Soap Artisan Friends of Etsy

Essential Oil Creativity Challenge WINNER

2011-08-02T17:21:00.000-07:00

Congrats to swanmountainsoaps for being our winner. She has a beautiful shop. :~)

Essential Oil Creativity Challenge

2011-07-10T10:25:00.000-07:00

Anhoki's Place and GourmetSoaps wanted to challenge everyone to be creative with color and essential oils. Our team also wanted to help the victims of the tornadoes in Joplin. We decided to combine the two, by donating all of the proceeds from our entry fees from the challenge.

But, it gets even better! Our good friends at Brambleberry are joining us! Not only is Anne-Marie donating a $50 gift certificate to the winner, but Brambleberry is also donating an additional $50 to the money we're sending to Joplin. We've always loved Brambleberry for their awesome supplies, but now we know they have a big heart as well. Thank you Anne-Marie!

The Challenge......

A) Contestants were allowed to use only the essential oils listed below. (We must use essential oils) If you already have a blend or blends with 3 or more of the essential oils listed this will be less of a challenge ...
amyris (sandalwood), anise, bay, cedar, citronella, clary sage, clove, eucalyptus, fennel, ginger, grapefuit, juniper, Laurel, lavender, lemon, lemongrass, lime, nutmeg, orange, patchouli, peppermint, petitgrain, pine, rosemary, rosewood, vanilla, spearmint, verbena, vetiver, ylang

B) Contestants had to have at least 2 colors in their soap. I realize this will be a challenge for some as they only use herbs and spices for color OR none at all. This is why it is called a challenge.

The challenge for the public is...there is no smellovision. We ask that you vote on the two challenge components only. You will have the picture of the soap and a brief description of oils and color used. Vote for the one you feel best depicts the challenge requirements. To vote for your favorite just leave a comment with the number selection and your email address. When voting is over we will use random chooser to decide who will receive a winning bar. HAVE FUN.

1.Smells wonderful a blend of Lavender , Lime and Patchouli esssential oil.
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3. This soap is made with Lavender, Eucalyptus and Rosemary Essential Oils
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4. Essential oils lavender, lemon, lemongrass, ylang ylang, and titanium oxide, oxide, and ultramarine.
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5. For the essential oils, I used Anise, Orange, Clary Sage, and Patchouli
For the colors, I made a layer of green using French Green Clay, and a layer of rose using Rose Clay.
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6. I used the following essential oils to blend my Relax Scent: Lemon, Sweet Orange, Peppermint, and Rosemary. I also used 2 natural colorants, parsley powder and grapeseed powder
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7. The scent is our own all-natural botanical blend of essential oils: top notes of energizing citrus, lavender and rose blend with spicy and amber accords, balanced with slight earthy notes and just a hint of mint.
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8. Orange Marmalade (front)....Essential oils of Sweet Orange, Pink Grapefruit, Lemon and Lime. Sweet, tangy and a little tart.
Spring Gardens (back)....Citrus, Lavender, and Rosemary give it the warm earthiness that I experienced in the Memphis Botanical Garden.

MEET THE TEAM - Anhoki's Place

2011-05-12T08:08:00.000-07:00

Grab a cup o'joe and meet Anhoki! And then run over to her shop for some great goodies!!!

Tell us a bit about yourself. (family, location, etc.)
I'm Anhoki. I make up half of the Anhoki's Place team. The other half is my husband John (Dr. John to the masses). John and I have known each other for 20 years, married for 15 years in May and have two girls ages 9 and 10. Oh....we also have two Pomeranians (ages 10 and soon to be 15), two cats (13 and 14) and a fish named Gary. :~) We live in middle Tennessee. Tennessee is not my ideal location (I'd rather be at the beach) but it is where our family are and that's why we're here.

Where did you get your name?
Giggle. Over the years I've been told my name is "so exotic" and "so unique". Bunnie's Workshop came about because John used to call me Bunnie. My Chinese Zodiac sign is the Rabbit. I love fuzzy bunnies. Squeeee. Anhoki is a play on my first, middle and last names. You should try it. Some can come up with some pretty unique nicknames this way. :~)
What is your inspiration?
Why are you asking such difficult questions? Sheesh. My inspiration comes from life in general. I am inspired by my family. I'm inspired by the world around me. I love to watch people. I am fascinated by people and the world in general. It's a pretty amazing world we live in.

