Gingerbread Man Soap Project

I love the aroma of gingerbread.  So, I was happy to find this project from Brambleberry called Gingerbread Man Soap.  The level for this project is for a beginner but I believe any level would want to make these soaps for the holidays.

Conversation Hearts MP Soap

I am sure many of you have grown up getting conversation heart candy for Valentine's Day.  Someone told today that these precious candies are no longer made.  To show affection to your sweetie, you can make these adorable melt and pour Conversation Heart Soaps.  These soaps look the famous candy hearts.  And they are a great alternative to giving candy.  The fragrance used in this recipe is a blend of banana, juicy kiwi, lemon and vanilla.

Classic Heart Melt & Pour Soap

Valentine's Day is just around the corner.  Are you looking for something to show your love to those special in your life?  Here is a recipe from The Soap Queen called Classic Heart Melt and Pour Soaps that would be perfect to way to let your Valentine that you love them.  It takes just a few short hours to make these beautiful soaps and one batch makes about 8-10 bars.

Pumpkin Hayride MP Soap

Fall is definitely in the air.  The weather is changing...a lot cooler. I found this really cute melt and pour soap project from Wholesale Supplies Plus called Pumpkin Hayride.  This is a moderate level project that takes an hour and results in eight bars of soap.

Peppermint Candy Soap Loaf

It is not too early to start thinking of the holiday season.  My favorite candy for Christmas is from Brach's Peppermint Christmas Tree Nougats.  So when I saw this melt and pour project from Rustic Escentuals called Peppermint Candy Soap Loaf. The embedded peppermint candy soap has red and white soap pieces that makes this soap have a fun holiday twist.  By using mica to color the soap pieces, you will not have to worry about the colors bleeding into the clear soap base.  Plus the soap looks great and be enjoyed through the holiday season.

Caramel Apple MP Soap

I love caramel apples  So when I saw the instructions for this Caramel Apple MP Soap from Wholesale Supplies Plus, I had to share because they look good enough to eat.  They are perfect for kids and adults alike.  They are great for back to school gifts for teachers, fall craft fair or anytime you want or add a cute novelty to your product line.  Just a thought if you give them out at Halloween or anytime for a matter of fact, you should put a label that says....DO Not Eat.

Soapy Nesting - Easter Soaps Part 2

Since Spring is here, I have been trying to look to bring a variety of springtime projects.  If you are a melt and pour soap maker, here is a cute project called Soapy Nest project which appears on Soap and the Finer Things.

Jolly Jublee Embeds

Even though Thanksgiving is next week, it does not hurt to start looking for ideas for Christmas.  Here is a melt and pour tutorial from The Soap Queen called Jolly Jubilee Embeds.  This intermediate projects takes 90 mins. to make four soaps. So start thinking who you want to make soap for and how much supplies you need to order to make these adorable soaps.

MP Soap: Pot o' Gold

Now that Valentine's Day is over, the next item on the calender to celebrate is St. Patrick's Day.  St. Patrick's Day has a special meaning but that particular day in March, everyone is Irish. If you rather celebrate by not drinking then why not make this adorable MP Soap: Pot o' Gold from Wholesale Supplies Plus? If I were to get this soap as a gift, I would think it would be great as actually find a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. This advanced project should take two hours to make eight soaps.

Fireworks Melt and Pour Soap Loaf

The nations birthday is now over.  For next year's celebration you may want to make Fireworks Melt and Pour Soap Loaf from Wholesale Supplies Plus. This is an advanced project which should take six hours to complete and should make 44 oz. Loaf or 8-1" slices.  If you do like the colors you can change them to more patriotic colors. But whatever the colors you decide, the end result will remind you of fireworks exploding in the sky. Bright colors and awesome fragrance are sure to make this a favorite summer soap.

MP Soap: Hearts & Clovers

Valentine's day has past, but you can always make this heart soap for your sweetie anytime. But the luck of the Irish is only celebrated once a year in March. So would you like to spread alittle luck to someone all year round? Why, not create these Hearts and Clovers Melt and Pour Soap which appears on the Wholesale Supplies Plus website? From this recipe, you should gets 24 slices of soap so you can spread alot of luck this St. Patrick's Day and beyond!

3D Easter Egg Soaps

Easter will soon be here. Instead of the making the traditional Easter Eggs for the annual hunt, how about making the eggs out of soap? Learn how to make these 3D Easter Egg Soaps from Soap Place which use Life of the Party Soap supplies. These supplies can be purchase at your local Michaels Arts and Craft Stores.

