Rock 'n' Roll

 I am so excited; this coming Saturday, I will be selling my soap at my very first craft show.  Pampered Puffin will be heading down to Round Rock, TX to Rockin Around the Holiday Bazaar.  I think I shall go crazy if I spend another second preparing for this show.  Besides all the soaping, there have been packaging issues to figure out, a table display to plan, business cards, a stamp,  and signage to design.  Sewing projects galore. Lots and lots of work.  I am hoping it will all pay off.  And being a "list" person, I have more lists than I can keep up with.  Perhaps I need a list of all my lists. I am so thankful for all the people who have helped me get ready.  My husband Clint has done nearly all of the computer design for me as well as wheeling and dealing with China for stickers and Staples for printing. My Mom has given her sewing expertise and hours of time. I could not have done these sewing projects without her.

 Here is a pic of my lovely Mom who helped tremendously with all the sewing to help me get ready for the show.  As a bonus, I got to spend wonderful time with my Mom.  We sewed a muslin table skirt with pleats that fastens to the table with velcro (way beyond my limited seamstress abilities) I haven't taken a picture yet, but will post some show pictures next week.  And we made close to a hundred fabric sacks to package some of the soap.  Above you can see a few of the sacks spread out on the table during our assembly line production. And to the left, all done, a sack with Plain Jane, unscented castile.  

 This pic gives you an idea of how my cigar band turned out.  Soaps that are not packaged in fabric sacks will be wrapped in one of these.  I love the artwork done by good friends of ours, Bruce and Terri Bennett from Colorado. Bruce is an artist and came up with the drawing in pastels; Terri spent hours in photoshop-designing, editing and proofing. As a team, they are amazing.

And here is a box of soap still waiting to be packaged.  The honey oatmeal soap is currently my favorite soap,  and I happen to have a whole batch that is going to be discounted at the show because it heated up a bit too much and has flaws in the top layer.  (It's still wonderful soap, and I'm secretly hoping some of these bars are left after the show so I can use them) So if you're planning to be in the Austin area this weekend, stop by and check us out.  We'll be in booth 22.