Donation

Hi everyone,
I donated some soap to the women's building auction. Feel free to place a bid!

http://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/item/Item.action?id=120921404

Women's Building Artisan Market

Going out for First Friday? Need to finish some holiday shopping?
Don't forget to come see me and other wonderful artisans at the women's building next weekend.

Celebrating the talent and craftsmanship of local women artists, artisans, and crafters, The Women's Building Artisan's Market is a place to purchase quality items, connect with new people, and spotlight the tremendous ability of women artisans.

Join us December 3 (5-8 pm) & 4 (10am-4pm), 2010 at The Women's Building! Free Admission!

373 Central Ave

Albany, NY 12206

List of Participating artisans:

Alexandria Speller
All Good Bakers  http://allgoodbakers.weebly.com/
All Sewn Up
Decorate Yourself  http://www.etsy.com/shop/donnaford
Eardoodles by Rachelle
Echo Lake Forest Farm  http://www.echolakeforestfarm.com/
Feathered Nest Studio http://featheredneststudio.etsy.com/
Global Village Photographer   http://www.globalvillagephotographer.com/
God’s Love Photography http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gods-Love-Photography/128544883822408
Jacqueline Smith (Gargoyle Gallery)
Jan Lincoln http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=253764&id=662306696&l=9d23ee9327
Jenny McShan
Juliana Rose Barbaro   www.freewebs.com/julianarosebarbaroarts
Kathy Klompas   http://kathy.klompas.com/
Katlin Thomas
Laura Goodnough Jones http://www.wix.com/dorseyandjones/LGJ-Art
Livvy Lou’s Boutique  http://www.livvylousboutique.etsy.com/
Mary Pace   http://www.photocreationsbymarypace.vpweb.com/
Mr. Wise Guy  http://www.etsy.com/shop/MisterWiseGuy
Revel in Art  http://www.revelinart.com/
Theresa’s Handcrafted Soaps http://www.etsy.com/shop/TandJsoaps

It will be a great time!

List of soaps

Gearing up for THREE craft shows this week. Here is a current list of our soaps:

• Lavender
• Chamomile
• Cherry Almond
• Frank and Myrrh
• Nag Champa
• Honey Shea
• Oatmeal, Milk and Honey
• Vanilla Oatmeal
• Red Lychee Tea
• Black Tea
• Green Tea
• Matcha Tea
• White Tea and Ginger
• Coconut
• Sweet Pea
• Honeysuckle
• Coconut Lime
• Christmas Spice
• Brown Sugar and Fig with Tea Tree Oil
• Rain
• The Minimalist
• All Clear Facial Soap

1 for $5, 3 for $14 or 5 for $20

Plus we have handcrafted cedar soap savers, washcloths and ceramic soap dishes.

We use only the highest quality vegetable oils in our soaps. Some of the oils we use are: Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Shea Butter, Castor Oil, Almond Oil, Hempseed Oil and Organic Palm Oil from certified sustainable sources.

Yayy!!!

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Scent and Memory

Just thinking out loud (typing out loud?).

Have you ever noticed how certain scents bring back memories of certain places or people? I was thinking about this a bunch the other day. I can associate some of the soap scents with people I know. The other day I had some soap in the art room and one of my students came in. She said it brought back fond memories of her father. I think the whole concept is interesting. Maybe I could make a sculpture about it.

Some of the scents I have chosen for the soap where decisions I made based on people I know. My oldest friend used to wear Bath and Body Works Sweet Pea scent. She named her dog after it.

My Aunt loved Honeysuckle. I used to buy everything with that scent to give her.

I love Cherry Almond and it took me awhile to figure out why. My mom used to buy Jergens lotion and it has the smell.

Take the Handmade Pledge + Women's Building Artisan Market Blog

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Celebrating the talent and craftsmanship of local women artists, artisans, and crafters. The Women's Building Artisan's Market is a place to purchase quality items, connect with new people, and spotlight the tremendous ability of women artisans.

Join us December 3 (5-8 pm) & 4 (10am-4pm), 2010 at The Women's Building! Free Admission!


Our Etsy account will be up and running soon! http://www.etsy.com/people/TandJsoaps

New Photos and Soaps!

Jim took some beautiful new photos today. See below :)


Brown Sugar and Fig with Tea Tree Oil



Christmas Spice (Think nutmeg and cinnamon)

Matcha Tea (more of a lemongrass scent than the Green Tea)

Two of our Tea Soaps

Sweet Pea! Yummy.




Thank you!

Thank you everyone for coming out and supporting us today. Mom, Jeanne, Suzanne, Michelle, Christy, Tara, Marsha and Hailey! It means a lot to me.

Didn't know what to expect. I was put in not such a good location, but we did okay. If we did okay in a bad spot, then I have a feeling we will do better at the other shows. It was pretty motivating. They invited us back in March. I just hope I get a better seat. I am excited for the next two craft shows. There were some funny stories about today, but I will leave them up to Jim to tell you.


My First "Holiday" Craft Table



Cards and info

New business card and flyer for the women's building artisan market. So excited!!! There is a small typo with my last name, but I am so excited that I don't even care.

I got my offical authorization in the mail the other day. I felt so accomplished. After having HS art job cut down last year, I had a hard time coping and figuring out what to do. I have learned a lot in the past 2 months. Thank you for your help and support Jim and everyone else.

New soaps

So we are getting really good at this. We made coconut cold process soap with hempseed oil a few weeks ago.  I decided to PH test it since it was the first one with hemp oil. It was at a good number so I used it to wash my hands. I have heard that hemp oil is great in soap. IT WAS AMAZING! My skin feels amazing!!! I am going to make more. I want to take another shower just to use it. I can't stop touching my hands now! It had a fantastic lather.