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Wednesday, November 3, 2010
"Elf Sweat"
OK, this soap turned out so nice! I really like the colors, the swirl and most especially the fragrance. It is delish :-) And, since this is a trial batch, it will also be a limited edition as well of only 4 bars. I will be listing this soap on my Etsy site on Nov/16 and it will be ready to use on Nov/30. These bars will make really pretty Christmas gifts :-)
The lime green and hot pink colors go together so well in this soap. They are fun colors and really match the name of the fragrance. I can just see little elves dancing around LOL The swirl really turned out nice and I love the diamond glitter on the top. It looks like there's some "holes" from the gelling process... but, really, they are kinda cool.
Here's some pics for you! Hope you enjoy....
The lime green and hot pink colors go together so well in this soap. They are fun colors and really match the name of the fragrance. I can just see little elves dancing around LOL The swirl really turned out nice and I love the diamond glitter on the top. It looks like there's some "holes" from the gelling process... but, really, they are kinda cool.
Here's some pics for you! Hope you enjoy....
Christmas Cravings
The trial soap loaf turned out beautiful! I love it :-) I think you will too.... and the sugar sprinkle topping worked just fine, so I'm definitely happy with that and will be using more sugar sprinkles in the future. Right now the scent is at the medium level, I will see how the fragrance cures out over the next couple of weeks. In my next batch, I might consider adding just a little bit more fragrance for a stronger scent. I had to trim a little off several of the bars (I don't always cut very straight LOL) and I used the trimmings to make a really nice soap ball. I added some nice sparkly diamond glitter to the soap ball too :-)
These soaps (only 4 available) will be in my Etsy shoppe on Nov/16 and will be ready to use on Nov/30.
Here's the pics - let me know what you think!
These soaps (only 4 available) will be in my Etsy shoppe on Nov/16 and will be ready to use on Nov/30.
Here's the pics - let me know what you think!
Just Finished 2 Trial Batches :-)
Tonight, I cooked up two trial batches of soap and if they turn out, I will be offering them in my Etsy shoppe and they will be very limited editions (only 4 bars since the 5th bar will be for testing). I don't get really fancy with the trial loafs since they are small but I do dress them up a little bit. If I really like them (they hold the fragrance well, they are easy to soap with, they test well after soaping, etc) then I'll ramp the batch size up to a full loaf for later. In this case, these will probably not be soaped again until late next year because they are Christmas scents.
The first soap batch is "Christmas Cravings" and oh my goodness it smells just like Christmas baking in the kitchen! The scent is amazing. Here's the description:
Just imagine.... this has to be one of the best Christmas fragrances I've ever smelled :-) The soap bars will be swirled red and green with a little white star embedded (you'll be able to see it on both sides of the soap). The top will be a textured (swirly) yellow with diamond glitter and yellow sugar crystals. I'm a little anxious to see how the sugar crystals work out - especially through the gelling process. So this will be a little test for them as well. I've seen where other soapers have used them and they look so cute.... I'm hoping they will work well!
The 2nd trial soap I worked on tonight is just too darn funny. When I told my DH the name, he said "maybe you should rename that one" LOL -- well, I didn't. I think I'm keeping the name -- it's "Elf Sweat"! But it is the coolest fragrance... here's the description:
Both loaves should be ready to come out of the molds tomorrow night so I'll keep you updated on how they do :-) And, I'll take some pics too.
The first soap batch is "Christmas Cravings" and oh my goodness it smells just like Christmas baking in the kitchen! The scent is amazing. Here's the description:
This wonderful fragrance begins with top notes of orange, grapefruit, lemon, and apple; followed by middle notes of cinnamon, ginger, carrot, and nutmeg; sitting on base notes of buttercream and vanilla.
Just imagine.... this has to be one of the best Christmas fragrances I've ever smelled :-) The soap bars will be swirled red and green with a little white star embedded (you'll be able to see it on both sides of the soap). The top will be a textured (swirly) yellow with diamond glitter and yellow sugar crystals. I'm a little anxious to see how the sugar crystals work out - especially through the gelling process. So this will be a little test for them as well. I've seen where other soapers have used them and they look so cute.... I'm hoping they will work well!
The 2nd trial soap I worked on tonight is just too darn funny. When I told my DH the name, he said "maybe you should rename that one" LOL -- well, I didn't. I think I'm keeping the name -- it's "Elf Sweat"! But it is the coolest fragrance... here's the description:
Elf sweat fragrance is a bubbly, magical blend of candy, candy canes, candy corn, and syrup, with effervescent spicy soda pop bubbles to provide a unique, magical top note.It is the most "candy" I think I've ever smelled... there is just something about it - you try to pick out the individual candy scents... I love this scent and I hope that the trial batch turns out well. It has vanilla in it but I used plenty of white colorant so I hope the colors don't change. Guess what colors I used? Lime green and hot pink! And I swirled them together and sprinkled diamond glitter on the top! It is really pretty already in the mold. I'm hoping that the bars will turn out as pretty as the loaf looks right now.
Both loaves should be ready to come out of the molds tomorrow night so I'll keep you updated on how they do :-) And, I'll take some pics too.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Yeah! My First Etsy Store Sale :-)
Just wanted to let you guys know that I had my first sale at my Etsy store today! The FIRST CUSTOMER (hi Cindy!!) purchased 3 soaps! I'm so excited - I will be getting her order together tonight and getting it packaged up and ready for the post office tomorrow morning :-)
It Feels Like Christmas.... Opening My Goodies!
I just received 2 supply shipments from the UPS guy! Yeah!!
My first order contains 22 new fragrance oils - you know what that means? That means 22 NEW soaps! Man, I've got to get busy busy busy! These are all soaps that I want to have ready in time for the Christmas present buying season. Soaps are such a great Christmas gift - they are personal, inexpensive, and absolutely great gifts for so many people on your Christmas list.
My 2nd order contained my new wavy cutter (I've been wanting this for a long time LOL), some more fragrance pipette bulbs, a new pH testing roll and more Palm Oil.
My new colorant order arrived yesterday too, so I'm all set to go!
I'm so excited! I have several of the new soaps already "designed" and ready to go.... so, it's time to get into the kitchen and get to cooking up the first 10 soap loafs :-)
My first order contains 22 new fragrance oils - you know what that means? That means 22 NEW soaps! Man, I've got to get busy busy busy! These are all soaps that I want to have ready in time for the Christmas present buying season. Soaps are such a great Christmas gift - they are personal, inexpensive, and absolutely great gifts for so many people on your Christmas list.
My 2nd order contained my new wavy cutter (I've been wanting this for a long time LOL), some more fragrance pipette bulbs, a new pH testing roll and more Palm Oil.
My new colorant order arrived yesterday too, so I'm all set to go!
I'm so excited! I have several of the new soaps already "designed" and ready to go.... so, it's time to get into the kitchen and get to cooking up the first 10 soap loafs :-)
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