Thanks to Samantha for designing some gift tag artwork for me. I sold these gift sets at BUST yesterday. Gift tags are still available and will be for sale on etsy very soon.
www.samanthahahn.com
www.samanthahahn.com
Where to find The {NewNew} at Bust Craftacular tomorrow!
Click map to view larger. Print & bring to BUST with you!
14- Hand Of Fatima Design: Urban Jewelery Designed from Antique and Vintage Wears- Handmade in NYC. http://thehandoffatima.etsy.com
25- Dirty Loves Clean: Vegan bath & body products including: holiday themed handmade soaps, lip balms, cameo-shaped soaps & gift sets. www.dirtylovesclean.blogspot.com
25- Peppersprouts: New York themed shadow boxes and other hand-cut art
77- Red Bridge Studio: silk screened home & personal accessories, t-shirts www.redbridgestudio.blogspot.com
86- KimmChi: bold, abstract silkscreened women's shirts
86- wabisabi brooklyn: decoupage jewelry. handmade in the county of kings.
89- Charlie and Sarah
89- Chestnut Farmer
90- Cakehouse: Handmade Refashioned Home Accessories www.cakehousedesign.com
90- Take Me Homeware: Handmade ceramics by May Lukwww.takemehomeware.com
94- Lingua Nigra: Jewelry. www.linguanigra.com
102- Metal Sugar: Deliciously Original Jewelry
119- Jill K Davis Jewelry: Sterling silver, brass and gold plated jewelry. Houses, trees and "Hi" and "Bye" earrings, necklaces, bracelets and charms. http://jdavisstudio.etsy.com
166- Nordea's Soaperie: Handmade soap, whipped body butter, lip balms, & perfumes www.nordea-soaperie.com
178- Beacon Bookmarks: Wooden Bookmarks
178- Blue Stitch Books: Vintage inspired paper goods, journals and sewn accessories bluestitchbooks.etsy.com
BUST Craftacular this Sunday!
You better come to BUST's Craftacular this Sunday! Look at all the amazing vendors. I'll be posting a map in a day or two that shows where all the {newnew} members will be, but for now I'll say, go in the entrance, when you get to the "fork" turn right and go to the end.. I am against the wall, all the way on the right, in the far corner. Does that make sense?
I still have so much to do!! So many soaps to wrap and lip balms to label!
I still have so much to do!! So many soaps to wrap and lip balms to label!
Holiday Handmade Cavalcade Photos
Sadly most of these were taken when I had low stock. Wish I would have gotten some nice close up shots when the products were all there. Thanks to Waisze for the first picture which was near the start of the fair & my table was nicely stocked, but.. I am making a lovely face, eh?
Holiday Handmade Cavalcade!
..was a success! I am very happy with the way it turned out. We arrived early to help decorate a bit- mainly hanging hand cut snowflakes everywhere (I love them) and then set up our spot. We did run into a bit of an issue with lighting, but after a trip to the hardware store, our floor (midtown) probably was the best lit of them all, hah.
I started to sell out quick- people were definitely in gift buying mode. I got scared (& excited) because after only about 1-2 hours, my stock was getting low. I wanted to make the most of the event, so after debating, I sent my boyfriend back to our apt to pick up more soaps. It is a bit of a trek and even with him taking a car back to the Knitting Factory, he arrived with only about an hour and a half left, yet, I sold soaps he brought back! So it was worth it.
I offered single soaps or a 3 soap deal which came with a free gift box. At BUST I will have the gift boxes with gift tags with designs by Samantha Hahn on them. I love her style of art and am happy she decided to collaborate with me. In the future we may even do a soap line using her designs as packaging which would be neat.
I also brought my lump o' coal soaps, sold out of what I brought.. which wasnt too many, but 10-15? And sold out of my little soap sets which are 3 mini soaps wrapped with a ribbon. It's always good having less weight to go back home, we actually took the subway home even with 2 suitcases and a fold in half table because we had already spent almost $40 on taking cars. It would be nice to have a car to go to craft fairs..yes it would.. but then there is parking and gas.. so who knows if it's worth it.
Anyway, it seemed that my two best sellers were Green Tea & Sunrise, Sunset. Both non 'foody' scents, which I tend to have the majority of. I think I'll try to do more non foody soaps..but it's hard, they just sound so appealing to me, haha. Some of my favorite foody scents will be available at BUST- Lemon Drop Cookies, Spike My Cider & Amaretto Coffee..mmm. Snowball Fight (mint essential oils) also did very well and Hazelnut Coffee, among others. Anyway, I've noticed my best sellers really vary from show to show, so you never know.
