On last year's challenge I learned so much and expanded my soap making skills. All the other participants were so talented and some of the nicest people to take the journey with. The pictures of everyone's soaps were amazing and so fun to look at. I never get tired of looking at other peoples soaps....may seem strange to some, but not to us soapers. We call it "soap porn".
This week's soap challenge is to make a soap using a technique
called "Tiger Stripes". I was very excited to be doing this one. Let
me explain, you see I live in a very small town in Oregon called Yamhill, which
is a farming community. The population is around 700, the town consists of a
small strip of businesses which includes a small country store, one gas
station, post office, bank, 3 small restaurants, and a few other businesses.
Our bordering town is Carlton and the kids from both cities go to school together.
The Elementary school is located in Carlton, the Junior High and High School
are in Yamhill. You are probably wondering what all this has to do with me be
so excited about making a "Tiger Stripe" soap, well the High School's
mascot is none other than a TIGER!
Well here goes.........................................
Here you can see that I have pictures of tigers that I printed as my inspiration for my colors and I have my colors selected ready to mix. |
Colors are mixed, gloves are on, I am ready to get started. Oh yes and my fingers are crossed that this will come out just like I visioned it. |
I have started pouring my colors. I poured a thin line of color 1, then poured a thin line of color 2, then a thin line of color 3. I continue pouring each color this way until the mold is full. |
All the soap is now poured into the mold. So far everything has gone well.....whew! |
I textured the top and put on a bit of glitter. I can't wait to unmold and cut it to see what the inside looks like. Waiting is the hard part! |
Here are a couple pictures of the Yamhill/Carlton High School Gym showing a great painting of their Tiger Mascott. |
Here is my "Y/C Tiger Soap" Scented with the fragrance oil "Energy". |
LOVE your soap! Beautiful, especially with the tiger visuals.
ReplyDeleteAmazing job, Margo!!! So very realistic and fun to have a Tiger mascot in your hometown! Ironic? I think not!
ReplyDeleteThe colors are dead-on accurate! Great tiger stripe!!
ReplyDeleteWow, wow, wow, it looks so real!
ReplyDeleteStunning, Margo!
That came out AWESOME! I am in love with it!!!
ReplyDeleteWoW!! That looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteWow, that`s a real tiger! ;o)
ReplyDeletewell done, so real !
ReplyDeleteWow! Those turned out gggggrrreat!
ReplyDeleteIncredible - THAT is a tiger stripe !!!!
ReplyDeleteWow, that's awesome...it looks JUST like the tiger in the picture!!!
ReplyDeleteWOW!
ReplyDeleteOMG! I love this! Your interpretation is just so fantastic and the colours are perfect. Totally fantastic!
ReplyDeleteWow! Stunning! Looks EXACTLY like tiger stripes!
ReplyDeleteThese soaps are just perfect - real tigers :) Linda
ReplyDeleteVery stunning!
ReplyDeleteAbsolute perfection!
ReplyDeleteWow! love your soap! your colours are so realistic,great work!
ReplyDeleteWell done this is amazing soap and the colours work so well.
ReplyDeleteWha-ha-ha-ouw !!! i love your soap, it looks so real!
ReplyDeleteBravo ;)
Lovely! I love the tiger colors!
ReplyDeleteYour soap is Striking...the best in the challenge as far as I'm concerned. :)
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your story and looking at those great pictures! The soap is amazing and the photo with the toy tiger is so fun! Great work you have done with this challenge,Margo!
ReplyDeleteOur school mascot is Tiger too. I hadn't even thought to make soap of the colors and I love your soap. What color did you use for the brown? It look a little orange in the plastic cup but brown in the soap. Absolutely beautiful. You are very talented!
ReplyDeleteI did not use brown, I used activated charcoal for the black, and an orange mica, I also added TD to the other cup to keep it on the white side.
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