Vegan Soy Wax Lotion Tart Review

Heather of Feathered Friends Mementos wrote an awesome review of my Vegan Soy Wax Lotion Tarts! Read it here! Thank you Heather!

Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving! I ahve so much to be grateful for. Most of all, that I get to spend the day with my mother and a good friend. Last year this time mom was dreadfully sick and in an out of hospital. I am thankful she is alive and home! Have a wonderful safe day!

Vegan Mamere's Punkin' Pie Hand Milled Soap

I made a block of custom Vegan soap for Christina. Instead of my standard emu oil I used mango butter and evening primrose oil. Mango butter has suberb emollient properties and evening primrose oil is known widely for it skin nurturing benefits. This soap was an adventure for me! The first batch I made had too much fluid in it and would not set! It was the first time I have ever had a batch of hand milled that ruined, my first ever mistake! Oops! Threw it away and made it again. I used pumpkin puree like usual and for the first time, pumpkin powder for exfoliating. And this wasa wiht the pumpkin shortage, you don't know what i went through to get a can of pumpkin, then I end up with several. Mom came to the rescue of course! Through all this, Christina was more than gracious and patient! I used a new fragrance and it had a high vanilla content, unbeknownst to me, and the soap turned from orange to brown! This is normal but was unexpected, I did not know it had that much vanilla in it but it smells lovely! Anxious, I awaited Christina's feedback...she is delighted with it! Yay! Thank you Christina for being so patient!

Linda B has featured my Black Knight of Avalon Spa Bag in her Etsy Top 5 Finds blog! Go check out Linda B's Blog! There are all kinds of goodies there! Thank you Linda B!

I won!

I was the 200th fan and surprise! I won a beautifully wrought clay mug from Claytastic! It is gorgeous! Thank you Laurie! If you want a cool gift that is beautiful AND functional go check out Claytastic right now!

Blossom Won!

Woo hoo! Blossom won the November Pets Jubilee Pet Photo Contest! A huge thank you to Pets Jubilee and to everyone who voted for Blossom and made her a winner! Pets Jubilee makes and sells a wonderful pet sampler box with items made by different Etsy artisans. The sampler box is a great way to try out different treats, toys and such before committing to buy from individual sellers! Sampler boxes are full of things for dogs, cats, gerbils, and other pets.

Update on Mom

The doctor has found another mass in my mom's abdomen, she is going for a CT scan Tuesday. I will go with her. Saying many prayers for mom, I had hoped this would not happen again. I wish they could figure out why this is happening and stop it. I feel so badly for mom and wish I could take it from her. I want this part of her life to be comfortable and nice for her. She will be 75 December 11. I got her present already, she will love it.