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Holiday Ideas
By Summers Past Farms | November 18, 2006
This is the time to get your holiday soaps made! You have a couple more weeks! Some of our favorites are Cinnamon & Spice, Gingerbread and Apple Vanilla. For an 8 pound batch we recommend you put:
Gingerbread: 1 1/2 oz. gingerbread fragrance oil
~marbling optional with cinnamon powder (from your kitchen cupboard)
Cinnamon & Spice: 1 1/2 oz. Cinnamon & Spice Fragrance Oil
Apple Vanilla: 1 oz Apple Jack Frangrance & 1/2 oz. French Vanilla Fragrance
After your cut soap is cured for three weeks it’s time to start wrapping….
1. You can clean and bevel your soaps like we do with a vegetable peeler. Buff lightly with a papertowel.
2. Show your personality in the creative ways you can wrap your soap.
Ideas:
Paper Band your soaps, it is a classic way to wrap handmade soaps, secure with double stick tape! (This is easy to do on your computer)
*Make sure to add ingredience to your lable so friends and family will know how special it is
Cello Bags are another way to wrap your soap. Just tie it off with some holiday ribbon. Perfect for two soaps.
Topics: Uncategorized | 3 Comments »
January 3rd, 2007 at 6:33 am
Hello and happy holidays. Hope they were wonderful. I’m enjoying your soaps here and the really nice photos. Anyway, when you get a chance, come visit this cool site I found called the Open soapmaking wiki. You can add stuff to it!
Open Soapmaking Wiki:
http://saponaceo.us
April 16th, 2007 at 11:49 am
I make soap and would like to sell my soaps at craft fairs and flea markets. i see that many soapmakers on the web are selling their soaps for $4 to $6. My daughter tells me why should anyone buy my soap they never heard of for that price when body works and other soap companies that sell natural soap sell their bars for $1.50? How can I compete with that?
April 27th, 2007 at 1:36 pm
People should buy your soap because you have made a unique and different bar from the others. If you truly believe this and believe in yourself and product, then go for it. You can sell your soap for $3.50 – $5.00 per 4oz bar. Be creative with your fragrances and most definetly, put lots of thought into your packaging this alone if done in a niche way will attract customers. To moms daughter….when someone is on a positive mission do not undermine them with negativity. Support, support, support…do you think that body works became successful without support?