Breanna Newbill from Dollar Store Mom has discovered that making your own laundry detergent is not difficult and can save you quite a bit of dough. She estimates that one load’s worth of her DIY detergent costs about a penny compared to around fifty cents when you use the store-bought stuff. With a few simple […]
The holiday buying season is around the corner. What do you get that certain someone who has everything? Why, grilled sausage scented iPhone soap, of course! Talk about a gift giving trifecta. Combine supernatural gadget lust with a cardiac inducing appreciation of grilled meats, through in a little improved personal hygiene, and you’ve got one heck of a stocking stuffer.
We covered these clever Petri dish soaps from Cleaner Science back in March. Now, we’re very pleased to have her on board as a Makers Market seller. Her soaps are available in many colors and varieties, including some with glow-in-the-dark “colonies,” and none of them will set you back more than $10.
It’s the ultimate retro gaming meets personal hygiene mashup. These bars of soap shaped like classic game cartridges from Indiana maker Lesly Karpiuk will certainly increase the nostalgia points of your domicile’s lavatory.
With soap this cool you’ll seriously consider the state of your personal hygiene before you resort to using it. Although, what better way to get rid of the grime after a long afternoon of LARPing than with a hand-crafted recreation of the famous Han Solo in carbonite prop from Empire Strikes back in soap?
Sometimes I see a handmade object, and i wonder, “Now, that is so clever, how on earth did they make that?” This typography soap fits into that category. I love it. As for the font, my best closest guess is DIN Schriften Neuzeit Grotesk Bold Condensed!
CRAFT flickr group member loxoscles has a photo set on the process of making cold process soap with plenty of tips and links to help you get started with soap making. Link.
