Make Your Own Bumblebee Wedding Soap Favors – 3 Styles

Posted by Kelly - Soap Artist on Nov 15th 2021

Creating your own favors is a great way to express your artistic side and save a little money in the process. The best part is you will have so much fun and be providing your guest with a gift from the heart.

Depending on your wedding style you may want to consider:

White Background with Calendula Petals
White Background with Ground Oatmeal
Clear Background with Calendula Petals

You may have some of the following supplies, if not I have provided links below.

Supplies:

Bumblebee mold

Glycerin soap

Calendula petals

Oatmeal

Gold mica

Container to melt your soap

Pipette

Spray bottle

Rubbing Alcohol

Mixing Stick

Knife

Fragrance Oil

Organza Bags

Making your favors:

You will need a microwave, scale, a cutting board, measuring spoons, and the supplies listed above.

The bee soap will be made in two parts.

Part 1:

Cut up your clear soap into one-inch cubes
Place your soap into the glass measuring cup
Use the microwave on low power in 10 second bursts until your soap is melted
Add 1/16 tsp (the size of a pea) of gold mica and stir until mixed well
Place your mold on a flat surface and spay rubbing alcohol liberally into the mold
Using the 2mL pipette, fill the bee and relief edges of the mold with the gold mica, if your soap become too thick you can reheat it gently in the microwave
Once your entire mold is filled with the gold soap you can move to the next step

Part 2:

Using the clear or white soap cut up approximately 10 ounces of your soap base and melt is as above.
Once melted you can add your calendula petals or colloidal oatmeal. For the calendula petals I add a large pinch, for the colloidal oatmeal I add 1 to 2 tablespoons depending on the look I want
Add ½ ounce of your fragrance oil and still well. If your soap is becoming too thick you can heat it gently.
Thoroughly spray the gold relief in the mold with rubbing alcohol
Using a pipette fill each cavity with the soap, if your tip is not allowing enough soap to come through cut off the tip to make a large opening
Allow your soap to harden for a few hours to overnight
Remove your soap from the mold and voila! You now have your soap ready to wrap

Finishing touches for your soap:

I like using the 2 x 3 inch organza bags to display these beautiful soaps. You could use any other type of packaging.

I hope you enjoyed making your bee favors. Looking for a large volume and don’t have the time to make your own favors? You can find them in my shop. I offer many different fragrance oils for you to pick just the right one.

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