tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92195881898030253642024-03-19T05:04:39.110-07:00Dee's Barefoot Bathing Blog!Blog about me...mostly..I mean lets be honest here! But also a smattering of people I admire, their blogs...and some yummy stuff thrown in for a little spice!Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11170918340723692096noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219588189803025364.post-50590207579775648512008-10-20T11:33:00.000-07:002008-10-20T11:36:19.689-07:00Check it out!Looking for a cool site that features lots of cool things? Check out <a href="http://neatostuff.com/">http://neatostuff.com</a> ! I enjoy perusing the site and finding all kinds of cool things from Etsy crafters!<br /><br /><br />yeah...this is a short post today. I had 10 press kits for Lollishops and 3 packages from the weekend to get to the post office today..whew! Coffee break!Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11170918340723692096noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219588189803025364.post-28845603896212009842008-10-16T20:16:00.000-07:002008-10-16T20:26:58.975-07:00Promised Pictures of My Craft Room!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuSpyDf5zmOGS3VAhaeT23Ud6dqSQDt8d66guDp097ePeHtzTi2lsjxTqpSYcs_Mks1Qx3aJzdBwsPUeq15oZVNZTQaGUTHhyphenhyphenrlidn9XYolC1p5x4nIKiFmlZwwVP_Zwk5M-UbTOdVFC5B/s1600-h/CIMG2748_edited-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257958682422584066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuSpyDf5zmOGS3VAhaeT23Ud6dqSQDt8d66guDp097ePeHtzTi2lsjxTqpSYcs_Mks1Qx3aJzdBwsPUeq15oZVNZTQaGUTHhyphenhyphenrlidn9XYolC1p5x4nIKiFmlZwwVP_Zwk5M-UbTOdVFC5B/s320/CIMG2748_edited-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqvXBUtNdSkZaDcFh8-ELFJucAPkk6MANnDHDOMexiuT7GxwT_JECnRIR36nmp4Hm016xxJzmEUMDz6uratKVe_5U1zO3nEiJXEtKIEYHE8iSAaSXyV_-GFGsl3y2hrDtPQrxTY5GIyrYF/s1600-h/CIMG2744_edited-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257957885678020002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqvXBUtNdSkZaDcFh8-ELFJucAPkk6MANnDHDOMexiuT7GxwT_JECnRIR36nmp4Hm016xxJzmEUMDz6uratKVe_5U1zO3nEiJXEtKIEYHE8iSAaSXyV_-GFGsl3y2hrDtPQrxTY5GIyrYF/s320/CIMG2744_edited-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div>So it took me a while...my craft room frequently looks like a storm swept through...so here it is...fragments of parts of the room...Hope you enjoy!</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257957308529446578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySwsde6EZTx53UqLFlnPawsbfwVlQi-scW4_LSrypLWFaI6E9oY8uZEy7iZfz416yJRBYrmWEk6wqFqggMGZribHCXoVroMsb1JIB8Qd52qddS-wnI2WSnKMJQnP-png3UrWR0i8jLbKo/s320/CIMG2746_edited-1.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />The first photo shows a part of my craft room that has very little to do with my business...see that old rocking chair there? I LOVE that so much. The husband wanted to throw it out and I threw myself on it and told him no way!<br /><div></div></div></div>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11170918340723692096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219588189803025364.post-23440280413182596772008-10-01T06:22:00.001-07:002008-10-01T06:36:25.935-07:00She's Got Skills!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_4_pAAGE44HdqoFISQOzXzjWsZuoE6s4C162Cw4217mPT95TiAnNxjKFdvUM-A_OimC-J5ZI5Hmz-dI1jPnon6TKkI3BAHhjJb9Ge8OK6za6ysAUGQmfya1_y4UOIhTCjg3ylkrcIJUx/s1600-h/barefootbathbc.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252176798570356898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_4_pAAGE44HdqoFISQOzXzjWsZuoE6s4C162Cw4217mPT95TiAnNxjKFdvUM-A_OimC-J5ZI5Hmz-dI1jPnon6TKkI3BAHhjJb9Ge8OK6za6ysAUGQmfya1_y4UOIhTCjg3ylkrcIJUx/s320/barefootbathbc.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I just have to talk about this wonderful gal....the brains and talent behind <a href="http://www.thompsondesigns.etsy.com/">Thompson Designs!</a> Imagine me, a gal addicted to the Internet, who has absolutely no talent for graphic design...except for the designs locked in my head....I have to say, usually when I come to someone and tell them kind of what I want, I end up getting the exact opposite....so if you are like me, turn to Renee of Thompson Designs at <a href="http://www.thompsondesigns.etsy.com/">http://www.thompsondesigns.etsy.com/</a>, and you will be glad you did!