is worth to try to make sure berries are all through the muffin. When the muffin burns, the top looks blueberry colored all the way down. Yes, people do burn these candles and you should always try to make candles that can burn well even the novelty ones. Soapymomma

I just now saw this thread. I love your soaps. They are so beautiful and yes, inspiring. You have a great talent! Soapymomma

Do you make your own confetti? If so then using a hardener like cocoa butter might help make it less likely to melt too. Soapymomma

I have not used a soy base, how was the lather before adding the two oils? You might want to try a bar or two with just one of the oils and see how that goes. Then try it with the other one. Maybe the problem is the base in the first place or maybe the combination of the two or perhaps it ends up being too much in additives. The best way to find out what is wrong and make it better is to try your soaps one step at a time - one additive at a time. For nice bubbles, somewhere along the trial process, you might want to try adding about a tablespoon per pound of liquid soap. I have found that it works great to increase bubbles. Soapymomma

Have you tried www.brambleberry.com ? Soapymomma

We sell quite a few of them in our kid type scents, like bubble gum, cotton candy, and the fruity scents. Soapymomma

Those are very fun and interesting soaps. I do wonder if the things embedded in them are made of soap or if they are toys or plastic or erasers or what? Anyone know? Soapymomma

I put mine in a cello bag and tie the top with a matching ribbon. They look nice that way. I am assuming you mean scrubbies. I think scrunchies are hair dealies. Soapymomma

Here is how I would start. Go and cut a few hunks off the large piece. Chop that into smaller pieces around an inch or so. Put it in a microwave safe cup or bowl. Take a deep breath, put it in the microwave for 30 secs. and then short intervals until it is melted. Don't overheat it or let it boil. Take a deep breath. Then pour it into a bar size anything. It can be a mold, but does not HAVE to be. A small Tupperware type container will work fine. Let it set up completly. Remove it from the mold, and go take a shower with that bar of soap. While you are using the soap, think about how it lathers, bubbles, moisturizes, smells and so on. Then you will know what you might want to add to the next batch. Maybe add some scent, some color, some shea butter or take a look at the M and P thread about what to add the it. Go from there and you will do great! Let us know how it goes and have fun. No stress. Soapymomma

I didn't read all of the replies, so forgive me if someone already said this, but I think the light colored one looks like Easter. I could see it showing up in an Easter basket or given as a prize for an egg hunt. I love the soft colors and agree that they remind one of spring. All of your soaps are so beautiful. Soapymomma

I got my order for all the colors. I will let you know how it goes using them with melt and pour. The suggestion for mixing the color with somehthing before adding it to the batch sounds like a great idea. I'll try that right away. I have used micas before and did that and there werer no specks. Thanks a bunch! Soapymomma

Carrie, you don't need a special base to use for making embeds. I just add some coconut oil to my SFIC base that I want to use for embeds. You can add some beeswax too, but I try to keep mine VEGAN, so I don't use beeswax in my soap, but it does harden the base. Once you make your embeds, make sure they are completely set up, even put them in a fridge for 30 mins. or so before you pour your soap over them. Pour your soap at the coolest temp that it is still a liquid. I do it all the time and it works great. Soapymomma

We have used soap med. mixed with regular acrylic paints with good success. You can get really nice soap paints from Brambleberry.com too. I got a some there. We don't do much painting on our soaps though, mostly just to paint on eyes and stuff. Good luck. Soapymomma

Those are completely adorable. I love the baby's picture on top. You did a great job! Soapymomma