This flower and lace melt and pour soap gets its pretty lace pattern from a fondant mat cut to fit a bar mold, with a little pink rose glued on top. Fondant mats from the cake decorating aisle are an easy, inexpensive way to add detailed designs to soap, and one small mat is enough for at least a couple of bars.
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Materials & Tools
Soap Base
Color & Scent
- Radiant Plum mica (from Bramble Berry), or a pink from this Stardust mica set
- Moroccan Mint fragrance oil from Bramble Berry, or your favorite fragrance oil
Tools
- Fondant lace mat
- Mini rose fondant mold
- Pink 6 cavity bar mold
- Scissors and a knife
- Pipettes or droppers
- Spray bottle of 91% isopropyl alcohol
- Thermometer
- A cloud mold for any extra soap
Fragrance Amount
Use up to 5 ml of fragrance oil per 16 oz (1 lb) of soap base. You can always use less if you like a lighter scent, but don’t go over 5 ml per 16 oz.
How to Make Flower and Lace Melt and Pour Soap
1. Cut the Fondant Mat to Fit
Cut the fondant lace mat with scissors so it fits the bottom of one mold cavity. Cut carefully around all the borders so it sits flat. A small mat is enough for at least two bars.
2. Glue the Mat Into the Mold
Melt the goat’s milk base. Put a little melted soap on the back of the mat and press it into the bottom of the cavity. Some soap may seep around the edges. That’s fine, because it peels right off.
3. Color and Scent the Soap
Mix Radiant Plum mica with a little alcohol and stir it in. I went with a lighter pink for this design. Add your fragrance. Mine was around 149°F.
4. Pour the Bar and the Rose
Pour the pink soap over the lace mat to fill the cavity. Pour a little into the mini rose mold too, and put any extra in another mold so nothing goes to waste. Spray everything with alcohol and let it set.
5. Unmold the Rose and the Bar
Pop the rose out of its mold. Then unmold the bar and peel off the fondant mat. Trim away any soap that seeped around the edges with a knife.
6. Glue on the Rose
Spray the spot where you want the rose with alcohol, add a drop of melted soap with a dropper and press the rose on. Clean up any extra soap once it sets.
Tips & What I Learned
- Look in the cake decorating aisle. Fondant mats and molds work great for soap.
- Cut the mat to fit exactly. A snug fit gives you crisp lace edges.
- Glue with melted soap. It holds the mat and the rose without any special supplies.
- Use extra soap. Pour leftovers into another mold so nothing goes to waste.
Troubleshooting
Soap seeped under the mat.
That’s normal. Trim it off after unmolding.
The lace design isn’t crisp.
Make sure the mat lies completely flat and fits the cavity snugly.
The rose fell off.
Use a drop of melted soap and spray both surfaces with alcohol first.
FAQ
How much fragrance oil should I use?
Up to 5 ml per 16 oz of soap base. You can always use less, but don’t use more than 5 ml per 16 oz.
Where can I find fondant mats?
Craft stores with cake decorating sections and Amazon both carry them.
How many bars can I make from one mat?
A small mat is enough for at least two bars.
More Fondant Mat and Rose Soap Ideas
- Lavender Love Melt and Pour Soap with a Fondant Mat
- Summertime Elegance Soap
- Blooming Roses Melt and Pour Soap
- Rose Embed Melt and Pour Soap
- All my melt and pour soap tutorials on YouTube
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