Hello Fragrance Crafters,

Spring has been appearing all winter. I must confess this is fine with me. I was
in a store today filled with fragrant hyacinths, a scent I find to be delicious.
Our Hyacinth fragrance oil is right on the mark. The green smell of hyacinths
reminds me that Spring is just around the corner.

We have a new Spring/Easter soap making kit. You may choose from two different
sets of oils and colorants. It includes natural bird's nests with bits of fluffy feathers to hold your Easter egg soaps.

NEW! Easter Egg Soap Making Kit 1 lb. of clear glycerin soap 1 lb. of opaque glycerin soap (3) 1/8 oz. Colorants (3) 1/8 oz. Fragrance Oils 8 cavity Egg mold 4 Natural Bird's Nests Cosmetic Grade Opal Mica 6 Plastic Pipettes Easy to follow instruction sheet Easter Egg Soap Making Kit #1 (Hyacinth, Ginger Lily, Rose Garden / Purple, Yellow, Pink) Item # ESMK1    $33.95 Easter Egg Soap Making Kit #2 (Lily of the Valley, Violet, Narcissus / Green, Purple, Yellow) Item # ESMK2    $33.95

We have 3 new cosmetic grade mica colors!  $2.50 per Tablespoon
Blue Pearl		Mint Green		Copper Rose

Our new Easter egg mold with bunnies and flowers is $3.00 and makes eight eggs. Soap confections with no calories!

Interesting Idea:
Measure a square or rectangular soap mold or use Rubbermaid drawer sectioning
unit. Place an unmounted rubber stamp (without woodblock and cushion) in the
bottom of the mold and fill with soap base (scented and colored). Cool and
unmold. Lift the edge of the rubber stamp with a pin and peel off. If you want to remove a rubber stamp from the wood block, heat for 30 seconds in
the the microwave. The rubber portion will separate from the wood mounting block.

There is a stamp store on line, http://www.abovethemark.com   which sells unmounted rubber stamps. They are very reasonable, have a terrific selection and ship
promptly.

These are a few of the pretty soaps we made!

Chocolate Chip Cookie Soap
	Melt 1/2 c. opaque soap base, add a drop of caramel colorant and 1/2 tsp. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough fragrance oil. Stir, cool 3-4 minutes and add a scant Tbsp. of chocolate chips (the ones you put in real cookies). Pour into an aluminum tart pan and allow to harden. Pop out and you have a yummy cookie soap. Not just for kids!

Salt & Sugar Scrubs
There's been a great response to my new book, "A Spa of Your Own". We have some unique sugar and salt scrub recipes which do not separate and are very addictive. I sell my own line of products in the spas and find Lemon Meringue, Vanilla Sugar, Coconut Cream, Green Tea and French Lavender are the best sellers and have the most repeat sales. Most people prefer the sugar scrubs to the salt scrubs, as they are less abrasive and you don't have to worry about them entering a cut and causing irritation. Also, sugar is very nourishing to the skin on its own in addition to the emollients added to the scrubs.

Our Shimmer Powders™ which incorporate micas have quite a following. Teens
love the Fairy Dust Glitter Gels and soaps with glitter. Our Oatmeal, Milk and
Honey soap is extremely popular. All of these recipes are in "A Spa of Your
Own", plus lots of information on combining fragrances and color too.

New Fragrance Oils - Just Arrived!
Our newest fragrance oil is Quince Blossom. My Grandama used to make Quince jelly and I still love the smell and taste of it. Also, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough fragrance oil and Berrylicious (strawberry, raspberry and blueberry).

Some Facts About Lavender:
Oil of Lavender 40/42% is the finest grade of Lavender and the only one we carry. It is fresh, herbaceous and has a fruity top note. It is steam distilled from the freshly cut, flowering tops and stalks of Lavender Officinallis a wild growing or cultivated herb. It is a pale straw to colorless liquid. It contains a soft, balsamic, woody back note.

It is used in Fougeres (fernlike) Men's scents and as a modifier in Eau de
Cologne. Notes are found in herbal, new mown hay and amber blends as well.

In Aromatherapy, it is an anti-anxiety and sleep inducing oil.

I put dried lavender buds in a small muslin bag and toss it in my dryer. The word lavender comes from the French, Lavande, which means "to wash". It gives a fresh, "dried in the outdoors" scent to your laundry.

We have a "Moth Chaser" oil blend which I add to cedar chips, lavender and clove stems to make "moth chaser" sacques for my closets. They are a big seller when summer approaches.

Bases, Bases, Bases!
Don't forget, in addition to our thick and rich lotion base (you can stand a
spoon up in it), bath and shower gel base, perfume diluent and linen mist bases,
we also offer anti-bacterial soap base (used in sugar and salt scrubs, as well
as on its own). Our newest addition will be, Foam Bath with bubbles galore!

We will also be adding 100 yard rolls of Offray single faced satin ribbon. Let
us know what colors you would like us to carry. 100 yards for $22.00. Now that's
a bargain!

	A Spa Of Your Own    by Nancy M. Booth Create your own Salt and Sugar Scrubs, Lotion Bars, Balms, Bath Fizzers, Powders, Men's & Women's Toiletries and Melt 'N Pour Soaps. Simple, soothing recipes and lots of gift ideas! Includes the latest techniques for adding mica and shimmers to your creations. Spiral bound, 84 pages                 Item # SYO-B      $9.95

Remember, Customers are the golden threads in the fabric of life.  We are very
anxious to serve you well and meet your needs.

Thank you so much for your continued support. We value each and every one of
you!

'Till Spring has sprung,

Nancy Booth
My Sweet Victoria

http://www.fragrancesupplies.com

Hope to hear from you soon!