It's been too long!

Oh wow... well I thought I hadn't written anything here in a while but I didn't realise it was last January! Goodness me... that is an awfully long time to say nothing on there.  I'm sure everyone's forgotten about me by now, in Blogland. 

I have to hold my hands up and I'm Sorry!

I found there was only enough hours in the day and the business, instead of slowing down for the usual post Christmas slump, sped up even more than pre Christmas.  To say I was shocked is an understatement.  But it does mean that I had less time to write on here.  Which is actually a rather feeble excuse because how long does a blog post take? Well sometimes an age but sometimes a fantastic image is enough so no excuse Celine, get to the back of the class.

After Debbie from Nature's Garden Candles Blog contacted me to say that I'd been named in their very recent Top 50 Soapmaking Blogs, did I think that I needed to work more on the blog and bring it back into the social media fold. 

So... to whet your appetites, here's an image of my very recent launch of our Christmas Pure Silk Irish Handmade soaps range ... in the next few posts, I'll put some images in of the finished articles plus links for the Making Of... and Cutting Of... videos. 

Please, forgive me?

Deck The Halls aka I'm Crazy for Christmas!

Yep, it's true... I'm nuts about Christmas and I know it's unfeasibly early to be thinking of it but, as I said in my previous post, when you have to work 6 - 8 weeks ahead, you need to start thinking about Christmas stock in September.

So this is the second in our Autmn/Winter Collection and it's called Deck the Halls.  It's unashamedly Christmassy with it's colours and scent and I make no apologies for it!!

Its made with our best selling formula of Sweet Almond & Golden Olive Oils with tons of creamy Cocoa Butter plus Yogurt, Goatsmilk & Buttermilk for their vitamins and minerals and White Kaolin Clay (to help clarify even the most sensitive of skins) and Pure Silk... just cos I love it and it really makes the soap more silky and wonderful.

The fragrance is a rich, festive aroma opening with fig slightly sweetened with warm blackberry, clove and peppery notes resting on a woody backdrop, enriched by aromatic notes of cedarwood, raspberry and sultana. And oh boy, it's soooooooooooooooo lovely. 

I've coloured it with traditional Christmas tones of gold, red and green and used the Celine Swirl and textured tops glistening with cosmetic glitter.

Making Deck The Halls Pure Silk Handmade Irish Soap:

http://youtu.be/oK05ssGvL5E

Cutting Deck The Halls Pure Silk Handmade Irish Soap:

http://youtu.be/r-4qxBUPhPM

Here are the final cut photos ... all coutesy of Titch Holland:

 

 

It will be fully cured by 1 October 2012 and will be available for pre-order on http://www.iamhandmade.com/ourshop/prod_2203819-Deck-The-Halls-PreOrder-Cure-Date-1-October.html.

Enjoy!!!!