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sorry, but I don't know who to give credit to for this idea - Alice
Gifford YW Connection
Photo Soaps
Take any of the following:
Greeting card
Wrapping paper
Photograph or antique photo copy
Magazine picture
Young Woman's Values
Dried flowers
Anything flat will do.
Wax for melting
Take a flat bar of soap. I like Ivory but I have see some nice bars at
the 99 cents store that work as well.
Cut out the photo to fit the top of the bar of soap. Make sure if there
is any name carved in the soap that it is covered up with the picture.
Or shaved off the top of the soap so it is flat and smooth.
Dampen the top of the soap
Carefully place photo or design on top. If placing a photo on top, do
not touch the top of the picture! After placing the design on top let
the soap dry. This takes just a few minutes. Take a pair of tongs from
the kitchen and dip one side of the soap in the wax (Dip only the side
with the picture on it or what ever you chose to decorate the soap with)
in some clear melted wax. Do not submerge the soap or you can not use it
to wash with. Let the bar of soap rest on a piece of wax paper or rack.
Sometimes you need to double dip to get good coverage.
We made these soaps up of my children for my grandmother when they were
toddlers. Grandma used them everyday to wash her hands and the photo
remained on the soap for over twenty years with out going bad. She saved
the soaps when they got thin and had them in her bathroom sitting on a
shelf when she passed away.
For an old fashioned bathroom try photo copying an antique pictures! Or
place scriptures or the Young Women's Values on a soap. Be creative!
I have also done this by dipping the soap in liquid plastic. The photo
will be very clear this way but...It takes at least day to dry.
After the soap is dry, I wrap the finished product with cellophane
gather the top edge with ribbon. It makes a great inexpensive gift for
Mother's day. You can also decorate soaps for Thanksgiving, Halloween
and Christmas. You can also use stickers but they need to be large
enough to cover the soap name.
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