Time for a make over! DeShawn Marie soap has been packaged in the same packaging for over 14 yrs. We had tried a few options out back at that time and went with our popular gold gift boxes. It's now time for a fresh new updated look and we are happy to share it with our followers. You now have the option of the gold boxes, handmade paper or gift wrapped. All of the choices come with our fresh new label.
We're making Christmas shopping easy for everyone! Each of these soap gifts contain 5 full sized 4 oz soaps. Just pick the assortment you want for each person on your list. Citrus, Mint, Spice, Tropical or Flower and we'll do the rest. On-time Christmas delivery, ships 2 day priority mail. Happy Holidays everyone!
With the holidays just around the corner we are preparing all kinds of soap goodies at the soap studio. We like to make it easy on you by having a great selection of gifts for every type of soap lover in your family. Oh and they make great co-worker, BFF and hostess gifts too. So stop by to check our full selection out at either http://deshawnmarieshop.com or on Etsy at http://deshawnmarie.etsy.com
Any questions feel free to contact us on either of those sites. Thank you and happy holidays to all.
New designs, new larger bars and new packaging! I'm having so much fun creating this new line full of luxurious ingredients. Fun new designs and scents. There are currently 4 soaps available in this new larger size and packaging. You can see all 4 by clicking on the link Boutique Soaps I'll be adding 6 more soaps to this colletion by fall so be sure to check back for all the fun stuff going on at DeShawn Marie handmade soap. I've also added a few new soaps to my original line in the last couple of months. You can find my full soap collection either at DeShawn Marie Soap or at my Etsy shop DeShawn Marie Etsy
Here are a few photos to give you an idea of the new soapy creations.
Want to be informed of sales and happenings at DeShawn Marie soap? Be sure to sign up for my newletter in the right hand column of this blog. July is going to be packed full of action and creativity here :-)
This
weekend buy any 3 or more soaps in my Etsy shop and receive FREE
SHIPPING within the USA when you enter coupon code 3FREESHIP in the coupon code box
during checkout. This can not be combined with other discounted
listings. Soaps must be added to cart individually as the free shipping
does not apply to the sets or gift packs. Thank you!
Today I am preparing shipping boxes for the busy Fall and Holiday
season. Not everyone realizes what goes in to a small handcrafted
business like mine so I've decided to start a new series of Blog and FB
posts called "A Day in the Life"
Yesterday I started making soaps for the season and today I've started
assembling boxes for the season. It takes months of preparation to be
ready for the busy season. Some crafters including myself make as much
as 70% of their yearly income in the last several months of the year.
This series of posts will feature pictures of soap making, gift
wrapping, packaging, shipping and more. I hope you all enjoy a peek
into my world over the next few months.
If you are looking to support Indie Handmade Businesses this holiday season Etsy is your one stop shop, but some times there is so much it can be overwhelming. So I've decided to put up some of the wonderful holiday gift guides that I've been included in to help give you a jump start to finding that perfect gift for everyone on your list. Here are 10 Etsy holiday gift guides....with 160 items to choose from, I hope this helps you find just the right gift this holiday season.
Happy Thanksgiving and Holidays to you all.
Much love,
DeShawn
Stop by my Etsy shop http://etsy.com/shop/DeShawnMarie to pick up your soap before Aug. 1st to take advantage of these bargain prices. All soaps are marked down by $1, prices starting at $3.95 a bar. Sale ends Aug. 1st 11am EST.
All weekend long $1 OFF every soap and gift in my Etsy shop!
Stock up for yourself or pamper Mom this mother's day with a basket full of handmade soap. http://etsy.com/shop/DeShawnMarie
I've been working on a new website and it is finally up. It is best viewed in Firefox or Opera browsers until I work out the kinks in Internet Explorer. It seems that Chrome is completely useless to view the site. I'm anti-Chrome anyways but for those of you who use Chrome I'd suggest viewing the site in another browser.
I'm really excited about this new site though, It is much more user friendly and clean. I also have a lot more on there and lots of space to grow. I've been wanting to do that for a very long time now, but it's always a question of when will I have the time? I'm happy to finally have everything matching haha, some of you probably thought I was color blind since my website didn't match anything I was doing LOL. Anyway I hope you all will drop on by for a visit.
Includes these 5 vegan soaps
1) Lilac Rose
2) Vanilla Coconut
3) Sugar Lime
4) French Lavender
5) Peppermint Rosemary
they are all shown in the photo above
** on time Christmas shipping applies to orders placed in the continental USA.
Your soap gift will arrive in one of the jewel toned gift bags (pictured above) ready for gift giving. You can't go wrong with these choices! Plus free priority shipping (in the USA), what more can you ask for? ;-) Happy Holidays!"
