Aromatic spices, and herbs filled the soap studio today. The season's always arrive early at Bittersweet. Our soap requires a lengthy four to six weeks curing time, so most of the time I'm working on seasonal sweets for the shop.
With the makeover projects at both our home and at the shop, there's not much down time. Then in a few short months I'll be full speed ahead in heavy production. That's the life of a shop girl, soap maker, manufacturer. It's fast paced, and especially with growth, even faster! All good...Thankful always.
I've always loved that phrase...
Something new... I gave you a sneak peek at the Soap Maker's Husbands handy work awhile back.
Neither of us knew how popular these would be! Now we do, and we're happy about it. However, we're happy for a short time, because as with a lot of things, and especially great things, they don't last forever. Nope, Mr. Lincoln, aka, the soap maker's husband, has informed me that he has enough one-hundred year old wood to make a limited supply of these fabulous heirloom cutting boards. I listed two of the designed boards on the apothecary web shop.
Having them listed kind of makes me nervous, the nature of the boards and all, and since they're selling like hotcakes. In a short time, they'll be gone. Our plan was to have them available for the holiday season, but they're not going to make it beyond summer. Thank you, and Mr. Lincoln thanks you, as well.
Onto a problem solved... Per your requests, and yes, I do listen to all of them, and typically respond with a positive perspective. Original, and I mean back twenty year original, Vanilla Lavender, the one you loved is back and here to stay. I changed the scent awhile back, and most everyone asked for the original. Your wish is my command. Happy Vanilla Lavender Girl's and Boys, right?
I know how last post emphasized how much I love Bachelor Buttons, but with all due respect, I really, really, love bachelor buttons! They're such a delicate little flower sprayed with cone flower blue, cotton candy pink, and lavender violet, hues. Yes, I just made all those names up.
Speaking of making up names.
I'm often asked how to come up with soap names.
That's a great question! Usually I name the soap by the scent, but sometimes if I'm wishing to incorporate a certain color or theme, I ponder a name for hours even days, sometimes.
This morning I made a nutmeg, tangerine, and vanilla soap that smells out of this fall world! Since the soap needs to cure for a couple of months, new autumn flavor's are being tested, and then created. After I made the promo box for the new soap, I gazed at the ingredients and came up with Nutillatan. Pronounced: Nut- illa-tan. Get it? Nutmeg, Vanilla, and Tangerine...Packaging ideas already streaming...
New signs should be coming soon, and I've hired some painters to paint the shop lobby. Can you hire yourself? I guess not really, and hey, I'm not getting paid for it! Always room for improvements and the front lobby has some wiggling room. It will be nice when it's finished, but finding the extra time for outside work is challenging. In good time. The paint bug hasn't hit me yet, and there's major wall patching needed, and I'm not a patch girl, I'm a open up a can of paint girl!
Summer is swinging by so fast, just like it always does.
Hoping you're having the best summer ever!
Jill
