for all you soapmakin' ladies

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I'm planning on making some soap this weekend. I want to use glycerin and put little objects in the bars, but I can't find a basic bar mold. I live in NYC and its kind of lacking in craft stores. I've already checked out the Pearl Paint craft store. They had glycerin and some non-bar molds.
I have two questions
Does anyone know another craft store that sells soap making stuff in NYC?
Does anyone know how to make basic bar shapes sans mold? cake pan or something?