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This awesome new boot camp will cover products ranging from fizzies to bubble bars to candles... oh my!

Hello Friends,

BIG EXCITING NEWS: Holly Port, author of THE book on all things fizzy, will be teaching an epic, exclusive & oh-so-very-delicious 4-Day "Fizz, Bubble, Soften & Relax" Boot Camp, on July 23-26, 2015. (That's exactly one month away... which means there's no time to waste, doesn't it?!) We just announced it & got 3 sign-ups on the first day! Holly will be coming to The Nova Studio, from Colorado, to teach us how to make over 20 different bath, body & home products. Come & learn how to make traditional bath products with a twist, and go after that high-end market. Can't make it to the whole thing? We're also giving you the option to take the individual days that suit you best.

In this edition of The Nova News below, see the impressive list of products Students Take Home from Holly's boot camp and find a summary of all classes for June through November. Several are BRAND NEW & have just been added to the site. Plus, SAVE 20% if you order Holly's book, Make it Fizz, before July 20.

As always, we're here to answer any questions you have by phone (510-234-5700) from 8:30am-4:30pm (PST), Monday through Friday.

Hope to see you soon at The Studio :)

Lori, Cassie & Ruth
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Look at What Students Take Home!

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Part of the fun of coming to one of our multi-day product making Boot Camps is getting full-size "samples" of the products to try at home. Normally, we send you home with one or two of everything... but since Holly is used to creating very BIG batches, she's loading students up with tons of goodies to try & share. Check out the haul:

10 bath fizzies
8 bath truffles
5 shower steamers
5 fizzy pops
5 embedded surprise bombs
4 bubble bars
4 3-oz containers of bubble dough
3 soap cupcakes
1 8-oz foaming bath whip
1 8-oz shaving cream
12 bath meringues
4 4-oz emulsified sugar scrubs
4 4-oz dry salt scrubs
5 herbal bath soaks
3 7-oz milk baths
6 bath melts
4 4-oz soy container candles
12 petite soy wax melts
3 8-oz room spritzers
2 3-oz massage candles
3 2-oz massage oils
4 3.7-oz massage bars

For you math wizards counting along, that's an impressive 108 products to take home, use and fully understand before trying the recipes on your own. Read all the bubbly details here and snag your spot today!

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Class updates

June 2015

Hands-On Cold Process Soap Making 101, 6/26, Friday, 6:30-9:30pm -1 Spot Left!
Formulating & Troubleshooting Soap Recipes, 6/27, Saturday, 10am-1pm -FULL - Email for Wait List
Creating with Color, 6/27, Saturday, 2-3:30pm -FULL - Email for Wait List
Crafting Custom Scents, 6/27, Saturday, 4-5:30pm -FULL - Email for Wait List
The Efficient Soap Biz: Big Batches & Masterbatching, 6/28, Sun., 10am-5:30pm -1 Spot Left!

July 2015

JUST ADDED! Holly Port's 4-Day "Fizz, Bubble, Soften & Relax" Boot Camp: 7/23 - 7/26, Thursday-Sunday, 9am-5pm

August 2015

JUST ADDED! Alice Duvernell's The Art of Distillation & Botanical Extracts Weekend: 8/8 - 8/9, Saturday 9am-5pm & Sunday 10am-5pm
Botanical Extracts: 3 Types with Alice Duvernell: 8/8, Saturday, 9am-12:30pm
Handmade Hydrosols with Alice Duvernell, 8/8, Saturday, 1:30-5pm
Live Distillation & Aromatherapy Experience with Alice Duvernell, 8/9, 10am-5pm

JUST ADDED! Preston Tillotson's 4-Day Boot Camp for Budding Entrepreneurs: 8/27 - 8/30, Thursday-Sunday, 9am-5pm

September 2015

4-Day Soap AND Body Product Boot Camp: with Ruth Esteves, Jen Grimes, Alice Duvernell, & Joan McCoy, 9/19 - 9/22, Saturday-Tuesday, 9am-5pm

October 2015

Kenna Cote's 3-Day "Next-Level" Soapmaker's Boot Camp: 10/10 - 10/12, Saturday-Monday, 10am-5pm

November 2015

Alice Duvernell's 4-Day Herbal & Facial Boot Camp: 11/5 - 11/8, Thursday-Sunday, 9am-5:30pm

Check out the full Class Schedule with more details on our website.

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20% Off - Featured Paperback Book

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Make it Fizz: A Guide to Making Bathtub Treats

In Make it Fizz: A Guide to Making Bathtub Treats, Holly Port will explain the best way to make bath bombs so you don’t have to troubleshoot the typical challenges by yourself. Chock full of easy to understand instructions and full color pictures for the 24 recipes included, you're sure to make successful fizzies with this book, regardless of your skill level.

With a few simple ingredients, and a little time, you’ll be making bath bombs in an afternoon. You’re in good hands with this quick and easy guide to show you not only the basics, but also more fun and challenging recipes like the Fizzy Pops, designed to look like tasty cake pop treats. Taking it a step further, Holly has also included cupcake bath bombs with a sugar scrub topping. Who wouldn’t love to receive those? This book can be a project for yourself, a gift for a friend, or an enhancement to your knowledge in the world of bath and body crafts. Whatever the purpose, we know you will enjoy it!

For a limited time (until July 20) you'll save $4.99 (20%) off Holly's Make it Fizz Paperback Book.

Already have this fantastic book? Check out the other opportunities to "Learn at Home" via Class Handout or eBook.

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Wanna Buy Handmade Soap?

We sell Sirona Springs Soap made by our very own Ruth Esteves, right here at The Nova Studio. It's made in small batches, by hand, packaged beautifully & ready to give as gifts. Some of the bars were even made in our classes! Want some? We know ya do ;). Feel free to take a look at what we currently have on our drying rack - and pop a bar or two into your shopping cart along with anything else we sell.

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