Christmas Rush

My blog has been lonely for the past month! Getting ready for the holiday rush and doing a show has put me behind on posting!

 

Here are a few items I brought to the show. I didn't sell any of the cupcakes, but I received lots of compliments. The box is 4x4 and I think it makes a great presentation. I have the boxes listed as gift wrap in my Etsy shop. Be sure to check out my cupcake soaps. I have many different ones to choose from!

I sold a few lip balms, and Fig was the favorite among many.

I did sell many of my lotion bars. I had a few out for demo's and I think that helped a lot.

Stay tuned! I will be having a special on Black Friday! I will post the special ONLY on this blog, so stay tuned!

Why Are Lip Balms So Hard To Wrap?

I love making lip balms, but I absolutely detest wrapping them! It's not actually the wrapping that is difficult, but having the label STAY ON!

I use labels from Onlinelabels.com. They have a great selection, and my lip balm labels are cut so they fit perfectly. No cutting!
I chose the plain labels to wrap the lip balms with.

I like the plain labels, but they start coming off after a few days. I usually use shrink wrap to keep the labels on, but I don't have the correct ones for the oval tubes. The labels I have are perforated on the side, which makes the entire shrink wrap come off, which leaves the label "bare" again.
My round tubes have shrink wrap that is perforated right under the cap, so the customer twists it off and the shrink wrap stays on the tube.

Today I spent about an hour cutting and wrapping my labels with packing tape! The pictures here were taken without the tape since they are hard to take pictures of with it on. The tape is working, but what a pain!!

Does anyone have a solution? I think this is a question all bath and body people would love an answer to!
BTW, do you like my new label design? My old labels had a toile design, but I think they were too busy and too plain looking at the same time.