Recipe Tutorials 2005

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1.1 - Heart Soap Mobile Requirements: 500g Red raspberry soap (Soap Barn) Waxed cord or string (Soap Barn) Beads (Soap Barn) Metal ring (Soap Barn Method: Gently melt the soap in a small pot over the stove or in the microwave on defrost. Pour the soap into the heart mould and leave to set. Make holes through your soap hearts with the kebab skewer or toothpick. Tie a big bead on the bottom of the string to prevent the soap from coming off the end. Now alternate the beads and soap all the way up the string. Repeat your pattern till the soap, beads and string are at an end. Tie the metal ring on the end of the string to make for easy hanging. Soap mobiles look and smell gorgeous in your bathroom. Use it up, one soap heart at a time. Or you can hang your mobile in your bathroom to keep your clothes fresh and smelling wonderful. back to top

1.2 - Ylang Ylang Massage Cream Requirements: 1/2 cup Beeswax (Soap Barn) 1/4 cup Sweet oil (Soap Barn) 350ml Distilled water 30 drops Ylang Ylang fragrance (Soap Barn) Attractive bottle or jar (Soap Barn) Method: Melt the wax over a low heat. Using a whisk slowly stir in the sweet oil and then the water a few drops at a time. Blend thoroughly and remove from the heat. Add the fragrance and then pour into an attractive bottle. In winter you can warm this massage rub a little before using. back to top

1.3 - Stunning Solid Perfume Requirements: 2 Tablespoons cocoa butter 3 Tablespoons coconut oil 1 Tablespoon beeswax 1 Bottle fragrance (10ml) of your choice Small jar or tin Method: In a very small pot melt together two tablespoons of cocoa butter and three tablespoons of coconut oil and one tablespoon of beeswax. Then add one full bottle of cosmetic fragrance (10ml) to the mixture and blend well. Pour into small pots or tins and leave to set. Using Stunning Solid Perfume Rub you finger over the surface of the perfume and then dab behind your ears and on the inside of your wrists. Solid perfume is the perfect accessory to every handbag. You can carry your perfume with you anywhere without worry that the bottle is going to spill and ruin everything in your handbag back to top

1.4 - Cherry Bath Pebbles Requirements: 500g Bath pebbles (Soap Barn) 1teaspoon glycerine (Soap Barn) Pink/red liquid soap colouring (Soap Barn) Cherry fragrance (Soap Barn) Attractive bottle or jar (Soap Barn) Wooden scoop (Soap Barn) Hemp string (Soap Barn) Glass beads (Soap Barn) Method: Pour your bath pebbles into a damp towel and wipe off all the excess fine salt powder that covers them. Mix 30 drops of fragrance and 20 drops of colouring into a teaspoon of glycerine. Place the pebbles in a mixing bowl and mix the coloured and fragranced glycerine through the pebbles. Mix through really well. Now you can put the pebbles in an attractive bottle or jar. Decorate with a small wooden scoop and some beads. Bath Pebbles are made from salt and thus have wonderful properties in your bath. Salt is a muscle relaxant and is also a great antiseptic. back to top

1.5 - Pink Heart Bath Confetti Requirements: 500g Rose pink glycerine soap (Soap Barn) Pink soap colouring (Soap Barn) Rose fragrance (Soap Barn) Rice paper (Soap Barn) Bulldog clips (Chocolate Den) Heart punch (Soap Barn) Organza bags (Soap Barn) Glass beads (Soap Barn) Method: Gently melt each colour soap on the stove over a very low heat. When the pink soap is melted take a tablespoon of the melted soap out and add 3 drops of pink soap colouring to it. Dissolve the colouring in the tablespoon of melted soap and then return it to the pot. Stir the bright pink soap through the melted soap till the base soap is many shades darker than it was originally. Now add thirty drops of rose fragrance to the bright pink soap. Mix through well. Now you can divide the rice paper into quarter sheets. Fold the rice paper in half (width wise) and tear it, then fold those halves into half and tear them. This gives you a good size sheet to work with. Attach a bulldog clip to the edge of a sheet and prepare to dip. Dip each sheet into the pot of melted soap and hold it over the pot for 20 seconds (more or less) while the soap sets on the sheet. To get a nice thin coating of soap on your rice paper sheet the soap in the pots should be kept quite hot. (But not too hot so that it boils. Keep the stove on 1 and that should maintain the soap at the correct working temperature). As a sheet sets put it aside and dip the next one. When all the sheets (you need) have set you can start making your confetti. With a heart punch you can punch out your confetti into small heart shapes. Once your confetti is punched out you can package it in small organza bags. Decorate your bags with some attractive glass beads. Bath confetti is fun fun fun!!! Sprinkle the confetti into your bath for a beautifully scented bath. The coloured pieces float in your bath, scenting it, giving it a party feel and soften the water as the soap dissolves all around you. The rice paper dissolves away and you emerge from your bath relaxed as though you have just woken from a wonderful dream. back to top

1.6 - Cherry Heart Bath Bombs Requirements: 1 heart mould PV 166 1 Cup baking soda 1/2 Cup cornstarch 1/2 Cup citric acid 1 Teaspoon sweet oil 1 Teaspoon coconut oil 3 Teaspoons witchhazel Cherry fragrance oil Pink powder colouring Method: In a large bowl mix together the baking soda and cornstarch and the citric acid. Put a handful of this mixture into a smaller bowl and add to it the sweet oil, coconut oil, pink colouring and cherry fragrance oil. Mash this mixture well into a paste and then return it to the big bowl. Crumb the coloured paste into the dry mixture till they are one even mixture. Add three teaspoons of witchhazel and mix through fast. Remember the more liquid you add to the mixture the more fizz you lose. The mixture must be just damp enough to hold together in a clump if you squeeze it in your fist. To make a heart fizz bomb pack the mixture very tight into a mould and then release it onto a tray to set. Do not leave the heart bombs on wood or cardboard to set because they will absorb the oil. Leave your hearts two days to set hard or you can dry them out in an oven on a very very low heat. back to top

