Valentine's and Roses

Hi you.

I did a lot of reading this morning, and I now realize that Valentine's Day is a modern holiday. It has no basis in history other than a couple of "Saint" Valentines were executed on February 14th. It is associated with love notes in the 1400's...but farther back than that, no connection between the executed Valentine's and the romance we associate with Valentine's today.

On the other hand, it sure is celebrated by a lot of people in a lot of countries in many different ways...from friends to sweethearts to marriage. I particularly found the story of Japanese women giving men chocolate on February 14 and men giving chocolate in return a month later to those who gave them chocolate. Pretty cool. But, this tradition (we are so commercial) was developed by a chocolate business. :) ->Information found in the same link above.

The bottom line is, however, we are going to celebrate this holiday regardless of "tradition" or "history" or even "connections with romance and the 3 Valentine martyrs", because it is a holiday of Love, Friendship, Good feelings toward Others, etc. in our world and time today.

And, it is at the time of year we need a upbeat holiday to brighten the bleakness of the near-end of winter and not yet foreseeable beginnings of spring. It is bright with reds and pinks and whites with bows and ribbons and lace. It smells good with the roses and carnations and all flowers and taste delicious with confections and candy and chocolate.

I began something new with my business last Fall. I fell into seasonal products. It was not planned, but it sure did seem as if the path was paved. My new winter products gained the business much attention through treasuries, sales, and others' feedback. A natural step seems to pause at Valentine's Day ♥, before we make our way to spring scents. (Yes, the fragrances are ordered and on their way - soaps to be made next week.)

So, Sweet Creek Herbs has a new section in the shop called Valentines and Roses. It was fun photo shooting for these pictures. But, I hope to do better next time. Please help yourself and stop by this section to see the colors of pink and red and white. :) Thanks!!!

Valentine's Day GiveAway

Hi you all.

I finally have everything ready for a huge giveaway I'm doing now through February 9. This is a double Giveaway, and anyone can enter both of them.

The first giveaway is for a Feet Care Basket. The way to enter for this giveaway is straightforward - just place an order with my Etsy shop. That is all you have to do, and of course, you may do so as many times as you would like. Each order (note: order may be one to many items) placed from now until February 9 gets one entry into the

Feet Care Basket Giveaway. Items gifted are as

pictured here:

Valued at $35.05

The second giveaway is a Valentine's Day Gift Basket with some new products just for Valentine's Day. The entries for this giveaway does not require an order, but does require some other things...if you care to enter...

1. I would like you to follow this blog. :)

2. I would like you to follow me on Twitter at SweetCreekHerbs: http://twitter.com/sweetcreekherbs

3. I would like you to fan me at my SweetCreekHerbs Facebook Fan page at this address:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sweet-Creek-Herbal-Soaps/198044329046

4. I would like you to twitter once about this giveaway

and last,

5. I would like for you to comment on one of the giveaway products on my fan page. And, let me know when you have completed the last step - I will check and enter you in the giveaway.

The basket and products for this giveaway are in the following picture, and the value of this basket is $41.65. The items include: Rose Pink clay face soap, Rose petals bath salts, sample rose geranium sea salt soap, sample lavender rose bath soap, Rose damascena absolute in jojoba perfume, Chocolate Cherry Body Butter, Whipped Shea with Bulgarian Rose, Chocolate Cherry lip balm, and a sampler of Winter Butter with Jasmine and coffee butter.

Thank you, and good luck to everyone!!! :)

ps. February 9 is the last day to enter. The random drawing will be held that night. Packages will be in the mail the very next day, priority mail flat rate envelope to get to most of you before Valentine's Day. ♥

Which Flavor Lip Balms to Make???

Hi.

I'm making lip balms today. The two I made for this winter are killer recipes. They are smooth and glide on so easily and smell awesome. I made Chocolate Mint Lip Balm and Orange Wax Lip Balm, and they have been very popular. Yay!

Now, I would like to make some more. I have this awesome vanilla flavor oil I'd like to mix with some peppermint oil for another new one. But, I'm sitting on some fun flavor oils, too. They include:

Vanilla Hazelnut

Orange Sorbet

Honey

Peach

French Vanilla

Bubble Gum

Pina Colada

Chai Tea

Pineapple & tangerine

Vanilla (yummy)

I don't use sweetners in my lips balms. Although edible, not a really good thing to do...so, I make them aromatic but not sweet. In fact, flavor oil do not taste - they only smell. So, it wouldn't do us any good to eat it anyway.

I also have several essential oils that may be mixed with the vanilla or such, like the one I'm making with vanilla and peppermint. That is fun, too.

If you would like to have some input into this dilemma, I would love to have it. If not, I'll come up with something, and hopefully, it will be good. Ha ha ha ha

Thanks, Kathleen

ps. Oh, yeah. I'm loving the new natural oval tubes I'm now using. Once I got used to it, I like it better than the round. I notice Avon is using a new oval tube, too. Lol

Whipped Winter Butter in new Etsy Treasury

I have just learned how to screen shoot a web page, save it to "paint" software, and post it to my blog. I am so lucky in that this is the 5th treasury in less than a month that has cradled one of my products. My whipped Winter Butter has been in three, the large size is in this one.

The curator, shaprink, makes her own blank books and stationery which make unique gifts and functional art. She would love to have your visit.

Thank you for visiting my post. I appreciate your celebrating with me. :)

Kathleen of Sweet Creek Herbal Soaps

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Free Shipping Sale

Hi you all.

I'm having a blowout of a sale. I've decided to do Free Shipping (domestic) for all orders regardless of the minimum. I'm knocking $5.00 off shipping for all international orders, too.

This sale will run from today (11-30-2009) through December 22, 2009. It is my Christmas present to you, my customer. Happy Holidays!

I've also listed (and am still listing) new products. I listed two new soaps today: Apple Cinnamon pink and green layered soap and Raspberry Butter with aloe butter and all natural fragrance oil.

I'm listing two essential oil blends: 4 thieves oil and Toothbrush oil, and a new gift pack called Orange Paradise.

Thanks for reading. I'll be back soon with a more serious post. :)k

Eureka Inn Etsy Holiday Craft Show Pictures

Hi everyone:

This was a fun show. I have never done a craft show of this type.

First, almost all the vendors are Etsy sellers. That is a first for me. And, it was awesome and so much fun to talk "Etsy" comparing notes and techniques. I have worked many craft shows, and this was the first time there was a camaraderie deeper than usual. A

nice connection.

Second, this show was held in a historic Inn. Every room in this Inn is different from the rest; they are all unique. They are also named along with a number, not just a number. I set up in the

Garden View Room, while across from me was The Cook's Room. They were all decorated according to their name.

Third, I was the only soap maker there. Yay! That is a lot of fun and extremely rare. So, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

I met three vendors I would like to interview and show their wares on my blog. Be looking for that.

Enjoy the pictures. Thanks for reading again. :)K

PS. One of my products, my new Whipped Winter Butter, is in a treasury through Tuesday. I'd love to have you check it out at: http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=95598 ♥