Friday, September 24, 2010

Soaping Up a Winter Wonderland

Silver Spruce is what walking through a cold, snow-covered White Spruce forest smells like – notes of White Spruce are mixed with supporting notes of Blue Spruce and Walnut Tree. The fragrance also has a sprinkling of Cranberries and Hollyberries blended perfectly with notes of Tree Bark and Sap. This complex blend comes off as a sophisticated forest fragrance without wilting at the end.

To create a fun embedded tree soap, use a basic rectangle mold to create a thin layer with clear base colored to your liking. Cut out a tree, place the layer face-down back into the mold with a wet layer of clear soap at the bottom. Make sure to spray with rubbing alcohol so everything sticks together, and back it with white base. Not sure how to free-hand a tree? Start by slicing a line down the center and cut triangles, smallest at top, halfway down and leave the bottom as a line for the trunk. The key to making it look original and tree-like is by adding smaller slices to the triangles to create additional branch shapes. Have fun!

5 comments:

  1. What a neat idea. I have lots of cut outs and would like to try technique with those. Now my creative juices are flowing and I'll be adding more soaps to my Christmas line. Thanks.

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  2. That is really pretty. I like the idea of free forming the tree. Great idea!

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  3. Awesome! Cant believe its time to start our Christmas stuff. I did a loaf with BB Christmas Tree FO this morning for holiday boutiques starting first week in Nov! :)

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  4. I know! Time flies, doesn't it? Thanks for the comments ladies, I'm so excited to hear that the creative juices are flowing!

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  5. These turned out super cute; I can't wait to see your new display with them =)

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