A few new items for my little store

I have been a busy little bee lately working on some new products for my online store and markets. I am especially excited to have finally fulfilled my packaging wish (which by the way I have been dreaming about for a year now) - brown tin tie bags with little windows! It might seem like a simple little idea, but it has taken me a while to bite the bullet and order some in. 

So what products have I added to my range then? Well... 

we have new look Bath Truffle Melts, now in a larger size (almost twice the size as our previous melts). 

Sugar Body Scrubs. These will be available in several summery scents but of course I can't seem to narrow it down!!!! Black Raspberry Vanilla, Buttercream, Cherry Blossom, Brown Sugar and Fig to name a few of my options.

 Lavender and Tangerine Bath Milks (plus I plan to make some Oatmeal, Milk and Honey Bath Milks too) and Lavender and Tangerine Bath Salts.

Body creams. Oh wow am I finding it hard to narrow down what fragrances to make these! I love so many scents. I am thinking "Buttercream", and "Japanese Cherry Blossom" but a little stuck as what else to include. "White Tea and Ginger" will smell lovely in a body cream. What is your favourite fragrance? Be sure to let me know :-) 

Stay tuned to my Facebook page and online stores as these delicious products will be making their way to my online "shelves" and markets stall :-) 

X Vicky

On the Curing Rack

My last market at Shellharbour Rotary Markets proved to be a success with all of my Goatsmilk soaps selling out, and a few others running low :-)

So this blog post is just to give you a quick update as to what is on the curing rack and what other products are coming up.

Firstly just to let you know I will be at the Made in Kiama Market nights on June 27th and 28th. I will keep you posted on this on my Facebook page.

OUT OF STOCK and on the curing rack are my two Goatsmilk soaps "Goatsmilk" with may chang and lavender essential oils, and "Simply Goatsmilk" which is fragrance free.

 LOW IN STOCK: "Black Raspberry & Vanilla" - my bestseller by far! I only have about 6 of these left at the moment, but more will be ready mid-June.


COMING SOON: Body Creams - Just in time for winter! I will be offering body creams in a number of fragrances very soon :-) with almond oil, cocoa butter and rice bran oil these will be a great addition to the Maylilly Soaps range this season.

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Happy Soaping!


 

Wild Rumpus Suitcase Market

On Sunday I attended an indoor market called the Wild Rumpus Market in the coastal town Thirroul (40 minutes north from where I live, and an hour south of Sydney).

The idea of the suitcase market is to simply bring your wares and some display props BUT NO TABLES. The stall space was 1.6cm square, so not a lot of room, but certainly not a problem.

There was a vintage festival in town on the same day called Rock n'Vintage Roll Festival which celebrated vintage cars and items and there was even a best dressed prize. So there were loads of women dressed in 1950's/Rockabilly style. 

My First Outdoor Market

Yesterday I attended my first outdoor market! It's been a long time coming as I have been making and selling soap for a while now. We finally bit the bullet and bought all the required equipment a few weeks ago. Gazebo, tables, chairs.

Here I am all set up

 My Mum cam over to our house at 6 am to look after our girls (Mum's are the best!) and we rolled up at 7am to the Shellharbour Rotary Markets by the seaside.


I got to use my new banner and the best thing was that the gazebo and my banner are both green and grey. It was by accident that they match and with my hessian table cover, I must say I was very happy with how it all looked.

I would like to thank all of those who came along and supported us, including a couple of our return customers. The kids absolutely love smelling soap. They would get so excited about it :-).

My sugar scrubs and bath treats

I am hoping to attend a few more markets as we have quite a few lovely ones in the Illawarra South Coast region  such as Coledale, Kiama and Berry.

So now I am back to choosing and ordering fragrances and I feel my procrastinating nature come out again. I must read my previous post and remind myself that I will not waste so much time thinking about it!

This was our view from the back of our stall at Shellhabour.

Happy New Year Soapy Friends

Well 2014 has arrived! Can you believe it? 2013 went too fast for me. My little ones are that little bit older and I really wish time would slow down.

So I haven't written a post in a while, and I have been busy. This post is to quickly tell you about my first market stall! I had been selling online and from home for quite some time, but I was given an opportunity to attend a 2 night market in a seaside town near where I live called Kiama. The market was called "Made in Kiama" and showcased local handmade businesses. It is held twice a year (June and December).

It was great to be a part of such a wonderful event :-). Kelly and Fiona (the organisers) were so welcoming as were all the stallholders. It was such a positive experience.

My husband was helping me out both nights and made a few purchases of his own from neighbouring stalls. He's a friendly guy and explained all my products to customers, as well as doing food runs! I got to try some awesome egg custard from Buena Vista Farm, and Coconut Gellato. We bought some Christmas gift tags and hairclips for our girls as well.

Here are few photos from the night.

Happy Soaping :-)