January ‘25 - Texas Sunset
Texas Sunset
Wall Pours - Regular Entry
The most difficult thing for me in this challenge (my first time entering) was picking colors! The second part was doing something I’ve never done before, which was following instructions rather than have each soap be a “let’s see what happens” design. Controlling trace was also difficult but refreshing that I could have a formula that stayed fluid for so long…almost too long!
I tried this formula several times and ran into issues I hadn’t run into before when I was being less structured.
First try. Loved the colors, but got titanium dioxide streaks!
For my first try, I picked some colors I thought would work well together, but I think the colors were a bit muddy and running into each other. I wanted to achieve more defined layers. I was also using this as a way to test different colors.
My second try is on the left. These are the soap ends as I was just taking a peek before cutting the whole loaf.
My second try is on the left. I loved the colors but wished that they also had been a bit crispier.
Then I bought the Cheshire Cat angler, and my third try was using this neat tool. However, I didn’t know the little legs would interfere with my pouring because my mold was not tall enough to clear them. I needed a taller mold.
Wall pours with Cheshire Cat.
You can see in this last try that I was struggling to pour all the way along the length of the mold, so my layers were not making it across the width of the mold in a few of the colors.
Wall pours is definitely a simple technique, but it requires a bit of practice to be able to execute it effortlessly.
Some other pictures of final entry.
Final entry