Layered Soaps from DIY

Try making this bar of soap layered with star-shaped soaps. These bars of soap would be great to be put out on holidays such as Presidents Day, Memorial Day and 4th of July. This project from the same lady who did the popsicle soaps that was posted earlier. Another idea is to purchase the star shaped muffin mold from Wilton, which can be purchased at Michaels.

From "Craft Lab"episode DCLB-261 which airs on the DIY Network.

Jennifer Perkins and Debbie Chialtas show how to make layered soap. This project is impressive despite how easy it is to do.

Materials:
clear and white soap base
mica colorant – pink, silver, black
rubbing alcohol in spray bottle*
circle, square or rectangle soap molds
small metal cookie cutter shapes - stars, circles, etc.
glass measuring cup
popsicle sticks
small cups

*Fill a small spray bottle with rubbing alcohol to break any surface bubbles on the soap while it’s still liquid.

Steps:
- Melt 3/4 ounce of clear soap base in a measuring cup.

- Spritz a few sprays of alcohol in a small cup.

- Mix the pink colorant with a craft stick to dissolve the colorant.

- Mix the colorant into the white soap base and stir thoroughly.

- Pour the pink soap into a desired soap mold (rectangle, circle, square). Mist with alcohol to eliminate bubbles. Let sit for 15 minutes until set.

-Repeat the above steps for the silver and black soaps, however, only mix the black and silver colorant in a clear soap base.

- Remove all set soaps from the molds.

- Use small cutters to cut assorted shapes from the soap molds.

- Melt two ounces of clear soap base to form the large bar of soap.

- Pour the clear soap base into one rectangle soap mold until 1/2 way full.

- Layer the soap’s interior design with the pink, black and silver star shapes.

- Top off the mold with additional clear soap.

- Let the layered soap set at room temperature for 15 minutes, put in freezer for 10 minutes, then unmold.


GUESTS :

Debbie Chialtas, Soapylove
Website: http://www.soapylove.com/

Source: http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/ca_crafts_projects/article/0,2041,DIY_13721_5713671,00.html