We’re Having A BIG SALE!

I wanted to take this opportunity to say, “Thank you all for your support!” You have been so kind to tell all your family and friends how much you love Evelyn Rose Soaps, and with your support, we have grown our Facebook following by over 100 likes in less than three months.

So show our appreciation for your support, we are having a BIG SALE! Now through the end of the month, use code FBTHANKYOU to save 25% off your entire purchase of $20 or more at our Etsy store (excludes shipping), and you will also receive 2 FREE lip balms with your order.

Also, if you haven’t yet “liked” our Facebook  page, check it out and see what you think.  It’s the best way to stay up to date on our happenings and sales.  We always post everything to Facebook first.

Thank you again!

         

Want to get some FREE lip balm???

I haven’t posted on my blog in so long, I figured you guys deserved to get some free stuff. Here’s how.

Evelyn Rose Soaps will be at Taste of Douglasville at O’Neal Plaza in downtown Douglasville this Saturday May 17th from 1-5 pm.   This will be a great family friendly event with free concerts, free children’s activities, and so many great local vendors and restaurants.  This event is also a major fundraiser for the Douglas County Arts Council’s many community events including their children’s summer and spring break art camps. Dougalsville is easily accessible to most of the Atlanta metro area via I-20 and is about 15 minutes west of Six Flags.

Our booth is A2 across from the MainStage and next to Kaylee’s Bows & Accessories.

We will have lots of great soaps, gift baskets and sets, lotion bars, Dead Sea Salt Scrubs, and lip balms.  We are also currently testing some new certified 100% natural lip balm “flavors”(they add scent but no taste), and I made 4 new lip balms today with 4 new recipes.  The next 20 customers who make a purchase from either my Etsy Store or at the Taste of Douglasville event will receive one free lip balm with their order/purchase. Don’t forget to ask me, and I’ll let you pick which one you get, but this offer is limited to the next 20 customers to make a purchase.

Clear lip balms are Passion Fruit.

Burgundy lip balms are Guava (smells like yummy bananas to me).

Bubblegum pink lip balms are Bubble Gum, of course!  🙂

Pink lip balms are Raspberry.

 

Make sure to “like” us on Facebook to stay up to date on our latest product and specials.   I have a few more natural lip balm flavors I will be testing this summer, and I will post the next sampling opportunity to Facebook.

We will also have a selection of clearance soaps that will be 50% off.

I hope to see you there.

How Do You Do That???

From time to time, I have people ask me about soap making and, “How do you do that swirl, shape, etc”.  So I thought you might like to see a little of what happens behind the scenes before the soap gets to you.

This is a batch of lotus blossom soap (made with certified 100% natural fragrance oils-YAY!!!) I made late last month.  In these pictures you will see a batch of soap I did using a swirling in the mold technique.  To do this, I layered different colors of liquidy raw soap in a loaf/log mold, and then I swirled the layers using a secret soaping tool (ha, ha, just kidding it’s actually a kitchen utensil- I love the cooking/baking section of stores for cool new soap swirling tools), and once I swirled the soap, I drizzled some more raw soap on top, and then swirled it to add a pretty design to the top too.

This first picture show the soap in the mold, and even though I can see the swirls on top, it’s always a mystery if my swirls on the inside will also be pretty.  Sometimes it seems like an eternity waiting for the soap to set up (24-72 hours) so I can unmold it and see the inside swirls.In this picture, I am carefully and gently unmolding (ie pushing the soap out of the mold) so I don’t put any dents in it. This picture shows the bottom and sides of the soap loaf……and this picture shows the top.Now it’s time to slice the soap loaf.  Many soap makers use a wooden and wire loaf cutter ($150-$400..ouch!), but I prefer a mitre box and dough slicer (less than $50 for both) since it’s much easer to store and keep my two little ones out of it.  Now it’s time to see what the inside swirls look like.Now these bars will cure for at least 4 weeks before they are ready for you!You will notice I am wearing gloves in these pictures.  Although this soap is no longer caustic since the saponification (the process that turns caustic lye+ fats into soap) is complete after 24-48 hours, the soap is still really soft until it’s fully cured (at least 4 weeks) and all the excess water has evaporated.  So I wear the gloves to prevent leaving my finger prints on the bars.

Announcing our first Facebook Contest

To get our Facebook page off to a good start, we are holding a drawing for a free box of our soaps worth $20.

All that is required to enter the contest is to like us on our Facebook page, and when we get to at least 200 likes, I will do a drawing for the winner. Also, if you, “follow” this blog your name will be entered into the drawing a 2nd time, and if you make a comment on this blog, you can get a 3rd entry (please send me an email so I can verify your comment and add your additional entry). If you’ve already liked us on Facebook, don’t worry, you are already entered into the drawing. The drawing is opened to anyone in the US over the age of 18 (excluding my relatives).

When you like our Facebook page, please email me (evelynroseproducts@gmail.com) how your name appears on Facebook so I can make sure I have the correct email/name match to notify the winner.

Here are 4 goat’s milk soap bars in the giveaway.  There is a lavender scented bar, 2 citrus scented bars, and a palm free bar made with shea and cocoa butter and scented with a essential oil blend of bitter almond (smells like cherries), vanilla, and sandalwood.

Keep an eye out for other promotions we will be doing on our Facebook and Etsy pages, and this blog.