Anybody you know have a birthday? This little gift is a great way to tell them you are thinking of them on their special day. All gifts in my gift section are on sale this week only. Stock up and save now on these little goodies.
This gift works for anytime of the year, to say thank you, congratulations, get well and more. Includes 2 handmade soaps and with all of my gifts being $2 off this week you can't go wrong for that price. Oh and did I mention it's pretty :-)
For all of you people who like to get their holiday shopping over before everyone else is even thinking about the holidays, well now is your chance as all of my holiday gifts are $2 off this week too.
It's not often I put all of my gifts on sale, but in preparation for the holiday season ahead I thought I'd do a little promo on all of my gifts and at the same time have a sale for all of those early bird shoppers.
So drop by my Etsy shop DeShawn Marie Etsy Shop and check out my gift section DeShawn Marie Gifts for all your gift giving needs. I hope you enjoy them all.
I've created this gift to fit pretty much any occasion. Birthday, holiday, friendship, Mother's day, Spring, you name it. Featuring 2 of my handmade soap packaged in my popular gold boxes and then wrapped in gold paper, adorned with a gorgeous satin edged bow and gift card.
My popular "Perfect Soap Gift" now has the option of adding a gorgeous damask gift tag. Great for the holidays, office gifts, holiday party hostess gifts and more!
Speaking of the holidays, yes I know it's early, but I have to start preparing now so I thought I'd give you guys a little peek in to what is in store for the holidays. Gorgeous gift wrapping options for this season!
This cute little gift with special "friend" tag makes a great little something to brighten your favorite people's day. Everybody loves handmade soap especially when it comes from some one they love. This is also a preview to what some of my bridal, wedding and shower favors will be for the 2011 season.
A lot of new options will be popping up in my Etsy gift section over the next few weeks so stop back by to see more. Keep DeShawn Marie handmade soap bookmarked for anytime you need a quick gift.
Ok I know, I know I've been slacking on blogging. I've just been so busy getting ready for the season, making, wrapping, and packing soap that I'm exhausted at the end of each day and haven't been able to get myself motivated to blog. So I'm going to make it up to you all with a giveaway!! This isn't just any giveaway, this is a whole year of free soap from me.
Here's the deal, I have a soap of the month club on my website Soap Club. I have just recently started promoting it and have had several people sign up, but I really want to get the word out. It's a great gift idea since it is only $6.75 a month, which helps a lot if you don't have a lot of money to lay down at Christmas but still want to give a substantial gift. If you add the entire year up it comes to $81, but it's easy on the wallet at only $6.75 a month. That special some one will be remembering you all year long when a new delicious gourmet soap shows up in their mailbox each month.
Now not only is it great for gifts, it's great to treat yourself to something like this too. It's a nice inexpensive way to pamper yourself every month. Since I've had so many people comment on it I thought that I would have a giveaway to promote it. So I'm giving away one of my soap of the month club subscriptions.
YOU MUST BE FOLLOWING THIS BLOG TO ENTER! So if you aren't following please follow now if you would like to participate. From now until December 15th-- tweet, blog, facebook, etc. about my soap of the month club, be sure to include a link to my soap club page DeShawn Marie Soap Club in your promotion. Then come back to this post on my blog and make a comment including the link to your promotion. Each time you do it will give you more chances to win. You can enter as many times as you want, so tweet away, blog away, facebook, digg it, stumble it all you want, just be sure to let me know in a comment to this post so I can put each of your entries in the hat to draw December 15th! Only entries that include the link to their promotion will be entered. As you enter I will put them in the hat each day and then draw the lucky winner on December 15th. So what are you waiting for?...tweet, blog, etc. and you are on your way to a year of free soap from me! :-)
***THE WINNER HAS TO EITHER LIVE IN THE USA OR HAVE IT SHIPPED WITHIN THE USA UPON WINNING.**
Well the moment you've all been waiting for is here. (at least I'd like to think you were waiting for it LOL) I've finally unveiled my NEW exotic soaps. They are now listed at my Etsy shop deshawnmarie.etsy.com I will work on getting them listed on my website, artfire and other online shops, but for now they can be purchased at my Etsy shop. I was so excited that my first day I listed them I sold several. I am very proud of these new babies so I won't waste any more time and will get to the good stuff, the pictures!
FIRST IS THE ANISE CLOVE
I'll have to admit I consider this soap my masterpiece. 6 months of research and collecting the right ingredients went into developing this prized beauty.
