Now that it's officially fall here in Martinsville - never mind that it's 78 degrees F out today, and I just heard a cicada - all I can think about is pumpkins.

Specifically, pumpkin pie.

Which of course, is my second favorite pie of all time. (The first, in case you were wondering, is rhubarb custard.)

So I really do think you should celebrate fall by buying a bar of Pumpkin Pie Soap - either at Etsy or Mintd (your choice).

These are the first two soaps in our new Extreme Limited Edition line. Each new fragrance will be made in very small 1 pound batches, so there will be at the most 4 bars of soap available.

The white soap is Chameleon - based on one of Lush's most famous fragrances, Karma. You get that, yes? Karma, Chameleon, Karma Chameleon - what can I say, I'm a child of the '80s. ^_^ Our version is a blend of amber and patchouli surrounded by fresh clean citrusy notes and woodsy notes of the forest, a whisper of Lavender and much more. These bars are very rustic, and have an interesting pattern - there's a circle inside the square, where the soap heated up after being poured into the mold.

The tan soap is Geisha, a very Eastern, mystical fragrance, combining soft amber, sandalwood, and spices, against a creamy background of musks and myrrh. An intoxicating, feminine fragrance inspired by the Geisha tradition of Japan.

You really should check them out! ^_^

I've been busy with these three great new lip balm flavors in my Etsy shop:

Lime Sugar - Bright and Bubbly absolutely describes this flavor, that also matches our new Lime Sugar Supreme soap. Don't think bitter when you think of this citrus, it's lovely dulcet notes will delight the most discriminating lips.

Mojito - If you have tried the refreshing sparkly Cuban drink of the same name, you know what this one is all about. It's minty, lime, sparkly and very fresh. The Cubans really knew what they were doing when they invented this drink and the flavor is just like it.

Berry VooDoo - A "wicked" good berry flavor. For the berry lover it's an unforgettable blend of juicy, fruity berries, the best of summer. Yummmmmm!!!

Visit us in Martinsville, why don'tcha? ^_^

OK, I admit it - I'm on a lime kick, and have been for a while. So when this fragrance arrived in Martinsville, I knew I had a winner. This isn't just lime, it's lime with an attitude! It's positively bursting with bright notes of Lime with lush background notes of musk and tiny floral notes. I think you'll love it just as much as I do! ^_^

Now available at http://MartinsvilleEmporium.etsy.com

I have lots of zippers listed in my Etsy store. They're all great for pouch and purse making! (Not so great for skirt-making, which is what I bought them for.)

New in Martinsville are these great alcohol-free body mists. These are just a few of the fragrances that I made for a wholesale order. I can make them in all of the soap fragrances, and many of the candle fragrances as well. Chocolate raspberry truffle, anyone? ^_^

A VERY green block of one of our new Spring '07 fragrances, Lime Sugar Supreme! Trust me, it smells great, but that's NOT a color found in nature! ^_^

It'll be ready on 2/5/07, just in time for Valentine's Day shipping!

When I first saw these adorable little ceramic baking dishes, I though to myself, "Self, those would make really great double-wicked candles!"

They burn a little faster because of the double wick, but oh man, the fragrance throw on them is OUTRAGEOUS!

I only have 3 of each fragrance, though, so grab them now!

I've just added these three great new flavors to my Etsy store. Yay! You shoudl come visit us!

Kinako is a bit crazy, being a kitten, and rarely sits down long enough to take a nap, let alone let me get a decent picture of him. So I was really surprised when he sat down next to these cantalopue lip balms to take a sniff!

Hmm, now what can this be?

Hint: It's not food.  And it will be on Etsy on October 1st.

So today, while taking pictures of new things like the Here There Be Dragons and Amber soaps (two of my favorites, by the way), I was contemplating just how to take pictures of these itty bitty soaps I'm going to offer.

I had cut them up on the dining room table instead of out in the shop, right next to my latest VistaPrint order, and this is what happened:



Oh look! I'm walking through a field of giant soaps!

