At Your Request......

Some 'fruity' soaps I just finished today. Apple Peel and Poppyseed and Choc Banana Shaving Soap. My house smells gorgeous :D

Plus not pictured is a log of Honey, Oatmeal and Milk which I made last night.

Closing Up Shop Clearance

Absolutely everything storewide has been reduced - I am closing the store until September to give me time to stock up for the Great Down Under Nappy Hunt.

I promise to be back in September with very exciting products. Please note - I am not taking any further custom orders for nappies at the moment. You will get a chance during the hunt to acquire one.

Not a Great Photo but....

Here is some of the Princess Soap freshly cut. Not a great quality photo as it was yet again just taken with my phone camera but it still gives you the idea.

Princess Garden Soap - scented with english rose and yuzu fruit fragrance oils with organic rose petals sprinkled over embedded chunks of honey and olive soap cubes lightly dusted in a shimmer of green and gold mica.

Spa Bar - Exfoliating

Last night I made Spa Bar - Dead Sea Mud and Sea Salt. Exfoliating fine sea salt and wonderful Dead Sea mud = luxurious shower time for your skin.

Princess Garden Part 2.

Photo not so great as it was just taken on my phone but once its all cut I will take some nice pics.

Help Wanted

I am offering the first 25 customers to reply to this post with a comment about what bath and body product they would like to see stocked and you will receive a 25% discount storewide at ~Crafty Caterpillar~ to use before the end of July.

Have fun ;)

Princess Garden Part 1

My beautiful little princess who is three and half years old requested I make a pink princess soap tonight, with green too. So, of course I had to make one. This is Princess Garden part one. Part two will be completed tomorrow. Here is a sneak peak.

Phew.....

Just finished making 3kg of soap. And I feel so good :D

2kg log of Unscented GoatsMilk

1kg log of Infused Chamomile and Green Tea

Both have no fragrances or essential oils added, just good natural ingredients.

I also took a pic of the GM soap in the pot just because it looks so yummy, like creamy custard.

Enjoy xxx

Hunting Season!

Its that time already - Hunting Time!

Great Down Under Nappy Hunt

If you have no idea what the GDUNH you have been living under a rock and should click on the link above ;) Basically it is an internet based scavenger hunt spread out over lots of different websites and there are hundreds of prizes to be won. But best of all it is a tonne of fun.

So what does this mean for the 'Crafty Caterpillar' you ask? Well I plan on being a sponsor again in September this year (meaning you have to visit my site to find the elusive nappy icon) and this means that I have only eight weeks to stock up on items to fill the store and plan where I will hide that icon...eeek!

So, I better get started planning, like NOW!

I will say one thing though. I will be stocking more of the very popular Side-Snap Fitteds - YAY :) And they will be extra special ones................

Lemon Poppyseed

In light of yesterdays overheated rush job, I am rebatching my large 2kg goatsmilk soap and turning it into lemon poppyseed. Just using half the log, then I will use the remaining half for something else. Not sure yet, maybe an orange poppyseed?

This is why.....

Silly me decided to squeeze in a 2kg batch of soap an hour before having to leave to take my son to swimming lessons. B-I-G mistake :( I didn't give myself enough time for the oils to cool down properly so only a few minutes or so after pour into the mould a massive big crack appeared before my eyes. I was heartbroken. Fortunately it partially self-sealed but it looks like this batch will be going out in the seconds bin - I am not a big fan of re-batching.

On the positive side it was a fragrance free soap so luckily I avoided wasting $$ on precious scents. This is why I only soap at night when the kids are in bed or I have a least a few hours to myself. Oh well.

I also just wanted to share this photo, chamomile infusing in olive oil. It will be used in a new soap I hope to make tomorrow, to add to the green tea infusion I have chilling in the fridge right now. Green Tea and Chamomile with Shea Butter...........

Further Reductions

Everything has been reduced by a further 10% or more.

All Sale items must go - I really need to clear the room of old stock so I am offering FREE Postage on orders over $10 for this weekend.

And as a bonus - mention this promo and you will receive the lowest priced item FREE! (must have purchased at least 3 items)

Please help me, I have to clear out everything!

~Crafty Caterpillar~

Yippee!

I got 2 deliveries today. One was oils and butters for soapmaking and the other was a box full of soap scents. Can't wait to get creative.

10% OFF SALE ITEMS

I just reduced everything in the SALE category by 10%, items as low as 36c!

FREE Postage on orders over $50 - Hurry, Ends Friday...........

My New Set-Up

Yesterday afternoon I spent a few hours cleaning up the garage to make room to soap. My cauldren had grown too big for the kitchen, lol. I also just whipped up a batch of Honeyed Carrots soap, smells really nice, scented with honey toffee and a hint of peppermint.

I have no room in my little house anymore (literally) so have to clear out everything I am no longer going to use.

This includes:

knit fabrics from $1!
PUL
elastic
applix
patterns from $1!
fleece
nappies from $2.50!
and more!

Everything is priced to clear at absolutely ridiculous prices! I want it all gone this weekend! Everything must go!

I won't be able to answer emails tomorrow as it is my little mans 2nd birthday. If you have any questions please note I won't be able to return your email until Monday.

Crafty Caterpillar Sale Tonight 8pm

My Fluffy Mail

I don't get fluffy mail anymore so sewing and/or soap supplies are considered my 'fluffy' mail now ;)

These are the new woven labels! Yay! They are just really cute, and they are much nicer in person as the photo was taken on my camera phone so it looks a bit blurry sorry. All nappies made from now will feature this new label.

Last Nights Effort

I have been working on a nourishing moisturiser for a little while now and I am quite happy with the result. Here it is finally packaged and labelled. It contains skin loving goatsmilk, shea butter, olive and sweet almond oil. Next is to make a nice light facial lotion.....

This is a shaving soap, it looks a little rough around the edges as I have yet to trim it up once it cures. I used Pringles cans for the moulds, pretty neat hey?

And lastly, this is the Cucumber with goatsmilk and shea butter facial soap, really nice light green colour. I have used this recipe before and on my combination dry/normal/oily skin I love it! It doesn't leave a tight pulled feeling which is a big problem I have always had with commercial face cleansers.

Mushy Baby Food For Your Face

Thats what it smells like at the moment, lol. I just spent this afternoon making a carrot complexion facial soap so now I have to think up a name to call it. Any suggestions?

I think I might do a whole vege and fruit range :)

Creamy HoneyComb Soap

I FINALLY got back in the kitchen to do some soaping today! Yay :D It has been soooo long since I made some soap, a couple months now actually.

Today I made one of my favourite scents. It is a dupe of Lush's Honey I Washed The Kids and it is devine, so yummy. I made a massive 2kg slab and wanted to make it look a little more interesting than just a plain old looking bar so I laid a piece of bubblewrap over the top to create a honeycomb effect. Below are pics of the soap just freshly poured into my slab mould then a pic with the bubblewrap laying on top.