November Challenge Club is all about the shimmy! Or lack of it in fact.
When watching Tatiana do the tutorial I thought, “This looks easy enough” how wrong I was!
The challenge wasn’t hard just the keeping the batter really fluid was. I couldn’t forgo the stick blender either. I just had to blend slightly, I was too scared not to lol
I used my wooden and silicone tall n skinny mould that ended up not being that tall and I tipped soap batter all over the place by trying to pour down the wall of it.
This was my first attempt
This crumbled terribly but I think it just wasn’t emulsified enough, I do see a few shimmys though.
Now I have had a practise, I’m on a roll, I’ve got this! Haven’t I? A little bit more stick blending to light trace would be perfect, just enough so it didn’t crumble but not enough to make it thick.
So this is my second attempt
Where is the shimmys????? Obviously too thick! So I went back to Tatianas tutorial of the pour and the mould making. If I was going to have another attempt it had to be in the right mould so I made the cute little one that was tall enough to pour down the side without it going everywhere.
I picked my micas and mixed my colours, this time I would still stick blend but lightly, and if I had time I would leave it in the mould a bit longer to harden up.
I unmoulded this one after only 24 hours. The others where unmoulded after 2 days and one still crumbled.
I actually see shimmys in this one or am I just seeing things? This challenge nearly evaded me! I found it more difficult than it looked and thought I wouldn’t have time to make my last one but I couldn’t let it beat me lol. Now I know the pour I will still try this again until I get better at the technique.
Once again, Thanks Amy for bringing us new techniques and Thanks Tatiana for showing us this one.
Looking forward to the next one already.
Amy Warden said:
Yay!!! Way to be persistent! It definitely paid off! I’m sure you’ve noticed that others have had the same issue. You wouldn’t think it would be so difficult to keep soap batter fluid. Your colors look fantastic and you definitely have that shimmy going on!
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siennalilysoaps said:
It definitely was a challenge club this month hey?😂 I had to have 1 last little try in the made mould. I think that helped a lot and I’m so glad I finally got it to shimmy lol. It was driving me crazy because I was thinking everyone can do it why cant I heehee. Thanks Amy x
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Jolene Sing said:
Our colors are pretty similar! You have a much nicer shimmy going on though. Great job!!!
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Jolene Sing said:
Our colors are pretty similar! But yours have a better shimmy than mine. Great job!!! Love your entry!
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siennalilysoaps said:
Thanks Jolene. I picked these colours based on Moroccan spices and pots. How weird hey? I was happy to see a few shimmys. I’m sure yours is fab! x
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Jolene Sing said:
Me too!!! My inspiration was a FO I used – called Allspice and those were the color palette that inspired me. LOL. You have way more shimmies than mine. 🙂
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eva edmonds said:
How cheerful your soaps are! Great technique – yay!
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siennalilysoaps said:
Thankyou Eva. I try to put a bit of personality in😜. It wasn’t that great in the beginning but they were practices (that is my excuse) lol
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Debbie said:
You definitely have the shimmy, Carolyn! So it was clearly worth having another try …..!
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siennalilysoaps said:
Thankyou Debbie. I just didn’t think I was going to have time to try again. I’m glad I did x
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Sherri said:
nice shimmy, and love your colors
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siennalilysoaps said:
Thank you Sherri💕
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Yvonne Bækgaard Pedersen said:
Great job & colors – congrats 😊
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siennalilysoaps said:
Thanks so much Yvonne💕
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Madame Propre said:
Beautiful! Both the colours and the shimmy are perfect!
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siennalilysoaps said:
Thankyou Madame Propre💕
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Soap Lily Soaps said:
We couldn’t give up or give in either! Love your color choices, and your shimmy looks great!
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siennalilysoaps said:
Thankyou Soap Lily💕 it was just one of those challenges you have to try again and again wasn’t it? ☺️
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Debi Olsen said:
Great job! You did a great job and your shimmy is perfect! I sure hope you can salvage your first attempt, it is beautiful too!
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siennalilysoaps said:
Thankyou Debi💕 I thing I may be able to cut the first 1 up and add it as embeds. It has hardened up a bit☺️
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