The lettering will take some practice. You'll need to heat up your soap base if it cools/gets too thick - but another 10 seconds or so should do. If you look in the Valentines Soap Project Gallery, you can see the different variations of top layers I did in both of the molds.
Layered Valentines Day Heart Soaps
By David Fisher, About.com
Using one of your , slowly squirt the liquid soap into the letters, flowers or "top" layer of the soap. Keep a spray bottle of rubbing alcohol handy if you get any pesky bubbles.
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- Valentines Day Layered Melt and Pour Soaps
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- Melt the Soap
- Lay in the Letters and/or First Layer
- Prepare the Rest of the Bar
- Pour the "Bottom" Layer of Soap
- Unmold the Soaps
- Enjoy the Many Variations
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