Fall Is Coming

August is here.  I am a little lighter on shows because of the Iowa State Fair.  However, I have at least one of each of the regular Farmer’s Markets.  Plus a new Farmer’s Market in Beaverdale.  This one is just before I little on a short vacation. ...

Winding Down

The craft shows are winding down for 2023.  I have only two left.  One is in Van Meter, Iowa at Legion Post.  It is Friday, December 1st 5 to 8 and Saturday 9 to 1.  Please join me for Christmas shopping.  It is a great way to pick up those special Christmas presents....

Time to Update

The temperatures are not feeling like the Holidays, but it is getting closer by the minute.  November is here it is time to make a list and check it twice.  I have some very big craft shows coming up.  Believe it or not, the Pella Craft show at the High School is...

What Are You Missing?

I have been so busy. I have brand-new soap fragrances. Restocked all my top sellers like Mango Tangelo and Mahogany and Teawwod. Plus have new Lip Gloss fragrances. So if you are looking for me. You have two choices this weekend: Middlebrook Farms in Cummings, from 4...

Update for July

We are now through the first half of summer and Farmer’s Markets are in full swing.  I have a non-Farmer’s Market coming up in Boone, Iowa Jowa July 2nd and 23rd.  It is being held at the Boone County Fairgrounds.  Best of all it is in air conditioning.  I...

Why Sweet Almond Oil?

This Sweet Almond Oil is not a major ingredient in the soap, but it does have benefits. Using Sweet Almond Oil gives your skin a silky non-greasy hydrating soap. On top of this your skin benefits from soaking in Vitamin A, E, and B2. When I use combined with my other...

Why Goat’s Milk?

I frequently received the question why do I use goat’s milk?  Goat’s milk gives the perfect combination of saturated and unsaturated fats.  The saturated fats give you the lather (bubbles) and the unsaturated fats give you the moisture that your skin...

Exciting News

Last week I was in Kansas City with Handmade Soap and Cosmetic Guild Conference.  This Conference was packed with lots of information and ideas.  We learned that the Cosmetic laws have been updated by Congress.  You may not know that the Cosmetic Regulations have not...

Palm Oil

Palm is extracted from the fruit of Palm trees.  So is squeezed out to make Palm Oil.   There are wonderful benefits of this fruit for your skin. Benefits: long life for the soap bar provides secondary lather helps your skin maintain elasticity and drying out full of...