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Okay, without further adieu.....look over at my avatar.....then look above at my new business card. Can you tell I'm excited?!!</div><div> </div><div>So why the new look, you may ask? Well I'll tell you why! About a month ago I go accepted to <a href="http://lollishops.com/">Lollishops</a>, and I will be a bath and body seller on there as well as my Etsy shop. Right now I'm using the new banner in my etsy shop....and may continue to do so depending on how good the response to it is.</div><div> </div><div>Anyway, I'm rambling, which is why I don't blog much. If you understood any of this..lol...go to <a href="http://www.barefootbathandbody.com/">http://www.barefootbathandbody.com</a> to see my new banner, which will be in my Lollishops shop on November 28th.. <a href="http://www.lollishops.com/barefootbathandbody">http://www.lollishops.com/barefootbathandbody</a>.</div><div> </div><div>Have a great day!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11170918340723692096noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219588189803025364.post-46279436741184238322008-07-24T21:14:00.000-07:002008-07-24T21:21:45.100-07:00Soap!So I was going over my supplies the other day and was mildly shocked to see how many different fragrance oils I have. Goodness when did I get so many of them, and why on earth have I not used them yet?<br /><br />Well I'll tell you why....there's just too many of them! I almost feel like I should be using them all at once...you know...getting out my soap recipe book and going to town on several dozen loaves of cold process soap...or getting out the soy wax and making a whole load of candles! But instead they beckon to me...giving me ideas for the upcoming fall and winter season, maybe even throw in some summertime faves during the winter so the winter dolldrums don't set in!<br /><br />Tomorrow I'm taking pictures of my craft room and my fragrance oil cabinet...you'll giggle...I know you will!Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11170918340723692096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219588189803025364.post-29977795629890320452008-04-16T21:04:00.000-07:002008-12-08T14:36:22.867-08:00Personal<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitXALZcHN3nHvhX0Cv2xdRiKIzWq7wkF-HhGEmYz6yC12h_npeuxWdgRUYZzY_6qpygbQ3PVYI6WLYoTRbLrtzVw0UEpIMHHflYqfyrDot87Bey6pK61yJqz7l7slLQTsxLA0e3LTef0oI/s1600-h/CIMG2478.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190064241539200450" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitXALZcHN3nHvhX0Cv2xdRiKIzWq7wkF-HhGEmYz6yC12h_npeuxWdgRUYZzY_6qpygbQ3PVYI6WLYoTRbLrtzVw0UEpIMHHflYqfyrDot87Bey6pK61yJqz7l7slLQTsxLA0e3LTef0oI/s320/CIMG2478.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Its really hard to sit down and write a blog entry consistently. Oh sure, its really easy if all your looking to do is fill a daily spot with some randomness, but to really sit down, and write out a well thought out, meaningful blog entry can be a challenge....</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>So this is what I plan to do with this poor abused blog of mine. On the off times when I'm not shamelessly promoting myself on here, I would like to write entries that would really mean something to someone, I would like to hear what you would like to see on this blog. Would you like to hear about other people's endeavors? Would you like to hear about my everyday routine? Maybe just see some pictures...and if so, of what?(sorry, no porn!) Would you like me to rant and rave about my business?....Perhaps rant and rave in general?(I can do that too...I'm a seasoned professional)!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Reply to this post with your ideas...I'd really like to hear them. I believe that a beautiful blog should not only keep its readers interested, but that it should also give its readers a voice as to what they would like to see as well. YOUR input is greatly appreciated!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>For now I bid you adieu, but I will be back and I will be reading your suggestions!