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I think they look really nice! To me, "Soap of Hope" sounds like you have a good name for it already.

I use candy molds too. Try to start pouring at a warmer temp. I make 1 lb batches and use 6-7 candy mold trays. By the time I'm filling the last few cavaties, the wax will usually reach the slushy stage, and that's when I'll get a couple with the layered look.

I use PB, I did notice that when I poured at a cooler temp my tarts would sometimes have that layered look. I like to pour at about 160.

Maybe somebody who uses the same type of dye as you can chime in with better advice than I can give. I use TKB's Lavender Liquid Concentrate. The label on my 1/2 oz bottle states - "Recommended Dosage: 1 floz per 20 lb of soap". I've made about 5 lbs of soap with it so far (both clear and opaque), and the bottle is still really full (almost at the top). Unfortunately I can't remember the specific amount of drops I added per lb. I eyeball it, but I know I'm well within the recommended dosage, otherwise it should be half gone. Does your bottle give any specific instructions?

What type of soap dye are you using? When I dye a batch lavender, it does look dusty grey after the first few drops, but I keep on adding until I get the lavender color I'm looking for.

This is from goplanetearth... http://www.goplanetearth.com/faq.html I bought some of your melt and pour goats milk soap last month. I melt the soap over a double boiler and after the soap has cooled down a little bit I am adding rose petals from my garden to the soap base. I thought the pink and white combo would look pretty and smell great! I am having a problem with the rose petals. The petals turn green as soon as they hit the soap base!! What am I doing wrong??? Actually, you aren't doing anything "wrong". Soap making involves a chemical reaction between the ingredients used, this includes additives such as fragrance oils as well as herbal/plant materials. It is not uncommon for many dried (and fresh) herbal/plant additives to turn finished soaps brown. This discoloration can occur within days or may take several weeks. We have experienced this when adding dried rose petals. It appears you are using fresh rose petals. We are guessing that the "green" color is based on a chemical (perhaps alkaline) reaction between the plant material and soap ingredients. You might want to use silk rose petals instead with a rose fragrance.

I think I've read before that they will turn brown. I'm going to see if I can find any info on it...

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Here's a thread that the natural base is discussed in. You'll see keywords highlighted in red... http://www.craftserver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=79879&highlight=ebc+natural+base

Very nice! I really like how the soap and baskets look!

I thought this link was helpful... http://goplanetearth.blogspot.com/2008/01/how-to-label-your-soaps-for-resale.html

Thank you!

Thank you!

I think that is so thoughtful! It looks really nice!

They all look great! My boys would love the skulls.... creepy!

I've noticed that when I first cut my bars or unmold individual bars, they feel a bit slippery. I think it's just the base. I haven't noticed a difference with or without using extra glycerin. I let mine sit for 48 hrs too. By that time they feel fine to me. I shrink wrap them at that point.

Thank you ScentGifts! That's what I needed to know.

That's what I was thinking, but wasn't sure. Thank you brempel. By the way, that is some beautiful soap!

Jokerjen... how deep does the teapot go? Is it a shallow bowl? I'm just trying to figure out how you would remove the tart. Thanks for the info!

Ditto!

Thanks for your input. It's hard to tell when I can't see it in person. I thought it was really cute too!

Does it look to you like the flame would be too close to the bowl? 4 1/2" x 3 3/4" x 5 3/4" high

They look great! Good job!

Pretty! Pretty! Pretty!

Thank you ladies!