I feel like I should begin this post by saying (after clearing my throat)
"today is a day that will go down in history" but I probably shouldn't make such a big deal out of our Etsy store going online.
To see the shop go to www.etsy.com and in the line that says find items or shops type in SoapLilySoaps (no spaces) and you can see us! The following link might work, too:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/SoapLilySoaps
We've been trying to get this shop opened for quite a while. Who knew there would be so many glitches (bank accounts, PayPal, debit cards, Square readers, family stuff, making soap etc.), but it's finally open and I am happy to report that within 5 minutes of our shop being open we had a sale!
One of Kathy's best friends in Florida bought 2 bars of soap. When Alison's phone went ka-ching (it's a notification from Etsy that we had a sale) we didn't know what was going on, then we realized......WE HAVE A SALE!!
So many thanks to Judy, rather than frame her charge slip we decided to send her a free bar of soap! Our fingers are crossed with hopes for a growing Etsy business.
Since we didn't make soap Monday (too busy doing cartwheels - really! We would have shared pictures of it, but they just didn't come out clearly) we don't have interesting soap pictures to show you so we decided to show you our method of lining wooden molds.
If you make soap and are reading this chances are you already know how to do this, if not, well here is how it goes.
For demo purposes we are using the 18 bar birchwood mold that comes from +Bramble
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Shown above with side inserts and plastic dividers in place (and I think there is actually soap in this picture, but let's not get ahead of ourselves)
First thing you will need is Freezer paper, and you will be using it shiny side up.
Remove a piece long enough to hang over the short sides about 4" on either end. The paper is long enough to give you plenty of room on the long sides.
Place the cut piece of freezer paper on top of the mold.
Normally I would use both hands, however as you can see by the shadow, I was holding my camera with the other hand.
Place your arm across the wide part of the mold and gently hold the paper down and in place.
With your finger nail (and they can't be really long nails or you will rip through the paper) gently trace the inside edge of the mold that is beneath the paper.
Switching out when you have to but keeping the paper in place at all times continue around the entire inside of the box until all edges are traced/indented.
Remove the mold from beneath the paper and lay paper flat. You clearly see the outline of the mold.
Following the indented lines you traced, shiny side up, fold the long sides of the paper towards the center, in photo above both long sides are folded in.
This pictures shows the long sides open at the fold
Open the paper up, swing it around so you are working with the short side of the paper then using the indented lines fold both short ends towards the center.
This picture shows all four of the folds
With the long side facing you, cut the seams from the edge to the junction of the short fold, do not cut further than the short fold.
Stop right there! Make the same cut on the other (3) long corners.
The paper should look like this when all four corners are cut. Now get the mold again as we are going to place the paper in the mold.
To make it easier, fold the long sides into the center, then fold the short sides in whilst tucking the flaps (from short side) behind the long sides. This maneuver is a little tricky, keep trying.
One side is wedged into the mold with short side flaps tucked behind long sides.
Turn mold around and push the other end down into the mold, at the same time tuck the short side flaps behind the long sides.
When all sides are tucked, gently push the paper down into the mold until it is snug on the bottom and in the corners.
There will be a folded seam at each corner, they aren't very tall. Take a pair of scissors and cut the seam to the point where it meets the mold. Do this on all four corners.
Now take the loose sides on all four sides and begin taping them to the birchwood box.
Once all sides are securely taped down you are ready to insert the liners, pour the soap in then insert the dividers.
We know it wasn't making soap, but hope you enjoyed this lesson in how to line a mold.
Be sure and check out the Etsy page!!!!
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