Hey, y’all. If you saw my post from the other week, you know that one of the three big things I’ve been facing the last month or so is how to deal with my main soap distributor almost doubling their price of the goat’s milk soap base that I use. …
Once a month, a limited edition soap is released. Sometimes it’s to test out a fragrance and get feedback. Sometimes it’s because I was sent a tester fragrance sample and am curious about how it works up. Sometimes it’s because people have asked for a type of thing and we …
That’s right… it’s not just a breakfast food (although it is a tasty one). Oatmeal is also in soap, and now it’s in soap at HaldeCraft. You may remember I posted a few weeks ago about going to reorder some soap molds and finding out they don’t make them any …
This is one of those posts I’m writing because I work alone and don’t have anyone really to bounce ideas off of (I mean, there’s cats, tortoises, and a Shop Elf, but… you know what I mean). It’s the time of year when I order soap base, and this time …
No, really! Surprisingly, this does not smell like carrots. No, it smells more like sweet vanilla cake with blueberries and lemon. Fruity and sweet! This is the October limited edition soap, which you can find here. And that’s not all, because there are a few left from earlier in the …
What, you do? I thought so! And I am here to help you out with that (what a coincidence!). You may have heard me mention “bundles”. For lack of a cuter name for them, bundles are curated lists of products that offer you something buying individually doesn’t get you – …
Did you catch the January limited edition soap when it was released last week? Lavender Coconut, y’all! The best of both fruity and floral worlds! Creamy coconut, bergamot and lavender, just a titch of vanilla, and a hint of salty sea air to freshen. This is a light, clean fragrance! …
While I have an Earthy and an Herbal soap sampler set, I haven’t yet put out a Woodsy one. So here’s a little info about some of my more popular woodsy soap fragrances. Cedar & Saffron – Cedar, with just a little bit of Sandalwood, Patchouli, and Vetiver, mix together …
New in the shop, a guest soap set that highlights HaldeCraft “earthy” fragrances. Available as just the six soaps, or with two different packaging options for gift-giving. The fragrances included are Amber Patchouli, Ancient Sedona, Cedarwood Amber, In the Wild, Kentish Rain, and Oakmoss Sandalwood. That’s the good news! The …
Continuing with last weeks soap update, we have another small one this week, as well! Black Amber & Lavender in the Yarn and Knitting Needle design: Musky, with myrrh and amber, this combines fabulously with the Lavender to make a slightly woodsy, slightly floral scent. Even people who aren’t that …
Just in time for a Friday Five post, I’ve restocked a few soaps this week! These are pretty popular ones, and they show that y’all like both the woodsy and the floral fragrances. I’m thinking of bringing in a new fragrance or two next year… if you already like floral …
Flowers smell wonderful, just like nature intended. But let’s be honest, that fragrance doesn’t always translate well to bath products. Who else has picked up a favorite floral fragrance in a soap, shampoo, or lotion, only to have it smell chemical and over-sweet? If you’re as particular about floral fragrances …
You probably have your go-to soap fragrance. Your favorite. Maybe it’s one you buy all the time, maybe it’s one that you can only get a few times a year at a fair or farmer’s market. Maybe you lean towards floral soaps. Maybe woodsy or musky is what really does …
What do Applejack, Autumn Afternoon, Balsam Fir, Carrot Cake, Cranberry Chutney, Frankincense & Myrrh, Gingersnap, Pumpkin Spice, and White Tea & Ginger all have in common? You can find them in the Seasonal Soap Section… but not for long – these seasonal babies go fast! Although I have to tell …
(Crossposted from my work blog) Last week was a soapy blur of soap making and wrapping, and scrambling for paperwork, scanning, signing, etc. (I don’t remember, when I bought this house I live in now, 20 years ago, that the process was as time consuming as this house we’re trying …
A combination this week of restocks and new soaps — Orange Clove is back in stock in the Celtic Knotwork design, and also new in the Yarn & Knitting Needle design (it joins three other new fragrances in that design, as well). The same Yarn & Knitting Needle design is …
A small update for soap this week; mostly restocks, but one new fragrance that I’m completely in love with! Restocks include Oakmoss Sandalwood, Fig & Plum, Peppermint, Orange Clove, Marie’s Hearth, and A Pirate’s Life. My new fragrance is Midnight Garden, and I’m offering it in two designs – the …
Let’s talk about my listing of Miscellaneous Marked-Down soap! Occasionally I decide to get rid of a fragrance, if it’s not selling well, and for a long time I had multiple designs in the same fragrance, and I’ve decided to get rid of the design that isn’t as popular. This …
I know I’ve been talking about moving ALL THE THINGS off my Etsy shop forever, but I keep not doing it … well, this is the season. A couple of weeks ago I moved the yarn, and this week I moved the soap. That means that I’m in stock in …
The things I know to be universal truths can sometimes be boiled down to [somewhat] pithy sayings. “Show up; do the work” … “Perfect is the enemy of finished”… and “Kill your darlings.” You all know that I’m reducing my Etsy footprint, and just today I have moved all the …
I might have only casually mentioned this, so here’s a Real Announcement: in January, I retired the Cocoa Butter soap fragrance, and in February I retired the Cucumber Melon fragrance. You can find what’s left in stock of those two scents (and other random fragrances) in my Miscellaneous Marked Down …
Whoops! I meant to write this post on Monday (I guess getting yarn club in the mail got the better of my brain). This week I have a small soap update – all restocks, including full-sized bars Advice from a Caterpillar, Coconut Lemongrass, Lavender, Lavender Patchouli, and the guest-sized bar soap …
I’ve never had the kind of money set aside where I could do random large donations to charities or non-profits that represent something I believe in, so to offset that lack I’ve always tried to be generous with my time. I’ve volunteered at many organizations here and there throughout the …
It’s Autumn (finally) and that means it’s time for my Seasonal Soap to start rolling in. So far I have, in sets, acorns, brains, Halloween images, and cornucopias, and in full-sized bars I have Alien heads and skulls. Fragrances include Applejack, Autumn Harvest, Candy Corn, Carrot Cake, Cranberry, Cranberry Chutney, …