2.1 - Rose Creme Body Soap Requirements: 250g Pink rose glycerine soap (Soap Barn) Rose Fragrance (Soap Barn) 50g Aqueous Cream (Soap Barn) 1 Oval Soap Mould (Soap Barn) Handmade paper (Soap Barn) Organza ribbon (Soap Barn) Paper roses (Soap Barn) Method: Gently melt your soap in the microwave or in a pot over a very low heat. Once the soap has melted add 20 drops of rose fragrance and all the aqueous cream. Stir well till the aqueous has melted into the soap. If your soap still smells of aqueous cream you can add another 10-20 drops of rose fragrance. Pour the soap mixture into the mould and leave to set. (Leave overnight) Once the soap is un-moulded you can wrap it in handmade paper and tie it up with an organza ribbon and decorate with a paper rose. See how smooth and soft your skin feels after washing with this gentle soap. back to top

2.2 - Bunny Hologram Soaps Requirements: 500g Pink rose soap (Soap Barn) 1 small bunny mould (Soap Barn) 1 oval soap mould (Soap Barn) Lustre powder (Soap Barn) PVC box (Soap Barn) Organza ribbon (Soap Barn) Paper roses (Soap Barn) Method: Gently melt your pink soap over a low heat on the stove or on defrost in the microwave. Pour the melted soap into the small bunny mould and leave to set. When your small soap has set dust it with lustre powder, only on the front side. Then half fill an oval mould with not-too-hot pink soap. Drop your bunny soap into the melted soap (upside down) and then top your mould up with more soap. Leave to set. Package five Easter soaps in a PVC box. Decorate with organza ribbon and paper roses. back to top

2.3 - Lavender Body Lotion Requirements: 3 Tablespoons cocoa butter (Soap Barn) 3 Tablespoons glycerine (Soap Barn) 6 Tablespoons aqueous cream (Soap Barn) Lavender fragrance oil (Soap Barn) Attractive bottle or jar (Soap Barn) Organza ribbon (Soap Barn) Paper roses (Soap Barn) Method: Gently melt three tablespoons of cocoa butter in a small pot. Mix together very well 3 tablespoons of glycerine and 6 tablespoons of aqueous cream till the whole mixture is smooth, creamy and shiny. Then add the melted cocoa butter and thirty drops of fragrance. Blend well. You can now pour the lotion into an attractive bottle or jar for use. Decorate with organza ribbon and paper roses. back to top

2.4 - Bath Jelly Requirements: Gelatine (Soap Barn) Blue soap colouring (Soap Barn) CK1 copy fragrance (Soap Barn) 500ml clear un-fragranced bubble bath (Soap Barn) Attractive jar (Soap Barn) Wooden scoop (Soap Barn) Hemp string (Soap Barn) Glass beads (Soap Barn) Method: Measure 3 level tablespoons (or 3 heaped dessert spoons) of gelatine and put them into your jug. Add two drops of blue soap colouring to your gelatine. Add twenty drops – or a capful of CK1 copy fragrance to the gelatine and colouring. Now pour half a cup of just boiled water over the gelatine and stir very well till all the gelatine has dissolved. Once the gelatine has dissolved you can add one cup of clear bubble bath to your mixture. Again, mix this through very well till you have a smooth, even mixture. Pour your jelly into an attractive jar and leave to set. Only once the jelly is set and cold can you seal with a lid. Decorate with a small wooden scoop and some hemp string with beads. Bath jelly is wonderful bubble bath. Place some scoops of jelly into the bath under the running hot water for a luxurious bubble bath. back to top

2.5 - Lilly of the Valley Foaming Bath Oil Requirements: 250ml clear un-fragranced bubble bath (Soap Barn) 250ml clear un-fragranced technical oil (Soap Barn) Yellow soap colouring (Soap Barn) Lilly of the valley fragrance (Soap Barn) 500ml attractive bottle (Soap Barn) Method: Remove the lid of the unfragranced bubble bath/ liquid soap and pour some of the soap out into the lid. Now add a couple of drops of yellow soap colouring to the soap in the lid and twenty drops (or a capful) of lily of the valley fragrance also. Stir this through well so that you have a smooth, even mixture. Pour the rest of the soap from the jar into a jug and then add the coloured and fragranced soap from the lid. Stir though well till the colour and fragrance are equally distributed throughout the soap. Add twenty drops – or a capful of lily of the valley fragrance, as well as two tablespoons of sweet oil to your technical oil. Mix through really well. Pour your bath oil into the bottle, half filling the bottle. Add the prepared bubble bath to the oil and fill the bottle to the top. Seal the bottle and shake very well for ten minutes. This emulsifies the oil which turns white and moves to the top of the bottle. Leave to stand for an hour. The bubble bath and bath oil will separate and stay that way if you have shaken the mixture properly. Use this lovely lily of the valley mixture for a luxurious moisturisng foam bath back to top

