Remember Finn's Fish Party
last week? I was pretty casual about the whole thing because the
biggest slip-n-slide ever was the main event :) But I did make the
kiddies party favors. It was almost a craft fail, but I saved it and it
ended up OK. Seriously though, I almost ruined the only homemade aspect
of the bday party... tragedy! When I was looking up fish party ideas, I came across this Martha Stewart Tutorial.
Of course, Martha's "Fish in a Bag Soap" were way better looking than
mine- in my defense I found this the Thursday before the Saturday party.
My BFF and my mom totally came to the rescue with supplies!
What you need:
Pure Glycerin
Scented Oil (optional)
Plastic Treat Bags
Fish
I wanted to find plastic fish but I couldn't find them anywhere. My BFF called
me and told me she found these erasers, perfect! I later found out the
fish I wanted were available on Oriental Trading.com and Amazon. But the
erasers looked good too.
About the bags, I originally bought craft bags with a pleat on the side,
and the soap got stuck after drying... boo! You HAVE to get the bags
with only one seam on the side and no folds. My mom came to the rescue
because I found this out the day before the party.
What I Did:
Fold the bag down (about halfway)
I used clothespins and an old shoe box and clipped the bag to the side
of the box, making sure the bag was touching the bottom too.
My glycerin came pre-cut, so I used one and a half squares of glycerin.
Then using a glass measuring cup, I melted it in the microwave for 45ish
seconds. That is when I added my Grapefruit Citrus oil, just one drop.
Then pour the melted soap into the bag carefully, you don't want to get
soap on the sides of the bag, a funnel would help but I didn't have
one... procrastinator.
Carefully place a fish eraser into the bag, make sure not to splash.
Continue with these steps and let them cool.
I used ribbon to tie them up. Because of the clear color they are kind
of hard to photograph but they turned out really cute. And for twelve
fishies I spent about $15ish which I was pretty happy with.
Have you ever made your own soap? I really liked doing it, I want to do another girl craft party with different girly soaps. We could use mint leaves and lemons and other cool fresh ingredients!
they are so cute! i love hand made stuff
people are often surprised when you tell them you made it yourself.
good surprised. i think it's the best gift.
Posted by: Patricia | 09/17/2012 at 02:46 AM
These are pretty cute. And the thought that you could actually make soap and have a party favor is economical and making it would surely be a blast.
Posted by: Samuel Weith | 09/27/2012 at 10:43 AM