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October How-To from Gerbera Designs: Muertos Soap
Here's our very first how-to courtesy of Vanessa Brady of Gerbera Designs, co-founder of the Switchboards. It's just in time for Halloween!
Materials: Melt and Pour White Soap, food dye, four small containers, paintbrush, microwave, skull mold (look in the food section during Halloween).
Instructions:
- Melt enough white soap to fill the skull mold. Allow to harden.
- Cut small cubes (.5x.5) and place each one in it's own small container.
- Remove hardened skull and place on flat countertop.
- Melt first small cube (no more than 10 sec) and stir in red food coloring.
- Use a paintbrush to "paint" the colored soap onto the skull in your desired pattern. Apply a couple coats if the color isn't as solid as you'd like. Remember you're going for the look and thickness of frosting.
- Repeat with all other colors until skull is complete.
Article reprinted with permission from gerberadesigns.com.
