Vacation Notice

I'll need to catch up on my sleep by Christmas!

As you know, we are right in the middle of the busiest time of year for BB! At the end of every year I take a couple weeks off, and keep product availability limited in Jan so I can relax and recharge before jumping head first into another busy year. That being said, here's what you need to know about the upcoming shop closings:

All online shops will be closed starting on Dec 20th and will reopen Jan 11th.

Product availability may be more limited than usual while I prepare the new (more eco-friendly) packaging.

It's best to plan to have enough of your fav products to see you through to February

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Keep Your Containers! Plus a Look at the New Year!

Keep Your Containers! Plus a Look at the New Year!

Just a reminder to keep your 2oz containers! In the new year, all plastic 2oz, 4oz, and 8oz jars will be replaced by 4oz biodegradable jars. This means that all the facial creams, scrubs, and body butters will come in jars that are the same size as the current body butter jars. So why keep your plastic containers? If you prefer to continue to use plastic containers, or don't think you'll go through 4oz of facial cream in 6 months, then you'll love that I'll be offering refill packs in biodegradable bags - these will be a bit cheaper as the packaging cost will be reduced and I'm hoping that they will be flat enough to qualify for a shipping discount with Canada Post! Also, please note that the current recycling program will be discontinued and replaced with a program that will still offer discounts for packaging that is returned that we can reuse. I'll announce all the details in the new year :)

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Behind the Scenes Updates & Valentine's Day Goodies

Greetings everyone!

I hope everyone had a great time during the holidays

and that 2011 is off to a great start :)

While I was on vacation I did a lot of work "behind the scenes" around here and you're going to notice a lot of changes with Batty's Bath over the next little while. I took time to take a good look at everything to see where improvements needed to be made and what needed to be updated, overhauled, or made over! .... including my own hair!!! lol! Beautiful blue for Batty ;)

Ok, enough about my hair and on to more exciting news ;)

One the first things you might already have noticed is that the logo has been spruced up! You can see large image of the revised logo here. Also, check out the sidebar of the blog! All my most popular blog posts are linked there! If you're ever looking for more information about a bath & body topic, check there first! You never know what I might have wrote about! Oh, and if you have a topic you'd like to see featured, please let me know! I'm planning my blog posts out early this year so any help on content ideas is great appreciated! :)

The second thing you may have noticed is our new tag line.. or "slogan": Nurturing products based on old world charm with a green conscience. I feel strongly that this new slogan sums up what Batty's Bath is based on and what I stand for - from everything to making products from scratch with the highest quality local ingredients, to ensuring that every single step we take is as environmentally friendly and socially responsible as possible. Below you will see the extension of our new tag line:

Besides the graphic changes (the blog has had a makeover and so has battysbath.com - watch for the release of the new battysbath.com soon!), we've had some changes in our products as well! The most notable is the scrubs & body polishes! They have had a major makeover! So what's the difference in formulas? Just about everything!!! I'm no longer making whipped soap for the scrubs and body polishes (this was what all those wonderful exfoliates where added to). Instead, I've created a cream based body polish that is completely free of sulfates! It's 95% natural (the only synthetic ingredient is the fragrance oil) and many of the ingredients are certified organic! You still use this product in the shower and it still exfoliates just as well as before (the same exfoliating ingredients are used), but the major difference is that this product is even milder than before (rejoice all of you who have sensitive skin!!). Even those with the most fussy skin should be able to enjoy these new scrubs and body polishes without any problems (as usual, do a skin check first!). Additionally, since this product isn't a soap anymore, you'll want to pick out another skin loving product to use as a body wash / body soap (don't worry - I've got lots of options in the shop as well as new soapy things up my sleeves!).

Speaking of new soapy things... I've released my valentine's day goodies! These items are available for a limited time and I don't have many in stock! If you find something you or your valentine will like, snag it before someone else does :)

Check out my valentine's day goodies!

Oh, and those new scrubs & body polishes I mentioned? Well, I released a special valentine's day body polish called cinnamon heart!

Another notable change is that we've outgrown Gmail for our mailing list! We have had to switch to mailchimp to handle our list! Trust me, it's not that big of a list, but it's nice to feel like the biz is "outgrowing" things before it's 1st birthday ;) If you are already signed up for the mailing list you don't need to do anything - I'll transfer your email address to the new system. If you aren't on the list and would like to be, sign up on the side bar of the blog.

Stay tuned for a lot more news over the next little while!

2011 is going to be an extremely exciting year!!! :)

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The First Studio Update of 2011

Happy New Year!

2011 is off to a busy start around here - already back to working long hours, sleeping less, and feeling the thrill of prepping to release new products! It's an exciting time and we're closing in on a full year of being in business! Feb 15th is my biz's birthday! What exciting two days it will be in Feb.. first Valentine's Day, then a Birthday! Wooohooo!! :)

Don't get me wrong - January is going to be a super exciting month too with LOTS of product releases including limited edition Valentine's Day goodies! I don't want to give away too many of the surprises I have in up my sleeve but you've probably already noticed that the blog got a makeover! BattysBath.com got a makeover too but I haven't released it yet! The makeover will go live soon and I hope you'll love all the new exciting things that BattysBath.com will have to offer!

Also updated is our list of upcoming events. Check out the sidebar of the blog for all the details.

Stay tuned for more updates! 2011 is going to be a great year! I can FEEL it! :)

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January Update: Exciting News!

The January update has been posted!

There's some really exciting news in

this issue that I'm so happy to share!

Check it out if you haven't already. :)

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January Beginnings

From Etsy's Merchandising Desk: January:

"New Beginnings: Handmade resolutions, learning a new skill or hobby (for example, learning a new instrument, recipes, crafting, journaling, etc.), self-reflection and appreciation, active-wear, spa, bath and beauty, organization (home, studio, office, etc.)."

I was delighted to see "new beginnings" highlighted in Etsy's latest Merchandising Desk report because I had already decided that my new years resolution was to plunge myself head first into soap making after receiving some handmade soap and scrub from Becky at Craft off the Lot (see my previous blog post). I love that (almost) everything in the new beginnings trend is something I'll be incorporating into my new years resolution - it's a handmade resolution, I'm learning new skills and a new hobby, I'll be taking time for self-reflection about what my body needs and doesn't need, I'll be appreciating something that's made by my hands and appreciating the process to get me there, I'll be setting up a new organizational system for my new hobby, etc. The only thing listed in the new beginnings that I'm leaving out is active-wear. Perhaps my sweats that are covered in glue will also become my "active-soap-making-wear", lol.

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