The Soap Artist

After endless hours of designing, more hours nitpicking and finalizing, at least four spellcheck runs (but honestly it was probably more), and finding last minute mistakes in the final proof (which is why we have proofs lol), I hit “approved”. My stomach is in my throat at the moment as this is a huge purchase, but the rebranding relaunch of my wholesale line is almost here. I hope the stress, the endless hours of work, and all the worrying over every last detail will payoff in the end!

I woke up today and I’m pretty sure the universe said how can we make life difficult for Jennifer and then proceeded to do just that.

I made 52 pounds of soap today — three different batches. It started with my sunflower oil which I have in big jugs and then I siphon down into smaller jugs so it’s easier to pour and measure. I had to siphon some today and I started it going and I was like don’t wander far it’s gonna fill up and overflow quicker than you always think and of course what did I do? I got sidetracked and it started to overflow so I had a big mess to clean up.

Then I managed to spill a mica and oil mixture all over my work table. I managed to detach my stick blender from its base while hand stirring with it, and it fell into a 20 pound mixture of soap. Not the end of the world, but a pain in the backside to clean that up. Then finally on my last batch I’m pouring 20 pounds into smaller containers to color so I can do a swirl and I just decide to miss half the pot while pouring and make another mess. At this point I decided to take a picture because it was either that and laugh over it or sit down in defeat and cry 😂. It’s been fun today 😆😆😝😝😝. This is how the world welcomes me back from vacation and reality hit hard today. Ha!

North Andover Farmers Market is today 10-1 PM!! I have some new limited edition summer hand balm scents!!! Watermelon 🍉 Lavender, Sugar Lychee Sorbet, Clementine 🍊, and Coconut 🥥!!!! Come check them out and all the other goodies have with me today!

🎨 Come see me tomorrow at the the Marion Art Center Arts In The Park Art Show!

📅 Saturday, July 11
⏰ 10 AM – 4 PM
📍 Bicentennial Park, Marion, MA
Enjoy live music, grab a bite from the Oxford Creamery Food Truck, and be sure to stop by the Marion Art Center gallery to check out their current exhibit.

If you’re looking for a fun way to spend a summer Saturday, come stroll the park, support local artists, and say hello! I’d love to see you.

✨ Find me in the park!

Tomorrow I'll be back at Marion Art Center for Arts in the Park from 10-4 PM! And Beth is helping me out at Wakefield Farmers Market from 9-1 PM! Come stop by and say hi!! We'll have lots of goodies for you!

Ahhhhhh!!!!! It arrived today!!! Thank you Amy from Elysian Acres Soap • Amy for creating this sunflower 🌻 slab mold impression mat for me! I am in love!!! I want to go make soap with it tomorrow, but it will have to wait a week 😭😭😭. I have packing and food shopping and a million other things to do tomorrow before I leave for our annual family camping trip on Sunday. And Saturday I’ll be down on the cape for an all day show. Monday (when I’m back home) though you can bet the first thing I’m doing is making soap with my new ! Stay tuned for that!

My annual family camping trip is next week! Which means I will truly be on vacation (no work will be done :D)! You can still place orders during this time but they won't ship until July 22. Any orders that come in today or tomorrow will go out Saturday before I leave. Thank you so much for you patience and understanding! www.thesoapartist.com