CHRISTMAS SOAP!

All the elves at Trendy Soap have been working hard to create the perfect soapy gift!

So busy I can't stand myself.

Can't wait for some time to relax :)

BUSY HOLIDAY SEASON

Bazaars with my Sis!

Getting Trendy Soap business going.

Aren't the cupcakes cute?

Those signs were harder than one would think to make!

Sketching some chickens.

Making my penguins...who are afraid of birds by the way.

Celebration my oldest, Andy's 15th *14  NOT 15 I always jump ahead!* birthday!  So fun!

PEPPERMINT SPARKLE

Peppermint Sparkle!

This is the most refreshing soap.  Such a great peppermint scent!  Really strong so I have to keep it away from the other soaps.  It's quarantined.

I love the sparkle. Duh!

Rockstar is my new afternoon energy drink.  Instead of coffee.  Only 40 calories in the sugar free kind. :)

I would have crinkle cut the peppermint soap but I broke the metal in half under the wooden handle.  Which torqued the whole cutter.  Lucky I got a discount for another one from Brambleberry.  I'm a really whimpy person so I'm shocked I was able to break it!!

CRANBERRY POMEGRANATE CUPCAKES

These were fun to make!

There's a purple layer on the bottom and hot pink on top.

After letting the purple completely cool and set I added the soap buttons then poured a layer of hot pink on top.

I made the soapy buttons with one of these molds used for fondant.

I found out the key to pouring soap in the fondant mold it this big syringe.  The dropper is to small and pouring is out of control!

Here is a baggie of all the soapy fondant mold creations.

Pouring the second layer was hard because I had to be patient.  I needed to let the soap cool a little before I pour it onto the first layer and the little white soap pieces so the soap pieces wouldn't melt and turn the clear pink soap cloudy.  I've done that before so so many times.  Turns out my superhero cryptonite is patience! (I'm not really a superhero) 

CRANBERRY POMEGRANATE SOAP

This is my favorite soap of the year!

It was my last batch of soap....didn't realize how cool the layering would be.

If I had known how cool layering looks I would have done it to another batch or two.

I added the white soap I made in the fondant molds ( suppose to be used for cooking) and it turned out so cool! The soap isn't decorated yet.

So all soap is cut and sealed but I haven't decorated everything. I have all the big cupcakes done with bows, the boxes of gingerbread men done, cream cheese frosting soap done, the toasted rice done and today I will work on the gingerbread bar soap and wasabi soap.  Also I will finish the cranberry pomegranate.  I wonder what color bows, felt and stuff I should use.  Purple?

SOAP MAKING RAMPAGE

Look at these awesome colors I bought this year. Dayglo pink!

Soap hardening, I think that's the wasabi soap under there.

Uh oh! I'm noticing that there are a lot of orange soaps.  I think I need to make some other colors.

These are actually a deep brown.  Looks orange to me in this picture.  This is such a great color for the chocolate espresso soap.

SOAP FREAK!

Melting soap...

making soapy designs....

they turned out better than I thought they would....

getting molds ready....

adding sparkle...

paper in the muffin pan...

apricot freesia cupcakes done!

Now I have to figure out which color bow to add.  Usually that kind of thing is easy but this year I'm having a hard time finding ribbon at a good price! Boo Hoo!

WHO'S A BRAT?

Not me!  I'm not being bratty because everything I make I have to stage with perfect lighting, photograph with my wonky camera (I want a new one) and load into the computer and edit and then think of something clever to say about it.

This is a photo already in my computer....I'm eating these M&M's!  Isn't this dispenser cool? 

Somehow I'm going to use these boxes for the soap I'm making.  I tried to pour soap directly into the boxes but the soap leaked out the bottom.  I need a new plan!  Ideas?