Felted Holiday Soaps



Felting Fun



As you might have gathered from my first blog, I was feeling a little like you-know-who, the green guy with the too-small heart!

Then I realized that there were so many handmade gift opportunities just waiting for me at Makers' Mercantile! Every day when I walk in the door at work, another idea comes to me!

This week I am working on felted soaps!!! Such a fast, easy, and fun, wonderful gift!

You will need:

• A bar of your favorite soap (I love the natural goat milk soaps)
• Makers' Mercantile Felter's Wool in the colors of your choice
• a knee high stocking
• hot water.  

Yep, that is it!

Are you ready? Set aside 30 minutes, cause here we go!

With main background color, lay out a layer thick enough, to wrap around and cover the entire bar of soap! Next step is to create a design, using the felting needle and different colored fiber!



Once you have created your design and wrapped your soap completely, place the soap in a stocking, and immerse in a bowl of hot water.  You will want to rub the entire piece, in your hands, gently, as not to distort your design, for approximately 10 minutes, repeating the immersion and rubbing until you feel the fiber has felted around your soap.  Once the fiber has been felted thoroughly, your work of art will need to be left to dry for a few days.

I added my Holly Soap to one of the beautiful soap dishes we carry at Makers' Mercantile!

Have fun!!!