2.6 - Carnation Bath Sherbet Requirements: Baking soda (Soap Barn) Bath crystals (Soap Barn) Citric acid (Soap Barn) Cornstarch (Soap Barn) Sweet oil (Soap Barn) Coconut oil (Soap Barn) Purple powder colouring (Soap Barn) Carnation fragrance (Soap Barn) Attractive bottle or Jar (Soap Barn) Method: In a large bowl mix together one cup of baking soda (bicarbonate of soda), one cup of bath crystals, half a cup of citric acid and half a cup of cornstarch (corn flour). Mix through well so that you have an even mixture of all the ingredients. Take a handful of this mixture out and put it in a small mixing bowl. Add a tablespoon of sweet oil, two tablespoons coconut oil (melt the coconut oil first in a basin of hot water), a tiny amount (match head) of purple powder colouring, and twenty drops of carnation fragrance to the small bowl. Mix all the ingredients in the small bowl well till you have a smooth even mixture. Add this mixture back into to the large bowl and stir through well. The colouring and fragrance should be even throughout the mixture. You can now fill your bottle with your amazing bath sherbet. Bath Sherbet is a powder version of fizz bombs. But easier to make and just as much fun to use. back to top

3.1 - Old Fashioned Lavender Soap Balls Requirements: 500g white unfragranced glycerine soap (The Soap Barn) 1kg white unfragranced soap noodles (The Soap Barn) Lavender flowers (The Soap Barn) Lavender fragrance (The Soap Barn) Organza ribbon (The Soap Barn) Paper roses (The Soap Barn) Large white paper cups (The Chocolate Den) Method: Gently melt the glycerine soap in the microwave on defrost. Add 50 drops of lavender fragrance to the melted soap as well as one heaped tablespoon of dried lavender and mix through well. Add the melted soap to the soap noodles and stir it through till you get a thick porridge consistency. Now you can take a handful of this mixture and roll it into a beautiful smooth soap ball. Roll the warm ball in dried lavender flowers. You can decorate your soap ball with organza ribbon and paper roses. Place in a white paper cup when complete. These beautiful, decorative soaps are a stunning gift for your mother on Mothers' Day. back to top

3.2 - Coconut-Lime Hand Butter Requirements: 4 tablespoons cocoa butter (Soap Barn) 2 tablespoon beeswax (Soap Barn) 3 tablespoons aqueous cream (Soap Barn) 30 drops coconut fragrance (Soap Barn) 20 drops lime fragrance (Soap Barn) 1 flat silver tin or attractive container (Soap Barn) Method: Warm the cocoa butter and beeswax in a pan until they are melted. Add the aqueous cream and mix till melted. Add your coconut fragrance and beat till cool. Put the mixture into a tin or attractive container. Use regularly for younger looking and healthier hands. back to top

3.3 - Rose Face Toner Requirements: 1/2 cup witch hazel (Soap Barn) 1/4 cup distilled water 1/2 cup rose water (Soap Barn) 4 tablespoons glycerine (Soap Barn) Attractive bottle (Soap Barn) Method: Mix all ingredients together well and pour into an attractive bottle. Pour toner onto cotton wool and wipe face for a cool refreshing clean skin. back to top

3.4 - Facial Firming Mask Requirements: 2 Tablespoons glycerine (Soap Barn) 2 Tablespoons honey (Soap Barn) 1 Tablespoon witch hazel (Soap Barn) 1 Tablespoon rose water (Soap Barn) 1 Tablespoon sweet oil (Soap Barn) 1 Tablespoon avocado oil (Soap Barn) Attractive bottle or jar (Soap Barn) Method: Mix all ingredients together very well. Pour into an attractive bottle or jar. Cover face with this wonderful firming mask. Leave on for five minutes and wash off with warm water. Pat face dry with a soft towel. back to top

3.5 - Gentle Cleansing Milk Requirements: 4 Tablespoons glycerine (Soap Barn) 1 Cup aqueous cream (Soap Barn) 4 Tablespoons witch hazel (Soap Barn) 8 Tablespoons rose water (Soap Barn) Attractive bottle (Soap Barn) Method: In a small bowl mix four tablespoons of glycerine into a cup of aqueous cream. Mix together very well till the whole mixture is smooth, creamy and shiny. Then add 4 tablespoons of witch hazel and 8 tablespoons of rose water to the mixture and blend well. You can use a small hand beater to break down the lumps. The mixture must be smooth and runny, lump free. Once the mixture is complete you can pour it into an attractive bottle or jar for use. Using Moisturising Cleansing Milk Clean your face in the morning and in the evening with this cleansing milk. Pour a small amount onto a piece of cotton wool and gently wipe your face. It is gentle and moisturising and leaves your face clean and soft. back to top

3.6 - Rooibos Hand Treatment Requirements: 3 Tablespoons glycerine (Soap Barn) 6 Tablespoons aqueous cream (Soap Barn) 3 Tablespoons cocoa butter (Soap Barn) 1 Tablespoon coconut oil (Soap Barn) 3 Tablespoons exfoliate powder (Soap Barn) Rooibos fragrance (Soap Barn) Method: In a small bowl add 3 tablespoons of glycerine to 6 tablespoons of aqueous cream and mix through well till the whole mixture is smooth. Pace the mixture on the stove over a very low heat. Then add three tablespoons of melted cocoa butter and 1 tablespoon coconut oil to the mixture and again mix through thoroughly till you have a nice even mixture. Leave to cool and then add three tablespoons of gentle exfoliate powder and mix through well Add 20 - 30 drops of Rooibos fragrance to your mixture and blend well. Now you can pour your hand treatment into an attractive bottle or jar. Using Rooibos Hand Treatment. Use regularly to keep your hands soft and young looking. Use about 1 teaspoon of the treatment. Rub it all well into your hands for three minutes and then rinse off with warm water. Pat hands dry with a soft towel. back to top

