Crocoturtle
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I've been working with an experienced soaper for a few months now. She does a huge amount of wholesale work and has been really encouraging me with making my own business. About 2 weeks after I made my first batches on my own, a craft fair opportunity came up and to push me out of the nest my teacher encouraged me to sign up.
I will be the only soaper there. I have quite a while to prepare everything and I think I have an outline of when I need to have certain things done.
I'm nervous, so far I have only made soap as gifts and sold to my family. And I've done a few small runs for friends to sell in their shops
I need to have all my CP soaps prepared by Feb 9th, and I should have a good bit over 300 bars ready.
I'm also offering some aromatherapy balms, lip balm, and will give away a hankie for purchases of $15 or more.
I've seen some posts on here looking down on people who are too green going out and selling like they have been around forever but everyone has to get their feet wet sometime.
At the time of the fair I will have only been making soap for about 4 months but I make 2-5 batches every day so I'm packing a lot of experience into a short amount of time, I think.
I need to check with my insurance agent about a small liability plan and do some major work on packaging but I hope I can get that worked out in the 4 weeks that my soaps are curing.
thoughts, encouragement?
I will be the only soaper there. I have quite a while to prepare everything and I think I have an outline of when I need to have certain things done.
I'm nervous, so far I have only made soap as gifts and sold to my family. And I've done a few small runs for friends to sell in their shops
I need to have all my CP soaps prepared by Feb 9th, and I should have a good bit over 300 bars ready.
I'm also offering some aromatherapy balms, lip balm, and will give away a hankie for purchases of $15 or more.
I've seen some posts on here looking down on people who are too green going out and selling like they have been around forever but everyone has to get their feet wet sometime.
At the time of the fair I will have only been making soap for about 4 months but I make 2-5 batches every day so I'm packing a lot of experience into a short amount of time, I think.
I need to check with my insurance agent about a small liability plan and do some major work on packaging but I hope I can get that worked out in the 4 weeks that my soaps are curing.
thoughts, encouragement?