MsDammit

What if you made the sun swirl orange and the beams coming out of it yellow?

That sounds kewl(as long as I still have some blue, lol) but how to do it I have no idea:o - I think I need some help designing labels- I can never get them centered for some reason, sigh......

Yeah, I hear ya on the font, I've changed it a gazillion times- I have to have some kind of color in there cuz I'm so not a back & white person, lol. Like I said maybe I'm just looking at it too much but it just seems to be missing something-maybe if I used a colored label?

well here it is bigger & without color-grrrr but thats the jist of it. I'm just not sure if it is too simple or not..:undecided

Not sure if I have been staring at this too long or not, but it is beginning to seem to blah & boring to me, opinions anyone?

I am addicted to Lovespell and have tried it from a few different places. Last weekend I was at the mall and happened to pass by VS so I decided to go smell the "real deal".......ack I did not like it at all!!!!!:embarasse

Have you tried their Lotion Base? I ALMOST ordered just from their description! BUT, I have done that way too many times. Learned my lesson!

This one does "sound" special.

The Original Moisturizing Hand & Body Lotion Base.... I didn't care for that, it was too thin and watery for me

Whipped Body Frosting...... I did like this, was a thicker lotion-just the right consistency.

Texasbrat those pens are really kewl!:highfive:

Also if you don't mind it not being homemade, Mary Kay has the Extra Emollient cream. You can put it on in a thin layer and wear it all day, or slather it on and bag your hands overnight

I have tried that and liked it also.

Ok dammit I got it to work!!! I just had to play around with the settings and put it on other specialty paper. Grr that online support lady threw me in panic mode for nothing, lol. Thanks for all the tips, they really did help!!

Ouch! Did I just hear the slam of a hammer?

LOL-no, no, no cuz then I can't return it!! This printer seems to be more geared up for photo printing-which is useless for me, sometimes change is not good- I'm going back to my same ol' same ol' printer dammit.

sighhhhhh.. yep I've tried all the different settings, I was just chatting with online support who informed me that the printer does not support vinyl labels, grrrrrrrr.

Make sure you are using ink-jet labels, then maybe try using the transparency settings?

The labels worked fine on my other printer (which was ink-jet) so I'm assuming they are the ink-jet labels. Is there a difference between ink-jet and desk-jet printers? I have tried the different settings for print quality, nothing worked- I thought fast draft might work (prints using least amount of ink) but nope still blurry.

Talk about aggrevation!! I know there is a simple solution for this but I seem to be dense today.:embarasse I have a new printer and I went to print out some vinyl labels and it prints blurry-like a big ol blobs of ink. Prints fine on regular paper, so I assume it's something to do with the settings? Has anyone had this happen also? It's a HP Deskjet 6980. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

When I ran out of Citric Acid and was too impatient to wait for an order I used the Fruit Fresh-or Fresh Fruit can't remember the name- and have found it at WalMart in the canning section, for bath bombs and it works. It's more expensive then buying online though.

Is there anywhere to get this locally? I get my lye at Lowes and was hoping since I only need a little that I could find it somewhere local as well.

So this soap won't get hard, it will stay like that? I've seen whipped soap but that hardens up, oh boy I need some of that if it stays soft!

I've tried this but when I layer the soap it always pushes the colored part to the side so I pathetic swirls.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16906552/

Thought this was an interesting story, the first I have ever heard of this.

Well I followed the directions tonight, but it was easy cause I was coloring fully half my batch - so 2#. It's trickier when I'm just doing a cup or so for a swirl.

ETA: Oh shit, I DIDN'T follow the directions - I was going by oil weight. Geesh, that means I shorted my colors by almost 1/3. Well it's a lime color, so lighter will be ok, plus I used some TD so who knows what I'm ending up with anyway!

LOL- see what I mean?!

Well I have a couple of bottles of a lotion that I made 3 or 4 months ago that I let sit to see how it ages, I use them once in a while on my hands. Haven't checked it in awhile but this thread reminded me, so I just checked them and what do u know- not only does it have a icky smell but I also saw some mold.

Ok so I don't think I'll try this one again. I made some on Sunday and have been using it since. This morning I noticed the scent has faded but there's a different odor to it, also my hands felt dry and itchy for the first time since I have been using it.

The rate posted in the chart on select shades is for 1 lb of product (not oils).

They show 1/4 tsp, 1/2 tsp, 1 tsp for that shade and 1 lb of finished soap.

I assume that for a 2 lb batch, you reserve 1/4 to 1/3 for coloring, so you would need less than the recommended amount.

The colors are made for blending prior to mixing, meaning that you cannot add them separately to the soap. I mix the required amount in a dixie cup or shot glass before soaping and add a bit at a time until it's the shade I want.

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Oh great why do I always seem to do things ass backwards, that's just what I've been doing, adding them separately to the soap. Let's say the chart says 1/4 tsp, then I add 1/2 tsp (for a 2lb batch). Geez I wonder what else I'm not doing right.

That's what I thought to myself at first CB but I just have to think and think until I make a mountain out of a molehill- a looney trait, lol.

Let's see if I can confuse anyone. I've been using select shades for coloring (CP soap) and always use the mixing chart. I usually make 2lb batches of soap so when I decide on what color and the shade of the color I go by 2lbs. Now when I do swirls (attempt to I should say) I always pour some of the soap in a seperate container and then mix the color. Am I doing this wrong and using way to much color as I am not coloring the whole batch? Am I even making any sense? Or am I just looney?

Woohoo those are awesome.