Soap Challenge 2013 – Week Two

Getting ready for the second week of Amy's soap challenge 2013, I was trying to figure out how to tackle it: Elemental Swirl

Check out her Blog page for the second week challenge:

Great Cakes Soapworks - Week 2 Challenge

I honestly have never done or tried to do this type of technique.  I was having trouble trying to wrap my head around this and figuring out what I was going to do.  I decided to take to the Internet for some inspiration.  I sort of had an idea of what colors I wanted to use...and what I found came mighty close to what I was envisioning. 

Here are the colors, A mixture of Micas, Oxides and Ultramarines:

Here was my inspiration:

 

I found this picture at Think Create Art Blog Spot.  Here is the link:

THINK CREATE ART

Gathering my colors, my oils and lye water ready I got to work!

Everything was going grand.  I actually was enjoying the swirl in the pot technique.  I was able to pour the first color on the bottom, which was the cool colors and then sprinkle with Cocoa Powder to create my line.

Then I started to pour the second layer and I was doing OK until I got a little heavy handed and started to pour too fast!  Next think I knew it was like a wave of soap going side ways! Taking my Cocoa Powder Line with it!  I could not believe it...It was actually a little shocking to see. 

At that point I figured that I would just finish it and hope that at least half of it came out OK. 

Here is a picture of the second layer.  I really liked the color combinations :)

Here is a picture of how the top came out...looking back now I wish I had just left it with the warm colors.  The cool colors on top just gave a weird look to the bars after. 

Here are the final results once I was able to cut it...this is the side that was OK and I was doing pretty good.

 

 

Now here is the side that got away from me...The line disappeared and ended up pushed up to the side :(

 

Overall I really liked this challenge.  I was not sure what I was going to end up with,  but I must admit that it did not look so bad

 

  I am looking forward to Week Three:  Mica Swirl Tops

 

Thanks for checking out my blog!

 

HAPPY SOAPING!

Roxana