Handmade Directory: Bath and Body

The bath and body products on Etsy are just heavenly! You simply can't do better with expensive store brand items. Check out these great bath and body artists!























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Handmade Artist Directory

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Etsy Artist Feature: You Stink Soap

As a member of several Etsy Teams, I come across some fabulous and fun artists. Many know I am a sucker for body products and home decor!

Today I came across a bath and body product shop that has a wonderful assortment of products as well as a professional presentation that lends her products to be perfect for yourself or gift giving...Mother's Day is coming! Check out these items from YouStinkSoap , an Etsy West Michigan artist, and stop in and take a look.

Enjoy! Suzanne

Fabulous Find: Organic Cotton Spa Washcloth Set

Of the many things I have bought on Etsy, this is one of my favorite items by Spotted Cow Soaps. These wonderful washcloths are fantastic for people with allergies and while the artist recommends hand washing these, I have put them in the machine several times and they come out fine. Check them out here:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15829472

Have fun out there! -Suzanne

Fabulous Find: Solid Perfume - Romance

I indulged myself quite a bit over the holidays with great Etsy finds! One of my favorites is this "Romance" solid perfume from The Copper Cauldron. The fragrance is very soft and enticing.

Here is part of the listing description:

"This particular scent is based on the fragrance by R.L. This is one heavenly floral scent! Top notes of rose, muguet, and lilac with touches of apricot blossom, heliotrope, iris, sandalwood, amber, and musk. A truly feminine fragrance that is not to be missed. Just put a touch of this on all your pulse points. The best time to apply is right after you've toweled off after a shower (with the matching soap of course!) when your pores are open. Of course you can reapply when you feel the need to freshen up.This solid perfume comes in a lovely hinged tin... perfect for on the go! No messy spills!

Made from olive oil, shea butter, beeswax, and fragrance oils. There is no greasy feeling with application and it melts beautifully into your skin."

Would you like your own? Follow this link to the listing on Etsy!

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18983263

-Suzanne

Featured Etsy Blogger Artist: Spotted Cow Soaps

Featured Etsy Blogger Artist: Spotted Cow Soaps

So, I went into this thinking.."okay, I'll do my artist feature on the Etsy Blogger this month real quick and be done." I checked out with three items about ten minutes later and never did my article!

Spotted Cow Soaps offers a wonderful array of goodies for yourself or your gift recipient this holiday season. They offer yummy and relaxing soaps such as this:

And sugar scrubs such as this that look good enough to eat!:

Lovely packaging such as this that will make your gift look outstanding (my candle packaging matches, you know:):

And body lotions that sound absolutely wonderful!:

And for those of us with allergies, they have delightful handmade scrubbies and wash cloths for the shower (of course I bought one!):

The customer service was outstanding and I highly recommend you take a peek at this great shop! Check them out at: http://spottedcowsoaps.etsy.com/.

-Suzanne

http://blisscandles.etsy.com/

Featured Etsy Shop: Nostalgia Organics

Featured Etsy Shop: Nostalgia Organics

1. What is your shop name and what do you sell? My etsy shop name is NostalgiaOrganics. I sell all-natural, artisan soap and skincare products made with pure botanical oils.

2. What is your shop URL? http://www.nostalgiaorganics.etsy.com/

3. What is your blog URL? http://www.nostalgia.typepad.com/

4. When did you start selling on Etsy? I am new to selling on Etsy and recently launched one of my lines, the aromatherapy doll soap, in November.

5. What is your favorite thing about Etsy? I love the collaboration of creativity. It’s a wonderful, supportive community of talented people from around the world.

6. What is your favorite thing about what you sell? It was important to me that my products were not only natural, but functional and beautiful. I am excited to bring luxurious soaps to market that aren’t full of harsh detergents, colors or synthetic fragrances. My soaps are created with an all-natural, vegetable base, colored with natural earth pigments and enhanced with aromatherapy essences from fruit, nut and herb oils. I also love to offer my collection in heirloom quality packaging, such as antique style apothecary jars or hat boxes, which can serve another purpose after the soaps are gone.

