Yummy New Fragrances

Going along with our post on new molds that have arrived this past week, today we are featuring some yummy new fragrances we now have available.

Berry Flirt - This fun and flirty sweet fragrance is perfect for upcoming spring projects.  Sweet without being overwhelming.  Features top notes of plum blossom, berries, apple; mid notes of peach blossom, violet, and camellia with a base of vanilla and light musk.

Buttermint - This sweet fragrance smells just like the buttermints it gets it's name from!  A sweet blend of mint and vanilla. 

Camu Camu - I love citrus scents, and I have to say, this is one of my absolute all-time favorites.  This citrus is so different from many of the standard grapefruit, orange, lime scents out there.  It's a perfect blend of citrus and berry.  Featuring notes of tart red berries, juicy orange and peach nectar blended with a twist of lime.

Country Chic - This fragrance is a complex/multi-layered delight.  Each time I smell it, I smell something new.  With top notes of citrus fruits, sweetened out with florals of jasmine, gardenia, orange blossom, and grounded with cedar, amber, musk, caramel, and vanilla.

Flirty Diva - Normally no one likes a diva, but I think you will love this scent.  It's a little strange smelled out of the bottle, but used in soap it is strangely addictive!  Sweet berries, jasmine, rose, white musk, and a little bit of lemon to lighten it up.  Fabulous!

Forever Red - This seductive scent smells just like a Victoria Secret fragrance.  Perfect for Valentine's Day projects.  Deep red pomegranate, peach, apple, with peony and marigold, and grounded in plum and oak. 

Fruit Slices -  If you'd like a good basic, citrus scent, you can't do better than this!  It's a perfect blend of lemon, orange, lime, and grapefruit. 

Jade - This complex fragrance is a great blend of fruits and florals, with top notes of jasmine, lilies, violets, lavender, and rose combined with the juiciness of pineapple, apple, and melon.  Totally unique and wonderful!  Does slightly accelerate in cold process soap (use low temps). 

Lemon Juniper -This is a great fresh fragrance, perfect for a pick-me-up.  Bright uplifting lemon balanced out with the earthy scent of juniper berries. 

Lime Cilantro -This fragrance is actually a bit of surprise.  You would expect it to be spicy from the name, but it really is more heavy on the lime, but with that hint of something else you can't quite name (which would be the cilantro :)   Grounded out with a slight woodsy scent.  Good enough to eat!

Turquoise Sky -This version of a popular Bath and Body Works scent is perfect for spring and summer.  A totally unique scent you really have to smell to believe.  Classic ocean clean and salt scents mixed with light greens, sparkling citrus, and soft musk.   Does slightly accelerate in cold process soap (use low temps). 

All of these fragrances are now added to the Fragrance and Essential Oils page, and are ready to order right away. 

There's always new things showing up, so keep an eye on this blog for more new stuff coming in all the time!

Send us an email at cottagesoapworks (AT) hotmail (DOT) com or use the contact form in the right sidebar to order any of the supplies listed above.

New Molds in Stock!

Hello crafters!

After the craziness of the holidays and new year festivities, I always find myself taking a bit of a break in January.  Of course, by the middle of the month my thoughts are already turning back to my beloved projects, and looking for new and exciting things to add to my favorite supplies.  So this week I'm going to feature a few of the new fun things we've gotten in stock for you to play with.

Today's feature: molds!  There's some great new designs to help your Valentine's Day and St. Patrick's Day projects.  Great for soapmaking, bath fizzies, or anything else you want to have a fun shape.  Here's a few of the new designs we've recently gotten in stock.

Tray molds (2 lb batch capacity, great for cold process soapmakers):

Sun and Moon

Tropical Vines

Individual bar molds (approximately 3 to 4 oz each): 

Rounded Oatmeal

Arabesque Heart

Heart with Tulips

Guest size bar molds (approximately 1.5 oz each):

Celtic Clover

Fancy Goldfish

You can check out a list of all the molds we usually carry on our soap molds post.  Stock changes constantly, so if you see something you want, let us know so we can order it in for you if we don't have it in stock currently.

Happy crafting everyone!  Check back in a few days to see more new stuff. 

Send us an email at cottagesoapworks (AT) hotmail (DOT) com or use the contact form in the right sidebar to order any of the supplies listed above. 

Last Chance to Sign Up for Advanced Soapmaking Bootcamp!

Calling all cold process students!

There's just a few weeks left before our Advanced Soapmaking Boot Camp on March 1st from 9:30 to 5:00. If you've been wanting to plus up your soapmaking skills, then this all day intensive class is perfect for you. As a reminder, cold process soapmaking is a required prerequisite for this class! 

Techniques covered in this class include:

• Hot process soapmaking 
• Milk soaps 
• Liquid soapmaking 
•  Alternate coloring and molding 
• Swirling 
• Layering 
• Advanced technical skills (superfatting, lye discounting, etc) 
• demonstrations and more! 

Students will take home 10+ pounds of soap at the completion of this class, as well as get individual attention and lot of hand-on experience making your advanced soaps. 

The class fee is $269, which covers all-day instruction, all supplies used in class, and a binder full of additional recipes, instructions, and resources. A $50 deposit is required at the time of signup to hold your spot.

If you haven't already, check out our class page on the Advanced Soapmaking Bootcamp, which features more detailed information about the boot camp, info on how to get discounts, and the full cancellation policy. And most importantly, pictures from our past students work!

If you want to sign up for boot camp, you will need to:

1. Fully review the Advanced Boot Camp page 
2. Send us an email or use the Contact Us section in the right sidebar to sign up
3. Pay your $50 deposit to hold your spot 

If you have any questions, please let me know. We look forward to seeing you all in class!


Boot Camp Cancellation Policy: If you cannot attend the class, you also have the option of sending someone else to attend for you.  If you need to cancel for any reason, notify us ASAP.  If we are able to fill your space, you will receive a refund of your class fee, minus the $50 deposit. This deposit amount can be applied to another future class.