Easter Basket Worthy Soap

Looking for something different to put in someone's Easter Basket? Easter is early this year. As a matter of fact, it is March 31st this year. These cute decorated egg soaps are really cute and very easy to make. This Easter Egg Soap project appears on the blog Soap and the Finer Things in Life courtesy of The Soap Queen. All supplies can be purchased through Brambleberry. I purchased a Wilton silicone mold a couple of years back that would be perfect for this project.

Shaped Soaps for Valentine's Day

How would you like to create these adorable soap shapes to place in your melt and pour soap? Denise from Go Planet Earth created this Valentine's Day Soap tutorial so that you can place these shapes will later be embeded and layered into a heart shaped mold. Shaped cutters are used to make them. Once these shapes were created, Denise took these soap embedds and arranged these shapes in a larger bar of soap. Once the soap is hardened you can use really cute packaging to place them in and give them as gifts. How about giving these out to your child's class for their Valentine's party at school.

How to Make Decorative Christmas Soaps

How to Make Decorative Christmas Soaps by Dale Devries, eHow Contributor is an unique way of making your own holiday soaps to give to your friends and family. You can make these soaps and decorate the tree. When the day arrives you can get them out to your guests. These soaps are so beautiful that they can be used for decorating the guest bathroom and kitchens. They are so unique that your guests will not realize that they are soaps that can be used. But they just might not use them and put them out each Christmas holiday season.

Candy Corn Soap (M&P) Recipe

I always look forward to this time of year when the bags of candy corn makes it way to the shelves. I even love the bags of pumpkin shaped candy corn. If you love candy corn as much as I do, then you may want to try this melt and pour Candy Corn Soap Recipe from Wholesale Supplies Plus.

This project should take you 2 hours and will make (16) 4 oz bars of soap. All supplies can be purchased through WSP. I am thinking of whipping out my Wilton Silicone Mold with the candy corn shape and making these soaps for friends and family.

Caramel Apple Soaps

I love carmel apples. And what says more than fall? Why not create these melt and pour Caramel Apple Soaps. This festive and easy soap tutorial appears on the blog Soap and the Finer Things in Life. This recipe will take you 45 minutes to make one soap. All supplies can be purchased through Brambleberry. And would be great to give out as halloween treats instead of candy at your next function.

Leaf Soap Tutorial

Is autumn your favorite time of the year? It is so beautiful when the leaves on the trees turn from green to shades of yellows and orange. Decorators say that you should bring alittle of the outside in. Well, why not create these autumnal soaps an scatter them in your powder room? This simple leaf soap tutorial from Greenbean's Crafterole can help you do that. Why not get started and bring in the beauty of the season into your home?

Easter Basket Soap Tutorial from The Soap Queen

Easter is just around the corner and I found this really cute Easter project from Anne Marie aka The Soap Queen. It is making soap to look like Easter Basket Grass. This project can be found on The Soap Queen's Blog - Soap and the Finer Things.

According to Anne Marie this project will take about 30 minutes of total soaping time, broken up into two sessions. This entire project is very simple and could easily be done with children above the age of 4 with adult supervision. One small obvious safety note, when you are showering with your Easter soap, consider pulling the plastic, sharp-edged objects out of your soap. The little feet in the bird will scratch you and your loved ones in a rather unattractive manner. For this project, Anne-Marie used: White Melt and Pour, Non-Bleeding (Pink & Blue) Colorant Clear Soap,Lilac Fragrance, Labcolor Aqua, and Milky Way Square mold. All of these supplies can be purchased through Brambleberry.com.

You will need the following equipment to complete this project : Spoon, Pyrex or heat safe melting glass, Cheese Grater, and Plastic Dropper. The directions for this project are pretty basic. So follow them to the "T" and it should come out beautifully. And if you would like to take this project a step further, make sure to check out part 2 of this project called Soap Nesting Easter Soaps.

Easter Egg Soaps

This year instead of making hard boiled eggs for the Easter Egg Hunt, how about creating these glycerin melt and pour Easter Egg Soaps from A Big Slice? What is really great about making egg soaps instead of hard boiled eggs is that the eggs do not go bad. Instead they can use these soaps to wash there hands. And what a perfect idea to get the whole family involved in this craft project.

To be honest, I wanted to create these for many years but could not figure out how to get the melted soap in to the plastic Easter Eggs. After looking at A Big Slice's instructions, it all makes sense.

If you would like to be more daring and would like to your decorative eggs soaps to the next level, then I would suggest that you check out the Egg Soap Instructions by Bob Sherman from One Stop Candle.