Orange You Happy?

What do you get when you mix a trip to the plumbing section of Menard's, three PVC pipes, a multi-tool(thank you Jerry!) and soap? 

Orange slices of course!

Citrus soaps turned out to be a bit more challenging than initially thought but definitely worth the wait and work!  There are quite a few steps to creating an orange looking soap.  I found the trick to getting the whole project to come together was the length of the PVC pipes - the first and smallest pipe was about 6 - 8" long.  Once that is poured and hard - remove it from the PVC pipe, slice it and and it's time to add your orange rind!  I found it to be easiest to use a PVC pipe that was shorter than the orange slices - it was easier to handle the 'slices' and arrange them. I then poured in the white soap base, let it harden and remove it from the PVC.  Finally - put the middle of the orange into the largest pipe and, of course, let it harden, remove from PVC and slice. 

These can be made to look like oranges, lemons, limes or any other type of citrus fruit you feel like making.  Check back for more soap ideas or just to read about Jen and Laura! 

P.S. If you have any tips on how to make citrus soaps even easier - please don't hesitate to add comments!

Laura