The BEST handmade soap EVER made!!!

My favorite Christmas Soaps, originally uploaded by sunbasilgarden.

I just wanted to spotlight the BEST handmade soap I have ever tried. I am so blessed to have found Lauren AKA Sunbasilgarden on Etsy. She is the sweetest Etsy seller I've met and she's a good friend. I've been lucky to work with her on her banners and it all started with a trade after we met in a trading chatroom on Etsy.

I am IN LOVE, yes, IN LOVE with her soaps!!!!! I smile everytime I get ready to use it in the shower (no lie). I inhale the wonderful scents and let them clean me with their cute suds. OK that sounds weird but I do inhale their wonderful scents multiple times while showering. Right now I'm loving her Winter Wonderland soap which is the blue striped one in the photo. It has my favorites Yankee Candle scent Jack Frost which is a mix of vanilla and peppermint! YUM! If you have never been to her shop you NEED to pick up multiple soaps!!! She is having a few shipping deals of multiple soaps right now. These would make wonderful Christmas gifts for your loved ones. I'm planning on getting more.

So what are you waiting for!? Go get some wonderful soaps from my friend Lauren!!!!!! You can keep up with her at her blog as well.

:)

Aimée

Fabulous Etsy Finds

Well this week I've spent waaaaay too much time on Etsy. I would say I'm a definite addict, are there any self help books on dealing with an Etsy addiction?? I would say I need to read it if there is one. Anyways, with all the time spent on Etsy I've happened to find some noteworthy shops, I've been on Etsy for over 2 years now and I'm still discovering great new shops and sellers. Etsians are a great group of people, I say this because they're not commercialized someone put it in a good way, "Etsy is a window shoppers dream!" I was in chat for an hour which wasn't a complete waste of time because I walked away with 3 trades! I found a lot of people loved my art last night and were willing to trade their precious items with me. I traded for some handmade soap, a pearl necklace, and an antique Kerr jelly jar that has been Shabby Chic'ified (if that's a word). It was great fun!!!! I had 2 more trades the day before, an owl pillow and a vintage 50's bird pillow for my studio! I'm so excited about receiving all these goodies, it's like Christmas in April!! Of course I bought a few things as well and I'm also thrilled about those. Well let me get to the fabulous finds I wanted to share with you!

In no particular order here they are!


This fabulous print is from ArtandPhilanthropy, I just love all of the textures and patterns in it, I may have to purchase it soon!!!
This adorable print is from Dazeychic, I just love her work, I had a hard time choosing. She's also one of my favorite bloggers, she's a great writer. I bought this one, I loved it's sentiment.


This sweet print is from Fall Down Tree. I found him on somebody's treasury on the front page of Etsy. He has some adorable work! I love how simple but full his images are. Definitely a new fave!

Check out Freshline!!! She has some sweet illustrations and is a very sweet person from what I can tell. She was in the trading room last night and seemed very nice. She also has a nice blog.

Well those are my favorites for the week! Go check them all out you won't be disappointed!!

Happy weekend all!!!

A few Etsy Faves

Tiles from my new fave Etsy shop, originally uploaded by creativeFlutter AKA MazerDesign.

I admit it, I'm a complete and total Etsy addict! Are there any support groups out there for my compulsion with Etsy????? ;) OK so during all the time I've spent on Etsy this week I found a few new favorite shops and I'd thought I'd share them with you!!! The photo above is from Tilesmile's shop. I adore these decorative tiles!! I'm totally hearting the YAYA tile!!! I need it for my studio but have spent too much this week so hopefully it will be there for a future purchase.

I also just received my new painting from EarthArt (see above) and I'm IN LOVE with it! I am currently collecting birds for my studio, all types, I love the cutesy birds I find all over Etsy, everyone seems to have them and they are usually in most of my art as well, not sure why, maybe another addiction on my part!!

Another total fave of mine is TeterDesigns!!! I now own 3 pairs of these Teter originals, the third being the Japanese Flowers you see above!!! You will not find a nicer seller out there, Mark is amazing to work with and is fast as well. He even sent me my earrings during a horrible ice storm he was in!! Kudos to Mark, check out his incredible shop! I will always be a repeat customer!!!

Another shop I found this week and purchased this pair of swirly hoop earrings from is LoopsDesigns, simply amazing!!!

OK last but not least check out MercersDaughter she has some beautiful little paintings as well as some adorable jeweled pieces, I am doing a trade with her now too!! So now you have a few more shops to check out in your spare time. If you're like me in your spare time you browse Etsy and that's what gets me in trouble!!! LOL

Well enjoy these new shops and send me some feedback about what you'd like me to write about. I need input people!!!! ;)

As always thanks for reading!! ;)