4.1 - Soap Massage Bar Requirements: 1 massage bar soap mould (Soap Barn) 500g white unfragranced glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 3 heaped tablespoons pinhead oatmeal (Soap Barn) 30 drops wheat germ oil fragrance (Soap Barn) PVC oblong box (Soap Barn) Raffia (Soap Barn) Cinnamon sticks (Soap Barn) Method: Gently melt your soap on the stove over a very low heat or in the microwave on defrost. Add the pinhead oatmeal and the fragrance to the melted soap and stir well. Pour into your massage bar mould and leave to set. Package three bars in your box and decorate with raffia and cinnamon sticks. back to top

4.2 - Rooibos and Sandalwood Soap Ball on a Rope Requirements: 250g sandalwood glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 250g Rooibos glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 1 large round ball candle mould (Soap Barn) 1 wooden skewer (Soap Barn) Hemp string (Soap Barn) Wooden beads (Soap Barn) Cellophane for wrapping (Soap Barn) Raffia and beads for decoration (Soap Barn) Method: Assemble your mould so you have ball shape with hemp string emerging both from the bottom and the top of the mould. Gently melt the Rooibos soap in a pot on the stove over a very low heat or in the microwave on defrost. Chop the sandalwood soap into small dice size cubes and fill the mould to the top with the cubes. Pour the melted Rooibos soap over the sandalwood cubes and fill the mould to the top. Leave to set. When set remove the soap from the mould and decorate the hemp string with wooden beads. back to top

4.3 - CK1 Copy After Shave Requirements: 1/2 cup witch hazel (Soap Barn) 1/4 cup distilled water (Soap Barn) 4 tablespoons glycerine (Soap Barn) 30 drops CK1 copy fragrance (Soap Barn) Attractive bottle (Soap Barn) Method: Combine all ingredients and mix well. Pour into an attractive bottle. Shake before use. back to top

4.4 - Peppermint Foot Cream Requirements: 6 Tablespoons cocoa butter (Soap Barn) 3 Tablespoons glycerine (Soap Barn) 6 Tablespoons aqueous cream (Soap Barn) 30 Drops peppermint fragrance (Soap Barn) Method: Gently melt six tablespoons of cocoa butter in a small pot. Mix together very well 3 tablespoons of glycerine and 6 tablespoons of aqueous cream till the whole mixture is smooth, creamy and shiny. Then add the melted cocoa butter and now add thirty drops of peppermint fragrance. Blend well. You can now pour the cream into an attractive bottle or jar for use. Use regularly on your feet to keep them smooth, soft and well nourished. back to top

4.5 - Ice Mint Foot Spray Requirements: 1 cup witch hazel (Soap Barn) 1/2 cup rose water (Soap Barn) 30 drops ice mint fragrance (Soap Barn) Spray bottle (Soap Barn) Method: Combine all ingredients well and bottle in an attractive bottle. Spray on feet for a fresh feel all day. back to top

4.6 - Spicy Bath Pebbles Requirements: 500g bath pebbles (Soap Barn) 30 drops sandalwood fragrance (Soap Barn) 10 drops cinnamon fragrance (Soap Barn) Brown powder colouring (Soap Barn) Attractive bamboo container (Soap Barn) Method: Shake all ingredients together in a packet till the colour and the fragrance are evenly mixed through. Bath pebbles are great for a cleansing relaxing bath after a long hard day. back to top

5.1 - Rooibos-Camomile Soaps Requirements: 500g Rooibos glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 3 heaped tablespoons dried chamomile (Soap Barn) 1 Hand-Made soap mould (Soap Barn) Brown paper Raffia Method: Gently melt the Rooibos soap in the microwave on defrost or on the stove over a very low heat. Once melted leave the soap to cool. You will know when it is ready when it forms a skin on the top. Remove the skin and sprinkle the camomile into the jug. Mix it through well. Pour the melted soap into a mould and stir very quickly and very briefly to distribute the camomile. Do NOT stir more than three seconds. Leave the soaps to set. Unmould the soaps and wrap them in brown paper or an earthy wrapping paper. Wrap raffia around the middle of each packaged soap and tie a bow. You now have wonderful Rooibos-camomile soaps (marvellous for the skin) wrapped in an earthy natural style. These make really fantastic, inexpensive gifts. back to top

5.2 - Fresh Herb Soap Requirements: 1 Soap mould (Soap Barn) 500g clear unfragranced soap (Soap Barn) Fresh mint or lemon verbena (from your garden or supermarket) Mint or lemon verbena fragrance (Soap Barn) Raffia (Soap Barn) Method: Gently melt your soap on the stove over a low heat or in the microwave on defrost. Chop your fresh herbs up finely and add them to the melted soap. Now add 5 drops of the matching fragrance to the mixture. Pour into your moulds and leave to set. Wrap in clear cellophane and decorate with raffia. These soaps are fresh and wonderful. Smell the fresh herbs every day when you wash with them. back to top

