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June 2021 Soap Challenge Club: Stained Glass Soap

I just want to give a quick update to the blog, to thank everyone for voting for my entry!! I missed the email notification and was taken completely by surprise when scrolling through the winners announcements! I was so shocked, humbled, and thankful to have placed in the challenge. This entry was particularly meaningful to both my family and myself, and I really am so very thankful for the support and our sponsor from the June 2021 Soap Challenge Club: Voyageur Soap and Candle Co. https://www.voyageursoapandcandle.com/.

Charles Rennie Mackintosh was a Scottish artist famous for his unique art deco architecture, stained glass, furniture, paintings, household items, and more. He designed the architecture of a Glasgow Art School building that was sadly destroyed in a fire. The rebuilding and restoration of the building is in progress. When I read that this month’s challenge would be to create stained glass window soap, the only choice for me was to make a Charles Rennie Mackintosh inspired soap.

This is an iconic Charles Rennie Mackintosh stained glass window
This is one of my favorite Charles Rennie Mackintosh windowpanes, which I’ve tried to duplicate in my CRM inspired soap.
Source: https://www.corianderstainedglass.co.uk/tag/charles-rennie-mackintosh/
Source: http://styleglass.com/charlesrenniemackintosh2.html
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/jun/07/charles-rennie-mackintosh-architect-of-choice-blade-runner-doctor-who-madonna-glasgow

If you’re interested in learning more about Charles Rennie Mackintosh please check out the Wikipedia article Here

I left the stained glass effects to set up overnight before adding the top clear coat. I used a few different shades of red to fill the petals. To lighten a petal to a pink color and avoid color fading, I used a bit of yellow colorant. It would be interesting to do this again with micas. If you look closely, you can see some petals look orange red, pink, true red, or a slightly blue red. 🙂
The Wooded Rose (CRM inspired)
O my Luve is like a red, red rose
The Wooded Rose (CRM inspired)
O my Luve is like a red, red rose (taken from the Robert Burns poem)

One response to “June 2021 Soap Challenge Club: Stained Glass Soap”

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    Amy Warden

    Yay for so many photos!! So sorry you lost your post… The soaps look fantastic in every way! You did a really great job on your free hand design, and the colors really pop!

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