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Creative Soap Crafts Soap is a craft that is fun and easy to make. It's a great project to do with your kids.Simply follow the instructions below and you'll be on your way to one of your first bars of soap... where you choose all the soap colors and shapes. You will need the following materials: - One bar of color free soap - Essential oils of your choice - Food coloring of your choice - Almond Oil - Vitamin E Oil (optional) - Oats Instructions: 1. Shred soap in a blender or food processor. 2. Boil a pot of water and put a glass bowl over the pot. 3. Put some almond oil into the bowl. 4. Place the soap into the bowl. 5. Take the water from the pot and pour it into the bowl until the soap changes into paste. 6. Add oils, color, and Vitamin E as you prefer. 7. Let your soap cool in the molds of your choice. (Your mold could be ice cube trays, cookie cutters, or anything else that you might come up with.) 8. Allow the soap to air out on wax paper for a day or two. Best of luck and be sure to experiment with different colors and shapes for your soap. GranMamma is the webmaster at the Baby Names Box - http://www.babynamebox.com - Where you can explore thousands of unique baby names and their meanings. Read articles on parenting, family, home and gardening. Be sure to say hi to GranMamma! MORE RESOURCES: Shop Talk: Sept. 1 - Gaylord Herald Times Shop Talk: Sept. 1 Gaylord Herald Times Hobby Lobby offers crafts, hobbies, picture framing, jewelry making, fashion fabrics, floral, scrapbooking, cards and party, baskets, wearable art, ... Hobby Lobby opening Sept. 13 - Daytona Beach News-Journal Hobby Lobby opening Sept. 13 Daytona Beach News-Journal Hobby Lobby offers crafts, hobbies, picture framing, jewelry making, fashion fabrics, floral, scrapbooking, cards, baskets, wearable art, home accents, ... Bring your creative side to Community Care East York - insideTORONTO.com Bring your creative side to Community Care East York insideTORONTO.com The organization is seeking older adults to share crafts, hobbies and activities with students in grades 4 and 5 at schools throughout East York. ... A New Hobby To Try – Quilting - Lolita Storm (blog) A New Hobby To Try – Quilting Lolita Storm (blog) There are lots of arts and crafts hobbies that you can try. This allows you to create beautiful items and spend your time doing something that you enjoy. ... Google News

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