05.25.06
Violet Cottage
What do you do when you already have enough to do? You start another business, that’s what!!
Crafting has always been second nature in my house but I started really selling jewelry when I was 16 and then started making bath products when I was 21 or so. I even got named “soaper of the month” from one of my suppliers… ha! The picture on that link… is… well… old.
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So, I was known as Violets are Blue… and bath products. Once we got the shop opened I just didn’t have any time to make soap. So, my supply dwindled down and I just figured it would never really start up again. Then I met Cindy. She only had one business too, imagine that, and thought it would be a great idea to start another. This is how we handle having idle hands for just one second… business #2, Violet Cottage, LLC. This logo was swimming around in my head for a very long time :) |
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Really quick sidenote… I was always changing my logos… you can see here how violet cottage and violets are blue used to look. One reason I would change it around a lot is because people would steal my ideas! (I’ve gotten used to it) For example, the logo on the bottom was found on another ebay seller’s store front page as their logo… hmmmm… looks familiar, doesn’t it? :) |
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So, Cindy and I have put together 7 scents that all come in glycerin soap, body lotion, shower gel, scoop-your-own bath salts and candles. We’re looking to expand the line into salt or sugar scrubs, hand cream and cupcake bubble bars.
Today… I was so excited to get in the mail….. |
| Bath Bombs!!! They are so pretty! They are made with our distinct Violet Cottage scents, so they are a great accompaniment to the soaps and lotion. They smell great and after you take a nice long hot bath with one, you feel like you’ve been covered in a light moisturizing mist. I can’t explain it… but I get really dry hands and feet… this helps tremendously and you just feel light and fluffy after you get out of the bath. So, for all you bath girls, watch for these at the shop! If you only “do” showers… ummm… I guess wait for the scrubs?? :) |
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The bath bomb fizzies look like large colorful easter eggs… I wanted to sprinkle them around the store so someone could get excited when they spotted it! ;) |
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Here is a half-shot of our mix/scoop-your-own bath salt bar. We offer large tubes and little scoopers so you can layer up your colorful salts and view them (with glee!). The kids make a mess back here… but I would have, too. I used to do the same thing with colored table salt… until I spilled a very large jar all over my 4th grade classroom during show and tell. Traumatizing? Yes. Pointing and laughing was involved. I still remember it well and yes I still like creating colorful strata-like things in jars and tubes! :) This is why I do not get upset when kids spill the salts on the floor. I was a spiller. (I can feel Cindy cringing right now). |
So… that’s Violet Cottage in a nutshell. Oh, and one little side note… I’m pretty good at dissecting scents now. I can pick up a perfume and pull out at least 3 or 4 scents and identify them on the spot. I can do that easily with fabric softeners and household products. hehe. It’s interesting, I think…
I think seashore is my favorite scent, it’s clean, watery and citrusy… and I love the colors in the label, and the cute little seahorse with the pearl frame.
Above all… I think I like ocean-y colors with a hint of early 60’s mod (like the ginger jar lamp). I have to curb my purchasing when it comes to blue and green hued items. (Someday… when I actually clean and finish painting… I’ll show you pics of my house… I think only one room has warm colors… and it’s a very bright bubblegum pink!)
Tomorrow and Friday… shop pets and father’s day! :) Oh, and my friend Alicia is getting married in 11 days… I’m putting together a mini-surprise for her, can’t wait to post it all! (fingers crossed it all works out). We’re traveling to Las Vegas for this one… She’s a tad freaked out about the whole thing… happy thoughts her way!!!