Sadly, I did not have time to get together my lip balms.. I've been having so many issues with those things, you'd think they wouldn't be too hard, mainly melt and pour, but if you don't pour right, they either sink in as they harden or they go over the top and make a mess or they get a crack down the middle which sometimes affects when people twist the lip balm up. I've had to re-do a bunch, but, with my mom coming into town this week, I am hoping I can teach her how to make them so that she can help & I have a bunch for BUST Craftacular ; ). I am not sure quite what to expect of BUST, but after not bringing enough inventory to HHC, I am planning to bring as much as I can manage to BUST. As it is right now, I have 2 suitcases I stuff full, I'll have to add another 1-2 into the mix...
Below is a video my boyfriend took of the fair when it was just getting started. I would have taken more videos, but the battery died. I also brought my camera, but not the (newly charged) batteries I left on the kitchen table. Sad. I would have loved to get some good shots of this fair. Luckily there were some photographers around, so I will post some pictures later.
I'm not as smiley as I should have been!, but I think I was a little overwhelmed, still getting settled.
Well.. all the late nights were worth it!
Oh also.. I had some people show up specifically for me- yay! Am I getting a following? One actually read a review on my soaps and came because of that- again, yay for internet marketing. ; )
I started to sell out quick- people were definitely in gift buying mode. I got scared (& excited) because after only about 1-2 hours, my stock was getting low. I wanted to make the most of the event, so after debating, I sent my boyfriend back to our apt to pick up more soaps. It is a bit of a trek and even with him taking a car back to the Knitting Factory, he arrived with only about an hour and a half left, yet, I sold soaps he brought back! So it was worth it.
I offered single soaps or a 3 soap deal which came with a free gift box. At BUST I will have the gift boxes with gift tags with designs by Samantha Hahn on them. I love her style of art and am happy she decided to collaborate with me. In the future we may even do a soap line using her designs as packaging which would be neat.
I also brought my lump o' coal soaps, sold out of what I brought.. which wasnt too many, but 10-15? And sold out of my little soap sets which are 3 mini soaps wrapped with a ribbon. It's always good having less weight to go back home, we actually took the subway home even with 2 suitcases and a fold in half table because we had already spent almost $40 on taking cars. It would be nice to have a car to go to craft fairs..yes it would.. but then there is parking and gas.. so who knows if it's worth it.
Anyway, it seemed that my two best sellers were Green Tea & Sunrise, Sunset. Both non 'foody' scents, which I tend to have the majority of. I think I'll try to do more non foody soaps..but it's hard, they just sound so appealing to me, haha. Some of my favorite foody scents will be available at BUST- Lemon Drop Cookies, Spike My Cider & Amaretto Coffee..mmm. Snowball Fight (mint essential oils) also did very well and Hazelnut Coffee, among others. Anyway, I've noticed my best sellers really vary from show to show, so you never know.
Sadly, I did not have time to get together my lip balms.. I've been having so many issues with those things, you'd think they wouldn't be too hard, mainly melt and pour, but if you don't pour right, they either sink in as they harden or they go over the top and make a mess or they get a crack down the middle which sometimes affects when people twist the lip balm up. I've had to re-do a bunch, but, with my mom coming into town this week, I am hoping I can teach her how to make them so that she can help & I have a bunch for BUST Craftacular ; ). I am not sure quite what to expect of BUST, but after not bringing enough inventory to HHC, I am planning to bring as much as I can manage to BUST. As it is right now, I have 2 suitcases I stuff full, I'll have to add another 1-2 into the mix...
Below is a video my boyfriend took of the fair when it was just getting started. I would have taken more videos, but the battery died. I also brought my camera, but not the (newly charged) batteries I left on the kitchen table. Sad. I would have loved to get some good shots of this fair. Luckily there were some photographers around, so I will post some pictures later.
I'm not as smiley as I should have been!, but I think I was a little overwhelmed, still getting settled.
Well.. all the late nights were worth it!
Oh also.. I had some people show up specifically for me- yay! Am I getting a following? One actually read a review on my soaps and came because of that- again, yay for internet marketing. ; )
Holiday Handmade Cavalcade This Saturday!
I have a lot to do for HHC this Saturday.. then it's another craft show each weekend til Christmas, so I'm really trying to bang everything out with my limited schedule. Right now I have plans to introduce certain soaps at HHC a
nd then others at BUST. If memory serves me, those soaps will be.. First Snow, Christmas Cookies, Snowball Fight, Hazelnut Coffee, Hot Cocoa, Santa's Pipe, Cocoa Creme Brulee, Sunrise, Sunset., Crackling Firewood, Gingerbread Man, Under The Mistletoe, Green Tea..Here is a little sneak peek at the soaps I've been slaving over.
I am also going to be working on lip balms, cocoa butter melts, and more.. if I have the time. Lip balms are definitely a priority right now- I need to use all the yummy flavors I bought.
Tonight I have gathered some friends to come help me label soaps ; ) it really takes forever.. probably my biggest issue with my soaps, but I love the way they look.