</div>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11170918340723692096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219588189803025364.post-84443638626818016552008-03-16T20:27:00.000-07:002008-12-08T14:36:23.030-08:00Where On Earth Have I Been???!!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg60LLywovrL26aouwef7Iz4C4GIgO1OdZxDQ6xCOUfFm15cqem16uBCqGJ0NwHBpswtqKg_2eY97xDJgShdvzIAc0lwe_oZpHaqA6LM0p1Wx5AsohGngESJ2NkzWQ3GAr6bBcIGTL7Yk7w/s1600-h/get_convo_imagebusiness+card+image.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178549322279873858" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg60LLywovrL26aouwef7Iz4C4GIgO1OdZxDQ6xCOUfFm15cqem16uBCqGJ0NwHBpswtqKg_2eY97xDJgShdvzIAc0lwe_oZpHaqA6LM0p1Wx5AsohGngESJ2NkzWQ3GAr6bBcIGTL7Yk7w/s320/get_convo_imagebusiness+card+image.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Well...I'll tell you exactly where I've been and what I've been doing! For those of you who are kind enough to check into my blog to see if anything is new, you will notice my header is different. That's right, I am no longer <a href="http://www.deeshomegoods.etsy.com/">http://www.deeshomegoods.etsy.com/</a>, as of March 19, 2008 my official business name on and off etsy is now <a href="http://www.barefootbathandbody.etsy.com/">Barefoot Bath and Body</a>!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Why the change? Well I'll tell you why! First, business was great, and I want to thank everyone who tried me out over the year 2007....but....It's hard to sell your products when you don't like your business name....and business could have been better to tell the truth...so, I spent months during this new year coming up with a name I would love and be proud of, and which would truly represent me and my products! I hope you like the new name!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Now, as for what else have I been doing? Well.....developing new bath and body products for one thing! I don't just make products and then put them out on the marketplace...NO WAY! I like to come up with a recipe, test it out, and test it out on my family and friends(but never my animal friends, mind you!)...this way, I can develop the best product for my loyal and new customers! So, for the past few months I have been perfecting my lip balm recipe, and, I now have hand and body lotion, and I hope to have a foaming sugar scrub up for sale very soon as well!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Okay viewers! I will be back often, I promise! In the meantime, browse around and enjoy the wonderful pictures I will be posting in the next few days!</div><br /><div></div><br />Oh! And P.S.....Thank you heaps and bunches to <a href="http://www.thompsondesigns.etsy.com/">ThompsonDesigns.etsy.com </a>for my new banner, which I also use in my shop, my shop avatar, and my new business card designs! If you want a quality banner and business card design that will get rave reviews by everyone, look to this shop....they are amazing!Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11170918340723692096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219588189803025364.post-11819363469149347702008-01-26T21:19:00.000-08:002008-01-26T21:21:52.408-08:00Keeping Up!<span style="font-family:verdana;">Well you know the saying...the best laid plans.....</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I've been trying my best to keep up with this blog...and then bamo! Things go crazy! But never fear I will be back on this blog soon unearthing more talented and lovely etsy artisans! In the meantime, check out the other blog my good friend Jenny and I have over at </span><a href="http://www.ohilovethat.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://www.ohilovethat.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">, your gonna love it!</span>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11170918340723692096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219588189803025364.post-35999903781367443982008-01-10T19:41:00.000-08:002008-12-08T14:36:23.430-08:00My Etsy Finds<span style="font-family:Verdana;">ETSY FIND OF THE WEEK!</span><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZN1PtQt6Yz1UsUwtBmV_IGfkCkYkN9flsJK8yhS04AYEkC9xQ2q0CiLgKSRArCkyJ7R12678gM7zXAlxfaUvcuKuqK0sZe9klva-TwJ-nAw5zVzqwoz442z5iDyhNndOjCpOB3yk2N0zW/s1600-h/iusa_50x50.5218718.