Welcome to de Islands, Mon!

Remember the days when we used sunscreen OIL at the beach?  Hawaiian Tropic SPF 2?  This big jar of Island Coconut fragrance oil reminds me of a warm, sunny day on the beach.  By February, I’m usually missing the sunshine and warmth something fierce, so I thought I’d be prepared by making some soaps and lotions that bring to mind warmer days. 

I’ve already decided on one fragrance combination: Coconut and Lemongrass.  What are some fragrance combinations with Island Coconut you’d like to smell?

Time to Make the Lotion

My lotion supplies came today from Bramble Berry!  Yay!  I’ll spend the weekend making lotions that are chock-full of moisturizing goodness: Cocoa Butter, Sweet Almond Oil, Avocado Oil, and Vitamin E Oil.  Then, I’ll fragrance them to match some of the Christmas gift baskets that will be ready soon: Cranberry Fig, Ginger Orange, Peppermint….Mmmmmm.  I can’t wait!

Handmade Soap Giveaway!!

 Okay, I’m not sure how I feel about not being able to give my soap away for free.  ;)  But, because I LOVE this soap and the fragrance and I know you will, too, I’m going to run this giveaway again.  Please don’t miss your chance to win a big ol’ bar of Almond Biscotti Soap AND an organza bag filled with your choice of three soap samples!
Entering to win is super easy!  Here’s all you need to do:
1. Blog, Tweet (@catiebethbath), Facebook, Shout from the Rooftops (Okay, maybe not that one if you like your neighbors) about Catie Beth Bath and Body.  Essentially, I’m asking for your help to spread the word about my website: www.catiebeth.com and encourage folks to BUY SOME SOAP! 
Also, November is National Adoption Awareness month and I give 75% of my profits to a family who is in the process of adopting.  Buying Catie Beth soap is an easy way to help unite a child with its forever family.
2. Post a comment here telling me how you spread the word.  It would help if you posted a link to your blog post or some other way for me to see how you helped spread the word. Also, if you comment as "Anonymous", please include your name and email address in the post.
3.  That’s it!  The more times you give me a shout out, the more times you enter the contest!  Pretty cool, eh?
4.  The deadline is Friday, November 5th.

Good Luck!

Minty Meadow Unmolded

I love to unmold my soaps.  It’s like opening a Christmas present.  I do what I can to create the soap I’ve pictured in my head, but the unmolding phase is when I can see if my creation came to fruition. For Minty Meadow, I envisioned standing in a green field beneath a summer, blue sky and being surrounded with fragrant herbs. I think it turned out just right.  :)

November 7, 2010 is Orphan Sunday

How will you answer their cries?

Why Love Orphans? from Christian Alliance for Orphans on Vimeo.

Give Peace a Chance

Peace Handmade Soap is loaded with essential oils of Lavender, Orange and Patchouli and is oh, so pretty!   Best of all,  it’s on sale at Catiebeth.com now through Thanksgiving!  Have some peace this Christmas by shopping early.

I love to SWIRL!

My friend, Rose, gave me some Bergamot infused Olive Oil that she made herself with Bergamot grown in her garden.  How awesome!  I combined it with Lavender EO, Basil EO and Peppermint EO and am calling it “Minty Meadow”.  It smells so lovely!  I used equal parts Bergamot infused Olive Oil, Palm Oil and Coconut Oil with 5% Mango Butter.  Here it is in the mold.  Can’t wait for the unmolding!