Valentine's Day Soap Gift Set

I have a new gift set available in my Etsy shop,

just in time for Valentine's Day.



I have arranged two luscious bars
of heart-shaped Shea butter
in a glass soap dish lined with silk rose petals.
Each bar weighs one ounce.
One is scented with Rose-Thyme fragrance oil,
the other with Wild Berry fragrance oil.




This fragrant package comes wrapped
and ready to give to the
loved one on your Valentine's list.



$6.00 each plus shipping

For those of you waiting for my cold process soap,

it is still curing and will be available in another week or two.

These soaps were made from store-bought melt-and-pour bases.

Click either of the pics to be redirected to my Etsy shop.

Thank you for your business

and

Happy Valentine's Day!

Soapin' from Scratch

I made my first two batches of homemade soap today, one unscented, uncolored, just plain for customers with skin sensitivities.  The second is five pounds of lavender with added lavender botanicals.

I used this recipe that Kathleen sent me over a year ago.  I have felt a little nervous about working with lye so I just read her tutorial over and over again while I got my feet wet with melt and pour.

Not literally, of course.

That would hurt.

I only encountered two small problems today:

1. It was windy outside, so when I took the lye and water out to make that solution, leaves kept blowing into it.  Seeing how you have to be very careful about not breathing in that stuff or letting it splash onto your skin, it was a challenge to get the teeny little pieces of leaf residue out.  I was tempted to leave them in and call them natural botanicals, but rest assured I want my customers to have only the best!  I carefully spooned out all things leafy.
2. There was a learning curve with the mica colorant, and this was my first time to use it.  I think I may have added a little more than is necessary because it took me a while to realize I needed to use the stick blender to stir it in thoroughly.  My soap was brown even though I had added the correct amount and stirred and stirred and stirred...so I added, ahem, a little more.  It is very purple.

Even with those glitches, I think everything went well and in a few weeks I will have new bars of soap in the shop!  Exciting!

Olive Plants Soap for Sale! Last Week Sale!

Because there is only one week left for me to guarantee shipping in time for Christmas,

I am offering a...

LAST WEEK SALE!

Buy 3, Get 1 Free!

through December 10, 2010

Free shipping on orders of $25 or more!

Earn an additional10% discount by
posting on your blog about my sale!
Email me at homeschooldawn (at) gmail (dot) com with a link to your ad
to receive your discount.  Thanks! :)

I am happy to announce that I am now selling Christmas novelty soaps online, right here at Olive Plants.  To see my full line of olive oil, goat's milk or glycerin soaps, click the "Olive Plants Soap" tab beneath my blog header, or click here if you are a subscriber.

I think you'll like what you'll find.  Like this...



Mmm...cupcake soap!
Do I eat it or bathe with it???
Makes a perfect teacher gift!
And comes in a gift box!!


or maybe this...

I have lots of fun soaps for the kiddos on your gift list!
Great stocking stuffers
and they encourage hand washing!

or perhaps this...

These sparkling snowflakes will make your bath glisten!

Have I got your attention yet?  

Good...hop on over!  I have many more soaps available, all of which make great stocking stuffers or Christmas gifts.  They're all reasonaby priced, too.  Plus, shipping is free on orders of $25 or more!  

You will find prices and ordering instructions on the Olive Plants Soaps page.  I look forward to doing business with you!

Happy Soapin'!

Dawn