The Big Stuff and Craft Fest!

April this year we began making BIG STUFF!

Hope you like them!

We added the little dot-on-the-horizon heart as a comparison.

These are popular as wedding favours.

Then we have the 157g Heart Bath Bomb

and

The 533g Mega Blaster Bath Bomb

with a

Delicate sugar wafer rose that sets them all off quite nicely!

63g Lavendar & Ylang Bath Bomb

Popped over to Anita's to take photos and realised I didn't have my photo box to take images in so these are not all that good!

157g Strawberry Bath Bomb Heart

63g Strawberry Bath Bomb Heart

The entire Heart family!

The 533g in lemon  with the baby 26g Mega Blaster in strawberry

533g Mega Blaster Strawberry...

Side by side ...

157 g Heart ... forgot to turn it!

The Sugar Wafer flower - if a bit blurry!

Strawberry ...

I'm a great fan of The Range and bought the rack for cakes ... but it suited another purpose too!

Next time with lay on tissue to set it off.

This weekend got to re-type the cards as had to write a couple of emergency ones for this fayre.

What do you think of our new Family additions?

Would you buy at a Craft Fayre?

Craft Fest 2012

Who has a stall at Craft Fest next month?

We do!

Still working on it though.

If you leave a comment, leave your stall link too as would love to pop across and support you.

Links if you have not joined:

www.craftfest-events.com

Only £5

Helping One Another:

Let's all advertised each other stalls weekend of June 2nd 

1:  Email me your Craft Fest stall link to bathbombcreations@btinternet.com and

write CRAFT FEST on the subject line. Cut off May 31st.

2:  I will copy and paste all links and publish a post here.

3: Please visit our blog post and copy all links and paste them to your own blog, to Facebook, Twitter and any social network.

4: Add either of these flyers - the bigger one is the better one.

Let's party!!!

Handmade Harbour

Huge thanks to Wendy at Handmade Harbour for the post on Bath Bomb Creations! Please visit....

Wendy supports craft businesses so nip over and have a read of the craft posts.

Lesley is looking for:

lilac cushion covers

drawer door knobs for bedside cupboard in a lilac room

white modern single bed valance (no frills - just for bed sides)

Please email any photos and prices and p&p to bathbombcreations@btinternet.com

Please write HOME in the subject line.

Lots love

The Bathtime Team x

Oakleigh Fairs - Getting ready for a Farmers Market Stall

December 8th & 9th we are taking part in a 2-day Christmas event at Wood Green Animal Shelter, Godmanchester, Cambs.

Organized by Oakleigh Fairs.

So ...

The Bathtime Team are getting themselves prepared.

We'll keep our Pink theme at smaller craft fayres and pamper evenings.

The biggest ones we would like the Farmer's Market theme.

The December event sees a 2000 footfall

We've been lucky to be given two 19 x 14 inch bread baskets.  Really we need two more but of course it will be difficult to match the wicker and we cannot find a similar size so may have to think of something else!

Hubby, otherwise known as the Official Soap Maker, he rummaged around in his workshop, found wood, sanded it down and secured it to the basket as display slot for a display board.

After another rummage he added wood to the basket base which tilts the basket.

The display boards are simply the back of a framed picture.   Hubby painted on the reverse of the glass with black gloss.  We had some paint over and originally purchased from the Pound Shop.

The white text is a glass pen bought on eBay for £2.09

It's better than chalk. Neater.  Easier.  Cleaner.  Tidier.

The frame is form The Range and cost £5.99.  Hubby did the same as the display boards for the baskets.  

We'll use this to write the ingredients of our bath luxuries and stand on the table.

I have to practice the writing!

The wrought iron chalk board with trim was on offer at The Range for £10.99.

Hubby painted the chalk board with black gloss and I used the glass pen again.  

At the craft fayre we can highlight offers or end of day specials!

We've been lucky as Hubby was given two 6 tier racks.

The two top sections at the top of each rack have a display board using the same method. 

The Range chalk board is attached to both by way of a hook behind the stands.  It can easily be removed.

As we'll have bath luxuries on display, Hubby found a set of 4 baskets on eBay for £8.

They fit perfectly, although a different shade to the bread baskets, he'll order another four.

The bottom two racks either side we shall use to place paper bags.

That way Anita and I won't fall over one another trying to get a bag.

We were also given plastic strips.

For Christmas we'll use red paper and write on the plastic with the glass pen.

