This is a great, fun project you can do in not a lot of time, and it's kid-friendly, too! Woohoo! Win! My daughters and I had a lot of fun making these today. And since it's
soap, clean-up of all those inevitable messes is a breeze. Let's go!
First, create your design on
water-soluble paper. I did 2 dozen hearts in two different colors of pink. I have an
inkjet printer which worked just fine. Cut them out carefully, leaving a little tag on the side for holding and pinning. You'll cut this off at the end.
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| Cut-out paper hearts. |
Next, melt a half cup for clear melt & pour soap base. I absolutely love this
clear soap base from Brambleberry, but you can also find it at
big-box craft and
hobby stores. Using a microwave-safe container, heat soap in 30-second increments until the soap is
melted. Once the soap base is melted, add 1/2 mL. of fragrance oil. For these, I used
Fresh Cut Roses from Nature's Garden Candles, but Brambleberry also has a fabulous
Passionfruit Rose fragrance.
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| Clear melt & pour base |
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| Adding fragrance to the melted base |
Using tweezers, hold a heart by its tab and dip it in the melted soap base, being sure to cover the entire heart. Let the excess soap drip off of it and set it aside to dry. We used straight pins on a piece of cardboard. Repeat until all the hearts are dunked. You may find it necessary to remelt the soap. Microwave again in 20-30 second intervals, stirring in between intervals, until the soap is fluid and easy to work with again.
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| My 4-year-old dipping a heart in the soap. |
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Sometimes one escapes. It happens.
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| Soap petals setting up. Note how we left a little space between the petals and the cardboard. |
After your soap
petal hearts have set up, take them down and carefully cut the tabs off. Set them in a bowl or dish by your sink.
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| All done and trimmed. Aren't they precious? |
To use: Take one soap petal and use it to wash your hands. Each soap petal is good for one hand washing. These are also great when you're out and about and don't want to use that stuff in soap dispensers.
Do you want the sheet of hearts in a .pdf? Leave a comment below, and I'll be happy to upload it.
