Early last fall I got cracking on holiday soap projects, candles and the like. As time slipped by I began to feel frenzied, and worried about product inventory for the holiday sales events and opportunities I had on my calendar. I ordered too many holiday fragrance oils, certainly more than I used., had supplies strung all over the house and attempted two projects I was unfamiliar with (these were doomed to fail). It all started to feel pretty STRESSFUL - like WORK even! The holiday season is always a bit crazy for us makers who also sell - that's to be expected. But looking back, I feel I lost a bit of the excitement and passion. I felt like a one woman assembly line trying to meet deadlines and the demands of holiday shoppers I had lined up, dying to get their hands on my soap. Sadly, they didn't materialize the way I'd envisioned. In the end, my events kinda turned out to be stinkers- without throngs of soap buyers...
Handmade Soaps and Sweet Bath Treats