What You Don’t See

With our new “Less Is More” philosophy for 2026 — specifically when it comes to how many markets we’ll be doing — we’ve had the wonderful opportunity to focus deeply on creating thoughtful product collections.

When you see one of our collections, you’re seeing the final layer.

What you don’t see is the monumental effort underneath it all.

The months of planning and preparation.

The testing.

Things don't always go according to plan.

Sometimes soap will seize, so you shred it and begin again.

I used the shredded soap in this new soap.

Then there is the label design and editing late at night.

Those tiny yet time consuming tweaks and corrections no one will ever notice — except me.

Working on labels at night

WHAT'S NEW?

The wonderful part of having a break from a relentless market schedule is that there is time to plan and I have been reveling in the pleasure of all those planning details.

Left: Cutting the loaf of soap into bars. Right: Beveling all the edges of every bar

Then comes my favorite part.

The moment they’re lined up.

The moment I step back and marvel

at how something that existed only as an idea in my head is now solid and real.

Creativity becoming creation.

On the curing rack. Now, we wait.

This is what makes all those weeks and days and hours of planning and testing worth it - the sharing.

Watching someone experience one of our handmade products for the first time.

Seeing a bar of soap lifted to their nose.

Hearing, “This is beautiful.”

That never gets old.

And yes — I still get excited about that moment.

Every maker does.

That’s the reward.

That’s the part I can’t wait for.

I’m looking forward to sharing this new soap collection with you.

Trish