& Don't forget about HHC this Saturday! The {NewNew} group, which I am part of, has been involed in the whole process of setting up this fair, everything from the advertising, press, sponsors, goody bags, coupons, decorations, layout, etc etc, we're all a part of it in some way and I am realllyyy excited to see how it turns out. Not to mention, it is taking place in a music venue with a bar & good music.. and we have an apple cider sponsor, yum.
BROOKLYN LYCEUM
Nice.. i dig the flyer for the BK Lyceum.
This will be my last craft show for the holidays.. December 20th and 21st. I am thinking the next show I will do will be around Valentine's Day. I need the month break!
P.s. I must be out of it, I just realized I was going to buy a shirt with this design on it from the artist for my bf's birthday.
This will be my last craft show for the holidays.. December 20th and 21st. I am thinking the next show I will do will be around Valentine's Day. I need the month break!
P.s. I must be out of it, I just realized I was going to buy a shirt with this design on it from the artist for my bf's birthday.
CUSTOM STAMPS
Woo.. in a good and bad way. It's passed 2am and I am not in bed yet for my morning wake up of 7am. I've been trying to figure things out for the upcoming craft fairs.. pricing, gift boxes & dimensions, and printing gift wrap paper basically all day. Then I wanted to at least get something done, so I made some custom stamps on simonstamp.com. One for muslin bags that will hold soap (and whatever else I want to use it on) & another for my paper bags. I think in the long run these will come in handy.. these are very small images of them, but what do you think? Lets hope they look nice when they come! Need bedtime..
ONE SPOON OR TWO REVIEW
One Spoon or Two is far and away my favorite Dirty Loves Clean soap yet!
I'm a little bit of a hedonist. I'm the kind of person who thinks that too much is just enough. That's why I love that One Spoon or Two is superfatted by 5%! Superfatting is a soapmaking technique that saturates the soap with oils, which leaves the skin smooth and hy
drated. One Spoon or Two contains 40% olive oil and a positively decadent 10% shea butter, which leaves skin feeling healthy and moisturized. I noticed right away!
But it's not all the creamy oils in One Spoon or Two that makes this soap my favorite. It's the scent! This soap is full of organic brown sugar and it smells good enough to crumble on top of apple cobbler. The sugar gives the soap a rich, distinct sweetness with a note of molasses. And my skin smelled absolutely delicious all day!
If One Spoon or Two is rich and sweet enough to satisfy this hedonist, it's sure to be the perfect indulgence for anyone on your holiday shopping list. This soap is definitely a crowd pleaser! Beware flirtatious strangers inviting themselves into your house to sample.
Available for purchase here!
Next up: Spike My Cider
-KATIE
I'm a little bit of a hedonist. I'm the kind of person who thinks that too much is just enough. That's why I love that One Spoon or Two is superfatted by 5%! Superfatting is a soapmaking technique that saturates the soap with oils, which leaves the skin smooth and hy
drated. One Spoon or Two contains 40% olive oil and a positively decadent 10% shea butter, which leaves skin feeling healthy and moisturized. I noticed right away!But it's not all the creamy oils in One Spoon or Two that makes this soap my favorite. It's the scent! This soap is full of organic brown sugar and it smells good enough to crumble on top of apple cobbler. The sugar gives the soap a rich, distinct sweetness with a note of molasses. And my skin smelled absolutely delicious all day!
If One Spoon or Two is rich and sweet enough to satisfy this hedonist, it's sure to be the perfect indulgence for anyone on your holiday shopping list. This soap is definitely a crowd pleaser! Beware flirtatious strangers inviting themselves into your house to sample.
Available for purchase here!
Next up: Spike My Cider
-KATIE
CINNAMON CIDER & AMARETTO COFFEE
These mi
ght be two of my favorites! I love the way they smell and they are pretty too. My friend Jamie came over and helped me which is always nice because things get hectic when I am trying to do a few soaps at a time.. they start to get thick and then don't pour into the mold and everything becomes a mess, haha. I put r
eal coffee grounds into the Amaretto/Coffee soap. The bottom half is coffee scented with the grounds and the top is amaretto with the coffee swirled. Then I did another batch of Spike My Cider (cinnamon cider) with cinnamon sticks (did you know these things are almost $1 each, crazy!) except this time I did not use apple cider since last time that made the bar softer. and melt faster.
ght be two of my favorites! I love the way they smell and they are pretty too. My friend Jamie came over and helped me which is always nice because things get hectic when I am trying to do a few soaps at a time.. they start to get thick and then don't pour into the mold and everything becomes a mess, haha. I put r
eal coffee grounds into the Amaretto/Coffee soap. The bottom half is coffee scented with the grounds and the top is amaretto with the coffee swirled. Then I did another batch of Spike My Cider (cinnamon cider) with cinnamon sticks (did you know these things are almost $1 each, crazy!) except this time I did not use apple cider since last time that made the bar softer. and melt faster.
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