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154087931690668610" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 65px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 62px" height="84" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZN1PtQt6Yz1UsUwtBmV_IGfkCkYkN9flsJK8yhS04AYEkC9xQ2q0CiLgKSRArCkyJ7R12678gM7zXAlxfaUvcuKuqK0sZe9klva-TwJ-nAw5zVzqwoz442z5iDyhNndOjCpOB3yk2N0zW/s400/iusa_50x50.5218718.jpg" width="104" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">ZOMB</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGPlZ1sN4nTQ6YYRoXEWs-h5WttOuTSse4ZSW4NnSB0KTWS5hTY5eDiUBufe51d4IQZIWGithkvta1EA_UNAglXmiCVkbXTub1PKYwGKUi_Kik8-GREKc3C7GNNtz46rQvRlITYtl3QIdc/s1600-h/il_430xN.16714079.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154060413835203122" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 301px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 228px" height="324" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGPlZ1sN4nTQ6YYRoXEWs-h5WttOuTSse4ZSW4NnSB0KTWS5hTY5eDiUBufe51d4IQZIWGithkvta1EA_UNAglXmiCVkbXTub1PKYwGKUi_Kik8-GREKc3C7GNNtz46rQvRlITYtl3QIdc/s400/il_430xN.16714079.jpg" width="370" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I am proud to announce that as of today, I will be featuring at least one fantastic Etsy find each week....and this week, my first fantastic find is zomb, also known as Steph! <a href="http://www.zomb.etsy.com/">http://www.zomb.etsy.com/</a></span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Steph started in graphic design when she was in high school and was asked to design school clothing, event programs and ticket designs. This led to eventually learning to screen print t-shirts in an effort to have her own unique look and style. </span><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Zomb is a fun shop where you can find hand sewn monsters, screen printed t-shirts, prints, and much more! Right Etsy is part time for Steph as she is a full time univeristy student in visual studies and marketing. </span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">When asked what she would like people to come away with when they visit her shop, Steph says, "When someone visits my shop I want them to go away thinking, 'that was fun!'" Steph also wants her shoppers to feel as though they had a unique experience in her shop.</span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Unique and fun...and quality is exactly what you will find at zomb! Bold colors, fun items that make you smile and say THAT IS SO COOL is definately what you will find. Check out Steph and her shop at <a href="http://www.zomb.etsy.com/">http://www.zomb.etsy.com/</a>!</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZrCxE0BKYeBHqZwsw6jRB89Q-Rj0LqQUWlzMPTIcS3CETY-gFql2WDr4JINQZpdL3rUpuJNLZKjatvv9q90BuUIfHRq1USPGngUZtwu3OurhgLQRijQSq_pCM8WzRdF1iwYM8JkMnuhlF/s1600-h/il_430xN.15868822.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154235111629967970" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZrCxE0BKYeBHqZwsw6jRB89Q-Rj0LqQUWlzMPTIcS3CETY-gFql2WDr4JINQZpdL3rUpuJNLZKjatvv9q90BuUIfHRq1USPGngUZtwu3OurhgLQRijQSq_pCM8WzRdF1iwYM8JkMnuhlF/s400/il_430xN.15868822.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11170918340723692096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219588189803025364.post-7996560936488724592008-01-06T22:12:00.000-08:002008-12-08T14:36:23.600-08:00Treasury Beaty and The Front Page!If you have ever been to etsy, you have probably been to the treasury....where, you will find some of the finest collections from fellow etsy artisans. I just had to share this treasury made by budanArt, <a href="http://www.budanart.etsy.com/">http://www.budanArt.etsy.com</a> as it indeed made the front page earlier today! So congrats to budanArt, and to all the fine etsy artisans in this beautiful treasury!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq86gxMbyDJwFf2tiisRSmiT6tcUJP_t-4em8UiZRfxbv-m9Qrfab17vUM7ICr4KHaFibTvOqgsmHfj-dNjyKpTDdu_jf25F-dx4uZGNJc3GdJS1UVjg9MGC-pn1CdE9ul9UyNVjy_NHCY/s1600-h/treasury.