Okay my first attempt was inspired by this pic below
That was a screen shot of it.
It failed terribly.
See soap below...it looked like a cat in this one photo
My second and last try was inspired by this pic below
For both I had used the recipe
Palm oil, coconut oil, lard, olive oil and castor. Did the cpop method.
Bought the Matt's that Claudia suggested.
They were very flimsy for the first one
The second one I doubled it and had card stock in between them with tape because my stapler is a mini.
Here are some pics that I was able to take of them and the process.
Three cut out layers. 1st is the moon in white. 2nd is kitty in black, 3rd is branch in brown.
My colours were TD for the white of the moon. Activated Charcoal with some black oxide for the black kitty. Midnight blue for the sky, Sexy stranger Brown mixed with Olaive Martini green to make a lighter brown branch
These took me days chopping and shredding through a strainer to get small enough white pieces to look like stars. I also added some galactic glitter to it
My hands were covered in soap so I wasn't able to take a pic of my moon but you can see how much white was pulled out my looking at the other mold
Then you see/where I dragged the kitty through. I was getting nervous because my soap was thickening up before I could even put the colour and FO in it
Again I forgot to take a pic of the kitty filled in with black.
I poured the brown on top and ran my branch card through and realized I had made a mistake. I should have run the card then poured. So I coveted it and made a half # of soap and just dumped some brown in it.
That's it above, yes I was shaking. I got it in the oven at noon at 160* for 2 hours then shut it off. Let it/sit there till 7 and it just plopped out of the mold.
Finishing pics below
Below is the kitty on a branch looking at a wonky-ass moon 😊
Scented with Vetiver Type from BB
Thank you Amy and Claudia for the challenge. I think I will do it again with a much more simpler design,
I always over reach....
I think your Cat is neat! It looks ready to pounce on something in the moon light ;) this was a harder challenge than I expected for sure, but you did great!
ReplyDeleteThanks Eva! Yes it was harder than appeared. Especially making the right sculpting cards!!
DeleteThis looks great! Love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks, I had higher expectations of the design and/was number by the results
DeleteAwww. I love kitty soaps, and it's such a cute little kitty! I'm sorry to hear you had trouble with the shapers, but I think you've got the idea now and I bet you could re-create it!
ReplyDeleteYeah I got the idea. I think just a simple shape would be better, easier to replicate if needed. But I did it!! I entered it and this 3 month stint is over. On to the next 3 months. Seems they are getting harder and harder :/
DeleteI love your kitty, Omneya! This technique sure is a tricky one. Something that looks simple is still really, really hard to recreate in soap!
ReplyDeleteYes it is tricky Debi! I think the hardest part was cutting out the images on something strong enough to sculpt with but not so thick either. Not having access to many other tools I could use for this challenge and life in general can make it difficult.
DeleteI love cats so this is definitely a soap for me! It must have been tough to get the cats head shape to hold so well done, you did a fantastic job :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Claire! It was definitely a challenge! His head is wider than his neck so when you pull out ..its a mess
DeleteI love the kitty :) These were definitely a challenge, no doubt about it. See, I have the image of a HUGE moon, and the little kitty looking down a long alleyway almost - so hey, it works for me!
ReplyDeleteNathicana, I'm kitty obsessed! Lol.
DeleteThis makes this kittycat happy! LOVES THIS!
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