This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links. Thanks for your support! I was clearing out some shelves that hadn't been looked at in years when I came across an old soap making kit Alicia had when she was younger. I remember that originally it had glycerin based soap in it. It also had dyes and molds for soap making. She had a lot of fun with that, so I had purchased a cream based soap for her to continue with it. Shortly after that, she must have lost interest because when I found the kit, it still had most of that soap in it. I looked online to see if the same kit was still available. I didn't see it, but here is a similar one. Also here. This one is cute for kids. The soap base was no longer labeled, but I am guessing it is a glycerin based product like this or this. I decided it would be fun to make some soap and give it to her to go with the baby gifts I am working on. I know that lavender is a great essential oil to induce relaxation and sleep, and I love how oatmeal makes my skin feel. It is so soothing. So I decided to make a Lavender-Oatmeal soap. First, I weighed out about 6 oz of the soap base and started melting it in a clean #10 can sitting inside a pan of water. You can also try melting it in the microwave.
Here are some silicone molds available on Amazon. Here are some pretty flower shaped ones! When the soap was all melted, I filled the molds about 1/2 full. The amount of soap I made was enough for 2 round bars. I bought my tissue paper and the Baker's Twine at Dollar Tree! It comes in packs of 3 for just $1.00 (or course). I love this stuff, I have used it for so many things!
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7/12/2017 10:37:18 pm
This looks like something my grandbabies would enjoy doing. Cute wrapping paper. Thank you Helen for attending the #WednesdayAIMLinkParty. I pinned your post on Pinterest and shared it on Twitter.
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7/16/2017 06:30:45 pm
What a fun project! Thanks for linking up to #HomeMattersParty
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7/18/2017 09:30:05 pm
Congrats Helen! Your post is Featured at the #WednesdayAIMLinkParty. See here: http://grammysgrid.com/wednesday-aim-link-party-22/
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7/19/2017 01:10:35 am
This looks really fine & perfectly made. I like the way you have wrapped it up. Well done.
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7/31/2017 07:02:32 am
What lovely soaps, and I love the way you have wrapped them too! The lavender and oatmeal are such a soothing combination. Thank you so much for sharing with us at Hearth and Soul, Hazel. Hope to see you at the party again when we return from summer break a week from today, on Monday August 7th.
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7/31/2017 08:29:07 am
Thank you April. I hope you have a wonderful vacation!
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Helen Reynolds: Mother of six children , grandmother to fifteen! I love to cook, craft and create things and I especially love doing that with my family, So, when my lawyer daughter, Lindsey, my artist daughter, Madalynn, and I came up with the idea of Hot Cocoa Bombs, this blog was born. Then, one more daughter, with her technical and science skills, plus creativity has joined in to round us out! Read more about us here! Archives
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