[MR] sort of OT soap stamp question

[Sayyida Halima al-Shafi'i of Raven's Cove]

You can also make your own soap stamps from Fimo or Sculpey polymer 
clays.  They work very well and stand up to the vagaries of extreme pH.

Halima al-Shafi'i

Brenda Butler wrote:

>The only experience I've had with soap stamps have been the kind that are
>like butter or cookie stamps. You place the stamp on your unmolded soaps and
>tap them with a small mallet or hammer (gently!) to imprint them with the
>stamp. I would do it when the soap is hard enough to unmold but is not
>cured. If is still a little on the soft side, it should take the imprint
>relatively easily. I would think that  the highly basic ph of the CP soap
>when fresh poured would be pretty hard on a rubber stamp.
>
>Hope this helps!
>
>                                     Adendra
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>From: "Becky McEllistrem" <bmcellis at yahoo.com>
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>Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 4:10 PM
>Subject: [MR] sort of OT soap stamp question
>
>
>>Has anyone experimented with saponification and
>>various forms of soap stamps?  The oldest I've found
>>(late 1700's) were wood but I'm seeing suggestions
>>from non chemists that say the rubber stamps work just
>>fine.  If I casted my own soap stamps would pewter
>>interact with soap that may be saponified but not
>>cured 100%?
>>
>>Another suggestion was to glue rubber stamps to the
>>bottom of soap molds and pour soap over the stamp.
>>Because of the glue, the stamp stays when you pop out
>>the soap.  Unfortunately this suggestion was from
>>someone who was using the melt and pour stuff, not CP
>>soap.
>>
>>Any experiences with any of these would be greatly
>>appreciated.  I can carve my own stamps out of soft
>>wood but if I can use the rubber stamps it would be
>>tons easier!
>>
>>Rebecca
>>
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