Nurture Handmade Blog

Give It A Whirl (Do the Whirl Swirl!)

Amber Beltran

NEW DIVIDES FOR NEW DESIGNS Back in February, I wrote a guest blog entitled, “United we Stand. Divided we Swirl”. In that blog, I shared how to use a simple...

Give It A Whirl (Do the Whirl Swirl!)

Amber Beltran

NEW DIVIDES FOR NEW DESIGNS Back in February, I wrote a guest blog entitled, “United we Stand. Divided we Swirl”. In that blog, I shared how to use a simple...

Colors, Colors Everywhere!

Amber Beltran

INSPIRATION IS ALL AROUND YOU! I really and truly feel that I was born to be a soap maker! To some, that may not sound like the noblest of dreams...

Colors, Colors Everywhere!

Amber Beltran

INSPIRATION IS ALL AROUND YOU! I really and truly feel that I was born to be a soap maker! To some, that may not sound like the noblest of dreams...

Finding My Favorite Soap Frosting Recipe

Amber Beltran

FROSTING INFATUATION! Greetings crafty friends! If you’ve read any of my previous guest blogs, it’s very likely you’ve noticed a common theme… I LOVE making soaps with soap frosting on...

Finding My Favorite Soap Frosting Recipe

Amber Beltran

FROSTING INFATUATION! Greetings crafty friends! If you’ve read any of my previous guest blogs, it’s very likely you’ve noticed a common theme… I LOVE making soaps with soap frosting on...

Making an Infusion with Copal Resin

Amber Beltran

FOND MEMORIES! Greetings crafty friends! In a guest blog entitled “Incorporating Resins in Cold Process Soap!”, I had such a fun experience making an infusion with opoponax resin, and incorporating...

Making an Infusion with Copal Resin

Amber Beltran

FOND MEMORIES! Greetings crafty friends! In a guest blog entitled “Incorporating Resins in Cold Process Soap!”, I had such a fun experience making an infusion with opoponax resin, and incorporating...

The One-Color Challenge: Part 2

Amber Beltran

UP FOR THE CHALLENGE! Hello again beautiful crafters of all things sudsy! I have to admit, I was feeling a wee nostalgic this past week, so I decided to revisit...

The One-Color Challenge: Part 2

Amber Beltran

UP FOR THE CHALLENGE! Hello again beautiful crafters of all things sudsy! I have to admit, I was feeling a wee nostalgic this past week, so I decided to revisit...

Let’s CPOP and Use Melt & Pour Embeds

Amber Beltran

TO CPOP OR NOT TO CPOP? Father’s Day is fast approaching, and my husband is running out of soap! I know you must be thinking, “But Amber, you’re a soap...

Let’s CPOP and Use Melt & Pour Embeds

Amber Beltran

TO CPOP OR NOT TO CPOP? Father’s Day is fast approaching, and my husband is running out of soap! I know you must be thinking, “But Amber, you’re a soap...