Upcoming Soap Making Classes
Cold-Process (CP) Soap Making, 101
Summer Class through
Three Leaf Farm, Lafayette
Date: Saturday, July 14th, 2018
Time: 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Location: Three Leaf Farm, Lafayette, CO
Cost: $55.00
(Register through Three Leaf Farm, here)
Making soap outside with the sounds of chickens and goats in the background - does it get any BETTER?!? Clean and green, for sure!
Join us at Lafayette's organic Three Leaf Farm, the perfect setting to learn the value of bypassing commercial “soaps” - actually detergents that can wreak havoc on both the environment and your system beyond dry skin. Thoughtfully crafting your own soap with a few simple, skin supportive ingredients is both a creative and environmentally savvy alternative. As an experienced, award-winning soap artisan, I'll show you some tips that elevate beginner soap design into something special.
In this hands-on workshop, you'll learn the basics of making classic cold-process soap. We'll review safety tips, create a beginners' supply list, and get creative with customization techniques. You'll leave inspired with simple recipes, a resource list, handcrafted soap, and (quite possible) a happy obsession with a new creative pursuit. :)
NOTE:
Because we work with basic chemistry (combining fats/oils with lye), this class is for adults (16+ years) - not recommended for younger children.
You're welcome to do this class with an older teen, but please note that the fee is per participant.
Want to make soap with younger children? Check my current Glycerin Soap Class offerings (this page) or get a few friends together and book one of my glycerin soap-making private parties. (Great for Birthdays and Girls' Night Out events, too!)
Melt-And-Pour Glycerin Soap making
(Adult/Child class)
Date: Saturday, October 6th, 2018
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: BVSD Arapaho Campus
Cost: $60.00/per adult/child pair + materials fee
Looking for creative bonding time with your child/tween/teen? Or maybe you and your parent would like to make some eye catching mini-soap for the soap dish?
Glycerin (melt-and-pour) soap is the perfect medium for beginning soap makers of any age, whether you're looking for fun and fanciful giftees or sophisticated jewel-like minis. These also make perfect gifts for friends, favors for holidays, and are the right size for guest soap!
Glycerin soap is perfect for beginning soap makers as it requires no lye and the final product will be set within an hour after pouring. Learn clever techniques to make your own elegant soap using layering, embedded designs, scents, special flourishes and cheerful colors to a variety of molds, you'll leave with beautiful products packaged up for the holiday.
Melt-And-Pour Glycerin Soap making
(for Teen/Tweens)
Date: Saturday, November 10th, 2018
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: TBD
Cost: $30.00/per participant + materials fee
Class offered through BVSD Lifelong Learning (Registration link to come)
Need plans for a Saturday before the holidays start? Let's get away from those screens and learn something new - spend a couple hours creating practical, yet whimsical soap art!
Glycerin soap is the perfect medium for beginning soap makers as it requires no lye and the final product will be set within about 30 minutes of pouring. Products that YOU make, ready to wrap and use by the end of class!
Learn clever techniques to make faciful mini soaps using layering, embedded designs, scents and more. We'll have creative embeds such as soap hearts, "gummy" bears, and curls, special flourishes and cheerful colors plus a variety of mini molds - you'll look forward to both showing off your creations as well as bathing with them!