7. What is your favorite item in your own shop and why? We have a lot of lovely items in production that are not currently on our etsy shop (but will be soon). But, of the items listed, I love our aromatherapy doll soap collections. Our hand-crafted doll soaps were inspired by antique penny dolls and each collection was created with a specific aromatherapy blend to enhance positive emotions. They're very unique and always make people smile.

8. What teams do you belong to? None yet, but hoping to join a few soon.

9. What is the most fun thing you do to promote your shop? Online, I have a lot of fun at Twitter.com. I've met a lot of interesting people there and our fans can keep up with us daily at twitter.com/nostalgialife. I also enjoy participating in the Etsy forums. But mostly, I enjoy meeting and greeting people at local arts and craft shows, passing out samples and inviting people to learn more about us.

10. What are some of your favorite finds by other sellers on Etsy? Oh, there are many. But, if I had to choose a few of my recent favorites: I love the baby bunny slippers by Jenniferladd and all the sweet vintage trinkets at efinegifts.

11. What do you do in your spare time? I have fun exploring and learning with my 1 1/2 year old son, Michael. We get lost at the zoo or find a new slide to test at a local park. He is so much fun.

12. What blogs do you follow? I enjoy the vintage eye candy at velvetstrawberries.typepad.com and the sweet inspiration at sweetcandycreations.typepad.com. Those are just a few that come to mind, but there are many!

13. Do you have anything else you would like to share? Sure, I think this is an interesting bit about our products that your readers might appreciate. It took well over two years in research and development to bring my first collection to market. Not a detail was overlooked in creating each product: from the selection of hard-to-find botanical oils from remote places such as Bulgaria or France, to the late evenings designing vintage-inspired patterns and imagery for each collection. I've always believed that style and substance are not mutually exclusive, and it is my goal to offer products in which the finest materials, elegant design and handmade craftsmanship converge to inspire a fresh approach to skincare.

Fabulous Find: Sweet Pumpkin Spice Soap

I came across this wonderful soap in a Treasury today and it just happens to be by one of our fabulous Etsy Bloggers Team members! Only 4 left as of right this minute and it (along with all over soaps) is 20% OFF!

Check it Out Here:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17896120

-Suzanne

Another Great Feature and a Treasury!

I have been mentioned again in an awesome blog for one of my teams - DesignStyleGuide!

http://designstyleguide.blogspot.com/2008/11/spanish-influence.html

And...I am also in another treasury by one of my favorite teams - EtsyBloggers! Woo hoo!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list_west.php?room_id=33066

-Suzanne

Featured Etsy Shop: Michele's Essentials

Featured Etsy Shop: Michele's Essentials

1. What is your shop name and what do you sell?

My shop name is:

Michele's Essentials

I make and sell, candles and bath products

2. What is your shop URL?

http://www.michelesessentials.etsy.com/

3. What is your blog URL?

http://www.michelesessentials.blogspot.com/

4. When did you start selling on Etsy?

I actually started selling on Etsy back in April of 2007 in my other shop called 'Earth's Essence LLC' and most recently opened 'Michele's Essentials'

5. What is your favorite thing about Etsy?

The people, they are so nice here on Etsy, they are very helpful, kind and very easy to work with! I have truly loved my time here on Etsy so far, even the slow times are good times, I have made a lot of true friends on here who have helped to inspire me through the really tough times.

6. What is your favorite thing about what you sell?

Meeting new people then hearing how much they like my product. It still sends chills down my spine when someone tells me they love my products. It give me such a boost and a good feeling deep down inside. It is truly my motivation to continue to create!

7. What is your favorite item in your own shop and why?

I'd say it is my 'Balancing Toner' because I wanted to create something for my sensitive skin that was alcohol free. Most all toners contain large amounts of alcohol in them, and WHY? There is truly no need to use such a harsh chemical on your skin. Sometimes the more natural you are the better you are!