What is your best seller & why
My best seller??? That's tough. I have several "best" sellers.
Dude soap is extremely popular. It's fun, smells great, and John made an AWESOME stamp for it.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/38425101/dude-artisan-soap

Locally and within my online circle my phunkie candles are very popular.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anhoki/192308499/in/set-72157622555060907
I would love to sell custom candles like this on Etsy. I think most folks are afraid of the massive size of them though.
My deodorant is becoming very popular AND it makes you smell good. What's better than that?
http://www.etsy.com/listing/68090620/citrus-souffle-natural-deodorant-with

Where else can we find you
John and I have our own website www.bunniesworkshop.com
Flickr... http://www.flickr.com/photos/anhoki/sets/72157607761851939/
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/anhoki
Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/anhoki

Are you involved in any other Etsy teams

Etsy Project Embrace, Etsy Moms, Military Brats. I am involved with several teams buy my heart is with SAFETeam.

Winners Announced - Mother's Day Challenge

2011-05-02T09:20:00.000-07:00

Many thanks to the artists who participated in our SAFEteam challenge! Their items were wonderfully MOM inspired. But alas we can only have one winner. The votes have been tallied and the winner of the SAFEteam Mother's Day challenge is...

Tara from Waterwaif

with her Saffron Earrings

inspired by Thai Coconut Shampoo That Rocks by GetLathered. Pineapple and coconut are awesome scents and together, they're magic! These earrings capture the tropical, spring-time feel of GetLathered's shampoo and every mom deserves a pretty piece of jewelry to pamper herself and to feel special!

A jewelry artist who finds inspiration and strength from the ocean and its inhabitants, you'll find her collection sea inspired.

“for whatever we lose

(like a you or a me)
it's always ourselves
we find in the sea”
~e.e. cummings

Thank you both, Waterwaif and Emburr for participating. We hope to do it again in the future!

And we would like to thank all of our faithful readers, those who came to vote,and those who found us on Facebook. That being said we would like to announce the winner of the Mother's Day Basket giveaway!

We had 44 qualifying entrants into the giveaway. Each was numbered from first entry to last and then the numbers were put into a random number generator. The winning number was 16....

.........who was Julia from Cloth Diaper Geek and She Thinks Media! Congrats to you Julia, you are winning one amazing basket!

And a final thank you to the Team Sponsors!

Mother's Day Challenge & Giveaway

2011-04-25T08:01:00.000-07:00

The SAFEteam asked our fellow Etsy artists to get creative and pamper Mom. Mom deserves to be recognized and pampered all through the year. But we are giving her special love this week to tell her how very much we love and appreciate all she does. Whether your mom is a stay at home, work at home, working for a living or anywhere in between, we know she'll love these items created just for her.

Our Challenge Sponsors

and now the contestants:

by Waterwaif

I was inspired by Thai Coconut Shampoo That Rocks by GetLathered. Pineapple and coconut are awesome scents and together, they're magic! I think my earrings capture the tropical, spring-time feel of GetLathered's shampoo and every mom deserves a pretty piece of jewelry to pamper herself and to feel special!

by Emburr

What dissolves stress better that a hot bath with some delicious soap and beautiful handmade items. Pamper Mom with a beautiful spring soap dish by Emburr and soothing scents of handmade soap. Two shops that stood out to me was Thistle Delight and Life Soap Simple. I thought the Sea Island Breeze soap matches well with this soap dish.

Now we'd like you to cast your vote. The winner of this SAFEteam challenge will win gift certificates to 2 shops of their choice.

Which item best pamper's Mom?

Vote by commenting below (be sure to leave us a way to contact you). Voting ends May 1, 2011. All entries will be tallied and the winners announced May 2, 2011.

By voting you will be entered to win this lovely gift basket from SAFEteam sponsors, perfect for pampering you or the Mom in your life.

