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Cookie
Cutters
Soap Ideas
- Make novelty
kid-shaped soaps with any shaped cookie cutter. You'll need:
"melt and pour" soap base (clear or opaque); colorant; scent;
plastic plate. Soap-making supplies can be found at your
local craft store. Directions: Melt some "melt and pour"
soap (adding the colorants and scent) following the directions
for M&P soap). Pour a little of this on a plastic plate
and put cutter in to form a seal. After it sets up a bit,
pour the rest of the soap in to fill the cutter. For a fancy
look, you can layer the colors by pouring one color in,
allowing it to set up just a bit, spritz or light mist of
rubbing alcohol, then add the next color. Do as many layers
as you want this way. After the soap hardens, it is ready
for use as is, or you can use this shape and embed it in
a clear bar of "Melt and Pour soap".
- Using metal
cookie cutters to make soap: Kitchen supplies and plain,
clear soap are all you need to make luminous bars of soap.
They can be any color you like. colors can also be layered
in one bar... natural additions make unusual, beautiful
soaps. Try poppy seeds a spiral of citrus peel oatmeal,
fragrant dried herbs, or a fernsprig. Directions: 1. Chop
bars of unscented glycerin soap (Pure Pleasure works well)
to yield 2 cups of one half inch chunks. Melt soap in a
double boiler or microwave on high for one minute until
melted completely. Skim froth from
top. Mix in tiny amounts of liquid food coloring. Blend
colors as desired. For scented soap add essential oils-
natural scented oils the essence of the plant from which
they are derived. Can be found in specialty bath and beauty
shops; 2. Brush chosen mold with more essential oil or with
vegetable oil. Pour melted soap into mold and let stand
until hardened, about 2 hours. To make layers, pour one
colored soap into a mold and let it harden for about 20
minutes. Skim off any bubbles and pour another layer into
the mold and let stand until hardened. The natural additions
can be mixed into the melted soap or placed on top of one
layer before adding another; 3. Push the soap out the plastic
mold and tap the bottom.
- Use metal
cookie cutter for a mold to make novelty soaps (baby showers,
holiday gifts, party favors)
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