5.3 - Rooibos-Jasmine Soap Scrolls Requirements: 500g Rooibos glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 3 heaped tablespoons dried jasmine flowers (Soap Barn) Cellophane (Soap Barn) Raffia (Soap Barn) Method: Start by melting your soap. Scatter your jasmine flowers over a 20x30 area of your kitchen counter. When the soap is melted leave it to stand for a couple of minutes so that all the bubbles rise to the top and a thin skin forms. Remove the thin soap skin that has caught all the bubbles and you now have a clear soap at a good pouring temperature. You have already prepared the surface on which you intend to work so now all you have to do is pour, very, very quickly the soap onto the surface over the flowers. Pour a strip of about 20cm for the width of the scroll and pour back and forth along that strip five or six times to get about a 30cm length. It is vital that you pour very quickly and that the lines between each poured strip run into each other immediately and are not visible. If you see gaps and lines in the soap you have poured you can almost be sure to have cracks and other problems when you begin rolling it. Now you wait. You stand and wait next to your soap as it begins to set. Do not move away! Timing here is everything. You have to wait for the soap to set enough so that it can be rolled but not wait too long for it to set solid and cold because then it will be really difficult to roll. There is about 60 seconds difference between too early and too late. So that's why you cannot take your eye off the soap after it has been poured. How do you know when the soap is ready to be rolled? By feeling it. If it feels like jelly that means it is only set on the outside but still liquid inside and obviously not yet ready to be rolled. Your soap must feel very warm and rubbery and then you know it is ready to roll. Once you have made a few scrolls you will know exactly what I am talking about. The edges of the soap set first so you can take a non-serrated knife and gently lift the edge of the soap closest to you. You don't need to use the knife again. Now turn that edge that you just lifted inwards and start rolling the soap up around that edge all the way to the end. If the soap sticks to the counter it is not yet set enough to roll, if the soap cracks then you have left it too long. Once you have rolled the entire scroll you can tie it up with some raffia to keep it in place and prevent it from unrolling at the end. Then you can wrap it in clear cellophane with more raffia on the outside. back to top

5.4 - Wheat germ Hand Lotion Requirements: 3 Tablespoons cocoa butter (Soap Barn) 6 Tablespoons aqueous cream (Soap Barn) 3 Tablespoons glycerine (Soap Barn) Wheat germ fragrance (Soap Barn) Attractive bottle or jar (Soap Barn) Method: Gently melt three tablespoons of cocoa butter in a small pot. Mix together very well 3 tablespoons of glycerine and 6 tablespoons of aqueous cream till the whole mixture is smooth, creamy and shiny. Then add the melted cocoa butter and thirty drops of wheat germ fragrance. Blend well. You can now pour the lotion into an attractive bottle or jar for use. Use regularly on your body to keep your skin smooth, soft and well nourished. The cocoa butter ensures that this lotion is rich and indulgent. back to top

5.5 - Olive Oil Moisturising cream Requirements: 1/4 cup cocoa butter (Soap Barn) 1/4 cup sweet oil (Soap Barn) 1/4 cup olive oil 40 drops Aloe Vera fragrance (Soap Barn) Attractive bottle or jar (Soap Barn) Method: Combine all ingredients over a low heat. Remove from the heat and beat till cool. Package in an attractive bottle or jar. This rich cream is ideal for elbows and knees especially. back to top

5.6 - Sandalwood Bath Salts Requirements: 250ml bath salts 250ml bath crystals Sandalwood fragrance Brown powder colouring Method: Measure out one cup of bath salts (coarse salts) and one cup of bath crystals (salt crystals). Put them both into a mixing bowl and stir through well so that you have an even mixture of both salts. If there are any big lumps of bath salts take them out. You can either crush them smaller or simply toss them out. Add a tiny amount of brown powder colouring and thirty drops of sandalwood fragrance to the mixture. Now you can put the salts into an attractive bottle or jar. back to top

6.1 - Citrus Soap Kebabs Requirements: 250g Yellow lemon glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 250g Green grapefruit soap (Soap Barn) 250g Orange tangerine soap (Soap Barn) Kebab skewers (Soap Barn) Yellow, green and orange wooden beads (Soap Barn) Cellophane (Soap Barn) Raffia (Soap Barn) Method: Slice the orange, yellow and green soap into 1cm thick slices with the crinkle cutter so they appear as fruit slices. If you would prefer chunks of soap on your kebab as opposed to slices then cut your soap into 2-3cm slices and then cut them into cubes. Thread the soap slices onto kebab sticks alternating with matching wooden beads. The best soap kebabs are those whose pattern is obvious and pleasing to the eye. That's why I suggest you create a colour pattern and repeat it all the way through the kebab. Wrap the citrus kebabs in cellophane and tie with raffia on both ends. These kebabs are great to leave in your cupboard for fresh smelling clothes. They are great gifts and are fantastic left in your guest bathroom. back to top

6.2 - Orange Body Butter Requirements: 4 tablespoons cocoa butter (Soap Barn) 8 tablespoons aqueous cream (Soap Barn) 4 tablespoons shea butter (Soap Barn) 30 drops orange fragrance (Soap Barn) 1 flat silver tin (Soap Barn) Method: Warm the cocoa butter and shea butter in a pan until they are melted. Add the aqueous cream and then stir till melted. Remove the mixture from the heat. Add your orange fragrance and beat well till cool. Pour the mixture into the tin. This is a wonderful product that you will absolutely love! back to top

6.3 - Lemon Verbena Bubble Bath Requirements: 500ml clear unfragranced bubble bath/liquid soap (Soap Barn) Lemon verbena fragrance (Soap Barn) Yellow soap colouring (Soap Barn) Attractive bottle (Soap Barn) Method: Remove the lid of the unfragranced bubble bath/ liquid soap and pour some of the soap out into the lid. Now add a couple of drops of yellow soap colouring to the soap in the lid and thirty drops (or a capful) of lemon verbena fragrance also. Stir this through well so that you have a smooth, even mixture. Pour the rest of the soap from the jar into a jug and then add the coloured and fragranced soap from the lid. Stir though well till the colour and fragrance are equally distributed throughout the soap. Now you can pour your bubble bath into an attractive bottle. Close the bottle and set aside. Your bubble bath is ready to be used. You will be very pleasantly surprised at the amazing bubbles it makes. back to top

