suggestions for name

I made a soap with a new (to me) essential oil blend - Rosewood, Rose Geranium, and a touch of Sweet Orange. It's mildly floral, a little woody. Let's have a contest! Help me name my soap and I'll send you a bar!

Test batch- personalized soaps

Out of the mold and ready to cut and stamp - an uncolored batch of soap scented with a beautiful fragrance oil called Confederate Jasmine. Stay tuned for pictures of this sample batch

Personalized Soaps Available Soon!

Violet Crown Soap will be offering personalized individual-sized soaps very soon! The soaps will be small (about 1.5 " square) and can be personalized individually. Use them for baby and wedding shower favors, wedding party gifts (bridesmaid and/or groomsmen),etc.

The soaps will weigh about 1.5 ounces each, and will be sold in sets - 8 for $16.

You'll be able to personalize each soap with a different name or sentiment, with a date, or with the same information. I'll have samples ready to photography in the next 10 days.

Watch for pictures! I'll be adding the soaps to VioletCrownSoap.com and to our etsy store (www.violetcrownsoap.etsy.com) as soon as they are available.

Special Orders

Violet Crown has received a couple of special orders in the last few weeks. One is for a business, and the other for a baby shower. We have verrrrrry low minimum requirements, so don't think custom soap is out of reach! Think of us for wedding favors, shower gifts, corporate thank you gifts...We can custom cut and label the soap with your message at extremely reasonable prices. Email Contact@VioletCrownSoap.com to get started.

Split Soap

Violet Crown soap bars are fairly large. I recommend cutting the bar in half. They are easier to handle that way, and your soap will last longer. Put one of the pieces in with your towels or lingerie. I keep a piece in with my knitting so my yarn smells good.

But don't save your soap too long! Our soap is made to be used and enjoyed...don't be afraid to use it. We'll make more!

Price Rollback!

Price for soap is rolled back to $5 per bar!

As I talked about in an earlier entry, the price I was paying for Olive Oil skyrocketed in the last year. Since Olive Oil is the majority of my soaps, I had to raise the price to recover some (not all!) of the price increase. Happily, the price I'm paying for olive oil has dropped back down - almost to the old level.

SO...I am dropping the price of my soap back down, as well. Sadly, the prices for essential oils - notably lavender and patchouli - haven't shown any indications of decreasing. But I think I can live with this.

I will be busy lowering the price on each item on the website. If your order doesn't reflect the $5 price, please let me know and I'll correct it before charging your credit card.

Thanks for cleaning up with Violet Crown Soap.

New web things

I've set up a page on Face Book - very fun. Lots of interesting people, and this seems like a good way to keep up. If I just had something interesting to write!

Also, I set up an etsy store for Violet Crown Soap - violetcrownsoap.etsy.com - please check it out. If you're familiar with www.violetcrownsoap.com, then this will look pretty familiar. Any suggestions?

I have a little bit of free time, but used up all my soaping supplies for the Christmas season - have to visit Holly at Texas Natural Supply next week so I can start experimenting. I got some ideas from some of the folks who are members of Texas Soapmakers - if you're a soapmaker in Texas, you should check this out and really think about joining! Here's the site: http://www.txsoapmakers.org

I've been knitting like a mad woman...I knit many hats for family members over the Christmas holiday. There is no shortage of hats in the Sandoz family. Also made a felted purse, which turned out quite nicely. Felting is very cool. Thanks to Renee for telling me about it and getting me interested.

Stay tuned...