Earn additional entries by:

Following this blog (comment below) = 1 additional vote
Liking our team on Facebook (let us know who you are following us as) = 1 additional vote

Please make separate comments for each entry.
** International winner will have a $20 shipping allotment. You may be responsible for additional shipping fees. Thanks for understanding.

Our Challenge Sponsors:
use code SAFEMOM in the following Challenge Sponsor Shops to receive various discounts on bath and body products April 11, 2011- May 1, 2011

Thistle Delight Soapworks
15% off

Life Soap Simple
20% off

Aunt Nancy's Handmade Soap
10% off

Concord Soap Company
15% off

Soaperie Main deNature
10% off

Anhoki's Place
15% off
(EXCLUDES: soap molds, cutters, and stamps)

Amelia's Soap Co.
15% off

Pacific Paradise Soap
10% off

Get Lathered
10% off

The Skin You're In

15% off

Meet The Team

2011-04-18T09:46:00.000-07:00

Tell us a bit about yourself.

I’m lucky because there’s a bit of both the north and the south of our wonderful country in me. Raised in Illinois as a child, I always said “you all” because my mom was from a little town in Kentucky and that’s how she spoke. The other kids would tease me but that was okay.

I now live on an island off the coast of Georgia. One has to cross four rivers on a causeway to get here. The oak trees drip with Spanish moss and there is history here going back to pre-revolutionary times! By the way, when we were considering this location, I asked several people about hurricanes …. everyone said, “Oh! We don’t get those!” …. Hum ……..

How did you get started?

I got started making soap 8 or 9 years ago. My mom loved fragrances and taught me the importance of taking care of one’s skin. She said by age 30, people should be regularly using a moisturizer. Did I mention she’s the first “Amelia” …. and that’s my middle name?

What is your purpose in making bath and body products?

I am passionate about what I do. It’s important to me that I make great products, ones that are the best quality they can be. In products that stay on one’s skin, I am fussy (fanatic?) about keeping them all natural whenever possible. I love to know about the many oils and butters that Mother Earth gives us! In soaps, I enjoy using a high percentage of shea butter as it makes the bars harder and more emollient. When something I make helps someone, it truly makes my day!

Why did you choose to be on a team?

The people on SAFEteam care deeply about doing things correctly and that is important to me too. So it seemed like the perfect fit. We also care about and help each other. I love all my friends here and would enjoy getting together with them in person!!

What is your inspiration?

My parents and family! My dad always worked hard and had me working with him when I was 14 years old, part-time of course and in the summers. My husband works hard also and so do our children.

My mom was an inspiration too --- she was very hard of hearing when I was born. Her sisters always told her the babies were so good because she couldn’t hear them cry! She read lips so well that most people didn’t realize she had a problem. From them, I learned my work ethic and my values! It’s a fortunate person who has positive role models.

MEET THE TEAM

2011-04-05T06:19:00.000-07:00

This week we meet Sue of The Skin You're In.
Grab a cup of coffee and get to know her!

Tell us a bit about yourself.
My name is Sue Dixon, my husband, Mark and I live in Van Nuys, CA which is fairly close to Los Angeles. Together we have three kids from ages 16 to 29, 3 grandsons and a cat named Nikki.

How did you get started?
I got started making bath and body products when I met my husband, sold my house and moved to Van Nuys. My skin did not like this new environment and became very dry with serious eczema. Someone suggested handmade products and maybe that would help. I bought some products and knew immediately I could do this myself. I bought a soap rebatch kit on Ebay, joined some yahoo soapmaking groups and was instantly hooked. The rebatching kit did not quench my thirst and decided to make my own from scratch. Lotions came next and then branched out to other bath products as well. I had been making products for over a year and a half when my family told me I should start selling it and here I am.

Where did you get your name?
I was making a list of names that seemed to fit where I wanted to take this endeavor and since skin is really what it's all about, I decided to start there. I used to do a lot of driving back and forth to Long Beach to see my daughter and her family and the name came to me while driving home one day. I immediately filed the Fictitious Business name, and searched Ebay for graphic designers to make me a logo. Four years ago I took things to the next level and filed for a trademark on the name and the logo.

Are you involved in any other Etsy teams?
Right now, other than SAFE Team, I belong to California Crafters Club of Etsy, Wild, Wise and Witty Grandmamas of Etsy and my newest group is called Etsy Talent Hunt.