8. What teams do you belong to?

I belong to:
Etsy's Military Brats Street Team
and
Pagans of Etsy Street Team
Both of which I am pretty active in on a daily basis, I have meet some very special people through my teams too.

9. What is the most fun thing you do to promote your shop?

Networking! I love to meet others, I like to meet other sellers because I really like to see what else people are creating, so far I have met so many people I don't even go and buy things at the local stores no more, why should I when I know I can purchase a high quality product directly from a wonderful person, rather than from a store where it's been mass produced.

10. What are some of your favorite finds by other sellers on Etsy?

hmmm, This is a tough one, what others make is always blowing my mind! So far I think my favorite is not a single one thing but a whole, and that would be some of the sculptors the people who make the miniature items for the doll houses, those teeny tiny cakes, and pies and the likes, those people blow my mind.... I can sculpt but some of what these people are making is just insanely small!

11. What do you do in your spare time?

I read and study, to further my education, my dad once told me, 'the day you stop learning is the day you die!' well I like to continue to learn, and better myself and my product for my customers, I feel it is my duty to offer them the most current and up to date information about their skin care that I possibly can give them. I am currently studying for the next faze on my journey, to become a licensed Aesthetician, so someday I can open my own Spa!

12. What blogs do you follow?

Barefoot Mommies, I am currently working with them on some promo things, I am giving away a $25 Gift Certificate, and next month I will be offering a huge give away for a chance to receive one of everything from my shop!

13. Do you have anything else you would like to share?

Uuummmmm, Only that I hope I have not bored you to death here and that if there is ever anything I can help any of you with, be it skin care a kind of soap you'd like specially made for you bath salts, you name it, please do not hesitate to stop in and ask! I am very convo friendly and I am always looking to challenge myself, my knowledge and my skills, on a daily basis!

Featured Etsy Shop: My Birch

Featured Etsy Shop: My Birch

1. What is your shop name and what do you sell? My Birch, I sell artistic Handmade soap,lip balms and butter bars

2. What is your shop URL? http://www.mybirch.etsy.com/

3. What is your blog URL? none

4. When did you start selling on Etsy? July 8th 2008

5. What is your favorite thing about Etsy? That Im able to show and sell what I love to do to the world :)

6. What is your favorite thing about what you sell? That it makes people happy and feel pampered, if only for a few minutes in the shower!

7. What is your favorite item in your own shop and why? I really love my Oats Milk and Honey bar. It smells sooo amazing. I love the polish effect the oats give your skin :)

8. What teams do you belong to? I belong to the CYA-Clean up your Act team for soapers and the Etsy Rain team for Seattle crafters.

9. What is the most fun thing you do to promote your shop? The funnest thing to me is showing my friends and family my soaps when they come visit! I love all the oohs and ahhhs..

10. What are some of your favorite finds by other sellers on Etsy? Right now I really love a fellow seattle crafter by the name of KristinFriesen. She sells really neat jewelry! I have a couple pairs of earrings by her. Awesome shop! http://www.sweeterthanme.etsy.com/

11. What do you do in your spare time? For my business I promote. I update all of the networking sites I'm apart of and talk to people :) If Im lucky to have supplies in I defiantly make soap! I also work alot on my Etsy shop. Always keeping it fresh!

12. What blogs do you follow? None right now!

13. Do you have anything else you would like to share? I would like to share with you how much I love what I do :) I love providing you with a smile in every bar or balm.. This is my passion and I show that through my shop and soaps! Enjoy and thank you for taking the time!

Bath & Body Products are Back!!

They're Baaaaaack!

Many of my customers were disappointed back in 2006 when my supplier for Body Products announced their closing. The great news is that they were purchased and I have decided to dive back into bath and body products again!

These old favorites are back with a visual makeover:

Body Butter









Lotion









Body/Linen Spray!!

New! Foaming Bath Whip Too!!

Shop now at: http://www.blisscandles.com/