6.4 - Lemon Grass Bath Pebbles Requirements: 500g bath pebbles (Soap Barn) Yellow powder colouring (Soap Barn) Lemon grass fragrance (Soap Barn) Attractive bottle or jar (Soap Barn) Wooden scoop Hemp string Yellow glass beads Method: Place the bath pebbles in a plastic packet. Drop 30 drops of fragrance and at small amount of powder colouring into the packet and shake hard. You can even add some glitter to jazz it up. Package in an attractive jar. Decorate the jar with the wooden scoop, hemp string and yellow glass beads. back to top

6.5 - Citrus Bath Sherbet Requirements: Baking soda (Soap Barn) Cornstarch (Soap Barn) Citric acid (Soap Barn) Sweet oil (Soap Barn) Coconut oil (Soap Barn) Bath crystals (Soap Barn) Orange powder colouring (Soap Barn) Citrus fragrance (Soap Barn) Attractive bottle (Soap Barn) Wooden scoop (Soap Barn) Method: In a large bowl mix together one cup of baking soda (bicarbonate of soda), one cup of bath crystals, half a cup of citric acid and half a cup of cornstarch (corn flour). Mix through well so that you have an even mixture of all the ingredients. Take a handful of this mixture out and put it in a small mixing bowl. Add a tablespoon of sweet oil, two tablespoons coconut oil (melt the coconut oil first in a basin of hot water), a tiny amount of orange powder colouring, and thirty drops of citrus fragrance to the small bowl. Mix all the ingredients in the small bowl well till you have a smooth even mixture. Add this mixture back into to the large bowl and stir through well. The colouring and fragrance should be even throughout the mixture. You can now fill your bottle with your amazing bath sherbet. Attach the small wooden scoop to the side of your jar. back to top

6.6 - Citrus Soap Slices Requirements: 500g Orange/Yellow glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 500g White Glycerine soap (Soap Barn) PVC cylinder (Soap Barn) Cellophane bags (Soap Barn) Raffia (Soap Barn) Dried orange and lemon slices (Soap Barn) Method: Cut your orange or yellow soap in half – lengthwise. Then cut each half (again lengthwise) into thirds. You should then end up with six long thin triangle shapes. Position these shapes in the centre of your empty large cylinder, leaving a little hole in the centre and a couple of millimetres between each orange segment. You can push them down onto the bottom of the cylinder so that they stick in place. Once all your orange segments are in place you can pour your white soap into that cylinder (between and around all the orange segments) filling the cylinder to the top with white soap. Leave this cylinder aside to set. When the soap in the cylinder feels solid but still warm you can cut the cylinder away from your moulded soap. Now slice the soap down the middle so that you have two large semi circles. Place the semi-circle of soap on your chopping board, flat side down, and slice nice thick slices (1cm - 2cm) of soap. Package the slices in cellophane bags and decorate with raffia and dried orange and lemon slices. back to top

7.1 - Cool Watermelon Soap Slices Requirements: 250g White glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 250g Red glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 500g Green glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 1 Small cylinder (Soap Barn) 1 Large cylinder (Soap Barn) Cellophane bags (Soap Barn) Hemp string (Soap Barn) Red, white and green wooden beads (Soap Barn) Method: Cut your white soap up into dice size cubes, to fill a narrow cylinder to the top with little white blocks. While you are doing this, you can place your red soap in a small jug into the microwave on defrost to melt. Set it aside to cool a little when it is melted. Once the cylinder is filled with white cubes and the red soap is ready, you can pour the red soap over the white cubes filling the cylinder to the top. Put this cylinder of soap aside to set. When the soap feels solid but still a bit warm you can cut the cylinder away from the soap. Place the red soap in the dead centre of the larger cylinder and pour the green soap all the way around it, filling the large cylinder to the top with green soap. Leave that cylinder aside to set. Again, when the soap in the cylinders feels solid but still warm you can cut the cylinder away from your moulded soap. Now slice each of the large soaps down the middle so that you have two large semi circles. Place the semi-circle of soap on your chopping board, flat side down, and slice nice thick slices (1cm - 2cm) of soap. With the watermelon you can also cut chunks (cut the semi-circle in half so that you have quartered the soap and then cut those quarters into 4cm – 5cm chunks. Maybe you can do watermelon slices with the one semi-circle and slices with the other. Both look great. Package in cellophane bags and decorate with hemp string and wooden beads. back to top

7.2 - Chocolate Mint Lip Balm Requirements: 1 Teaspoon beeswax (Soap Barn) 1 Tablespoon cocoa butter (Soap Barn) 1 Tablespoon coconut oil (Soap Barn) 3 drops mint fragrance (Soap Barn) 15 drops chocolate fragrance (Soap Barn) 1/4 teaspoon lustre powder (Soap Barn) Lip balm pots (Soap Barn) Method: In a small pot gently melt together one teaspoon of beeswax, one tablespoon of cocoa butter, one tablespoon of coconut oil, and your fragrance You can also add a quarter of a teaspoon of lustre powder to this mixture if you want your lip balm to have a silky sheen. Once the mixture is melted and well blended you can pour it into lipstick pots to set (with lids off). When the mixture is set you can place the lids on the lipstick pots and the lip balm is ready for use. Use regularly to keep lips soft and smooth. back to top

