Pure Honey Fragrance Oil is also used in the Honey Bee Funnel Pour Cold Process Soap. The soap gets its unique black, white and yellow stripes from the funnel pour technique. It is then topped with cold process frosting, a bee embed and a golden Honey Melt and Pour Base honey drizzle. This project is a great opportunity to try some advanced soaping techniques.

If you want to teach some new techniques to your friends, you can host a DIY craft party. Making nail polish is one of the projects you can make. Because it is ready to use once the color is mixed in, your friends can take it home with them. Get tips for your next get together in the Nail Polish Party + Nail Polish Colors and Free Templates post.

Providing snacks is another option for the DIY party. These Honey Roasted Peaches would be a sweet and healthy thing to snack on during crafting. The peaches are easy to make – all you have to do is mix them with butter and honey and roast for 15-20 minutes. The result is sweet, soft peaches that go on everything from ice cream to granola.

Soap inspiration can come from anywhere, whether it’s butterflies or pottery. Tammi with Lux & Lather Handmade Artisan Soaps & Candles was inspired by ancient Greek pottery to create her stunning soap. This week’s Facebook Photo of the Week was colored with Brick Red Oxide and Black Oxide.

The warm base color of the soap is complemented by the deep red and black. The pattern on the bottom is beautiful, and the interesting swirl reminds me of a running horse. If you love the red and black color palette in Tammi’s soap, check out the Dragon’s Breath Cold Process Soap. The Movember Mustache Melt and Pour Tutorial has more red and black inspiration.

Above (clockwise, top left) are Tammi’s Rosemary and Peppermint Soap, Great Outdoors Soap, Warm Winter Fig Soap and 7 Soap. If you’d like a soap scented with Peppermint Essential Oil, 1st Distill and Rosemary Essential Oil, click through the Minty Clay Melt and Pour Tutorial. Rosemary also smells great in the Indigo Spoon Plop Soap Cold Process Tutorial.

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For more beautiful soapy inspiration, check out this week’s Instagram Photo of the Week by Melanie. Her Coconut Mango Violet soap is made with yogurt and coconut milk for an extra creamy feel. The hanger swirl technique is used to swirl the vibrant purple, orange and green soap. See more of her gorgeous work on her Instagram page.

Post pictures of your crafty creations on the Facebook page each week for a chance to be featured on the Soap Queen blog and receive a sweet soapy package from Bramble Berry. Photos are chosen based on consensus from the Bramble Berry staff, so the best way to increase your chances of winning is to show us lots of photos!

To participate in the Instagram contest, hashtag your pictures with #soapshare. Each Friday, I will pick a photo on Instagram to be featured on the Bramble Berry Instagram account. 

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Along with the hidden goodies, the bath bombs contain chia seed oil to moisturize your skin. They have a bright yellow hue from Daisy Yellow LaBomb Colorant. A combination of fresh Crisp Apple Rose Fragrance Oil and sweet Pure Honey Fragrance Oil will make the bath water smell like springtime. See these bath fizzies in action in the video below!

What You’ll Need:
 3 cups Sodium Bicarbonate (baking soda)
1.5 cups Citric Acid
2 Tbs. Chia Seed Oil
2 mL Daisy Yellow LaBomb Colorant
1 tsp. Iridescent Glitter (1/4 tsp. for each bath bomb)
6 mL Crisp Apple Rose Fragrance Oil
4 mL Pure Honey Fragrance Oil
Butterfly Erasers
Witch Hazel
Stainless Steel Bath Bomb Mold
Optional: Droppers

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OPTIONAL MOLD PREP: To aid in the unmolding of the bath bombs, add 5-10 drops of cyclomethicone inside each half of the Stainless Steel Bath Bomb molds. Swirl it around so that there is a nice coat covering the inside of the molds. Set the molds on paper towels in a way that allows the excess cyclomethicone to run out. You want just the thinnest coat of cyclomethicone inside the molds.

ONE: In a large bowl, combine sodium bicarbonate and citric acid. Use your hands or a mesh strainer to remove any clumps.

TWO: Once the mixture is smooth, add the chia seed oil. Use your hands to fully incorporate the oil into the powder.

THREE: Add 2 mL of Daisy Yellow LaBomb Colorant and use your hands to mix it in fully.

