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Beautiful (& Easy)
Melt & Pour Cameo Soaps
A beautiful soap making project, using natural melt and pour soap, a beautiful Milky Way Victorian cameo soap mold, black iron oxide, and gorgeous gold mica. Here's what you’ll need to make 5 of these classy cameo soap bars:
Instructions:
1. Prepare your work space. You'll need at least one glass measuring
cup or microwaveable container, a large clean workspace lined with paper
towel or newspaper, a dry paint brush, and a small paring knife or
carving tool.
2. Start by melting an ounce of white melt and pour soap in the
microwave, starting at 10 seconds and stirring frequently. When fully
melted, use a soap syringe, transfer pipette, or even a Dixie cup to
pour the white soap into the recessed bottom of the mold. This will be
the head of the cameo. Be careful not to pour too much soap into the
mold otherwise this will overflow onto her backdrop. Spritz the white
soap with denatured alcohol if you notice any bubbles. When the layer
has fully hardened, take the knife or carving tool and clean up the
edges of the cameo if you need to so the lady's profile is fully
visible.
3. Place the iron oxide in a Dixie cup or small container and add
about a teaspoon of water to fully dissolve the powder. Melt another
ounce of white melt and pour and add the black iron oxide, stirring
until the desired colour is reached. Spritz the layer of white cameo
soap with denatured alcohol to help the layers adhere, then pour the
black soap into the mold being careful not to over pour into the border.
Let the layer fully harden and if you need to, use the knife or carving
tool to trim up any over pour.
4. Melt 2 ounces of clear melt and pour soap in the microwave, then
dissolve the heavy metal gold mica in a small container with water the
same way as the iron oxide. Add that to the clear melt and pour and
blend in. Spritz the cameo mold with denatured alcohol then pour your
gold soap in; you'll want to pour a layer that fully covers the border
around the edge.
5. When that layer has hardened, melt the rest of your white melt and
pour and add your fragrance oil (about a teaspoon) and stir. Pour the
final layer of melt and pour soap until it reaches the top of the mold
and spritz with denatured alcohol to get rid of any bubbles.
6. Wait 24 hours to allow your soaps to harden, then take them out of
the mold. If they stick, place the mold in the freezer for 5-10 minutes
before trying again. Grab your container of heavy metal gold mica.
Using your dry paint brush, gently pick up some of the mica off the cap
(a little goes a long way!). Gently dab the paint brush around the
gilded edge of the mold to create that extra pop! of gold. You can also
highlight the lady's hair and shoulders with the gold mica, this gives
an effect that is stunning and inspiring!
Feel
free to take creative liberty! Try using different coloured micas and
iron oxides for the backdrop, or use Sparkle Gold or Vintage Grey Mica
instead of the Heavy Metal Gold. I had a ton of fun making these soaps
and the end results are breathtaking!!
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