From Sherri Osborn,
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Make these fancy, shaped bars of soap using cookie cutters.

Materials:

• Mild Bar of Soap (I prefer Ivory)
• Warm water
• Cookie cutters

Instructions:
Grate 1 cup of soap off the bar. Pour it in medium sized mixing bowl.

Start with 1/2 cut of warm water. Pour into the grated soap and knead to mix. Add more warm water, a little at a time, and continue to knead until all soap mixes in and it is the consistancy of thick dough. If you want to make colored bars of soap, mix food coloring in with the water.

Once your water and soap is well blended, press mixture into cookies cutters. Set the cookie cutter on it's side so the soap dries on both sides, or flip it often. Put in a dry place to dry for about 24 hours. Gently pop your soap out of the cookie cutter.

More: Instead of using cookie cutters, you can make miniature bars of home-made soap by pressing your mixtures into ice cube trays. You can also roll them into balls.

For a simple gift, tie a ribbon around the home-made bars of soap, or fill a small gift basket!

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