FOUR: Add 6 mL of Crisp Apple Rose Fragrance Oil and 4 mL of Pure Honey Fragrance Oil and mix well.
FIVE: Check the moisture level of your fizzies. The mixture should be wet enough so when you squeeze the powder in your palm it will stick together. If it doesn’t hold its shape, spritz with witch hazel. You want to spray enough so that the powders stick together and aren’t crumbly. Be careful though, because spraying too much can cause the mixture to fizz prematurely and ruin your fizzies. How much witch hazel you use depends on a number of factors, including the humidity in your area. We used about 10-12 spritzes of witch hazel. Read more in the Sunday Night Spotlight: Witch Hazel post.
SIX: Fill up one half of the mold with the mixture, leaving space at the top. Make sure to press the mixture in to make it compact as possible. Add 1/4 tsp. of glitter and one butterfly eraser.
SEVEN: Scoop more of the mixture on top until it’s mounded in the center. Fill up the second half of the bath bomb, mounding the mixture in the center again.
EIGHT: Press the two sides of the mold together firmly. Then, slowly remove the top half of the bath bomb mold. Let the bath bomb sit in the bottom half of the mold for 10 minutes or up to an hour. It can be a little tricky to get the fizzies to stick together…but practice makes perfect! If they do not stick together the first time, you can try again a few times if they begin to crumble. See how to use the stainless steel molds in the How to Make Bath Fizzies video on Soap Queen TV.
NINE: Slowly remove the bottom half of the mold and set the bath bomb aside.

TEN: Repeat the process with the other bath bombs. When they’re unmolded, allow them to sit for 24 hours before using or wrapping in plastic wrap to protect them from excess moisture. Learn more about packing and storing your bath bombs in the How to Store Handmade Bath Products post.

To use, drop the bomb in your bath tub and watch it fizz! Because these bath bombs have oil in them, they can make your tub slippery. Be careful when exiting your bath tub!

What’s your favorite scent to enjoy in the tub?

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Butterfly Sparkle Surprise Bath Bomb

With a secret stash of glitter and a butterfly eraser inside, these bath bombs are perfect for kids!

Course Bath Bomb

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Total Time 20 minutes minutes

Author Soap Queen

Ingredients

• 3 cups Sodium Bicarbonate baking soda
• 1.5 cups Citric Acid
• 2 Tbs. Chia Seed Oil
• 2 mL Daisy Yellow LaBomb Colorant
• Iridescent Glitter
• 6 mL Crisp Apple Rose Fragrance Oil
• 4 mL Pure Honey Fragrance Oil
• Butterfly Erasers
• Witch Hazel
• Stainless Steel Bath Bomb Mold
• Optional: Droppers

Instructions

• To aid in the unmolding of the bath bombs, add 5-10 drops of cyclomethicone inside each half of the Stainless Steel Bath Bomb molds. Swirl it around so that there is a nice coat covering the inside of the molds. Set the molds on paper towels in a way that allows the excess cyclomethicone to run out. You want just the thinnest coat of cyclomethicone inside the molds.
• In a large bowl, combine sodium bicarbonate and citric acid. Use your hands or a mesh strainer to remove any clumps.
• Once the mixture is smooth, add the chia seed oil. Use your hands to fully incorporate the oil into the powder.
• Add 2 mL of Daisy Yellow LaBomb Colorant and use your hands to mix it in fully.
• Add 6 mL of Crisp Apple Rose Fragrance Oil and 4 mL of Pure Honey Fragrance Oil and mix well.
• Check the moisture level of your fizzies. The mixture should be wet enough so when you squeeze the powder in your palm it will stick together. If it doesn’t hold its shape, spritz with witch hazel. You want to spray enough so that the powders stick together and aren’t crumbly. Be careful though, because spraying too much can cause the mixture to fizz prematurely and ruin your fizzies. How much witch hazel you use depends on a number of factors, including the humidity in your area. We used about 10-12 spritzes of witch hazel.
• Fill up one half of the mold with the mixture, leaving space at the top. Make sure to press the mixture in to make it compact as possible. Add 1/4 tsp. of glitter and one butterfly eraser.
• Scoop more of the mixture on top until it’s mounded in the center. Fill up the second half of the bath bomb, mounding the mixture in the center again.
• Press the two sides of the mold together firmly. Then, slowly remove the top half of the bath bomb mold. Let the bath bomb sit in the bottom half of the mold for 10 minutes or up to an hour. It can be a little tricky to get the fizzies to stick together…but practice makes perfect! If they do not stick together the first time, you can try again a few times if they begin to crumble.
• Slowly remove the bottom half of the mold and set the bath bomb aside.
• Repeat the process with the other bath bombs. When they’re unmolded, allow them to sit for 24 hours before using or wrapping in plastic wrap to protect them from excess moisture.
• To use, drop the bomb in your bath tub and watch it fizz! Because these bath bombs have oil in them, they can make your tub slippery. Be careful when exiting your bath tub!

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