The Soap Lab

I am overjoyed to announce a new project I have been working on for the last 2 months. It is a book called THE ART OF SOAP, which will feature the work and stories of 24 incredible soap makers.�...

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Hi Soap Lab enthusiasts! As you may have noticed, it's been a looooong time since I have posted. I've been really busy and I decided, alas, NOT to launch my modern soap line. I had so many desi...

http://thesoaplab.blogspot.com/2009/11/soapy-siesta.html

While developing my Little Althea line, I met Beth Reiman of BPR Designs , who makes extremely beautiful handmade glass soap dishes (and other designs as well). She combines stripes of complem...

http://thesoaplab.blogspot.com/2009/09/show-off-your-gorgeous-soaps-with-bpr.html

Looking for a quick and stylish soap project? These Gothic Pumpkin Soaps fit the bill! Head over to the Soapylove Blog for the full tutorial! See you there!

http://thesoaplab.blogspot.com/2009/09/new-tutorial-over-at-soapylove-blog.html

Charles and Marie is a gorgeous, modern, and eclectic shop. They just relaunched their site, and you should check it out . Definitely a high end shop, it's titled "The Quintessential Lifestyl...

http://thesoaplab.blogspot.com/2009/09/please-say-hi-to-charles-and-marie.html

Today I am featuring another international soap blogger: Sapo-Onis . This beautiful blog is in Spanish but it is all photos, so you don't need to be bilingual! Check out the amazing assortment ...

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There are so many amazing and inspiring blogs from soapmakers all over the world. I love looking at designs from other countries. I will try to post about some of my favorites regularly because...

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In May of last year, I began The Soap Lab blog as a way to indulge my love of modern and progressive soap design. I knew that now and then I would create some soaps to sell or write about, too. ...

http://thesoaplab.blogspot.com/2009/08/goodbyeand-hello.html

After much pondering, meditating, and marinating, I have decided to expand The Soap Lab line into a wholesale collection. So far they have been small experiments but the response has been very po...

http://thesoaplab.blogspot.com/2009/08/new-designs-are-cooking-in-soap-lab.html

ANNE-MARIE!! There were 6 entries and by using Random.org, #1 was chosen. So thank you so much everyone for entering and congratulations to Anne-Marie Faiola! The soap dish and cup set will be...

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Make sure to leave your comments if you want to be entered in the drawing for the beautiful toothbrush cup and soap dish! Check out the previous post for details. Good luck everyone!

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The Soap Lab and All Modern have collaborated to bring you a chance to win some beautiful accessories for your bathroom! This very cool toothbrush cup and soap dish set is by Alessi. They wer...

http://thesoaplab.blogspot.com/2009/07/awesome-giveaway-from-soap-lab.html

Inspired by handmade fromage de chevre (goat cheese), the rustic texture of these round soap bars is created using cheese cloth. This easy project uses only natural ingredients (with goat's milk...

http://thesoaplab.blogspot.com/2009/06/tutorial-rustic-chevre-soaps.html

I hope you enjoy this new video about finding inspiration. I took a trip to Architectural Salvage of San Diego in the Little Italy neighborhood and went browsing in this wonderful shop full of a...

http://thesoaplab.blogspot.com/2009/05/new-video-finding-inspiration-for-new.html

Have you heard of The Bright Side Project ? If you receive the Daily Candy emails, maybe you remember seeing their feature . It's a really neat blog that picks an artist and gives readers a chan...

http://thesoaplab.blogspot.com/2009/05/lights-just-got-little-brighter-in-soap.html

The new special edition of Let's Get Soapy is now available! You will love this issue, dedicated to the look of The Soap Lab. Find out how to: make custom texture sheets use them for melt & po...

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Erin Pikor, of Naiad Soap Arts , is contributing a great article for the special June issue of Let's Get Soapy . The above photograph is from her tutorial. She shows how to use the custom textu...

http://thesoaplab.blogspot.com/2009/05/amazingness.html

Since I'm all the way over here in California, I decided to open my shop today so anyone in the rest of the world will find an open shop when it's Monday there. :) I have added the Writer's Blo...

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I found this wonderful soap making eZine today and I wish I could read French! I think it is written by the author of Mais Kes Ka Fee , who has a gorgeous blog as well. Even though it's all about...

http://thesoaplab.blogspot.com/2009/05/if-i-only-spoke-french.html

I was doing some YouTube research on stop action videography and came across this stunningly beautiful music video by Oren Lavie. I love both the video and the music. I hope you do, too!

http://thesoaplab.blogspot.com/2009/05/her-morning-elegance-oren-lavie.html

The Soap Lab is a small little blog with a teeny tiny following, so when I see a jump in my hits, I know something is up. Well, lately I've been seeing a few of these jumps and it's all because...

http://thesoaplab.blogspot.com/2009/05/good-news-for-typography-soap-fans.html

Mondays are my "work days", when my husband stays home with the kids while I dedicate some focused time to my projects. One of my favorite Monday tasks is taking photos. When Jim isn't around, ...

http://thesoaplab.blogspot.com/2009/05/interesting-lighting-for-photos.html

The cover is done and many articles have been written! The upcoming special edition of Let's Get Soapy is packed full of tips, great inspirational collages for both texture and packaging ideas,...

http://thesoaplab.blogspot.com/2009/04/special-issue-is-coming-along.html

Scheduled to be available June 1, a special edition of the Let's Get Soapy eZine will be available, focusing exclusively on modern and sophisticated soap making techniques from The Soap Lab. Y...

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Flickr is one of my favorite resources for examples of gorgeous soap creations. There's a group simply called "Soap" with over 1000 members from all over the world. Today I want to show you some...

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