7.3 - Sea Breeze Bath Rocks Requirements: 1kg bath rocks (Soap Barn) Blue powder colouring (Soap Barn) White fine glitter (Soap Barn) Sea Breeze fragrance (Soap Barn) Attractive jar with scoop (Soap Barn) Method: Place your bath rocks (large salt crystals) into a bag. Add a tiny amount of blue colouring, half a teaspoon of fine white glitter and 40 drops of Sea Breeze fragrance. Shake the bag well till the bath rocks are thoroughly coloured and fragranced. Package in a glass bottle with wooden scoop on the side. back to top

7.4 - Sea Breeze Bath Confetti Requirements: 1kg soap noodles (Soap Barn) Blue soap colouring (Soap Barn) Sea Breeze fragrance (Soap Barn) Small flower cookie cutter (Soap Barn) Organza bags (Soap Barn) Blue glass beads (Soap Barn) Method: Place your noodles in a large pot on the stove and add five litres of water. Leave on a very low heat (1-2) for about two hours till all the noodles have dissolved in the water. Now add blue soap colouring and 10ml Sea Breeze fragrance. Mix well. Pour the mixture into a jug and leave a few minutes to cool. Now pour the mixture directly onto your counter or table and leave for 15 minutes to set. Once the mixture has set lift the soap sheet up and turn it over. Take your cookie cutter and cut flowers out of the entire sheet. (The left overs can be re-melted in your pot and poured into sheets again.) Leave the cut out flowers overnight to set. In the morning they will be paper thin and ready for use. Once your confetti is set you can package it in small organza bags. Decorate your bags with some attractive glass beads. Bath confetti is fun fun fun!!! Sprinkle the confetti into your bath for a beautifully scented bath. The coloured pieces float in your bath, scenting it, giving it a party feel and soften the water as the soap dissolves all around you and you emerge from your bath relaxed as though you have just woken from a wonderful dream. back to top

7.5 - Blue Ice Soaps Requirements: Square soap moulds (Soap Barn) 100g white glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 200g blue glycerine soap (Soap Barn) Cellophane sleeves for packaging (Soap Barn) Hemp string (Soap Barn) Blue glass beads (Soap Barn) Method: Cut the white glycerine soap into lots of very small cubes. Randomly throw the white cubes into the empty square moulds. Gently melt the blue soap and allow it to cool a little. Pour the blue soap over the white soap cubes in the moulds. If the blue soap is too hot it will melt the white cubes when poured over so do make sure you leave it to cool. Leave the soaps to set. Un-mould and wrap in the cellophane sleeves. Decorate with hemp string and blue glass beads. back to top

7.6 - Cool Ice Mint Summer Cubes Requirements: Gelatine (Soap Barn) Blue powder colouring (Soap Barn) Ice mint fragrance(Soap Barn) Clear unfragranced liquid soap (Soap Barn) Self sealing ice cube bags Method: Measure 3 level tablespoons (or 3 heaped dessert spoons) of gelatine and put them into your jug. Take a tiny amount of blue powder colouring and add that to your gelatine. Add thirty drops – or a capful of ice mint fragrance to the gelatine and colouring. Now pour half a cup of just boiled water over the gelatine and stir very well till all the gelatine has dissolved. Once the gelatine has dissolved you can add one cup of clear bubble bath to your mixture. Again, mix this through very well till you have a smooth, even mixture. Pour your mixture into a self sealing ice cube bag. You need to hold the bag upside down over the sink and gently rub the edges of the opening for it to self-seal. Then you can wash the stickiness off the bag and place it in the freezer. Store these cooling summer cubes in the freezer. On very hot days take a few cubes into the shower for a very cool and refreshing wash. back to top

8.1 - Lavender Soap Leaves Requirements: 500g clear unfragranced glycerine soap (Soap Barn) Lavender fragrance (Soap Barn) Skeleton leaves (Soap Barn) Cellophane bags (Soap Barn) Hemp string (Soap Barn) Purple glass beads (Soap Barn) Method: Gently melt the soap in a small pot on the stove over a low heat. Add thirty drops of lavender fragrance to the soap and stir through well. Carefully (so you don't burn yourself), dip the skeleton leaves into the melted soap one at a time. Hold each leaf over the pot of soap till it sets. Place six leaves in a cellophane bag and seal. Decorate with hemp strings and purple glass beads. These leaf packs make wonderful gifts, are fantastic 'once only' soaps for your guest bathroom and are great to carry around in your bag for washing your hands in public places. back to top

