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Distracted by paperwork

Posting this week is going to be short on words, everyone.  The tax man beckons me to finish up our forms and the kitchen calls me to finish my new batch of the Moroccan Mint and gift boxes.  Soaps on the curing rack need turning and the garden sways in the breeze.  Which to finish first?  Ahh, hard choices.  I will post the pictures I promised for your tax day enjoyment and then get back to work.  Hope you enjoy!

Happy Washing and hope everyone meets their deadlines!

Dorothy

Sage growing
Sage growing
Beer on Rack April 2012
Beer on Rack April 2012
Beer & Honeysuckle April 2012
Beer & Honeysuckle April 2012
Chunking Soap
Chunking soap for confetti.
Swirling Practice
Practicing my swirling on small batches.
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Busy Week

So things were a bit busy around here this past week.  The garden has been growing and keeping us on our toes while the soap pot could barely stay empty.  As I type, the honeysuckle soaps sit contentedly curing.  The beer soap wafts across the room and teases my nose; there is a small mold begging me to make up just one more batch and fill it up so it won’t be left out of the party.  Some of the new soaps for summer are almost ready for pictures.  What a great week!  I will post pictures of the new soaps soon.

What I can post right now is our cute Mother’s Day boxes we worked on last week too.  One of my buddies had seen these cute boxes and inspiration struck her.  It can seem hard for the Dads & kids sometimes to find something unique and fun each year for Mom.  These make great gifts from the kids to Grandma also!  These currently are filled with small sample sized portions of soaps  in stock and are $7 each plus tax.  They can also be filled with Mom’s favorite regular sized bars but contact me for pricing and availability.  If you are ordering for Mother’s Day and have any concerns about shipping, please let me know!

Mother's Day Gift Boxes 2012

As for now, I must return to the kitchen.  Not to soap.  Oh no, not this time.  No pretty swirling or fun smells for me.  Sigh.  This time, we must clean up our mess from all the fun we had.  Someone crank up the music!  Hope your week has a least a little soapy fun in it too!

Happy Washing!

Dorothy

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What’s in stock now

As promised, here is the current stock list and spring sale prices.  Soaps are a minimum of 4 oz. when cut and individually packaged.    All Texas sales will include sales tax.  Online sales will be quoted shipping at order.  Gift sets and custom orders available upon request.  Looking for a specific scent?  Let me know!

Chocolate Soap $3.50/bar- 18 bars available

Vanilla Soap $3.50/bar- only 4 bars left

Homestead Soap (Unscented, no additives) $3.00/bar- only 5 bars left

Cedar Soap $3.50/bar- only 1 left

Olive Oil Castile Soap $3.50 bar- 9 bars left

My milling of the beer soap (see previous post) will push it into April before it will be ready.  The honeysuckle should be on this list before the end of spring too!  Those who put in preorders will be notified as soon as they are ready to ship.  For you guys, there are the Teakwood & Moroccan Mint on the way too.  Why am I excited about these guy scents?  Because of the poor men who would come to me and say they don’t want to smell sweet or like flowers!  They want something with a bit more manliness to it.   These are definitely more manly and the ladies have all responded with two thumbs up so far.  My personal favorites for the guys- beer (Texas Suds here since we do local beers in it) and teakwood- woohoo!

I am interested in your feedback, commenting here or emailing me privately, about loyalty programs.  I have pondered these programs many times and find some attractive to me as a customer while others were too involved.  I’ve seen the buy one get one free deals, the offer for a discount off your next order, frequent shopper discounts or freebies, collecting points to redeem, and the “members get advance notice” ideas, just to name a few.  I will take advantage of some of these as a customer while others just seem to be too much trouble.  What is better to your family?  Do you think the programs are worth it?  What are some of your favorites?  Or are they a way to help justify higher prices?

Due to schedule conflicts, I will not be able to attend Donna’s Spring Market this month.  I am adjusting my calendar while we handle the recent family death and will keep you posted where you will be able to find me.  I can still be found locally at my regular spots and always available online!  Now the sun is rising again and the soap molds are calling me.  I must submit to their siren song.  Hope your day is a beautiful as this one looks to be here!

Happy Washing!

Dorothy