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152614397130887666" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq86gxMbyDJwFf2tiisRSmiT6tcUJP_t-4em8UiZRfxbv-m9Qrfab17vUM7ICr4KHaFibTvOqgsmHfj-dNjyKpTDdu_jf25F-dx4uZGNJc3GdJS1UVjg9MGC-pn1CdE9ul9UyNVjy_NHCY/s320/treasury.bmp" border="0" /></a>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11170918340723692096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219588189803025364.post-55898000376573034812008-01-06T08:01:00.000-08:002008-12-08T14:36:23.740-08:00About Me!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLgPSbuN7JZYsnTu0oXWWsZSPqtZFAwUtFDx7gYcbrbX38uIL3EtrhvRzl31Ksw-mB36CBsiGfWg_J7ZviSN1wszPI3qZQI36R84zPf-bVIci8sv4QXtJmevzSU3K13QRfRJm_bI3igYUO/s1600-h/CIMG2073.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152397432562962914" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLgPSbuN7JZYsnTu0oXWWsZSPqtZFAwUtFDx7gYcbrbX38uIL3EtrhvRzl31Ksw-mB36CBsiGfWg_J7ZviSN1wszPI3qZQI36R84zPf-bVIci8sv4QXtJmevzSU3K13QRfRJm_bI3igYUO/s320/CIMG2073.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Sometime soon I hope to have an etsy member besides myself featured on this blog....having written that, I also hope to have more time to post in this blog....as nothing is more fun than writing about my passion---SOAP!!!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Some people have asked me why I started making my own soap. The answer sets us back about a year from this January, when I was so fed up with winter dry and cracked skin. It was then that I started researching the differences in store bought soap, and why handmade, and handpoured soap was sweeping the nation. I went out and bought a few bars of handmade soap...melt and pour and cold process...and I gotta tell ya, not only was I hooked, but I wanted to make it myself. So the research continued. I knew I wanted to start out with melt and pour, but I also quickly realized not all melt and pour bases are created the same. So I educated myself..used the different ones out there to see which would indeed be best, did my homework, and the purest, best soap bases I use and sell today are the ones that came out the winners. I made so many bars of soap my husband finally asked me what I was going to do with it all.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Etsy came into my life around mid May 2007---several months after I started making soap. I started my shop with all melt and pour soaps....as I was still researching and developing my own recipes for cold process soap. I started selling cold process soap in November 2007 after several test loaves that didn't work, and several that worked quite fabulously.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Its almost been a year since I started making soap, and I'm about 4 months away from my 1 year etsy anniversary...and had I had to do it all over again, I still would not do it any other way. Is my shop wildly successful and do I sell to salons and sit in the etsy forums and brag at nauseum about my success? No, not at all. I sell what I use and I enjoy what I do....I would not have it any other way!</div>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11170918340723692096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219588189803025364.post-43705263694562025732007-12-12T19:44:00.000-08:002008-12-08T14:36:23.878-08:00Cold Process Soap vs. Melt n Pour<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwSUxkF-2jI5u7HyjZ2yCy34H0rNOz_9Q3_y3hRrXEyck6E2Yt2xM09QA-yHLpEpU524tzZyFfH9uQN61aDyFo2GOCk8MkmN69wdWWVnOKDWo4z67dgahdxUHUf9a7rfpl-eGsHjhOgPqO/s1600-h/CIMG1963.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143303785622622162" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwSUxkF-2jI5u7HyjZ2yCy34H0rNOz_9Q3_y3hRrXEyck6E2Yt2xM09QA-yHLpEpU524tzZyFfH9uQN61aDyFo2GOCk8MkmN69wdWWVnOKDWo4z67dgahdxUHUf9a7rfpl-eGsHjhOgPqO/s320/CIMG1963.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">There's a lot of talk about which is best...cold process, or melt and pour. Without a doubt Cold Process and Hot Process soaps will always be the champions of natural soaping...however, don't discount Melt n Pour!