Interview with an Etailer - Vol. 2

Perhaps you got a sample from them in the June Sample box.. If you didn't... well you missed out!!

Crafty Momma Soaps and More
Feeling Dirty? Get clean with Crafty Momma Soaps
Owners: Heather & Carl Banas
Located in Indiana
Website Address: Soapwood.etsy.com (to shop) or http://www.usite.com/craftymomma

How long have you been in business? With these products, since around 2006. Previously we made Native American crafts and traveled around doing shows.

What do you do? I make natural body products and come up with the scents that hubby makes the soap in. 99% of everything is handmade and packaged right here in our workshop that's attached to our home. We also work on various crafts such as woodcarvings and beading.

How did you get started? I've been crafting since I was 10 or so, so I'm always working on some project, but an elderly friend of ours would make soap each year at the holidays and then give it away as gifts. We got some and loved the idea of the soap, but she used lard in hers. We wanted the handmade soap, but we wanted it natural, if possible, and vegan. I've been making my own products to use here at home for a long time, and have tons of aromatherapy books I love to read, but this was the first time we went public with any of them.

Do you have a specialty product or product line? Our soaps. They're vegan and most are all natural. The size is huge (8-10 ounces), unless specified otherwise. I recently came out with an anti-cellulite loofah bar soap where I custom blended essential oils for it. We can barely keep it in stock!

What is your usual turn around time? If something is in stock, we usually ship out within 12-24 hours. Soaps that are not in stock can take anywhere from 3-8 weeks to cure, so it's always best to plan ahead to get what you really want. Our batches are very small, usually yielding about 6 bars of each.

What are some things you are doing to help keeping going during this tough economy? We are really picking and choosing the supplies we are getting. We get first what we need the most. We've also tried traveling to a couple of shows that we wouldn't normally do and are planning one of our own here at our home.

Do you have a newsletter sign up? Yes, we do. Newsletters can be requested by contacting us by either email, phone or mail. We typically send our newsletters by email, but they can be mailed too!

Thanks Heather! I appreciate your time to do this interview with us!!

I'm on the list and that's how I found out about the Cotton Candy Soap! OMG I must have some! I got my order in already!! Yay! Gotta feed my soap addiction! My pile was getting pretty low and I have been slowly restocking it!

Til Next time!