Kick-Start this Party!

It's been a while since I have updated you all about what's new. There have been a lot of things, big and small, happening over the last several months. One of the first things is I received an e-mail the other day from the store I put my soap asking for more bars for the holidays (yay!). The other is some research into new soaping equipment. Both of these have kick-started me back into making soap again.

I also have several events coming up in which I will be able to showcase my soap to a broader crowd than I have before. Don't get me wrong, I love Etsy! But have you tried searching for soap on there recently? 92,000+ items! I enjoy making soap and I hope that I'll be able to be a competitor in the world of Etsy soon, but as for now I'm going to try and appeal to my local crowd here on the beach.

Did I mention that I had the fortune of having some professional photos done? Of the soap, not me...haha. I was very excited and they turned out wonderful! Check out the full photo shoot here as well as Danielle's other works!

So thank you for your continued support. I hope to bring some new soaps your way soon!



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To wholesale or not to wholesale....

I'm so very excited to say that I finally got the courage up to ask a shop owner whether she'd be interested in selling my soap at her store. Rather my husband asked while I thought about asking...either way the question was asked. She said that she'd love to as long as the soap fit with the theme of her store! Now I don't know if it will, but I feel this is progress none the less!

With that in mind, we hurried home to make my fourth kind of soap that has being weighing on my mind, but not on the scale, for several months. I also made sure that all my sites were updated with the most recent pictures of my products. The idea that I could be wholesaling soon is astounding to me, but very exciting!

I now have 4 kinds of soap to sell, with 3 currently available via my etsy store. The fourth will be ready in a few weeks. I've also been putting myself out there as a childcare provide, pet care provider and tutor as a way of earning some extra income and I've already been messaged several times for each! I'm so thankful for a God that answers prayers! Now I have a way to help with our school loans and stay home with my baby! YAY!

Buried Treasure-for the pirates in your life 

The family for Benjamin's 1-year photos

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We Have Lift Off!

Well it's been a while since I posted. Things are going really well. We've made a lot of progress with our soap recipes and have even sold 12 bars! This is very encouraging. Just months ago I was beginning to wonder if we were ever going to get this business off the ground! But thanks to some encouraging words from my husband and the willingness of friends and family I feel that we're moving forward!

We have successfully made 4 batches of soap that are for sale, but most of my sales have been in-person instead of through Etsy. I'm hoping traffic will pick up a little before Christmas. We're still working on some new color combinations and scents.

Thanks for your continued support! I'm willing to do pre-orders and custom orders too!


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The Precipice of Production

I'm excited to say that production has finally begun! It's been an eventful couple of weeks trying to get supplies in order and avoid a hurricane!

Sign for farmer's market

In case you hadn't heard, which I highly doubt, Virginia Beach (and most of the East Coast) was slammed with a hurricane just last week. It looks like there's also another one on the way!

I found myself some wonderful new soap molds that will allow me to pour multiple batches at once! I also finally received all of my fragrance oils, some of which had been sold out and had to be re-ordered.

Cooking up some soap

So far I have 2 out of the 4 batches poured and waiting to solidify and be cut. I'm hoping that I will have the next 2 poured out tomorrow evening. There is a 2-3 week curing period for these soaps so be looking out for listings on Etsy sometime near the week of September 18th.

Sneak Peak

I also had an idea suggested to me by my sis-in-law that I should offer to do customized colored soaps for different occassions. Any thoughts? Is that a product you would be interested in? Say for a wedding or school event? Let me know what you think!

Thanks for your patience!

 

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New Soaps!

Keep your eye out for these upcoming soaps!
Sandcastle
Shoreline
Buried Treasure
Coral Reef

Looking forward to feedback!

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