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Hey guys!
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Do you love watermelon as much as I do?
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Since watermelon is one of my favourite fruits
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I got inspired to create watermelon popsicle soap that is perfect as a gift!
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It's easy and fun to make and you can create this soap for a lot of people at the same time!
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So let's begin!
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For this project you are going to need a popsicle mold,
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popsicle sticks,
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white and transparent soap base.
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This is just a normal glycerin soap that I got from Amazon.
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You will also need green and red soap colour.
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You can use food colouring as well, but it might stain so be careful
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And if you want to make the soap smell really really good, you will also need a soap scent.
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I used melon scent that I got online.
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A measuring cup.
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I used a Pyrex cup since I can be sure that it won't melt or break in the process
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You will also need rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle.
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For more information about it check out the description box!
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This is optional, but you can also use poppy seeds for the watermelon seeds.
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And you will also need clothes pins.
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Cut the transparent soap base into small pieces so that it melts quicker
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put it into your glass cup and then put it in the microwave on about medium-low heat until the soap has completely melted.
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When everything has melted, spray a little bit of rubbing alcohol to remove the bubbles,
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then go ahead and add the red colour.
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Add as many drops as you need to achieve your desired shade of red.
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if you have that, you can now add some scent to the soap.
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Make sure to mix everything very well.
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This part is optional, but if you would like to add something that looks like watermelon seeds, you can use poppy seeds.
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They are pretty small, but I think the result still looks really cute.
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Now pour the soap into the mold.
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If the soap has thickened a bit while you were adding the colour and scent,
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I would recommend to put the soap back in the microwave before pouring it to prevent clumping.
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And then spray the top with some rubbing alcohol to remove the left over bubbles on the surface.
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Pour as much red soap into the mold as you like.
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It all depends on how big you want the soap to be in the end, so experiment!
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If you added the seeds but now a lot of them are swimming on top,
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you can use one of the popsicle sticks and remove them.
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Some seeds will still be on top, so make sure you don't add too much in the beginning.
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Then go ahead and add the popsicle sticks into the mold.
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Make sure you dip it half-way so it looks nicer
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To secure the sticks I used 2 clothes pins that I pinned into each other like that.
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This is great, if your pins are not big enough.
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Let it cool down for a bit,
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and in the meantime cut more soap into pieces for the next layer.
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This time we are going to need white soap base.
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Put it in the microwave and melt it as well.
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After that add the scent if you want and then add a little bit of green soap colour.
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we want to make the white slightly green so it's not completely white.
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Let it cool down for a bit.
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Make sure the layer of the red soap has a slightly thick surface.
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Then the next soap layer can't be too hot while pouring,
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since it will melt a hole into the surface and the soap will just sink through and you end up with something like this.
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But don't wait too long since the layers might not attach.
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Then pour in the next layer and spray a little bit of rubbing alcohol on top.
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I would recommend adding just a thin layer of this colour as I found that it looked better in the end,
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but you can experiment so you find out which design you prefer!
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When the second layer has been poured in, make another darker green quickly as the soap will cool down faster.
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Add a few drops of the green colour and mix everything very well.
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Pour a thin layer into the mold and don't forget to spray some rubbing alcohol on top when poured in.
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After that add more green into the rest of the green soap.
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It will be probably pretty clumpy so make sure to put it in the microwave to melt it again.
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Then spray some rubbing alcohol on top and pour another thin layer into the mold.
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This is going to be the last layer, so make sure to spray more rubbing alcohol on top.
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By now you probably won't need the clothes pins but be careful.
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Now you just need to let the soap stand still until it has hardened.
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I would recommend to wait at least one day to make sure you don't ruin the layers while pulling the soap out of the mold.
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For this part, press the walls of the mold to the outside to detach the soap
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This way we create a little air pocket. You will notice it when the colour has changed.
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This means the soap has pulled away from the mold.
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Then keep squeezing all around your mold to create more air pockets.
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I also pushed from the buttom and from each side this way the air could move around the soap.
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And then you should be able to remove the soap from the mold.
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This is how it should look like.
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As you can see the seeds didn't turn out very well this time.
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So keep that in mind that you have to be very careful with them, if you want to add poppy seeds.
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I tried different designs for the green layers to make it look more realistic.
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First I added a lot of green layers, then added less, what version do you like most?
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And if you would like to give the soap to someone, you can add one of the popsicles into a plastic bag.
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Mine is for cookies and food.
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Then, wrap around some gift ribbon in different colours.
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I used red and green, and then added some curls with my scissors.
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Since the bag was a little bit big, I cut off the excess plastic but this is optional.
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And you are done!
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And if you don't like how it turned out, you can always cut off the layers and melt them again.
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This way you won't really ruin the end result since you can always try it again!
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Have fun everyone and see you soon!