Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas!!!

I am sitting back quietly watching my girls play with their christmas haul. Needless to say I can barely see the livingroom floor.

It was a very busy day at the shop yesterday! Our Coal Soap was featured in the Star Tribune as the final "Gift of the Day" .... it appeared on the front page of the Source/Lifestyle section. The phone started ringing at 9am and kept going and going. Customers kept coming and coming...it was so nice to see so many new customers!

Candlemaking

Brrrrr......it is cold here!!!

Yesterday and today I have been working on making candles. Occasionally I have to take a break from making soap and creating candles is a challange. Candlemaking is much more difficult than soapmaking....it is not just a matter of melting the wax and sticking in a wick. There are so many variables....the wax, the size of the candle or container and the fragrance. Even the wax can vary from batch to batch. So a lot of testing is required. Soapmaking is pure chemistry although the wicked soap fairies can mess up a batch for no reason at any given time!

I really like making soy candles. Cedar and Saffron is my absolute favorite.....the scent is just so unusual and refreshing. My girls like Pink Sugar and strangely enough, eucalyptus! The have a eucalyptus soy jar that sits under their lamp...they don't burn it but the warmed of the lamp is enough to release the scent.

The newest soy candle?? Scent of a Lutheran! A pure white soy candle in a 8oz square mason jar. Scented with buttercream. I got the idea from another candlemaker at a show I did awhile back....she did Scent of Lutefisk...so I thought, why not Scent of a Lutheran! It has been selling very well!!

It is been a very busy fall!

Wow..it has been awhile ....again. We have been very busy!

For starters, Fox 9 here in the Twin Cities came to our shop in October to shoot a segment focusing on my girls. Christine Clayburg, one of the Meteorologists at Fox 9 is a big fan of our bars and we spent a wonderful couple of hours with her and the cameraman shooting the segment! It ran on October 24th....unfortunately this was a World Series night and it did not air until about 11.30 in the evening! Melissa had picked out a bunch of bars for the morning crew at station....she watches them every morning while waiting for the school bus. On the morning of the 26th, the morning anchors showed off their bars on air too!! We have also appeared on series on Green Christmas Gifts for Woman and Children!

To top this off, the Star Tribune was out at our shop this past Friday. We have been selected to be one of the Trib's Gift of the Day. This appears on the front page of the source section. We don't know the date yet...but we are anxiously waiting to hear!!!

We have been very busy in the studio daily making soaps. One of my new favorites is Eggnog Soap! We make this bar with full fat, rich premium eggnog! It smells sooooo good, especially if you like or love eggnog!

Another hit item this holiday is our Coal Soap! Know anyone who failed to clean up their act before the "big guy" arrives!! Coal Soap is the perfect stocking stuffer for them! 6 pieces of coal shaped soap in a nylon net bag.