How cool do these look?
I used exactly the same recipe and technique as my first foray into soap making except just before it was ready to pour into the mould I added one teaspoon of cinnamon and three 15mil tablespoons of ground rolled oats and mixed them in with a few whizzes of the stick blender. The cinnamon produced the wonderful colour and the rolled oats are supposed to act as a mild scrubbing agent that helps exfoliate dry skin. I figure it will be perfect for my gardener’s hands.
I used a bit of poly pipe with a cap at one end as the mould. Maus bought the cap at the local hardware shop. (They gave her the bit of pipe.) I lined both with baking paper.
Once I had poured the soap into the pipe, I sealed it with plastic wrap and an elastic band. I then wrapped it up in a couple of towels.
It was pretty easy to get the soap out of the pipe. I just took the cap off and pushed the soap with a pusher (which Maus made) until it started moving.
Passion Fruit Garden 
Of course it is a good thing – Ying and yang can be thought of as complementary (instead of opposing) forces interacting to form a dynamic system in which the whole is greater than the parts. Wikipedia interpretation!
Mmmmmm I don’t want Maus to get a big head. Did you get your new car?
You two are becoming a real ying and yang with your little projects!!
Hi Gail, I hope that is a good thing 🙂
Love the soap with the oats acting as an exfoliant…fun project.
Hi Laila, it certainly is.
I thought is was chocolate too Glenda! I like the idea of rolled oats too…I bet it smells beautiful!
Hi Jane, It smells nice but not beautiful, I need to buy some fragrances 🙂
Two very clever Ladies!!!!
Hi Paul, Luckily it is not Two Fat Ladies!
I thought it was chocolate to start with. Love the pusher – aren’t you lucky that Maus supports your enthusiasms with practical help.
Hi Anne, Lucky for her, you mean!!
it was bound to happen!
Inevitable 😦
How clever of you both, you never stop amazing me with your skills. Have you used them yet?
Hi Deb. You are too sweet. 🙂 We can’t use it until it dries out – which takes about one month.
Very cool. At first I thought it was something to eat … Then reading on, it does sound like you could eat them. I like the oatmeal in there for exfoliating.
Hi Diane. They look good enough to eat.
Awesome! I love that you are making your own moulds too! You and Maus could go into business with selling soap making kits.
Have a fabulous week ahead.
🙂 Mandy xo
Hi Mandy. You are too generous. They are pretty easy to make.