Busy

It may be a foggy day here in Essex, but I can't really see as I've steamed the kitchen windows up whilst busily making bath melts.

I have a good few craft fairs coming up in time for the festive season so I've just done a bit of a 'recce' on my current stock and am not making sure I have enough to tide me over for the first one or two. 

Bath melts are first on the list, to be followed by bath bombs, bath gels and soaps.

For the record, all my ingredients are certified cosmetic grade from the supplier, or, in the case of any edible additions (herbs, salt, etc.) they're food-grade.  Working on getting certification!

As I'm writing this I'm waiting for my bath melts mix to melt, so that I can add my custom fragrance blend for this batch which is a reasonably masculine scent.

If time permits I aim to get a batch of soaps made up as well; they'll be teeny weeny bars - sample size, if you like.  I'll be making several different fragrances over the next few days so when I come to package those up there will be a 'selection pack' type scenario.

After that, I've booked in a 'making day' with a friend.  That's where we get together, swap recipes and ideas and make new product batches up. 

Once those are all under my belt, so to speak, I need to review what I have in hand jewellery-wise.  I think the low-cost earrings are all ok but may need to make up some more pendants, bracelets and 'special' items; earrings or bracelets using semi-precious stones.

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