Alcohol in a Small Spray Bottle (rubbing alcohol/isopropyl or vodka)
Kitchen Scales
Glass Measuring Jug
Bamboo or Metal Skewer
A Pair of Scissors
A Retractable Craft Knife (only required if using a cookie stamp with a handle)
Paper Towel
Microwave or Double Boiler
Ingredients
240gClear Melt and Pour Soap Base(~8 1/2 oz)
60gWhite Melt and Pour Soap Base(~2oz)
6Christmas Cookie Stamps
9Regular Sized Paper Cups(8oz)
Mini Paper Cups(2oz - only required if using a cookie stamp with a handle)
Mini Spirit Level
Soap Fragrance or Essential Oils(optional)
Red Soap Colouring
Green Soap Colouring
Pearl Mica
Holographic Eco Glitter(optional)
Instructions
Pouring the Soap
Set out all of your equipment and ingredients ready to be used.
Push each silicone cookie stamp down into a paper cup until the cup fits snugly around the edges of the stamp. Ensure the cookie stamp is facing design side up.
If the cookie stamp has the handle attached, then cut an ‘X’ into the bottom of a paper cup with a retractable craft knife and push the handle through the bottom of the paper cup. Nest the paper cup with the handle sticking out of it inside a smaller paper cup so the cups sit level on top of each other.
Place a small spirit level on the surface of each cookie stamp to check if the stamp is sitting level (the spirit level’s bubble will be in the centre if it is). Adjust if necessary.
Move the spirit level around the surface of the cookie stamp (like a clock hand) and check that the cookie stamp is sitting level in each position.
Add holographic eco glitter (optional). Use only a tiny amount (dip the end of your skewer into the glitter and then stir it into the soap base).
Spray the surface of the soap with alcohol to remove any bubbles.
Position a paper cup with a cookie stamp inside on a set of kitchen scales and press TARE.
Spray the surface of the cookie stamp with alcohol.
Pour a small amount of soap into the cup until the base of the cookie stamp is just covered.
Spray the surface of the soap with alcohol (this will help prevent small bubbles around the embossed design).
Pour more soap base into the cup until the weight measures 50g (~1 ¾ oz).
Spray the surface of the soap with alcohol to remove any bubbles.
Move the cup to a safe place where the soap can set.
Repeat Steps 14 - 20 and pour the remaining coloured soap into the paper cup.
Position an empty paper cup on the set of kitchen scales and press TARE.
Repeat Steps 11 - 22 for the remaining two colours.
Set your soap aside to harden for 24-48 hours.
Demoulding the Soap
Once the soap has set hard, use a pair of scissors to cut the paper cups and peel them away from the soap and cookie stamps.
Gently bend and flex the silicone cookie stamp to ease it away from the surface of the soap. If your cookie stamp has the handle attached you may need to break the seal between the soap and the stamp with a knife or your finger nail (as you can’t bend the silicone).
Cut off any frayed soap edges with a pair of scissors.