Lip Balm Flavors - What's YOUR Favorite??

Lip Balms are one of my favorite things to use and my most hated thing to make. I love, love, lip balm, but making them is such a pain in the arse...lol!
Being a "mom and pop" shop....or should I say just a "mom" shop, I have to make, label and wrap each and every lip balm. I usually make them in large batches so wrapping them is quicker....but I still hate doing them.
I just made:
Lavender Mint
Vanilla Bean
Orange Sorbet
Banana Coconut
Pink Lemonade
Marshmallow Fluff

What do YOU love to use, but hate to make??

POLL: Name This Soap

I'm having a hard time with the name of this soap. Will you please help me out? I have some choices above, but if you have another name in mind, post it here!

Here's the description I have for it:

Tomato Leaf Herbal Handmade Soap is a light, fresh, airy and herb-y scent. It is a blend of all kinds of melons and tomatoes with lemon-lime top notes, fresh leafy herbaceous middle notes and a wonderfully rich and earthy base. My Tomato Leaf Handmade Soap is made using the freshest ingredients, including Tomato Paste!

Tomatoes are a wonderful source of carotenoids like lycopene, beta-carotene, and vitamin E, which have been know to be effective antioxidants.

I Can Smell Christmas!

I'm getting ready for my street teams (ShowMeEtsy) trunk show, which is going to be October 16th. I think gift sets will do well during the show. Last night I wrapped up quite a few sets. This set is two bars of Pomegranate Cold Process Soaps, with a wooden soap dish.
I used regular typing paper for the wrapping. I used the second half of my Paypal shipping labels.

Have You Thought Of Christmas Yet?

If not, you should! I usually start purchasing right after the 4th of July. I dislike crowds, and if I start early, I don't have to deal with grumpy crowds.
I put three of my favorite scents together, along with a soap dish....makes a wonderful gift!
Click on the soaps to purchase....easy peasy!

Photography - Sometimes I Love It, Sometimes I Hate It!

I tried for two days to take pictures of my solid lotion....ugh! Nothing I did worked and all the pictures were too bright and I couldn't figure out how to take the glare off of the container. They were already wrapped, and I was too stubborn to unwrap them for the pictures. Guess who won this battle??
This picture was taken after I took the covers off (I lost). The pictures turned out much better, but I still want to tweak them.
I need to lift the containers up a little so you can see the label. I usually love taking pictures, but these were a struggle.

Bath Bombs!!!

I finally found a recipe for Bath Bombs that I love! They have Shea Butter, Coconut Oil, and Fragrance Oils. I need to purchase more Christmas ornaments (from Hobby Lobby) so I can make them round, although I do like the half circle.
These are scented with Mandarin Tiki! A fresh, citrus scent that's very refreshing.

Taking pictures for my Etsy shop

I have the hardest time taking pictures of my lip balm! Maybe because they are so small, or maybe because most of them are flavored with fruit scents....anywho...I took some new ones today. What do you think? Watermelon, Banana, and Bubble Gum!

Apple Jack!

Here's the red poured into the mold.
Green on top.
Fresh out of the mold! I'm going to let it sit for a few hours before slicing.

I asked, you answered, I listened!

I spent the day making loads of lip balms...whew! I haven't made any for a long time and was very low on stock. I made:

Watermelon
Bubblegum
Banana
Grapefruit
Pomegranate
Rootbeer
Peppermint

I also made a batch of Sandalwood Vanilla soap!

I'm tired!

Crayon Soaps For The Kid Inside Of You!

It is raining, dreary, and such a ho hum day that I thought I would CHEER my Blog up!!

I LOVE playing with my soaps and haven't made any crayons in some time. My crayons come in:
Yellow - Lemon
Orange - Orange
Blue - Peppermint
Green - Lime
Purple - Pixie Dust

Pixie Dust is a light, sweet, floral
scent.





I made the box myself and I think it turned out really well. What do YOU think?
The box was time consuming, but I think it's the icing on the cake!

I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream For Ice Cream!

This little buggers are just too cute! Unfortunately, they were difficult to make! It took me all afternoon to make a few sets! Sooooooooooooooooo, once these are gone, they are GONE! lol!