The goal of the challenge this month was to create beach themed soaps incorporating both land and water elements in the design. They could be abstract or realistic. Although surface level embellishments were allowed, the goal was to have as much of the design going through the entire bar as possible. The regular and advanced categories had to create their soaps entirely out of cold process, while the winners category was allowed some freedom to use some transparent soap in their designs. My tutorial from this challenge featuring an ocean wave inspired by 108 Lab is now available in the Tutorial Shop along with dozens of others from past challenges!

Our sponsor this month is Nurture Handmade, providing prizes for the top 3 voted winners in the advanced and winners categories. They are a small company dedicated to bringing you the very best in soap making supplies. Every single product has been stringently tested with a soap maker’s perspective. They care for people, the earth, and the environment! Grand prize winners will receive $100 gift certificates, second place gets $75, and third place gets $50.

All top 3 voted winners in the regular category have the choice of receiving a one-month registration fee for a future soap challenge or one tutorial from a past challenge to encourage more learning!

Winners Category

Third Place

Name Edgar Kameraki

Location Mexico

Link Instagram

Prize $50 gift certificate from Nurture

Beach Day

Recognition Awards

Best Use of Color

Criteria Well-mixed, beautiful color palette

Name Debi Olsen

Location Colorado

Link Instagram

Toes in the Tide

Advanced Category

Third Place

Name Mithila Jegathesan

Location Maryland

Link Instagram

Prize $50 gift certificate from Nurture

Cyclone Bay

Recognition Awards

Best Use of Color

Criteria Well-mixed, beautiful color palette

Name Christine Young

Location South Carolina

Link Instagram

Happy Place

Regular Category

Third Place

Name Pipi Jelinkova

Location Netherlands

Link none

Prize 1-mo registration or 1 tutorial from SCC

80’s Sunset

Recognition Awards

Best Use of Color

Criteria Well-mixed, beautiful color palette

Name Jamie Ikemoto

Location Indiana

Link Facebook

Surf’s Up

Great job to all our winners, as well as everyone else who participated in the challenge this month!  If you would like to see the rest of the entries, check out these links:

Registration for the May through August challenges opens this Monday, April 28!  We will be doing ghost swirls for May with a new sponsor: The Beekeeper’s Wife! This is the soap I made with her Mango Maker’s Blend for the tutorial. Check out the Upcoming Challenges page for more information about June, July and August, and sign up to be notified as soon as registration opens.