November 2015 Classes

Hello Students!

I hope everyone is doing well! I'm happy to announce that we're able to come back to Sacramento to teach a few classes in November.  We've got some great classes planned for the holidays!

All classes will be held at The Nest: A Gathering Place in Fair Oaks. I want to thank Shelley for hosting us in her wonderful location again! To sign up for these classes either use the contact form in the right sidebar to send me an email, or call Shelley at The Nest at 916-304-6378.

Space will be really limited, so if you're interested in the class, you'll need to let us know  right away so you can pay your class fee and/or deposit to save your spot. If you have any questions, please let me know.

Here's what we'll be teaching:

Holiday Quick Gifts 

November 12th from 6pm to 9pm.
Class is $49 for 3 hours of instruction, with a $20 materials fee.

This class is great for beginners or experts alike. We will be focusing on products you can make quickly an inexpensively to cover all the names on your holiday gift list.
Instruction will include:

• Glycerin Soapmaking
• Shaving Soaps
• Fairy Dust Bath Soak
• Hand Santizer
• Body Parfait
• Luxurious Himalayan Scrub

Spa Boot Camp 2015 

November 14th from 9:00am to 4:30pm.
Class is $179 for all-day instruction, with a $80 materials fee. $50 non-refundable deposit due at signup.

If you've taken spa boot camp from us before, this isn't the class you remember. We've revamped out boot camp this year to include all new recipes and instructions. If you haven't taken it before, then that's great too.  No prior experience needed! In addition to products you will make during class, the class fee includes a big binder full of additional recipes and reference materials so you can create even more items at home. Instruction this year will include:

• Nail Polish
• Peppermint Foot Cream
  
• Herbal Infused Lotion
• Pumpkin Face Mask
• Cranberry Bath Soak
• Shower Jelly (as seen at LUSH)
  
• Honey Facial Scrub
  
• Stinky Feet Foot Powder
• Tinted Lip Butter
  
• Shower Steamers
• Solid Perfume
• First Aid Spray

BOOT CAMP DISCOUNTS: Sign up with a friend and each of you will save $25 off the class fee.

We hope to see you in class!  Sample pics will be coming soon, so keep an eye out for those.  

Final March Class Schedule

We have finalized our class schedule for March as shown below.  If you'd like to sign up for any of these classes, please contact us right away so we can arrange for you to pay the class fee.  Space is limited and filling up fast!

Classes will be hosted at The Nest: A Gathering Place in Fair Oaks, CA

Luxurious Spa Products
March 14th, 9:00am to 12:00 (note time change)
$49 class fee, $20 materials fee
Learn all about making your own personal products from scratch.  Come and learn how to make lotion, lip balms, scrubs, fizzies, bath salts and more.  A crash course in basic spa ingredients will also be covered. 

Cold Process Soapmaking
March 14th, 2:00pm to 5:00 (note time change)
$49 class fee, $20 materials fee
This is the "from scratch" method of soapmaking.  You will learn the basics of how to make your own soap from basic ingredients and take home your own 2 lb batch of soap.  Further description of this class is found on the Class List page of this blog. 

Natural Cleaning Products
March 16th, 6:30pm to 8:30
$39 class fee, $20 materials fee
One of our most popular newer classes from the past year, this class will teach you the basics of using natural and basic ingredients to clean your home.  Further description of this class is found on the Class List page of this blog.

Advanced Soapmaking Boot Camp
March 21st, 9:30am to 4:00pm
$269 for class fee and materials, $50 deposit due at signup
Back by popular demand is our full advanced soapmaking boot camp.  Since this is an advanced class, Cold Process Soapmaking is a required prerequisite.   If you have not yet taken cold process soapmaking and you are interested in this class, plan on attending the March 14th session to learn the basics first.

Advanced soapmaking boot camp is an all day class that will teach you how to make things like hot process, milk soaps, advanced coloring and swirling techniques, how to create your own recipes, and more behind the chemistry of soapmaking.  If interested in this class, please read over the entire details on the Advanced Soap Boot Camp page on this blog. 

More specific information about location and how to sign up for these classes will be coming later.  For now, if you'd like us to save you a seat, please send us an email to the address below and we will contact you to arrange payment for the class.

This is especially important if you are interested in the soapmaking boot camp, as space is always limited for that class, and the number of people we have sign up will determine the location we use for the class. 

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.

Class dates for March

After conferring with our venue, we have a tentative schedule for our March classes when we come back to Sacramento that month.

Luxurious Spa Products
March 14th, 9:00am to 11:00
$39 class fee, $20 materials fee
This will be a revamp of our Learning Exchange spa class, with a new recipe or two.  We'll be posting exact details of what we make in this class as we get the details hammered out. 

Cold Process Soapmaking
March 14th, 1:00pm to 4:00
$49 class fee, $20 materials fee
This is the "from scratch" method of soapmaking.  You will learn the basics of how to make your own soap from basic ingredients and take home your own 2 lb batch of soap.  Further description of this class is found on the Class List page of this blog. 

Natural Cleaning Products
March 16th, 6:30pm to 8:30
$39 class fee, $20 materials fee
One of our most popular newer classes from the past year, this class will teach you the basics of using natural and basic ingredients to clean your home.  Further description of this class is found on the Class List page of this blog. 

Advanced Soapmaking Boot Camp
March 21st, 9:30am to 4:00pm
$269 for class fee and materials, $50 deposit due at signup
Back by popular demand is our full advanced soapmaking boot camp.  Since this is an advanced class, Cold Process Soapmaking is a required prerequisite.   If you have not yet taken cold process soapmaking and you are interested in this class, plan on attending the March 14th session to learn the basics first. 

Advanced soapmaking boot camp is an all day class that will teach you how to make things like hot process, milk soaps, advanced coloring and swirling techniques, how to create your own recipes, and more behind the chemistry of soapmaking.  If interested in this class, please read over the entire details on the Advanced Soap Boot Camp page on this blog. 

More specific information about location and how to sign up for these classes will be coming later.  For now, if you'd like us to save you a seat, please send us an email to the address below and we will contact you to arrange payment for the class. 

This is especially important if you are interested in the soapmaking boot camp, as space is always limited for that class, and the number of people we have sign up will determine the location we use for the class. 

We look forward to seeing you all again!

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.

Coming to Sacramento, Save the Date

Hello Students, Friends, and Fellow Crafters

I'm very excited to announce that Mom and I are tentatively planning a trip back to Sacramento this coming March.  We were so disappointed we could not see you in October as we had originally planned due to our new work schedules, but we've both passed our initial probation, which means we now have the opportunity to see you once again. 

Of course, we are not just coming for a visit, but also to teach several classes.  Right now we are planning to possibly teach cold process soapmaking, an advanced soapmaking boot camp, natural cleaning supplies, and a spa/personal products class.  

We are still ironing out further details and dates, but for right now we are planning for the second and third weekends in March.  As we know more, we will be posting details here, and also sending details out to our email list.  If you are not currently on our list and would like to be, send us an email using the form in the sidebar and we'll get your email address added. 

We are both so looking forward to seeing all of you again!

-Alyssa


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.