- fading scent

[Guest guest]

, I have not noticed the scent fading away because I wrap in stretch

tite. Unless the soap is really really really old, like years. But

remember, that is CP soap, I cant say about MP's, but MP soap I had made

say, up to two years ago but still have wrapped did retain the scent and

counting.

Your display sounds realy charming! I cant wait to see pictures!

Sorry Im so late in replying. I had to work today darnit.

Shaye

Re: Colleen

Colleen

Oh, I still shrink wrap most of my soaps. It's just that one of the stores I

have soaps in requested a bunch of " guest sized " soaps to sell for about

$1.30 or so not shrink wrapped so the people could smell them. She thinks

a lot of people would like to try a lot of little soaps in different scents

at

a smaller price before they buy bars at $3 - $4. So that's what I did and

we'll see what happens. I was just concerned that after a while on the

shelves they would lose their scents. You should see how I displayed them.

I bought these display boxes from Bitter Creek. They come flat and you

assemble them at the folds. I bought white ones instead of the craft colored

but then I decided to cover them with different leftover wallpapers that I

have. I did one covered in wallpaper from my dining room with fruit on it

and put all the " fruit scented " soaps in it. Then I papered one with a

wallpaper

that had vines and wildflowers on it and put " scents from the earth " in

them.

Then I used coordinating " shred " to put the soaps on in them.

They came out really cute. Time consuming....but cute. I wish the boxes were

bigger but I got to put about 9 - 10 guest soaps in them. Pretty soon I'll

be

getting my new computer, scanner, digital camera and I'll learn how to take

some pictures and post them. I should have had the computer & things by now

but the State went on a money crunch for a while and it got held up.

Re: Labeling lye soap

That's the name she used in the post. I use the Walmart brand stuff

and it works fine. I'm actually using shrink wrap for everything now

though. Thanks to your wonderful tips ages ago, everything is

wrapping great!

Colleen