What is your best advice for someone just starting out in the soaping/B&B field?
My best advice for someone wanting to learn how to make soap and other B&B products is to join at least one Etsy team of other soapers and a few Yahoo soaping groups as these groups can all be a wealth of information. Read, research, test, test, test, research, read and then test some more. You will find your niche, what inspires you, what gets under your skin and keeps you motivated.

Mother's Day Challenge - A Call To Artists

2011-04-05T06:09:00.000-07:00

Who needs spoiled and pampered more than Mom? The SAFEteam (many of us mom’s) are taking a break from our regularly scheduled challenge to celebrate Mom-dom and are asking the talented artists of Etsy to help by creating any non-soap item that would beautify Mom’s world for Mother’s Day.

photography by JLMPHOTOGRAPHS (used with permission) on Etsy

Requirements:

Your item must be for Moms, Grandmoms, Moms-to-be (you get the idea)
Use one of our participating member’s items for inspiration (see list at bottom of post)
Be for the body (no soap please) or home—the sky is the limit
Have item listed in your Etsy shop by Sunday, April 24, 2011
Entry description sent to the team email by due date (Sunday, April 24, 2011) –no exceptions

With the following information included:

Your name and contact information (email)
A photo of your item
Your Etsy shop link and a link to your item
Tell us which item from the participating members you are using for inspiration and a two sentence statement on how your item pampers Mom.
And from which two shops you would like to earn a prize
Mail entries to: team.safeblog@gmail.com

What you win:

Full feature on our team blog
Promotion on our Team Facebook page and twitter
$30 Value Store Credit to two ($15 each shop) of our participating member shop

shipping fees may apply

Everyone’s a winner:

All entrants will be featured in at least one treasury during the week of voting.

Now, go create!! (and tell all your friends so they can vote and win something too!)

Our Challenge Sponsors:

use code SAFEMOM in the following Challenge Sponsor Shops to receive various discounts on bath and body products April 11, 2011- May 1, 2011

Thistle Delight Soapworks
15% off

Life Soap Simple
20% off

Aunt Nancy's Handmade Soap
10% off

Concord Soap Company
15% off

Soaperie Main deNature
10% off

Anhoki's Place
15% off
(EXCLUDES: soap molds, cutters, and stamps)

Amelia's Soap Co.
15% off

Pacific Paradise Soap
10% off

Get Lathered
10% off

The Skin You're In
15% off

Meet the Team

2011-03-29T03:51:00.000-07:00

This week we meet Julie from Just Specialty Products, LLC. Grab a cup of coffee and get to know her!

tell us a bit about yourself.

I'm a displaced (Gulf Coast) Texan living in Northern Wisconsin with 3 fab kids (6, 8 & 12 yrs old) and a PhD chemist husband who's kind enough to help me formulate and solve problems when they come up with. We started making liquid hand wash because our kids have sensitive skin and I have high standards about products we use including concerns about their impact on the environment. Sometimes, we'd give family and friends products as gifts and soon they were asking to buy them. Eventually, I caved, LOL! . I also added traditional bar soap, shampoo, conditioner, and bath bombs to my line-up. This month, I'm adding my "Organics" line to my Etsy store.

Getting used to the snow and cold, pretending to be a stay at home mom and running a more than full time business have recently made me realize that I need to take more time to appreciate what I have, what I do, and all the gifts in my life. My goal is to find balance and not be stressed, stretched and overwhelmed. To enjoy my life.