The rack will stand back from the table and although customers will see the luxuries we'll have everything on the table.

I think we'll need to buy a £7.99 folding table centre behind the main table.   We are going to buy mini baskets (perhaps those poly wicker baskets)  so people can use them as shopping baskets so the behind-the-counter table will be useful! The cheapest we have found is £1.48 each at Display Sense.

Anita came up with an easier idea to assess sales per time section throughout the day.

A perforated  ticket book from Hyperama.

So as we bag up the luxuries chosen by a customer, we can quickly (we hope!) note down how many per style and price, then add up from there and note the time.  When time, rip it off and place in a box.

So what do you think?

Any tips?

Any queries?

Good idea?

Hubby is making soap as we are moments from applying for our soap licence.

You need a number of weeks for any new traditional soap to mature before selling so now is the time to make.

This one is Lavendar with lilac colourant in swirls...

It is setting in the proper soap trays which has the dividers markers to cut into blocks.

The other batch he made is coconut.

We seem to be getting there with the website too. At last!!!

We are stuck with a lot of things without - you know, to go forward.

Well, onto other things.  We haven't taken part in Wendy's handmade Monday or Natasha's Serenity Saturday for ages but we are back!!!

Love The Bathtime Team x


NB prices written on the display board are not true prices but for experimental prices for display board testing

Happy Easter Everyone!

The Bathtime Team wishes everyone a very Happy Easter and lots of chocolate!!!

We have some new moulds and have tried them out.

Easter Bunny and his egg!

Easter Duck and his egg too!

Anita managed to get the detail.

Strawberry, coconut, Rose ...

Rose with petals, Lemon...

These will probably be a part of a mix 'n' match on the website, as well as hearts and blocks...

We recently made a fresh batch of bunnies and ducks and donated to Feline Care's Easter Open Day Event (April 8th) - stalls, raffle, tombola etc - the feline forever home is our chosen charity for the web and monies from luxuries bought will be donated.   We found a cat mould - took yonks!  We'll probably start selling via the blog so if you are a cat lover, please buy ...

Huge thanks to Wendy at Handmade Harbour - Bath Bomb Creations is scheduled for a post publication on May 20th so hope you all have a read! And read about Wendy's visit to meet Theo Paphitis from Dragon's Den ... read about it here.

Hope you all have a wonderful Easter.   For me the 4-day break is sooo welcoming.

Next Event:

April 29th we'll be at a Wedding, Prom & Hen Fayre at Bretton, Peterborough, PE3 8RL

10 to 4pm

Love the Bathtime Team x

March Pamper Party

March Pamper Party

We met some lovely people at the pamper party.  Butterflies Cupcake House was 'next door' and boy, their cupcakes are yummy!  I've already emailed an order through to them! We chatted about futures craft fairs, past ones we'd attended, the good and bad.

A  few people had purchased from us before and returned for more handmade bath bombs, creamers.  Always a good feeling, don't you think!?  

Another lady took our business card to hand to someone who does parties elsewhere in Peterborough.  And woman asked our interest in a Wedding, Hen and Prom Night on April 29th.  Always a good sign when they say it's already been advertised on the local radio and the local newspaper is coming on the night, haha!  Bath bombs are now a popular wedding favour and this area is our highest avenue of sales.

Hands up those who have attended events and the organizers have not advertised?!  

When you pay for a stall and no one shows, it's so disheartening. And you don't go back, do you?

Last night's party at Norwood School in Peterborough is so very welcoming and it's always relaxing.

We love it! Bath Bomb Creations love attending Norwood's events!

Here's our stall.

Our sign

 As we've said, we are always on the look out for suppliers, another reason why we did the linky party.

It wasn't a successful venture so it's goodbye ... click here.

Oh well!

On to the next!

If you can spare a minute, scroll to the end of this post - click here - about supporting businesses.

Anyway, the sign we discovered on eBay and had it custom made.   Shabby Chic Boutique created an excellent Christmas sign for us so we returned for this one.

It stands against my recipe stand.   The garland is from China.

Orb Ball Bath Bombs: Lavender & Ylang - front.  Baileys & Cream - behind

Bath Creamer Blocks: Lavender & Ylang.  Strawberry (right).  Kiwi (far left)

Orb Ball Bath Bomb selection ....

Orb Ball Bath Bomb:  Rose & Ylang with a Sugar Flower

Looking down on the table ...  

