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Rocky Corner Soapworks ~ Spring 2012 Update






Good morning ... the Rocky Corner Soapworks blog has been quiet in recent weeks and I'm so sorry about that.  My commitment to be more consistent in blogging has fallen by the wayside a bit.


Here are some fragrances we've rolled out for our upcoming show season...look for these at our Castleberry Fairs shows and Salem Farmers Market table on Sundays from 10-4 PM.  Our full schedule is posted on our website so check it out!

Here goes.......!

Eucalyptus & Sweet Orange ~ my all-time favorite made with no additional coloring, sprinkled with a dusting of dried orange zest.  Eucalyptus and Sweet Orange Essential Oils, VEGAN

Drama Queen ~ using a special pouring technique, we've taken pink, blue, yellow and orange and created a swirl that goes right to the bottom of the mold, making each piece of this stunning soap a visual treat!   The fragrance we've chosen for this soap is ....... Juicy Couture...!  VEGAN

Crazy for You ~ a deep blue to black color, Crazy for You is a  swirling emotional mess.  Much like when you find "the one" and you can't eat, can't think, can't get out of your own way.  You know, a swirling emotional mess!!!  We've used the fragrance dupe OBSESSION.  A beautiful floral cologne.  Thank you, Kathie Saffie, for introducing me to that wonderful fragrance!  VEGAN

Purple Peaches ~ a mixture of peach fragrance and lavender essential oil.  The peach tempers the pungent smell of the lavender beautifully.  Colored pale orange and purple (of course).  VEGAN

Lilac ~ making it's seasonal reappearance, our lilac soap is liberally infused with blueberry seeds for exfoliation.  Purple in color, it's a visually pleasant and perfectly floral!  VEGAN

YUZU ~ a floral Japanese grapefruit frangrance, beautifully tempered and colored pale pink.  A wonderful selection for gift giving and becoming increasingly popular in the soap making world.  VEGAN

As always, made with only coconut, palm and olive oils!  That's it, nothing more!  Try some of our handmade vegan soap today!

My best to all of you,

Karen Clough
Rocky Corner Soapworks
Danville, NH
603-275-1979

Shake it Off !!!

We've all had times in our lives where the title of this blog would be appropriately applied, right???  A bad day at work, a snub by someone you thought was your friend...or worse; a relationship that's sour.  And I'm guessing, too, that the words "shake it off" would be nice to hear but oh-so-hard to put into practical use.


Rocky Corner Soapworks is in the Shake it Off state right now.  After coming off a fall and holiday season that saw us sell out at almost every show (we had to cancel our last show of the season due to no inventory), we hit the lazy days of January and February when everyone was reviewing their credit card bill and deciding spending more money wasn't in the cards for them.  Those restful days weren't so restful; January and part of February I put together an aggressive production schedule that starred me ALONE.  My Fibromyalgia only allowed me to meet about half my production goals resulting in a frustration level I haven't felt in quite a while.  Feb. 20 saw me putting my absolute trust in George Kasparyan, MD, PHD Lahey Clinic as, once again, I underwent an "oil change and lube job"; this time my left shoulder needed rotator cuff repair.  


And while all of these events happened my husband had been harboring an untreated staff infection, resulting in months of aggressive treatment, IV's, surgeries, etc.  So many times during these past few months my daughters have urged me to temporarily suspend operations with an apology to my customer base.  The thought alone hurt my heart..I love my customers, truly.  And many depend on me for their skin health; a burden I don't mind bearing at all.  To wall off those individuals who have supported our small cottage industry business wouldn't/couldn't happen.  


Shake it Off mode is much harder to be in than I thought.  Mentally compartmentalizing the things I can't change and being pro-active about the things I can change...what's what I have to be all about now.  We owe so many thanks to friends and family who have stood by us and prayed with us and for us through these many months.  You hold a special place in our heart!


Let the S H A K I N G begin!


Karen

New Spring Soaps

Hi and thanks for subscribing to our RCS blog. We've been

absent for a whole host of reasons over the last 9 months but hope to return in full form soon.

Meantime, I'll be posting some of our new soaps that have recently made their debut on our website, RockyCornerSoapworks.com. To the right is our Drama Queen handmade soap using the layering technique; with some star sprinkles for the Drama Queen in all of us.

Then we launched the beautiful Cool Citrus Basil

dupe; a spinoff of the classic, retired Bath & Body Works fragrance by the same name. It's fresh and clean with sharp citrus notes and pretty dried calendula petals for visual appeal.

To the right is our Men's Shave Set which includes

genuine beaver hair brush, a disk of our handmade Woods & Leather shave soap, and a hand-thrown shave mug made by my friend Donna at Healing Touch Pottery in E. Hampstead, NH. Thank you Donna!!

We've added others such as Crazy For You, Peppermint Twist, Sea Salt Detox Soap, Purple Peaches and my all-time favorite, Eucalyptus & Sweet Orange. Photos below:

This spring we hope to bring you some lotion bars, shampoo bars and a wider variety of medicinal balms. Meantime, keep checking back on our website for additions to our soap line. You can also find us on Facebook and our email, RockyCornerSoapworks@comcast.net. If you have requests or questions please don't hesitate to contact us.

Best regards to you all,

Karen, Haydn, Kris

Elizabeth and Madeleine