At last it’s time to announce my line of 2018 Holiday Soaps! The posting of this message has come with much anticipation and also some anxiousness on my part. As soap makers can relate producing the right amount of soap in late September for the…
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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…