Upcoming Seasonal Scents

Now that the girls are once again producing milk, we are crack-a-lacking on making soap and moisturizer. One bib overall wearing drama queen is calling our dry spell "the milk shortage of 2025." He's a lot. We weigh and freeze milk a few days a week, and it's good to see more than just a few blocks of milk in the freezer. The moisturizer stock is replenished, along with our Miracle Milk Face Balm. It's good to see the shelves full. Eric has been making soap like a machine. When we work together, things run smoothly and go quickly. We can make four batches of soap a day. Our shelves are filling up, and we can now think ahead to our upcoming seasonal scents.

We are both very excited about a new seasonal scent that will debut late May or in early June. I did not think I would appreciate this scent, but oh my goodness, it has both of us swooning. Violet is the scent, and dear reader, it is truly divine. Very rarely does The Bibbed Wonder get excited about a scent, but if you happen upon him in the soap studio, chances are he will have you sniff this oil and ask for your opinion. To date, the feedback we have received has ranged from delightful to swoon-worthy. I fully anticipate this scent will be equally as popular, if not more popular than our spring Honeysuckle.

I was hoping to debut this scent at our farm event and for Mother's Day, but alas, the milk shortage of 2025 foiled my plans. It will be okay, we have our wildly popular Honeysuckle products and our well-loved Lilac soap and moisturizer ready for the event and Mother's Day. Not being rushed by one bib overall wearing buddy gives me time to work on new soap techniques. I purchased several new tools to up my soap game and help me create embeds and 3D flowers for the top of the soaps.

Yesterday, I had an opportunity to create embeds. I used my new extruder and it went very well. I'm happy to share that I've finally figured out soap dough, and it's a lot of fun to work with. The extruding process went smoothly, and I didn't have to use any foul language. I consider that a win. I also tried the new flower-making tools I purchased several months ago. The tools themselves are very easy and enjoyable to use. However, my soap dough was a bit too sticky, making it difficult to create clean, beautiful flowers. I tried adding a bit of cornstarch to the dough to make it less sticky, but it diluted the beautiful color of the soap dough.

Unfortunately, I will have to be patient and wait for the soap dough to cure for a bit. Patience is not one of my best attributes, so this is a challenge. It doesn't help that Eric is fussing to get the soap done. I told him he needs to have a backup plan in place because my flowers won't be ready. We have numerous regular scents that need to be created, so it's not an issue. He tends to be less patient than I am when he gets an idea in his head. It will take a bit of patience on both our parts, but it will get made all in good time.

I feel so far removed from the scent ideas I created in January that I have to pull out my Soap Bible 2025. It's my notebook that houses all my ideas for 2025. I do know for a fact that Moonlight Sonata is coming back because so many of you have asked for it. I'm also bringing back Lemon Verbena, Strawberry and Cream, and Blueberry Verbena. Other than those few, I can't remember what's on the list. I will be just as surprised as you, dear reader. My little brain is becoming increasingly more forgetful these days.

Seasonals are exciting and something to look forward to. While I am planning our seasonals, I am also reworking our display for the market and narrowing my ideas for our Shaker Woods building. The Bibbed Wonder is going to be groaning in protest, but it has to be done. One of us loves a good project, while the other is dragged along, kicking and screaming. All I ask is that you act impressed when you see our display. It makes my life a lot easier if he gets good feedback from outside sources.

On this lovely spring day, stay safe, be smart, look forward to new scents, plan to see us at live shows if possible, and of course, wash your hands.