8.2 - Soap Candy Hamper Requirements: A lollipop mould (Soap Barn) A Turkish delight mould (Soap Barn) A jelly baby mould (Soap Barn) A wine gum mould (Soap Barn) A nougat mould (Soap Barn) 200g white glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 200g red glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 200g orange glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 200g yellow glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 200g green glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 200g purple glycerine soap (Soap Barn) Cellophane for packaging (Soap Barn) Cellophane bags for packaging (Soap Barn) White powder colouring (Soap Barn) Lollipop sticks (Soap Barn) Soap stickers (Soap Barn) Method: Soap candies are really easy and loads of fun to make. You can start off by placing all your moulds on the counter where you can reach all of them easily. Now you can start melting your soaps. Melt each colour separately in a small glass or plastic jug in the microwave on defrost. The next step is pouring the soaps. Remember to leave the soap to cool a little once it is melted. When it forms a skin on top it is ready to pour. Another very important tip when making soap candies is to always pour your soap right to the top of each mould. When you under fill a mould the soap is very difficult to unmould once set. You can start by making your cherry nougat soaps. Take some red soap, some green soap and some brown soap and cut them into very small chunks for the cherries and nuts in the nougat. Scatter them randomly in your nougat mould (the mould with the six candy bar shapes). When you have finished doing this you can pour white soap over the pieces and fill the moulds to the top. Leave this mould aside to set. The red and clear soap must get poured into the Turkish delight mould (the one with the flowers and the squares. Use only the squares, as those are a great shape for Turkish delights. Leave those aside to set. The clear, red, yellow, orange, green and purple soaps must get poured into the jelly baby mould, the lollipop mould (the one with the small half rounds) and the wine gum mould (the one with the flat rounds with serrated edges). Put those aside to set. Remember, especially with these moulds to fill them right to the top! When your nougats are set (the soap will feel cold to the touch) you can unmould them. Now you can wrap them with the cellophane. Cut up appropriate size squares of cellophane and wrap up your nougats as you would a gift. When the Turkish delights have set unmould them. Take your thick, soft haired brush and dip it into the white powder colouring. Now dust the Turkish delights with white powder to look like icing sugar. Then place each Turkish delight into a single paper case. They can all get packaged into a PVC chocolate box. When the jelly babies have set unmould them and package them in a cellophane bag. When the lollipops have set unmould them. Place them on your counter, facing down (flat side on the counter). Now take a lollipop stick and push it through a half round all the way through till it reaches the counter. Now lift it up, place a matching second half on top of it and push the stick through the second half – although not right through. Now cut appropriate size squares of cellophane and wrap them around the lollipops. Secure the cellophane in position with a piece of sellotape at the base of the lollipop around the stick. When the wine gums have set unmould them. Now take your apple corer and cut circles out of the already moulded soaps. This will make them the right size and shape for wine gums. Put them all together and roll them in cellophane. Close the cellophane on either side of the roll by twisting it. Finally you need to place the soap stickers on all your soap candies. This is to let everyone know that although they look exactly like the real thing, they are in fact soaps and not edible. back to top

8.3 - Decoupage on Soap Requirements: One double size square soap mould (Soap Barn) Serviettes Wrapping paper 500g white glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 100g clear glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 100g candle wax (Soap Barn) Cellophane bags for packaging (Soap Barn) Method: Put the white soap in a pot on the stove over a very low heat and allow it to melt very gently. When your soap has melted you can pour it into the square mould. Now leave the soap. While you wait for you soaps to set you can start preparing your cut-outs. Cut the designs out of the wrapping paper and serviettes carefully and neatly. Think also about pictures or designs that will work well together either on the same soap or on a set of matching soaps. One fun thing to do is to cut out a large picture. Then cut it into four equal quarters. Those four quarters can then be used on a set of four, square soaps to make up the full picture. Once all your white soaps are out of their moulds and the pictures and designs are cut out and prepared, you are ready to start your decoupage on soap. Place the clear glycerine soap in a small plastic jug and melt it in the microwave on defrost. Take your thick, soft haired paintbrush and dip it into the melted clear soap. Brush it on the back of the picture and very quickly place the picture onto one of your white soaps. Continue like this till you have finished sticking all your pictures. Now, making sure that your soap is hot and liquid (you may need to reheat it for a few minutes in the microwave, because it does need to be quite hot for this final task) you paint the top of the soap (where the picture is) with long smooth brush strokes, moving quickly from one end of the soap to the other. Dip your brush into the soap before each brush stroke. If you work quickly and neatly your soaps will have a thin, transparent coating over the top to protect the design. Package neatly in clear cellophane bags. back to top

8.4 - Embossed Marine Soaps Requirements: 500g white glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 250g blue glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 1 oval soap mould (Soap Barn) 1 marine soap mould (Soap Barn) Cellophane bags (Soap Barn) Hemp string (Soap Barn) Blue glass beads (Soap Barn) Method: Gently melt the white soap in a jug in the microwave on defrost. Pour the melted white soap into the oval mould. Make sure you fill the moulds right to the top because if you under fill them they are not as easy to unmould when they are set. Leave to set. Gently melt the blue soap and pour it into the marine moulds – the one with the seahorse, starfish and dolphin. Leave to set. Unmould both soaps. Pour a drop of melted soap on the back of a blue marine soap and gently drop it face up onto the white soap. Place it and leave it. If you attempt to adjust it the blue soap won't stick and you will have to peel off the soap at the back and start the sticking process over. Put your completed soaps in cellophane sachets and tie with hemp string and blue glass beads. back to top

8.5 - Cut-Out Picture Soap Requirements: 250g red glycerine soap (Soap Barn) 500g white glycerine soap (Soap Barn) Square soap mould (Soap Barn) Cookie cutters (Soap Barn) Cellophane bags (Soap Barn) Hemp string (Soap Barn) Glass beads (Soap Barn) Method: Cut the red soap into 1cm thick slices. With a cookie cutter cut out shapes from the 1cm slices of red soap. Place those shapes onto the bottom of the square mould and press down firmly. Gently melt the white soap in the microwave on defrost. Pour the white soap into the moulds to cover and surround the coloured cut out shapes. When set place in cellophane bags and tie with hemp sting and glass beads. back to top

8.6 - Orange Shower Gel Requirements: 500ml pre-formulated liquid soap (Soap Barn) 1 tablespoon glycerine (Soap Barn) 1 teaspoon table salt Orange powder colouring (Soap Barn) Orange fragrance oil (Soap Barn) 1 pump action bottle for packaging (Soap Barn) Brown rope ribbon, raffia and wooden beads for decoration Method: Mix the glycerine into the liquid soap and then add the fine table salt - to thicken your gel. Dissolve a tiny amount of orange powder colouring in a tablespoon of this mixture and then mix it through the rest of the mixture. Add thirty drops of orange fragrance and mix through well. Pour the mixture into the pump action bottle and seal well. Decorate the bottle with brown rope ribbon, raffia and wooden beads. back to top