Stories from someone just fumbling through
Today, I'm offering a peek into the creation of Hall & Oats-n-Honey Soap. This is the most gentle soap I make. It's unscented and uses the most simple, basic ingredients one can find at a grocery store: organic coconut milk, oats, and honey (you could even use olive oil from the store as your soap… Continue reading Hall & Oats-n-Honey
So luckily this mess... Turned into this awesomeness...By the beard of Zeus! By last night, I was 100% positive that I was going to have to scrap this soap. As I shook the soap block out of the mold I was absolutely dreading what I was about to see. I apprehensively peeked at it with… Continue reading The soap debacle has ended in joy!
Friends and readers, I'm excited to introduce you to one of my nearest and dearest friends who just happens to be a mega-talented, environmentally-savvy, fashion rock star! Jesse and I go way back... to the days of hustlin' wine in the Finger Lakes (which just so happens to be the wine and beer mecca of… Continue reading Themis and Thread
As promised, here are some photos of my kitchen. Feel free to click on them to enlarge your view. This is where all the good stuff gets made--like beer, soap, salves and such. The dining room table doubles as my sewing table and it conveniently folds up so I can actually set up my reiki… Continue reading Where the magic happens
I love, love, love to decorate. Have I mentioned that I love to decorate? Well, it just so happens that I do. When I get down in the dumps, the first thing I do is clean, organize and rearrange my space. Perhaps it revitalizes some feng shui or juju within my psyche. All I know… Continue reading When in doubt, beautify.
I'm in the process of spring cleaning everything, including my computer files, and came across these pictures I totally spaced on sharing. Doh! I took these a few months ago when Kathy (the wonderful owner of The Treehouse) allowed me to work in her store for the day. I've never wanted to work somewhere so… Continue reading The Treehouse: A Post to Drool Over
In classic Jaime fashion, this is my second attempt at this post due to the fact that my first attempt randomly included a pic of my bright-white, bare legs-- tattoos and all-- for reasons unbeknownst to moi. Sorry if I burned anyones eyes...it's all good. So here we go again... I wanted to do a… Continue reading The secret life of a bubble mailer.
If you've ever used one of my products and experienced that special feeling one would equate to being sprinkled with fairy dust or gently tapped by the magic wand of a powerful wizard, please know that you are not alone. Unfortunately it's time for me to come clean (no pun intended but...) and finally end… Continue reading That special something is revealed
Sometimes I find myself jealous of my own creations. Today my jealousy comes from making and shipping an order of oreo soaps to the UK. I've always wanted to go there and my unappreciative soaps made it there before me! Maybe I should offer overseas hand-delivery as an added service from now on. Seems like… Continue reading Bon Voyage!
The Unmaker 