B.S. BLISS

 If you could stick your nose in this jar of super scented 

mineral essence grapefruit eucalyptus dead sea bath salts

like I did...you'd probably experience this...

PURE. BLISS.

That's it.  I'm headed for the tub.  

But I'm curious...how often do you use bath salts?

What for?  And what are some of your favorites?

It's All About Our Fans

Snapped this photo of the rocks in our driveway and wanted to shout out to our fans!

All Work & No Play?

Does it ever seem like all work and no play to you?  I found myself thinking that far too often, so I finally set out to do something about it.  In my last post I boldly proclaimed that I wanted to be an artist someday...."when I retire".  Well what on earth was I thinking?  That day may never come and besides, I needed a creative outlet NOW.

So I carved  out a modest little studio space inside our already over-crowded soap shop.  (It's absolutely amazing what you can accomplish when you have ulterior motives.)   See what I mean?

OK, so it's not my dream space...but it's a little space to dream in.  There are no antique library card files to hold my enormous rubber stamp collection.  No eastern windows to bathe my work in the soft morning light.  No polished bamboo floors.  No sleek European furniture.  (Actually it looked more like Early Goodwill.)  But I did manage to find a bit of insight and inspiration there.  Mostly, I just had some fun.  After a few blissful hours in my humble new studio, I emerged with artwork in hand.  Success!

 

 Introducing.... my SoapBox series.  Beautifully embellished little paper mache boxes that hold...you got it....our natural handmade soaps!  Covered with rustic grass papers, tiny pressed plants, bits and beads and...did I mention dreams?  Find them for sale on our gifts & accessories page, but it's really not about the sales.  Nope.  It's ALL about the joy of creating!  Yes.  That's what these little boxes hold.  Cheers!

Just ordered this gorgeous coffee table book called Artist's Handmade Houses.  I've been telling everybody lately I'm going to be an artist when I retire (if and when THAT ever happens).  But hey, a little inspiration never hurt anybody, right?

Here Comes the Sun

Somedays you wake up and the world is just bursting with possibilities.  Like the day I took the first photo with my new iPhone 4 (below).  It was the misty morning view from the inside of our log home, the one we're in the process of moving out of.  The one we're fixing to...gulp...tear down.  And then rebuild on the exact same spot.  

Tearing down your home of 30+ years can be stressful (ya think?), so to ease the transition, I took some of my favorite artwork and turned it into yard art near the travel trailer we're calling home.  The idea came to me a little late....since I had already packed up most of the things I could have used.  For instance, that blue bottle collection would've made a killer bottle tree. And I could have dangled some more of my stained glass & wirework pieces amongst the trees.  But I'm not about to backtrack...so these will have to do.  Familiar suns & moons greet me everyday now on my walk between the trailer and the soap shop.  

I'm super excited about the possibilities to come.  It's a new day...a new dawn...and I'm up for the challenge. (at least today, anyway)

What exciting possibilities are you looking forward to?