And it just gets worse from there, 'cause then I went and started taking lip balm pictures in front of the postcards.

I need therapy. :^P

I really did want to offer these for free, but the best I can do is $1 - which just covers the Etsy and PayPal fees, and the cost of shipping.  BUT, just mention in the comments that you saw this in LiveJournal, and I'll send you one for free.

So go ahead, order one, tell me you saw it in LJ, and I'll ship one off to you!

Well, after two days of tweaking and fighting with FrontPage, I've finally updated my sad, broken website:



You can, of course, go take a look for yourself!

I need to clear out my old-style labels on the lip balms, so here's the deal:

But a 3 or 6 pack of lip balms, and if that flavor is in an old style label, you get TWO of them!

And these are some dang good flavors, too! Choose from:

Bubble Gum
Cotton Candy
Cream Soda
Grape
Peach Cobbler
Strawberry
Tangerine
Wild Cherry

Some of them are VERY limited, so grab them now!

The Three-Pack listing

The Six-Pack listing

So as some of you know, once you order something from Vistaprint, they will bombard you with offers for "free" things until you die.  Some of which I just can't pass up.

I've wanted personalized receipt books forever, and when I saw the notepads at vistaprint, I had to grab them. Ooh, and a free rubber stamp, yup, gotta have one of those too.

And postcards. Hmm, what am I going to put on postcards???

And then it hit me - so I used this:



Which, of course, is the picture where my logo comes from.

The Son is going to be thrilled when they get here. And I'm pretty happy about it too.

I will be vending at Northern Migration on June 10th and 11th. Yay!

Restocking the incense today, with the Son's "help", which consisted of him getting us some drinks and snacks, while I did all the work.  At least he didn't spill or break anything.

Ordered a few things today, have a few more planned - should be a good summer!

I received a notice from http://www.yokodana.com that my order was processed today and should be here by next weekend. Ten pounds of kimono to play with!

Oh goodness, I don't know what I'm going to make first!!

In other news, finished four batches of candles today, all in the 11 oz size.  Two favorites - the Fresh Cut Grass and the Lilac Blossoms, and two new ones!  And oh, what an interesting trip both of those were!

The first was a fragrance oil called Fresh Laundry, that I've sold before under the name Field of Flowers.  I wanted to make those a nearly-white very pale blue, but I was using a new dye and they are bright, Smurf blue! I swear, I only used a tiny amount of dye!! So those are going to be named something dumb like Denim Revolution or Denim Dreams or something like that. Very pretty color, but nothing like I was planning!

The second, which I just finished a little while ago, is a fragrance oil called Lagoon, which I was going to rename Blue Lagoon (and I already printed up the labels, too *sigh*).  But I open the bottle and it's a citrus!! So it's not Lagoon as in ocean/ozone/rain but Lagoon as in drink-those-foo-foos-until-you're-begging-the-kids-to-make-sure-you-get-back-on-the-ship....

Um.

*ahem*

So I did catch this before I added the blue dye, and they are a very pretty orange shade.  Unfortunately, if I had had the correct mindset beforehand, I would have made them a darker orange.  As in Etsy orange.  And given them an Etsy-ish name.

"Etsy Light", maybe?

*sigh* An interesting weekend in the Lab, that's for sure!!

Somewhere in my Etsy store is a free candle.  If you purchase it, I will refund the purchase price of that candle, and you will only have to pay for shipping.  Not bad, eh?

I just really am happy that I don't have 1000 candles in my house/shop. Really!!!

When I got that box of 1000 Glue Dots I didn't realize it would take less than 2 years to go through it. I am totally amazed at how well my candles have gone over with family, friends and customers alike.

I couldn't have done it without the support of my Husband and my Kids.  Love you!!!

Eh, enough reading my sappy crap  - go find that candle! LOL!

And when I list it on Etsy, it will be free. You'll just need to find it. *grin*

1,000 candles.....man, I am SO glad that I don't have them all!!! LOL!