Recent content by sarahcycled

Thanks for the input. The paint is miss mustard seed milk paint. It acts like a stain. It's pretty neat. Thanks everyone for your detailed responses. I am not going to spend more money on this display, so I'll just have to rearrange some. For some reason I can't figure out how to tag people...

Am currently at a festival where most of the crafts are inside a gym, set up in rows. I redesign my booth every year so far, and this year I thought my booth was looking the best I'd ever seen it. Cohesive, bright colors, lots of products, looking like a little shop. And I had good sales the...

My dad keeps bees, so I was thinking of adding honey to a shampoo bar. Has anyone tried this? What was the effect? What does honey do for soap? Also may add molasses. Has anyone tried either of these?

I like the idea of using my old table cloth as a curtain. And I am all for using different price signs, I just can't figure out how to make them wind-proof as well as high enough to be visible. I like those price signs that sit up high, but I can't find them online.

Here are some of the changes I made at my most recent craft show. I really need to work on making the tent space more inviting and "whole" in the future

Thanks!

Thanks everyone. Lots of good ideas here. I wish I made lots of money , or is use all the suggestions at once. As it is, I'll have to just do a little here and there. I especially appreciate navigator's comments.

I don't have a banner yet. That's another question I had, I dint know where to get one made. Also with the cloth, I can see why I may need a less busy cloth, but I also want to keep some color in my display so it stands out-- especially on dreary days. Sent from my iPad using Soap Making

I currently have a Wenzel tent from amazon, but it leaks when it rains and the sides are a pain to put up and take down. I've looked at the EZ Up tents, but there are so many different kinds within that brand that I have no idea which one would be best. What tents do you all like/use? And where...

I've been to a few shows now, mostly outdoors and I'm not making much more than the booth fee in sales. Is there something I can do to make my booth more enticing? Sent from my iPad using Soap Making

This summer, VA increased their sales tax to 5.3% . Before this, I had been including sales tax in the price of a bar( $5). It's cutting into my profits more now. I'm wondering if I should start adding on sales tax (so a $5 bar would cost $5.27). How many if you do this already? Also, if I...

Just wondering what you all use to store or sequester your liquid soap after its been diluted. I've been using canning glass jars but I'm running out. Is it safe to use plastic gallon jugs for this purpose or will the soap leech chemicals from the plastic? Any other suggestions? Sent from my...

Duda diesel sells lye for bio diesel fuel purposes but its the best price I've found for lye. Sent from my ADR6400L using Soap Making mobile app

So, I got these plastic loaf molds off of someone on eBay. He told me they could be used for oven finishing cold process soaps. The problem is, I don't really know what all that entails or if it makes any difference in the final soap. Does anyone do this? I'm guessing you do a cold process as...

Thanks guys! I am curious why there isn't that much info out there about this method. Is it harder? More expensive? More dangerous? Since I've never done liquid soap before I'm curious.