MaggieMay

Sooooo ladies it was a good day with the lotion scenting. . it was my balms in jars that I was scenting...I had the balm in the jars, premeasured scents in bottles. labels cut, I labeled the jar and I gave them the scent and stirrer to use.....They were all happy about choosing their fragrance and adding it at home...All was good... Hugs Maggie

I have my first Farmers Market this Saturday....One of my Best sellers is my Softens and Soothes Hand and foot balm, good for you elbows and knees too....I have them all unscented..and I am offering 4 to 6 popular scents including a few eo's that I have samples to try...I have preprinted labels that are cut and ready to be applied, and they can choose the scent they want and I will do it up for them...This is to save from having scents that no one likes....the most popular is the unscented.....I've done this before and it worked..Just wondering if anyone has done this too Hugs Maggie

Oh I love love the colors...... I love anything with citrus scents...nums Hugs Maggie

OH Thanks everyone I am soooooo pleased....I will post a pic when it is sliced....

My very first Bubble Soap Cake.made especially for the first day of the Farmers Market for my returning customers.... I used up older soaps. I shredded them with my salad shooter...did this hot process....added the shreds then the Scent .....I had my springform pan ready..... I lined the bottom with parchment paper and the outsides with bubble wrap that was oiled with olive oil....added the shreds to the tops....soooooo purdy and it smells wonderful... Unmolded butttttttttttttttt the shreds did not stay grrrr.....next time... note to self to do the soap cake cold process.... Now I thought to myself how am I going to cut this...so my mind got to working and thinking :roll: and I thought why not cut the center out then I can just slice into smaller wedges....get more bang for my buck sorta... so I had these metal tins I pick up somewhere and I shoved the tin down into the the middle of the soap cake and it cut it in the shape of a flower...and now I can cut the soap flowers into soaps and give away too...... Note the bubble wrapped looking sides thats why I call it my Bubble Soap Cake.... Last picture.... Thanks for listening to me babble ...I hope my Customers will like my Thank You gift to them for all there continued support... Hugs Maggie

OH thank you for your response and ideas....hum I will have to look into the cake boxes...and tissue paper is a good idea for the smaller ones...Tanks for your help.... Hugs Maggie

What a good score at the garage sale...Your Hubby has a good eye.. Hugs Maggie

I have a suggestion I know here in Canada you can get boxes from the liquor store, they leave them sitting outside the front door...and some of them have the cardboard dividers...It hought these would be great for shiipping....are your bombs wrapped? HTH's Hugs Maggie

I am in the process of makng soap cakes for opening day at the market...I have some questons .... um How does one cut the cakes???. ...My cakes are round ...do you cut it into Wedges or cut into smaller pieces so that it you have lots of samller pieces ( don't want to run out) .... How does everyone give the cake to the customers...I though maybe parchment paper with a round sticky label...or the little tiny brown bags...( if I can find them) I need your help please....this will be greatly appreciated.... Save your shreds the cake I am making is going to be soooooo purdy.... Hugs Maggie

T Yes thats all you do fill them up squash them until tight..flip the muffin tin over and tap lightly on the table....and let them dry before packaging them..Have fun....HTH's Hugs Maggie

The Soap Goats has the car and sheep mold http://www.thesoapgoat.com/nflexable.html and I think Brambleberry has some too http://www.brambleberry.com/molds_flex.html Milky Way molds has some good ones for children, aliens, dinosaurs...these are not flexible but work well with cold process or hp process soaps... For the train I have used chocolate molds with success. I bought mine from e-bay... http://www.milkywaymolds.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=mwm&Category_Code=VA HTH's Hugs Maggie

When I first made bath bombs I did use the muffin tins.... so this will work fine... Hugs Maggie

Thank you so much warmvanilla......what a quick response!!!!!!!! Thanks Hugs Maggie

I bought a bottle of Homespun Sugar ( Suzanne Thomson ).from the classifieds.....I love.... love.... this scent ......I am running low:sad2: .... I haven't a clue as to were I can buy more....Can any one help please....This will be greatly appreicated..Help me satisfy my love of this scent..Please... Hugs Maggie

I think they look fantastic... Hugs Maggie

Fantastic soap Cake Cara...looks like the real M Coy.... Hugs Maggie

Thanks everyone.... for those that have asked how I did this..I have a lip mold...made cp process soap...poured the lips and the next day made another batch of soap..and embedded the lips into the soap....The pink color I used fd&c colorants...pink and a touch of red...Hth's Hugs Maggie

You could always go the cheapest way poosible to get your samples out there...At our local restaurant supplier they carry these plastic mini cups with a lid...they use them for salsa or ketchup etc...would be great for melters...HTH's Hugs Maggie

AWWWWWWW Tanks everyone for the great feedback its greatly appreciated... Hugs Maggie

I had a vision.... Maybe too much caffiene ( allergy) this is what my Funky Love soaped turned out like.... my own blend of course..it does smell yummy... Would you want to rub this all over your body... I should call it KissThis...Be prepared to laugh or be shocked....I Kinda like it... it does look Funky...and thats what I was aiming for...

Yahooo Ashlie I am doing the Happy Soap Dance for you....Prepare Yourselff or the SOAPPPPPPPP addiction.... Hugs Maggie

I have used the glass spice jars that I can get at our local dollar stores...HTH's Hugs Maggie

Found what I was looking for Hugs Maggie

Heres how I display mine....I had a box and divided it with dividers...it holds sooo much...I also have one slot wider for the larger tubes...in this pic it hasn't been stained yet...but you can see a few lip balms containers.. hugs Maggie

Thanks everyone....I also loves HOMESPUN sugar I am running low... Hugs Maggie