Salt Bars and Soap Decks

Howdy! This is my third attempt at salt bars. I love the idea of salt bars, but haven't had much success with them myself. I wanted these for a special event coming up, so gave it another try. My main trouble has been cutting them into a decent looking bar, so this time I poured them individually into a silicone mold, and they popped out with no problem. These are scented with Coconut Lime from Sweet Cakes and smell soooo good! I think they look like frozen margaritas. They lather like crazy and I think they'll be popular sellers. Have any of you had success with salt bars, or do you have any tips for making them?

I'm also taking these new soap decks to the market with me this weekend. My hubby made them for me and I did the color washes and staining. I think they're pretty cute, but, as you can see, we couldn't decide on the number or placement of drain holes! Hopefully the last minute Mother's Day shoppers will snap them up.

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