Making Soap Leaves
During dry and cold winter days this craft project will brighten your home and the hearts of your friends and family.
These little soap petals and leaves can be scattered in your bathrooms or tie them together in gift packages to send for
special occasions. They even make a lovely wedding favor.
Express your creativity by exploring different types of leaves and flowers. Try poinsettias for the holidays. Use a fall leaf
collage for autumn. Daisy petals make a beautiful, delicate display for spring or for wedding celebrations. For a child’s
bathroom, discard the petals and leaves and select brightly colored ribbon and cut it into pieces or shapes the kids will
love. If you’re lucky you might even find ribbon featuring their favorite characters. They won’t resist washing with
Spongebob or Dora every day.
Explore the fragrances available for soap making. You may find that you like mixing the scents or that one particular smell
is just too strong for your tastes. You may also enjoy tailoring each display’s scent to match the flowers you’ve chosen.
Materials
Clear Glycerin Soap
Soap Fragrance
Silk Flowers/Leaves
Wax Paper
A handy rule of thumb is that one square inch of soap covers about 20 pieces or one silk flower, petals AND leaves.
This gives you one gift pack or bowl full for your own bathroom.
Break all the petals and leaves off of your silk flower stems and throw the stems away.
You can melt the raw glycerin soap in your microwave, a double boiler, crock-pot (for crafts) or a sturdy potpourri bowl.
You’ll need to keep the soap warm while you use it so select the method that works best for you. Be careful as the soap can
get very hot and burn. Melt it slowly to prevent injury.
Once soap is melted add a few drops of fragrance. Use this sparingly as it is a concentrate. Stir.
Dip each piece into the soap and place it on the wax paper to dry. For the best results place the piece right side up on the
paper. This keeps drips and flat edges hidden.
Pieces dry rather quickly and then can be placed in gift bags or in soap dishes for display. Each piece is good for one hand
washing and the remaining silk fabric can simply be tossed in the garbage.
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