I love this picture – it’s all of the reasons that I love soap making! Each of these soaps are in my shop….check them out. From Top to Bottom: Rose & Pink Clay Raspberry Mint Pink Grapefruit Swirl Silky Lavender Pumpkin Pie Spice (coming October…
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Part II of my Summer Market Series Organization is not everyone’s cup of tea and I have seen, on occasion, market vendors seemingly un-organized that are clearly making sales. Case in point, a young woman last summer at a busy Vancouver market madly labelling her…
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From my perspective, it doesn’t take a small business owner long to feel like a veteran in the local market game. In my relatively short time as a vendor I have seen savvy marketers ‘killing it’ in sales and others literally sobbing as they pack…
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I’ve now reached the point in my soap making business when I have to get real about choice. As much as I would love to make and stock 60 types of soap my inner CEO is saying “are you totally sure?” The drive to create, experiment…
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Recently, at a local market I had the pleasure of working beside a food vendor. As folks strolled by she would easily draw them in with her question, “Can I interest you in a sample?” Once the product was sampled the sale was not far…
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First of all, there are many ways you can improvise with soap making, believe me when I say that I have. However, there are a few essential ingredients and tools that you cannot make cold process soap without, full stop. One of those critical elements is…
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Looking for a thrill ride when making your own soap? Then cold-process soap making is for you! For me, making soap is 75% skill and 25% chance. While I always give soap making my best effort there are seemingly factors beyond my control that will…
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Making cold process soap is a mixed blessing when it comes to soap curing time! What I find a challenge is planning and making soap that’s ready to sell two or three months down the road; almost the next season! Logistically, it requires some finagling…
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One of the most frequent questions that customers ask is “How long will this soap last?” Unfortunately, my answer is not definitive but more of a qualified “it depends” as there are so many things that influence the life expectancy of handmade soap. Product use…
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Functional art? Of course! This term first cropped up years ago when I was buying an inlaid wood cutting board at a craft sale. The enthusiastic sales pitch delivered by the craftsman was convincing but what finally sold me was the notion of ‘functional art’.…