This isn't for the vanilla ice cream girl, this is for the more adventurous. For those who like to take a walk on the wild side. Very exotic aroma with intoxicating qualities. Contains ground anise from China, anise oil, clove oil and ginger oil to fill the air with an aroma that will keep everyone coming back for more.
SECOND ON THE LIST IS THE SUGAR LIME
I've wanted to make this soap for a long time. The picture of what I wanted it to look like has been in my head for almost a year and then voila I finally got around to it!! Smells fantastic too!
It's like sipping on a Mojito on a hot summer day. Bursting with Lime essential oil this soap is a real refresher. Sugar and mint leaves are embedded throughout the soap for exfoliation and a true Mojito experience. It's an absolute delight in the shower. Very refreshing and a great picker upper when you are feeling a little down.
THIRD IN THE LINE UP IS ORANGE SPICE
Ok now I know most soap makers have an orange spice type soap and I should have had one by now, I've wanted to make one for years, but others just ended up taking importance over it. Now I know why, I didn't want it to be just another orange spice soap. I wanted it to be special. So here it is!
Just like the name sounds. A big burst of oranges with hints of cinnamon, clove and ginger. Dusted with orange peel and cinnamon for exfoliation. Perfect for the fall season, warming, calming and sweet.
FOURTH COMES THE EUCALUPTUS LAVENDER
Now this isn't just your ordinary Eucalyptus Lavender, I've put a bit of a twist on it and added some spices. It makes the aroma much more intriguing and interesting.
It's like Sri Lanka met the Australian outback. With therapeutic aromas such as Eucalyptus and Lavender coming together with a spice blend you are bound to have something unique and special. It's a very interesting combination, for the daring and wild at heart
LAST BUT NOT LEAST IS MY NEW ORANGE ROSE SOAP
At first it seemed like an odd combination to try, but then when I started playing around with it I fell in love. Definitely one of my favorite new ones. It's just so different and exotic.
Imagine walking through a market filled with Roses, Oranges, Vanilla and a splash of Nutmeg. There now do you picture it better? It's a complex but pleasant aroma. Soft but full and not to mention this soap is a real looker ;-)
Well there you have it 5 new soaps for the holiday season. I might surprise you and squeak in a few other new ones before the holidays, but not sure yet...the ideas are in my head, we'll see if I can get it done before the holidays. In the mean time soak up these new babies and enjoy. They are my pride and joy :-)
With this recipe you can find most of the items at your local Whole foods or health food store. This is a great idea to make for little giveaways for a party or shower. It's super easy and natural
1.5 oz of beeswax beads
1 oz of coconut oil
0.8 oz of sunflower oil
0.3 oz of lanolin
15 drops of Vitamin E oil
10 drops of Honey or honey flavored oil
Small lip balm containers or tubes
Melt all the ingredients in microwave safe container such as a
glass measuring cup. Remove when the beeswax has melted.
Add flavor oil and color, if desired. Slowly pour into lip balm
containers or tubes. They will harden immediately. Label and seal.
This is a fun one to do with kids too!
Photo above is my freshly made Perfect Rose soap that I have been packaging all week.
If you are a crafter you probably already understand from the title what this post is about.
Every year at this time I am busy, busy, busy preparing for the hectic holiday season ahead. I've never understood that whole Christmas in July sale stuff as I can barely prepare for the real Christmas in December. This time of year is the time in which I am making soap non-stop day and night. During August and September I practically package soap in my sleep so that my little golden boxed creations can make it to some one's stocking or under some one's Christmas tree this year. I've been doing this 12 years now and I still never feel prepared enough for the tidal wave of new fans that discover my creations every year from receiving them as gifts or by searching online for that special something to give to their loved ones.
Today I am making my Orange Vanilla soap and my whole house smells like creamsicles...Mmmmm another big part of why I love this time of year :-)
Due to all of the corporate greed and major financial mismanagement going on in this world there has been a movement to support handmade and the little guy like me. When grabbing those handmade holiday gifts this season remember all of us that prepared and worked all year long to bring these creations to you. We don't have big machinery, huge factories or 100's of employees, we bring you these creations from our hearts and our genuine desire to create them for you. As I sit here this morning tying bows on gifts to prepare, I have a smile on my face knowing some one is truly going to love receiving this as a gift this year. Some how from day to day that keeps me going. The pure joy of creating and bringing something beautiful into the world with my own 2 hands for others gives me a satisfaction that is hard to put into words. I truly love what I do, but I couldn't love it without you and your support. A big thank you to all of you that support handmade and crafters this holiday season.
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