Look How Cute!

 Just wanted to show off one of my candles. Look how cute they turned out! The wax is all soy, and I colored it a light green. I sprinkled some candy on top for cuteness!

Sugar Scrub Cubes! Have You Tried These?

Have you heard of sugar scrub cubes? They are single use sugar scrub! Just take one, to two, cubes into the shower. Gently rub the cube on your skin. The cube will break up and you will have a handful of wonderfully scented sugar scrub! Rinse and you are finished.
Sugar cubes are fun to make and I had a lot of fun at Christmas time make my Candy Cane cubes.

Is it Karma, or Carma?

I think it's Carma! Similar to Lush's Karma. If you love warm, earthy scents, you are going to LOVE Carma! This perfume is an arousing blend of Patchouli, Orange, Lavender, Pine, and Lemongrass Essential Oils.A little goes a long way, so you will enjoy this scent for a long time! Just rub a little on your pulse point and you are set to go!

I am launching a new line of perfumes, so come back often to see what's new!

Some Of My Favorite Shoe Items From Etsy!

That 70's Shoe Clock at SpareTime
Inkadinkado shoe stamp at luvmypets
Vintage shoe shine kit at generation3

Can you see the shoe theme?? My husband is the owner of Mark Lemp Footwear, a manufacturing company of women's shoes. I'm drawn to all shoe items! :)

St. Louis Summer

I'm having such a hard time with posting pictures and lining up the typed words, so I decided to list the flowers at the bottom.
Pictures starting at the top are: Sweet William, Salvia, Red Hot Pokers, Peony Poppy ready to pop, Speedwell, and Gallardia. All started by seed...by me!

Whew! I Just Finished Another Batch Of Cold Process Soap!

Ok, here we go! I have measured out all the oils and the hard oils are all melted. See the pen in the picture? I like to check off the oils I add to makes sure I don't miss one!










In this picture, I have just added the lye to the oils. They are the same temperature right now.














Here I have added the color. I diluted the color and used a dropper to add the color. Don't ask me about my "mustard" colored soap I made the other day!







The color is all blended now and it's coming to a nice trace. Right after I took this picture, I added the poppy seeds. They came from my very own
garden. Here I have just poured the soap, textured the top a bit, and sprinkled some more poppy seeds on top. The piece of cardboard that you see to the right of the mold goes on top. I then take several blankets and cover the whole thing up for 24 hours.












Here it is! All cut and ready to go...well...not yet...it has to cure for about 3 to 4 weeks!

Random pictures of my garden

Just some random pictures of my garden. Since I'm still in a walking boot, I haven't been able to do much gardening this year, but I do enjoy taking pictures!
Can you tell I love blue flowers?

Is It Fall Yet?

I made a fresh batch of Pumpkin Spice soap the other day. I just love this scent!
Here is the color I used. It's a brick red.












Here it is in the mold. It's not really as pink as what is showing.
























Cut and sliced! It smells wonderful!!

And The Winners Are.....

And the winners of my contest are.....................................drum roll..................

Bree ($10.00 FREE merchandise from my shop!)
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=81855

ClearPink (FREE bar of soap!)
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5587991

Cottonwoodherbal's (10% off anything in my shop)
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5717395

Congratulations!!!!

Watermelon...Hungry anyone??

I had lots of fun making this treasury!

Fresh Cut Grass!

I had such a fun time making this soap! I was able to take some pictures along the way to show the process of making soap.
The first picture shows the beginning of melting the hard oils. I have Shea Butter and Palm Kernal Oil here.









Here's the Lye solution. It's cooling right now. What you don't see in the picture are the rubber gloves and safety goggles I am wearing.














You can see the oils are starting to melt here.















Hard oils are all melted. It doesn't take very long at all.
I have added the other oils to the pan. I have Olive Oil and Sunflower Oil here. JUST add the lye mixture to the oil mixture. You can see the change in the solution right away!












Starting to trace.


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Ready to pour!















Here it is! All tucked away. I took this picture right before I put the lid on, covered with some newspapers and a thick blanket. I can't wait to cut it tonight!!

ABreathOfFrenchAir CONTEST!!!

I am running a contest on my blog from May 1st through May19th. To enter my contest, simply visit my shop, ABREATHOFFRENCHAIR, come back and leave a comment on my blog with a link or the name of your favorite item from my shop!

1st Prize - $10 to spend in my shop on anything you like, may be used towards total purchase price, including shipping. $10 must be used all in one purchase any remaining balance will be forfeited .

2nd Prize - A free bar of soap.

3rd Prize - A coupon for 10% off anything in my shop

One entry per person, anyone who links to my contest or blog on their blog receives an additional entry. (Please let me know in your comment or via convo if you have posted a link)
Winners will be chosen at random on May 20th, and I will contact you by May 21th if you have won. Good Luck, everyone!!

ABreathOfFrenchAir's Aromatherapy

Ah, the sweet smells of bath and body products! One thing I love is how wonderful my house always smells!
Peppermint is my favorite scent, and is also one of the strongest! The heart shaped soaps, to the left, are scented with Peppermint and have REAL Organic Peppermint Leaves infused in the soap...yum!




I started carrying Shampoo's and Conditioner's not too long ago and I have many happy customers! I love playing around with the aroma's and I think, so far, Peppermint Lavender is my favorite!






I can't live without my Body Butter! I think I am addicted to it! It goes on so smooth, and leaves your skin soft and NOT greasy....a HUGE plus for me!!