So, i'm always excited to try new ideas and recipes. And because i'm limited by the sizes and styles of molds I have at my disposal right now, i'm constantly trying to think up new ways to repurpose other house hold items, enter: THE SHOEBOX, dunh, dunh, duuunnnhhhh.... (that's my sound effects, you get the point...right?) Anyway, I think I was watching youtube the other day when I got the inspiration to use a shoebox as a soap mold. Sounded interesting enough, so I decided to give it a whirl.
So first, because this was my first time trying this, I chose one of Fat Buddha's (my baby girl) tiny shoe boxes. This way, I wouldn't waste too much product, in case it didn't work out.
Next, I measured out my wax paper to line the box. Basically, all I did here was, lay the paper on top of the box' opening and marked off each corner, and cut it down to size. Once I had the paper smoothly inserted into the box (it took a couple of tries and some adjusting before it was completely smooth) I folded it over and taped it down to the outside of the box to prevent it from moving.
Finally I mixed all of my ingredients, and used the box as I would any other soap mold.
Here are the results:
Because I was using Mulberry Fragance Oil, I layered three different shades of purple, and added gold mica just to give it that little extra "something something." This was a fun project and I may use this technique for my shop in the future, who knows.
Note: Only try this with Melt and Pour soaps, and, as with all things soapy, use caution.
Well folks, I hope ya'll have a SOAPER SATURDAY!!!
