samhalliwell38Apr 6, 20213 minGetting ready for TVHS Spring FairI am getting ready for the Thanet Virtual High Street Spring Fair. This is on 24th and 25th April at Under 1 Roof in Ramsgate, COVID-19...
samhalliwell38Mar 16, 20211 minBack in productionOh my god you have no idea how happy I am to be writing that. At one point I honestly thought Mimosa Soapery was finished before I had...
samhalliwell38Mar 2, 20211 minHome studioThis is what my gorgeous hubby and I did on my week off. I nearly have somewhere to call my soap home!!!
samhalliwell38Feb 19, 20212 minFiddling with my soap packaging and some very good newsSo it has most certainly been a while since I have felt ok. it has been a very challenging few months. Most of you will know I work full...
samhalliwell38Feb 8, 20212 minI am still here albeit a little quietI am still here. Mimosa Soapery is still open but I am very quiet at the moment. There are many reasons for this. I hate this time of...
samhalliwell38Jan 17, 20213 minWhat's in a soap?I have seen some stuff around the internet over the past few weeks about people setting up their own businesses in lockdown and I am...
samhalliwell38Nov 22, 20201 minChallenging timesSo COVID 19 has arrived at my house. Luckily it appears to be a mild case but we are all stuck indoors for 14 days isolation. This...
samhalliwell38Nov 8, 20201 minWho'd have thought eh!So when I started up Mimosa Soapery I hadn't thought of my sewing skills as being part of the deal. Sewing was purely a hobby. Not...
samhalliwell38Oct 25, 20202 minPolyester ... an ecofriendly discussionSo I have spent a couple of hours this afternoon reloading my online shop with soaps and a few new products. For those of you that don't...
samhalliwell38Oct 25, 20201 minWhat awful weather 😔Such a British thing....to talk about the weather but sadly it beat me today. I did set up my stall but the rain was persistent and the...
samhalliwell38Oct 19, 20201 minBest laid plans an all that...It hasn't been a good weekend. Sadly I have been waylaid by some bug and haven't been able to make soap or do any sewing. This is a shame...
samhalliwell38Oct 16, 20202 minGoodness me where does the time go?I am so sorry I haven't blogged for over 10 days. It's been a bit bonkers in our house. I have finished my job in the hospital and am...
samhalliwell38Oct 3, 20202 minThinking ahead.In this business of soap making (like many businesses) we have to think a season ahead. So while you are all thinking about Halloween,...
samhalliwell38Sep 27, 20201 minGetting ready for ChristmasI read the other day that online shopping would be even more important this year given the situation with Coronavirus and the need to...
samhalliwell38Sep 14, 20201 minMimosa Soapery is open for businessIt's here!! I am open for business. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 I hope this works.
samhalliwell38Sep 12, 20203 minOooh that's a nice smelling soap!!A huge part of the challenge of making soap is what fragrances do I use to get the smell I want? Honestly this is my vertical learning...
samhalliwell38Sep 10, 20203 minIs soap bad for your skin?So... my youngest daughter has been using my handmade soap and when she first started using it she came up to me and asked why her skin...
samhalliwell38Sep 9, 20202 minGift ideasI have finally sorted out the prices for my gift baskets. There will be a limited quantity of these available on opening but I hope to...
samhalliwell38Sep 8, 20201 minI am getting nervous!!!6 days to go before I open my online shop for you all to browse and hopefully buy my soap. So many things going through my mind. Will you...
samhalliwell38Aug 27, 20201 minGRAND OPENING 14th September 2020Gosh its been a little while since I blogged - sorry about that. It has been rather hectic. I have completed all the paperwork for...