Funnel Soap

What do you get when you mix a funnel, cold process soap, and colorant? A cool swirly pattern of course. This was my first foray into funnel soap. I read about it at The Soap Bar . I think I needed to make my pours from each color longer. Next version will be pink and purple for sure.

I had a time getting the hole drilled in the scrap 2x4 to hold up the funnel. The tutorial says to use chopsticks and rubber bands or some such nonsense. I figured I could just get out hubby's drill and make my own version of a funnel holder. It wasn't that I could not use a drill. After all, I am not a wimpy housewife. It was that the neighbors dog has adopted us and wanted to play fetch. So I would drill a bit, throw the ball, drill a bit more, you get the picture. Finally, I enlisted my girls to throw the ball while I drilled.

I also learned that I should drill the bigger hole first. I drilled the 5/8" hole all the way through and was so proud of myself until I put the funnel in the hole and realized that the funnel didn't exactly fit all the way down through the 2x4. The top part needed to be a little wider so I got the 3/4" drill bit and soon learned that that did not work and I was surely going to injure myself. In the end I just left it as is and it worked beautifully. My funnel stayed very securely on top of my mold. I also have to mention my new favorite soaping tools...2 $1 pitchers from Wal-Mart. They have the oz. measurements inside so I can see exactly when I have half the batch in the pitcher.

I also have to mention my latest kitchen mishap. We'll call it Mission Jalapeno Hands. I made the foolish mistake of cutting jalapeno's without gloves. It wasn't too bad until I scratched my eye, picked my nose, and tried to put in contacts. I googled it in search of a cure and realized there really wasn't a cure. The poison ivy soap maybe helped a little. A scrub brush and some of my face soap with bentonite seemed to help the most and I was finally able to put my contacts in this morning. My thumb was still burning a bit last night (24 hours post chop) but at least it was bareable.

My tip of the day....Whether soaping or chopping jalapenos, wear gloves.