Debut

I'm not crafty. Or creative. I'm too pragmatic to spend much time on cutesy things. I appreciate them (some of them) and I give props to those of you who are good at that stuff. I'm just not. My creative outlets have to have some sort of practical value, not just aesthetic appeal. So when my sister taught me how to make soap several years ago, I was hooked. It was the perfect combination of whimsey and useful. I'm not talking about cold-process soap. That takes serious dedication and skillz. I'm not that patient. No, I'm talking about melt-and-pour. The kind that's about as hard to make as macaroni and cheese. There is a certain finesse to making certain bars, it's true, but mostly it isn't hard. It's fast, fun, and there are almost limitless options of shapes, colors, and scents. I love it.

So every December for the last few years I have invited my friends to come over for a soap making party. Handmade soaps make great Christmas gifts, especially the neighbor type. (It's nice to pass out something cute and homemade that won't go straight to your hips.) Well, my parties have gotten bigger and bigger. Everyone loves making soaps. It's really fun. So eventually I decided maybe I'd try to sell my soaps (really it was just an excuse to keep making them because you can only give so many away). I got my fertility friends to help me think up a name for my new company, and my husband made me that snazy logo up above. Then all I had to do was come up with a place to sell them. That was 6 months ago.

Finally the opportunity presented itself this week. The Bead Girls (run by my neighbor and friend Sherilyn) was having their spring boutique fair, a collection of ladies who run boutiques or home party businesses who get together a couple of times a year and sell their wares in one spot. Sherilyn invited me to sell my soaps. So I stayed up until 1:30am the night before making soaps, packaging them up, and labeling them. I was so excited for my soap debut!

And I sold 9 bars. NINE BARS, people. Who doesn't want cute soaps? Actually, I don't. I don't want to own them, just make them. So I guess I can't blame everyone else. But the stupid thing is that the lady who sold the most stuff at the boutique fair was the Scentsy lady. Pscht. So lame. Her stinky Scentsy candles masked the delicious smells of MY soaps. But then she bought 2 of the 9 bars I sold so I had to forgive her. (Plus I actually really like Scentsy stuff and own a bunch myself).

Ok, so if you want to see some of my soaps, look below. Also Here's my website.

Lemonade Bar


Fresh Mango


Red, White, and Mint and Mint Swirl


Sun-Ripened Currant


Honey Lemon


Tuscan Bar (Hazelnut Vanilla)


Sparkling Grapefruit


Honey Glycerin bar


The cute packaging