 The organza bags filled with luxuries are popular as wedding favours and little gifts.  Last year someone bought as cracker gifts.

Bath Melts (shea and cocoa butter, almond oil, scent)

I made Bath Melts for this event.  I filled petite paper cake cases with Apple & Cinnamon topped with chocolate and cinnamon sticks, English Rose topped with pink sprinkles and marsh mellow, Lavender woth real lavender.  I stood them on a pink ceramic cake stand I found in a junk shop.

Table view

A Laura Ashley frame displayed the ingredients.  The round baskets were Seconds, sold for 30p a pack.  Basically if we are not entirely happy with the stock, we won't send them out as orders.  So they become Seconds at craft fayres or pamper parties.

Bath Melts:  Lavender Hearts and Flower Buds with lilac sprinkles

Bath Melts: Lavender Hearts with real lavender

One of the perks is trying products made.  I made lots last week and every night I tried one from a batch and had a lovely long soak and OMG! My skin felt so soft and moisturized. It makes you feel soooooo good.

Solid Bath Foam 

Lavender Bath Foam with a sugar flower.  Or as known everywhere else, good old Bubble Bars! Actually we sold these as Seconds for £1.  They had firmed up but not as much as I hoped.

Our uniform

 Yes, you did read that correctly.  The Bathtime Team has a uniform!  I bought the aprons via work.  The badges we had via a shop on eBay.  Communication would take 4 weeks to receive a reply which I don't understand if running a business but we got them in the end! 

And a close up of the badge.

A wonderful comment:

We have been compared to Lush again and told they prefer our luxuries.  Double OMG!

Your Craft & Pamper Parties:

We'd love to hear about the fayres you've attended.  And don't forget, if you have purchased from us, send a picture!

And ... don't forget Wendy's  Handmade Monday over at 1st Unique.  Lots will be on show!

 

Happy Spring Time!

Love The Bathtime Team x

Say 'Goodbye' to Sunday Linky

It's Goodbye to Sunday Linky!

We began once a month then to Sundays but we haven't had visitors take part that we'd like.  

Lots of views though.

Unsure why it wasn't a hit but huge thanks to all that took part!

So ...

We shall join Wendy's party each Monday.

Catch up with other blogs.

Dedicate the time to completing our website.

Invite customers to advertise their event with us (free)

Send us a photo of what you did with our products and we'll add a post and to our FB album.

Also ...

Our products are going onto a someone's web to sell so am busy putting together images, text etc.

We'll be visiting another potential customer interested in our luxuries.

Our products have gone to a wedding store to be assessed - watch this space!

We are booked with Oakleigh Fairs for the Wood Green Craft Fair, Godmanchester, Cambs in Dec which sees 8000 people through the door.

We also plan to book a fair with Cuckoo Fairs in Market Harbrough or Oakham too. Photos taken of last night's Pamper Party to be submitted.
We'll visit the Royal Berkshire Show, Newbury to have a peek (and spend, knowing me!) as we plan this next year.  Was booking this year but think a top idea to be a part of the customer crowd first.

We'll be launching a beautiful range of Favour Boxes around May


Visit us!


We love getting your comments so keep popping by!


Cheerio, Love The Bathtime Team x

I Made This! Sunday Linky Party

Welcome to our Sunday Linky Party!

Thanks to everyone who joined in last Sunday's party! Much appreciated!

Upload as much as you want, just mention us on your post, leave a comment here and Like us on Facebook.

I've still got lots to do with Blog Lovin', Pin Interest and Free Index.  Links are on the left side of the blog. We've had soooo many orders.

Our Featured Blog is My Crafty Corner and her fabulous key holder.  

Please pop over and check out Sue's blog.

If you are featured you'll be emailed the 'I've Been Featured' button for your blog so thanks in advance!

Supporting Businesses:

We are two sisters who like to support others.  We have set up an album on Facebook for Customer Creations.  

This is for those who purchased from us for gifts, boutiques, the weddings, planners, craft stalls (these are our customers so it's going well!).

We invite you to send photos of what you did with our luxuries, your details, any events, and we shall publish a post on the blog and upload into the FB album.

Other Linky Parties.

Wendy at 1st Unique has Handmade Monday and don't forget to check out Handmade Harbrour, a blog about crafting as a business.  Bath Bomb Creations has received their questions from Wendy so look forward to joining in ...


The Blog Hop is still live too!

Love The Bathtime Team xx