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What a cool idea! I love those! If you don't mind me asking, what kind of paint did you use on those?

I cheat - I type something like this: convert 10 grams to oz. in Google and hit enter. Make sure you don't use *into* (convert 10 grams into oz) just use the word *to*. Trust me, you get 2 completely different looking pages. Works great! LOL Hope I didn't confuse anyone.

I'm not sure if this is where I would post this or not, but I've been trying to find something similar in fragrance to (don't laugh) Straw Hat - yeah it's an oldie! I found some at The Vermont Country Store and it lists the top notes, middle notes and bottom notes as follows: Top notes of lemon, lavandin, and geranium Middle notes of rose, violet, heliotrope, and patchouli Bottom notes of vanilla, musk, and sandalwoodAre there any of you with this knowledge that would be willing to guide me with some pointers of where to begin as I have no clue. Here's a dumb question - am I correct in my thinking that the top notes are my main target, then slightly lesser amounts on the middle notes and even less on the bottom notes? Thanks, Cindy

beloved - you might be very surprised about the smell. I did a cucumber soap last summer, cured it, boxed it up and forgot about it. The other day I found it when I was reorganizing. Curious about how it had aged, I brought a bar in and let me tell you, it has a wonderfully soft cucumber smell and the creamy lather is incredible. I love it!

I love the color of that! Beautiful soap!

Jan - I really don't know how much it weighs - I get an error on my scale when I try to weigh it. :undecided KMommy - I *used* to live on Maui ( I miss it a lot sometimes). Now I live in Washington. For the frosting on the chocolate one, I just made a small batch and added some extra vanilla to it to make it darker than the *cake* portion. On the lemon one, I made a small batch and whipped it. I was scared to cut that one because my whipped soaps always seem to crumble. I got lucky this time. LOL Hibiscus - My husband totally agrees with you. He said he doesn't think too many people would want to use a pice of cake to shower with. I think I hve to agree with that because first of all, it's not going to be easy to hold on to and not too many people really want to smell like food. I know I don't. These were just a way to play around in the soap kitchen. Just had to try it, ya know? LOL Ok, I still might need to make a blackberry one! But that's probably all I'll do. Thanks again for all the compliments. This board, my soaping buddy, Jan and my hubby are what keeps me motivated and inspired!

I second the vote for Brambleberry! I got their Lotion Making Kit, which had a little book with instructions on how to make it. Between that and all the info here, I've turned into a lotion-making freak!

That is just gorgeous! I can just imagine the smell too . . . yummmmmmmmmmm!

Thanks you guys! They are huge, huh! I really have no idea what to do with them. I had seen pics of some beautiful soap cakes on another forum and wanted to try it. When I went to dig out my pan, I found the springform instead and got the idea. We used to own a sandwich shop/bakery on Maui (Kihei & Kahului) and made cheesecakes for Hawaiian Air and several of the resorts (mostly in Kaanapali & Wailea) - bringing our Poor Billy's *Cheesecakes* back to life was, for me, the natural thing to do. LOL Just so you know, I actually do have a "Not for consumption" tent card that I put on them at my show. I didn't sell any but people were sure pulled in by them. Thanks again for all the sweet comments!

(Ok, Jan, this is for you! I hope I understood the directions on how to post a pic.) So, I pulled out my long-neglected springform pan and whipped up my basic soap recipe, poured it onto a layer of grated and loosely packed down soap shreds for the crust. The pink maraschino cherry sucks but I was kind of proud of my little lemon. German Chocolate - scented/colored with Hershey's Cocoa, some unknown coffee f/o and a bottle of unmarked vanilla f/o - grated OMH for the crust. Lemon *Cheesecake* - My basic soap recipe with pureed lemon in place of some of the water and scented with Lemon e/o - OMH for the crust. Just ignore the pitiful set up - I haven't found my creative photo-shoot skills yet. :embarasse

I had a problem with my feet too. I've been using my emu balm recipe on them and it's actually helping. If anyone is interested in the recipe I'll be happy to share it.

Just to update you - I made lotion yesterday until my butt was ready to fall off and the popsickle thingy worked like a charm! Did anyone else happento try it? Jan - I *would* drive over and show you but since you're going to be at the cabin all week . . . how about you pop on over here when you get back and you can help me master the GM soap. Have a great & safe 4th everyone!

Not sure if someone already discovered this - if so -I apologize for the repetition. I've spent countless frustrating attempts trying to fill my malibus only to find out that the contraption I had set up to hold them wasn't as great as I first thought. Today, I'm out of control with excitement and just HAD to share with you all! I've found the absolute PERFECT and I do mean p-e-r-f-e-c-t solution! If I can figure out how to post a pic, I will but I'm sure you'll all be able to picture it in your heads. Ya know those tupperware type popsickle thingys - the ones you pour juice or whatever into to make the kids homemade popsickles? They were *made* for holding up your 4 oz and 6 oz malibu tubes! I don't know about any other sizes because I only have the 4 & 6 oz size. OMG! I just can't stand it - I feel like a bloody genius - I think I might actually enjoy my lotion making session today! :whoohoo:

If what they're saying is true then I must be luckier than I ever imagined because I put ALL of my soaps through gel and have never once lost scent or experienced the *rind* on any of mine. I even put a batch of GM soap through gel (not intentionally - it just happened) and it's just as *smelly* as any others I've made.

Yeah, I'm pretty convinced it is the water, the more I think about it. At least I can easily resolve that problem by not packaging that particular butter in tins cuz I ain't giving it up. What an AWESOME recipe, cindym - thanks for sharing it!