If you read regularly you will know how much I love the whole handmade thing! Lot's of bloggers seem to be making their own Christmas gifts this year which I think is great, I've now got lots of new ideas for next year and wish I was going to be on the receiving end of some of the amazing things being made.
This year I decided to make some soap for family and friends. It's a wonderful process of melting and adding colour, glitter and fragrance, not dissimilar to baking, (without the perfume obviously!) and very therapeutic. And, they smell amazing!
Once the soap was set, I sliced it into bars and wrapped it, first in some off cuts of cellophane and then I wrapped strips of decorative paper around the middle "cigar band" style followed by a sticker on which I wrote the fragrance.
Some of the soaps I've left single as stocking fillers, and I also made stacks of three, using ribbon and a little hand stamped gift label. I'll just pop these into a gift bag and they're ready to give!
Those look so gorgeous! I think making handmade gifts is so lovely and so much more in the spirit of Christmas than getting them from shops. One year I made a few different handmade soaps and sliced them into little chunks and filled little preserve jars with all the different colours and smells! :) I gave them out at work and it put all the little chocolate boxes to shame! xxx
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Aww! Thanks hun! You've just given me another idea for next years "handmades" You do feel rather smug when you've made a gift yourself too, don't you!? Teehee! :D xx
ReplyDeleteLove this! You should do a tutorial! :)
ReplyDeleteLove the coconut & christmas spice! Was wondering how many average size soaps can you make out of one scent?
I've done all my Xmas pressies now but would love to know for future :) x
@glamour rouge Thank you! The Christmas spice has an amazing scent and I added coconut milk powder to the coconut soap so it's very moisturising.
ReplyDeleteI'm no expert, but I use about 0.5oz (3 teaspoons!) of fragrance to 1lb of melt and pour soap and I get about 8 bars from that. Hope that helps :D xx
These look amazing! A mini tutorial would be cute :p I'd love to make some for another time :)
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Wow these look amazing - lovingly handmade yet really professional as well! I would love Santa to have brought me something like this on Christmas day :-) I agree, a little tutorial would be lovely! xx
ReplyDeleteWow this is amazing - I wouldn't even know where to start but they look great.
ReplyDeleteI would love to see a tutorial please. X
These look SO professional! what a brilliant idea, and yes a tutorial would be briliantski!
ReplyDeleteSuch a wonderful idea! I would LOVE to receive something like this. Fabby :) xx
ReplyDelete@Fiona @Amy @Honor @Belle du Brighton Oh MY!! It seems you'd like a tutorial!? In the new year I'll have a go at posting one for you :D xx
ReplyDelete@arlene Thanks! I didn't recognize you!! Haha! Used to love Snoopy and Charlie Brown and the whole Peanuts thing! teehee! :D xx
Oh! These look beautiful! I would be thrilled for a gift like that! :) Coconut milk sounds amazing (I have a thing for everything coconut, haha). I would love a tutorial too!
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