What is your motto/theme

My background (and degree) is in environmental resource management, and I've always been driven to a wise steward of our planet. So my aim for my etsy store (and products) is simple but ambitious; make products that are safe, simple and luxurious. No small feat, to be sure!

where did you get your name

My company is Just Specialty Products, LLC. My website is TrustJust.com - so that's what I named my etsy store (TrustJust), and it's my name at Facebook too.I'm the "Ju" and my husband is the "st" (of Just). Together we're Julie & Steve. "Just" not only means "what you see is what you get"... but also Honorable and Fair. Those concepts are very important to me. The word "Just" simply rings true for me on many levels. Our product are Just Plain Clean, Just Foaming Clean, Just Clean Fun, Just Bar Soap.... you get the idea.

tell us about your most favorite item

I'm most proud of my foaming face wash. http://www.etsy.com/listing/64313120/neroli-face-wash-biodegradable

It's truly a fantastic product that balances biodegradable ingredients with great quality. Neroli, rose geranium, and palmarosa, along with aloe, allantoin, avocado oil and hydrolyzed oats are a part of what makes your skin feel so good after washing. My face doesn't appreciate soap. I need a gentler product for the skin on my face - and formulated the face wash specifically to spoil my skin.

why did you choose to be on a team

Being a sole business owner/employee can be lonely. Bouncing ideas of my walls... results mainly in the same ideas coming back unchanged. I find a group of like minded colleagues to be a great place to stay motivated and be inspired - even challenged. The friendships and camaraderie are also a huge draw for me. This group, in particular, has such a warm heart and is full of experienced soapmakers with diverse backgrounds. Who wouldn't want to be part of such synergy and dynamics?! Truly, these members are inspirational. As part of this group, I feel I'm a better soapmaker, business-person - and a better human too.

You can find Julies products in her Etsy store at http://www.etsy.com/shop/TrustJust

and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/TrustJust

The Spring In The Tropics Challenge Winners Are....

2011-03-28T05:05:00.000-07:00

Swan Mountain Soaps is the winner of the Spring In The Tropics challenge and Kristen is the winning commenter. She will win one of bars from Swan Mountain Soaps. Congrats!!!

Where To Find US...

2011-03-25T06:58:00.000-07:00

This weekend a couple of us will be selling our stuff in person! Here is where to find us...

Sunday the 27th
Angie's Suds and Such
will be at event supporting
The Virginia Association of the Deaf
If you are in the area stop in and say hi!

It's at 3951 Pender Drive, Suite 130, Fairfax, VA 22030
from 1-5pm.

Beyond the Picket Fence
will be at the Beacon Farmer's Market
on Sunday as well!

The market is held every Sunday, 10am to 4pm on the river side of the Beacon train station parking lot. Just look for the clubhouse with a tree growing out of the roof (no, I am not kidding!) and a spire of smoke from our fieldstone fireplace chimney!

We Ship Love....Help Thistle Delight Share The Love

2011-03-23T07:37:00.000-07:00

My name is San of Thistle Delight Soapworks on Etsy, but I am also a member of Navy for Moms. I am also the wife of a 20 year Navy Veteran, and the Mom of an active duty Sailor. I am fortunate that my son is not overseas, but love to support those that are overseas. The Moms on Navy for Moms adopt a group of service men and women every month, and this month it is a group of Marines in Afghanistan. Next month we will be told our next group.

Now once we know who our next group are, we receive a list of requests from that group, then we add more just to show how much we love and support them. Since I am a home soap maker, and make all bath and body products from scratch, I decided to be the supplier of said products. One of the requested items each and every time, is body soap and shampoo, they run out so fast. This month I have donated 300 lip balms just from me out of my own supplies. While making the lip balms and some soap for them, I got to thinking that maybe there are people out there, that would just LOVE to help out, but don't know how. With this thought in mind, I decided to offer that service to the wonderful people on Etsy. I made a special listing in my store of

Lip Balms for the TROOPS

I went around and advertised what I was doing within the Etsy Teams that I am on. Well everyone loved it, and helped me spread the word. Things have been going wonderfully, but have slowed down now. Lip Balms are important because of the heat and dry conditions that the troops lived and work in. My recipe is made with a hard vegetable wax that has a very high melt point, so perfect for the Troops.

Soap is also very much needed on a regular bases too. I have some wonderful team members sending me some of their soaps too. This is important for the Troops safety, and just certain people can have access to our chosen groups addresses, we have to keep them safe as well as clean.

I believe EVERYONE deserves to be pampered, but our service men and women deserve to be pampered more because of the job they do, and the sacrifices they make every day. I would love to be able to spread the word as far as I possibly can, and make it that they don't want for anything that they miss from home.