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">I make both forms of soap....I love making both forms, and while I agree that making cold process ensures that I know exactly what is in my soap, I also know what is in my melt and pour soap as well...it helps to use reputable suppliers who sell the good stuff! Don't get me wrong, nasty melt and pour does exist out there...you just have to watch for it! A good quality melt and pour actually has some percentage of goat's milk, cocoa butter, hemp, and quality oils...but does not contain sulfides, or other hard to pronounce harsh ingredients. However, you can make your melt and pour soap irritating if you use the wrong colorants and fragrances. Look for soap that contains natural colorants and mild fragrance oils, or essential oils.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">In my case, I offer both melt and pour and cold process because I opened my shop with melt and pour, and it is ready within a day of making it. Cold process soap takes weeks to cure... waiting a few weeks to a couple of months results in a beautiful hard bar that lasts for a long time! I love both forms...my skin loves both forms.....if you are new to either one, you should really try both and see which you like the best!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">I love questions about soap....if you have questions, feel free to email me!</span></div>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11170918340723692096noreply@blogger.com157tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219588189803025364.post-57096159853140180242007-11-13T19:54:00.000-08:002007-11-13T19:59:23.349-08:00Uh, YeahSo this morning I got out of bed only to realize there are only so many shopping days left before the day after Thanksgiving...yipes! We are only almost a week away...so I've been feverishly trying to get my stock up so I can handle everything at once....and just when I think I've got it.....the attack of the supplier who can't handle rush orders unless you pay a rush order fee hits!<br /><br />Don't get me wrong....I love my suppliers. Great prices...natural, quality products that enable me to bring a quality natural product to my shop---but come on...pay a fee to get my order looked at first? Does this really ensure I will have my items packaged up today and out the door by tomorrow? <br /><br />Its kinda like paying priority when you know its only going to arrive as quickly as first class....what's the point?<br /><br />Anyway...happy days are ahead...and I think I'm ready!Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11170918340723692096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219588189803025364.post-16901201949199465212007-10-24T17:55:00.000-07:002008-12-08T14:36:24.044-08:00Fall Is Definately Here!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdeIzUI_RqtqPQ6mV2UK4YuGwlmLrbpIlWsPSOfMIgf845UsHXmeKKRhTwVw6fNP3EVGheYAT4VFfKIGR4m7Vuod02pi4aDXb03hPyP1WVCgdKmoBy1hJPr-KCvNi0w-0kSkMpTaeuDP1S/s1600-h/CIMG1634.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125073168795047138" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 248px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 228px" height="259" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdeIzUI_RqtqPQ6mV2UK4YuGwlmLrbpIlWsPSOfMIgf845UsHXmeKKRhTwVw6fNP3EVGheYAT4VFfKIGR4m7Vuod02pi4aDXb03hPyP1WVCgdKmoBy1hJPr-KCvNi0w-0kSkMpTaeuDP1S/s320/CIMG1634.JPG" width="274" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I'm partial to this time of year....Halloween, the trees changing colors...being able to be outside without sweating---good times! I especially love that I can have the windows open and....no bugs!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><p>Fall also means school! My daughter Hailey is in Kindergarten...and one day her teacher sent the kids home with a project..</p><p><......this is Hailey's project! It is made of a grapefruit, apple, string cheese chunks make up the mouth, peanuts for eyes, acorns for ears, and the wild and funky hair is cinnamon sticks---how creative and fun!</p><p></p>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11170918340723692096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219588189803025364.post-89960420699932941252007-07-25T08:43:00.000-07:002007-07-25T08:45:30.924-07:00Welcome to My Sudsy Blog!Hello and welcome friends! As I get more familiar with how to set this up, I will be adding more to it, and look for featured etsy artists I adore!Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11170918340723692096noreply@blogger.com3