This past week has been amazing for us! The outpouring of support from all of you has been overwhelming, mind-blowing, life-changing...there just aren't enough words. We've written a huge letter of thanks that will be going up on Regretsy very soon, and I don't want to spoil it, so I'll post it here after it's gone up over there.
What I will post now are some pictures! We received over 250 orders and completely sold out. (Thank you!) It's going to take a while to get all these orders out, so in the meantime I thought I would keep you all updated and involved with posts about our soap making/packaging/shipping process.
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| A vast expanse of yellow roses. |
Soaps have completely taken over our house. There is hardly a surface that isn't covered with raw materials, setting soaps, soaps waiting to be packaged or the packaging itself.
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| Yellow roses are setting on every kitchen counter. |
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| Yellow roses cover the living room table. |
Once these set, they're popped out, and another color takes over.
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| They're even filling the refrigerator! |
Once the translucent soaps are popped out, we store them in the fridge. Some of the translucent soaps have a tendency to "glisten" when they're put in warm, covered areas. You can see the effect here:
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The orange and the purple are glistening. The pink isn't.
Why? The world may never know! |
The glistening isn't necessarily a bad thing; it's actually very pretty. It's a lot like condensation on the outside of a glass of ice water. It wipes off easily, wet or dry. Still, we've found that putting the soaps in the fridge stops them from glistening for a while, even after they've warmed up, and that's good for shipping.
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| Closeups! Pink and blue stars. |
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| Orange roses. |
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| Pink roses. |
That's it for our first photo update! Thank you all for your unbelievable generosity and your patience as we get everything put together and sent out. If you have any questions at all, leave them in the comments or email us at etsysoapmachine at gmail. Be sure to check Regretsy for the big thank you, and check back here as we continue to post behind-the-scenes updates!
These are so pretty, I want them all!
ReplyDeletewow, I love the photos!! I donated a pair of wrist warmers to the charity shop this month and am delighted to have taken part and have helped your Mum.
ReplyDeletehugs from Ireland xxx
Awesome colors! I imagine your place smells pretty amazing and/or crazy right now.
ReplyDeleteOooo, just hopped over from The UglyDucklingDIY to see that sadly (or good for you) the shop is sold out. If I can pre-order (at your convenience) some white soaps, I'd love to. But let me know if it is overwhelming.
ReplyDeleteBTW, I had to laugh because I see that you and I have the same blog background! I changed mine slightly when I moved to Wordpress, but used the same graphic. I guess we have similar taste in design.
Brittany (aka Pretty Handy Girl)
Selkie: Thank you so much! It was amazing to see all these strangers donate their crafts, and thus their own hard work, to help us. And it did help us, immensely. I can't thank you enough!
ReplyDeleteTencrowns: People walk in the house and immediately say, "Oh my God, it smells so good in here!" Meanwhile, my sense of smell is so blown out I have to stick my face in a jar of coffee beans between scenting each batch to avoid dumping the entire bottle of essential oil into one soap and thinking it still isn't scented enough. :)
ReplyDeleteBrittany: If we have similar taste in design, then you clearly have awesome taste in design. :) It is madness trying to get all these orders out, but I could certainly add a custom order to that madness for you. You can either send me a message through etsy, or you can email me at etsysoapmachine at gmail, and we'll work it out!
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