kestagano04

Locally, I purchased mine at Ace Hardware. Rooto brand.

kestagano04, thanks for the link for that Tupperware cheese keeper! Several months ago I was watching ebay for one and didn't find it, so it sort of got lost in the recesses of my brain! I was the lucky winner of that auction, along with another one I bid on just in case I didn't get that one. The other one is labeled a butter keeper, but the dimensions are about the same height and width, just 6 inches long instead of 9, so I can use it for smaller batches.

Thanks again,

Jane

:yay:

Thank you ladies! These ones are scented Tuscan Lemon.

I first heard about using a cheese keeper from DeannaEC. I just recently bought another one for $9 shipped.

Thank you!

I use a tupperware cheese keeper for my loaf mold. It is the perfect size for a 2lb loaf, and it is soooo easy to unmold.

Here's one on ebay (the larger of the 2)....

http://cgi.ebay.com/VTG-TUPPERWARE-CHEESE-BUTTER-KEEPER-LOT-518-1-636-1-/110522569658?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19bba893ba

Yes, you can use a loaf mold and hand cut. That is my favorite way to make it!

Very pretty!

You can wear latex gloves while unmolding/cutting and wrapping to prevent fingerprints.

You can also use a little bit of rubbing alcohol on a cotton swab to smooth out the fingerprints on the soap you've already made.

What do you mean by that? Were the colors less vivid when you look at the actual soap as opposed to the pics? Pics can be edited to have their colors 'pop'.

I was wondering the same thing.

Hi,

Omg, her soaps are out of this world, I just bought $46 worth, I wanted so many more...how in the world does she get them so bright and colorful? I can't wait to get them!!

Hugs

Michele

Could you review her soaps for us when you receive them? I'd be interested in hearing what your thoughts are after trying them out.

I saw those for the first time a couple of weeks ago... pretty amazing.

I'm in the same boat as you. I made my first batch just over 2 weeks ago. I've been lovingly turning mine too, waiting and wondering, giving them a little squeeze here and there.

It's really hard to be patient.

I always use a wavy cutter with my mitre box. The only time I've had problems with uneven slices is when I turned the cutter while not paying attention, because the cutter is offset. I like to face it in the direction to where it would be offset to the left for thicker slices.

I place my straight cutter in as a stopper, and make sure I hold the loaf securely in place as I cut.

I fold up the open end kind of like wrapping a present, and then tape it. You have to be real quick with the heat gun, and kind of squish in the corners as you go. I leave the tape on, and cover it with a label.

I'm new to cp soap too, but I can tell you what I did to prepare for my first batch which I just made less than a week ago.

I researched, researched, researched, on this site and on sites like the one mentioned earlier. I bought the Everything Soapmaking Book. I watched You Tube videos to get a visual of what the process would be like. I familiarized myself with Soapcalc. I have to admit that it was confusing when I first took a look at it, but after playing around with it for a bit, I figured out how simple it really is. I wrote up a checklist of EVERYTHING I would need to make my first batch, including safety gear. I decided to start out with the Beginner's Soap Recipe and tweeked it a bit, for example I wanted to use castor oil too. I liked the fact that I could get everything I needed at a local store. I built up my supplies, and then finally built up the courage to make my first batch! And now, I can't wait to make another!

It may seem confusing now, but once you do the research needed, you'll find that it's not as hard as what you first thought. Have fun!

Thank you ladies!

That's weird. I don't think it will hold more. The reason I purchased it was because the reviews on WSP said that it was perfect for a 2 lb block of soap, and I found that to be true.

They are adorable DeAnna!

I've used that mold for melt and pour, I purchased mine from WSP. It fits 2 lbs of base EXACTLY. The bars were 3.5 oz.

Thank you ladies.

Luci.. I'm not sure yet. I have a few different fragrances from Sockmonkey that I want to play with, and I plan on purchasing some TKB colorants before I try another batch.

I've finally made my first batch of CP soap! I've been making M&P for over a year now and wanted to try my hand at CP. I was so nervous that it wouldn't turn out.

They're not very pretty (some bars are somewhat 2 layered, and a few are somewhat swirled), but I passed the zap test! The bars are about 36 hrs old.

I can't wait to play around some more

Thanks for looking

I've been using TKB's glycerin-dispersed non-bleeding colors for over a year now, and have never had one cloud my clear base. I've been very happy with them.

Their base is Crafter's Choice.

I make soap loaves, so when I'm done cutting my bars I save an end piece as a sample for people to get a good whiff of. I package my bars in shrink wrap which pretty much traps the scent, but I wrap the sample in saran wrap.

One thing that I like to do is use pearlescent white mica with the tkb glycerin dispersed dyes in clear base. So I'll color the clear base however I want, and then add the pearlescent white, which gives it a really pretty swirly shimmer. I haven't had any issues with specks when doing it that way.

ETA: Candybee, you really should try tkb's non-bleeding. I make chunk soap, swirls, embeds, and NEVER have any issues with bleeding or fading. They really do work great!

I purchase mine from TKB trading...

http://www.tkbtrading.com/category.php?category_id=28

The top of the page explains how to tell which ones are non-bleeding.