Signs of Spring

A selection of spring colors and items by the talented Etsy Chat Team

New Etsy Shop!

I finally decided to dedicate an entire shop to my bath and body line! I hope this makes it easier for people to find me and shop.

It's very much a work in progress, but you can find Spooky Grrrl here.

:)

Tis the Season

A selection of giftable goodies from the team who loves to talk!

Etsy Chat Team Autumn Goodies

A selection of Autumn inspired goodies from the team that loves to talk

SNS Time!

Where does the week go?!

This week, I'm offering 15% off my Etsy shop! This is good for anything but samples. Refunds will be given via PayPal (or I will happily reserve custom listings for you if you do not use PP)

This sale is in effect until 6am EST Sunday, September 27, so happy shopping!

Shiver me timbers!

Someone included me in a pirate inspired treasury! :D

I love getting spots in treasuries...it's a huge compliment in my book. It means that a fellow artisan liked my work enough to think it deserves to be on the front page of Etsy, and that is just lovely.

So Ahoy, matey!

Oh hai blog

I've been neglecting this thing again, and I apologize! I've just been so busy trying to get geared up for the BEST DAY OF THE YEAR (some of you call it Halloween) that I just haven't had the time.

Look for many new and spooooooooky soaps from me this year. I am also working on a new line for men, so keep your eyes on my Etsy, Madeitmyself, and Artfire shops to see what's brewing in this spooky grrrl's cauldron. :)

Hooray for Halloween!

I'm so happy! Someone featured this soap (along with a bunch of other cute and spooky Etsy finds) in their blog! Check out Etsy Spooks! :D

Goat's Milk Soap with Gently Exfoliating Poppy Seeds

I just love this soap. It started as a custom order for my dad (who I have successfully hooked on my soaps so he no longer uses that awful store bought detergent stuff), and I made a few extra bars. I'm trying to put more "manly" products in my store, as well as offering fragrance oil free items. This soap contains powdered nutmeg for color (with a touch of turmeric sprinkled on top) as well as the exfoliating poppy seeds. It has the slightest touch of spicy scent to it, but I left it otherwise unscented. Great for guys as well as the ladies, this goat's milk soap is nice and gentle.

I will be listing it for sale in my shop soon!

On a more personal note, I have come to face one of the single hardest choices I've had to make in my life up to this point. I had really hoped the outcome would be different, but my hand has almost been forced in the matter. This is going to make life very...interesting...(and hard) so please be patient with me while I figure out what in the world I'm going to do next (and how I'm going to survive).

(This has been edited. I goofed and listed the soap as olive oil when it's actually goat's milk. My apologies!)

And the winner is....

Lynn! (aka WitchAmy) Congratulations to you! Thanks so much to everyone who entered and spread the word about the giveaway. Check back here to see what the next one will be.

Pictured above is my Green Tea Goat's Milk With Unrefined Shea Butter Soap. It's lovely, and gone! I sold it all before I even had a chance to list it. I plan to make more at some point because it turned out really well (I snagged a bar for myself luckily).

Now, on to more somber things. As I celebrate this milestone for my Etsy shop, the victory is tinged with sadness. As most (if not all) of you know, Uleen Toovey (known to her fellow Etsians as Chromasmear) died in a tragic rafting accident this past Saturday. I chatted with her almost every time I was in the chat rooms on Etsy, and she helped me numerous times with links to things I needed or articles/recipes/blogs that would help me make something for my shop. I am sad to say I never had the pleasure of meeting her in person, but online she was lovely, helpful, kind, and generous. It's odd how someone you never met in real life can still leave a void.

Your presence will be missed Chroma. My heart goes out to her family and friends, and also to those who were on the trip with her when her untimely passing occurred. I hope that it was swift and painless, and I find some small comfort in knowing that she was doing something she loved when it happened. I cannot imagine being there, or being the person in charge of the trip.

Rest, and hopefully we'll meet again in that big chat room in the sky.

Etsy Chat Team Love

A small sampling from the talented (and chatty) team

Almost there! (a giveaway!)

I am NINE sales away from hitting 300 on Etsy! Whoo! In celebration of this sales landmark I am doing a giveaway.

I will give away one free bar of soap from my shop of your choice (up to $5.50 in value) and one weekend getaway size bath salt scented with your choice of fragrance to the winner! To enter, simply leave a comment here. You can also tweet about the giveaway and/or blog about it to get extra entries! If you purchase something from my shop, that also counts as an entry. So each person can get up to 4 entries! Hooray!