Calise Soapworks Giant Gingerbread Man Soap Winner!

And the winner of our Giant Gingerbread Man Glycerin Soap is:

 

Congratulations Barbara from Florida!

 

Thank you so much for your support. We had over 100 entries!

Happy day,
Jill
Calise Soapworks & Such

Win Our Giant Gingerbread Man!

'Tis the season for giving. Here's a chance for us to give you an opportunity to win a prize!

 

Our Giant Gingerbread Man Glycerin Soap weighs over 2 pounds, so you'll be squeaky clean for months to come! He smells like a yummy Gingerbread Man should and he is paraben, sulfate & sulfite free.

 

All you have to do is make a retail purchase from us either in person from now until Dec. 16, on our Etsy page or our website. Shipping is included within the US.  We will draw the winner's name and let you know here on Monday, Dec. 17th. If you are local, I can deliver him or you can pick him up. If you're out of town, I will mail him.

If you are impatient, you can order your very own Giant Gingerbread Man here. He makes a super fun gift or party favor. To use, unwrap him and put him on a cutting board. Carefully cut him into pieces using a sharp knife.

Happy day,
Jill
Calise Soapworks & Such

The Bold and the Not So Beautiful

Making amazing, innovative soaps and beauty products involves an extensive trail and error process. Many products require several tries before they are perfected. I went through at least 20 lip balm formulations before I came up with the perfect, lip smoothing recipe. Here are a few examples that evolved into amazing products eventually...

Cupcake Soap 

As you can see, soap icing takes some practice to master.

Felted Soap

My early attempts resembled soaps with appendages, but the practice paid off.

Cold Process Handmade Soap

Every once in awhile, a fragrance makes my soap look rough around the edges. The scent in the above picture made the top of the soap brown and all of the tan in the soap was supposed to be white. This soap smells amazing, but it looks like something only a mother could love :). All the trail and error is worth it, though, when I end up with some really incredible looking soap.

Practice and patience does pay off.

Calise Soapworks & Such- making the ordinary extraordinary!