We ship with love, and love all of our service men and women, both near and far.
Please show your support and love too, and help me by buying lip balms and or anything from my store, or any of my fellow Team mates on Safeteam!!!!

Thank you
from a Safeteam member and very very proud Navy Mom
San

Spring In The Tropics SAFETeam Challenge

2011-03-21T08:02:00.000-07:00

Spring is HERE! Finally! Now we can break out the flip flops, shorts, tank tops, toss the hair in a ponytail and be done with it. I challenged SAFETeam members to create a soap around the theme Spring In The Tropics. Which is your favorite? Leave a comment with your choice and your contact info and you just might win the winning bar. This time the spin is NO shop names with the listings. Happy Spring!!

Organic Gojiberry and Pineapple in Sweet Coconut Milk Soap

Tahitian Pineapple Slices....Spring in the Tropics....Safeteam Challenge

Fuzzy Navel Handmade Soap, vegan friendly

Tropical Vacation Soap enriched with Mango Butter

Kulu Bay....Spring In The Tropics Artisan Soap

Lime Cooler Sugar Scrub, Natural, Essential Oil

Fruit-A-Licious Handmade Layered Soap, A Tropical Spring Paradise

Honey Coco Mango Handmade Soap

Wish You Were here

New Year...well, sorta...

2011-02-21T13:24:00.001-08:00

Are you still on track with your New Year's Resolution?

Check out Amelia's Soap Co.'s quest to declutter and get her workroom more organized!!

Blank Calendar with BIG spaces for writing:

Shelves For Work Room:

Ribbon organizer:

And here is a sample of all the goodies that are created, stored and, packed in that workroom!!

SAFETeam's Favorites..... 2/19/11

2011-02-19T07:30:00.000-08:00

We asked SAFIES to show off their current favorite item. This will most likely change from time to time. Here's but a fraction of the awesomeness of SAFETeam. I'm sure some of YOUR faves are here, too. ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Eyre -- Swan Mountain Soaps...
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Iron Horse -- Suds by Sarah...
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Dead Sea mud Soap -- EuphoriaSoap...
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Violets Botanical Perfume -- greensprings0
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Orange Blossom -- AuntNancySoap
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Solid Lotion Stick in Vanilla -- LifeSoapSimple
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Windsor Soap, Royal Wedding Celebration Soap -- Amelias
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Bamboo and Teak -- Thistle Delight
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NEW Custom Handmade Laundry Soap -- ConcordSoap
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Soap Sticks handmade olive oil soap samples -- aBreathofFrenchair
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Simply Delicious rejuvenating facial serum -- TheSoapGallery ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Sonoma Winter Soap -- theskinyourein
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Hair Care that Rocks n Rolls -- GetLathered
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Silky Hand and Body Cream -- HeidisHandmades
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A Whole Lot Of Dude -- Anhoki

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AND THE WINNERS ARE....

2011-02-16T03:53:00.000-08:00

Forbidden Love by Pacific Paradise Soap

Thank goodness this magnificent alluring moisturizing soap is not as forbidden as the secret marriage ceremonies given by Saint Valentine during the tumultuous times of the Roman Empire. Back then there was a ban on marriage, and the kindly bishop Valentine realized the injustice of the decree. Even though he was impressive by his dignity and conviction, Valentine was martyred for refusing to renounce his religion on February 14, 270 AD. Thus 14th February became a day for all lovers and Valentine became its Patron Saint.

I’m glad it’s not forbidden how good this Valentine’s Gift Bag of Handcrafted Soap smells. A beautiful ivory organza bag is filled with a marriage of Plumeria and Ocean handcrafted luxurious heart soaps. The 4.1 ozs of soap include 3 Plumeria heart soaps enriched with Shea butter and Mango butter, 2 hearts beat as 1 Plumeria soap enriched with Shea butter and Mango butter and a Blue Pacific Ocean Waves heart soap enriched with Mango butter. Let the joy that life can contain unfold itself for you.

Cleopatra Kerckhof of Bead-It-To-It
has won a set of "Forbidden Love"

Cleopatra creates amazing jewelry.
All her pieces are handmade and one-of-a-kind!
Here are a couple of pieces from her shop

Congrats to both! Enjoy your goodies!