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!

I am always looking for creative ways to wrap my soap. I find it difficult to come up with wrapping that is attractive, but is also inexpensive and not time consuming. It's fun to get creative with a few soaps, but when you have to wrap lots of them, the creative part is finding a fast and cheap way to do it.
The soaps above are mine. These are round soaps that I made in a PVC pipe. They are made with beer and are geared more towards men. I wrapped the soaps with coffee filters and used a round sticker to cover where the filter gathered together.
I went browsing on Flickr and came up with some cute wrappings. Look how cute this is (above). Little bandanna's wrapped around block soap...adorable!
I love the way these soaps are wrapped. Each one comes inside a fabric bag. I like the wrapping around the bag too. I only wish I knew how to sew!
I have used these boxes, but have not wrapped my soaps. I like how each soap is wrapped in different wrapping paper. Clever!
This soap reminds me of my beer soaps. I love the color of the label and the wrapping texture!

**To find out more about these products, click on the picture.

Gosh, It's Been Awhile!

We had our first Happy Hour Craft Night at Show Me Handmade! We served cookies, Missouri wine, cheese, crackers, and fruit.
We had several groups of friends that came together and took their classes together. Haley taught Calligraphy (book marks) and Winnie taught how to wire wrap earrings, using real stones and sterling silver wire.
MJ, and her daughter, took the wire wrapping class together. I just love this picture!
Lots of chatting, eating, and drinking went on.
I can't wait for next month! We will be announcing our next Happy Hour Soon.

Can You Picture The Scent?

I added candles to my Etsy shop awhile back. I have always wanted to make candles and after lots of testing (which was fun!) I listed my candles. I think bath products go well with candles and what better way to pamper yourself!

The problem I have this that I love so many scents, so I get carried away when ordering my oils! I also have a hard time narrowing down the size of candle. I decided to offer tea candles, round tin candles, and glass candles. Tea candles are nice to have around and are pretty inexpensive to ship. I am offering glass candles because they look really nice I am selling them in my shop...so no shipping costs!
One of my favorite scents is Tomato Leaf. It sounds like a strange scent, but it's really a nice FRESH scent! My son was home last weekend and after smelling this candle, he said, "wow, that really smells like a tomato vine". This coming from a young man that won't even walk into a bath and body shop! He even took one home with him. Now that's an endorsement!

We Were On The News!

Our local CBS station came to interview our shop the day before our Grand Opening. It was exciting, but very nerve racking! Of course, they picked the only time my voice cracked...oh well...it drew TONS of people into the shop!

CBS

We Are Almost There!

Paperwork is getting done, and we are meeting again tonight..I'm so excited! Hopefully we can get in and start to measure our space and plan our displays. The lease will be signed soon and we plan on opening the beginning of Feb!
Stay tuned for our Grand Opening! Show Me Handmade