Tricks + Treats: Graphic Soaps by Sarah Rhodes

Hi, It's Sarah from Team Rhodes Weddings! I am going to share a simple soap DIY with you this morning. Enjoy!

Shopping list:

- clear glycerin (found at craft stores) or you can recycle clear soaps of your own.
- essential oils for lovely smelling soaps
- a small milk carton
- tracing paper, book pages, transparency paper, any kind of paper, or pretty fabric squares.

Have your artwork to put in soaps ready before you start! Definitely use permanent pens to avoid ink bleeding. Measure the bottom of your milk carton, and cut squares slightly smaller than your measurement - you don't want paper sticking out of your soap. :)

Over low heat, melt your glycerin in a pot on your stove. (If you get the craft store glycerin, use about 4-6 squares per bar.)

Add your oils!

Once all the glycerin is melted, pour it into your milk carton. While it's still liquid, place your square of paper into the carton too. Use a spoon to try and get the paper to stick in the middle of the soap, and don't let it float to the top. 

Put the whole carton in your freezer for quick setting! Once the soap is solid in the carton, you're ok to start on your next soap bar. Repeat all the steps and just pour the next batch over top of the first! 

Once you're done with all of them, and they're all solid, then tear off the carton around the bars. Use a non-serrated knife to cut the bars apart - they come apart easily! Anddd you're done. So easy! These are also great for little random Christmas gifts. (I start planning for Christmas gifts in September... sorry!)

Thanks, Sarah! This looks like so much fun! I love that you can use your own artwork! I can't wait to try this... perfect for Holiday gifts. XO. elsie 

Comments

[prinsessancarro]

I Love you´re blog! :D it's so inspired :D

//Prinsessancarro! (princess Carro)

[Meg]

This is great! I have always wanted to learn how to make my own soaps, thanks so much for sharing!
Have a super day!

xoxo~Meg

[Stephanie Drummond]

this is fantastic!

[Rachel Mackin]

Great idea using a milk carton for a mould.

[heidi]

This is the coolest DIY that I've seen in a while! THANKS!!

[kaylin goodman]

this is so great! a perfect christmas present! thanks for sharing!

[Sarah]

This is so cool! I will make some for christmas.:)

[Melissa]

Is this really soap if it's just wax? Does it bubble up and actually clean your hands when you use it with water?

[jari]

totally fun! i think my girls are going to make these with love notes to grandparents for Christmas! thank you so much for sharing!
xo.

[Sarah Rhodes]

Melissa - good question, because there is a difference between plain glycerin and soap glycerin. At the craft stores, the glycerin will be labeled as soap glycerin, and already has the cleansing additive in it. It gets really sudsy!

[Amanda Thorson]

wonderful idea!

[annet]

I can't even tell how awesome I think this is.

[Puri ideku handmade]

GREAT IDEA!!!! you are too genius!

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[Haylee]

K these soaps are freaking amazing. Soap making has always intimidated me but I really don't think I can pass this idea up. So many fun possibilities to be creative! Thanks for sharing

[Watkins35]

what a great idea, thanks so much. x

[cassijean]

This is so cute! I absolutely love the idea. You're my new favorite blog. Every post is just bliss for me :)

[A Piece of Lisa]

That's an awesome idea! It would be cool to do it with photos as well!

[Erika M]

What a cool idea!

[Ashley]

I love this idea! Do you have any other suggestions for molds, if you can't get your hands on a milk carton?

[Sarah Rhodes]

you can use anything that will hold hot wax! I like milk cartons because you can just tear them apart, but if you use something you can't tear off, you can just grab a knife and wedge it out pretty easily, and buff out the knife marks :)