Merry Christmas....Happy Holidays

I have had a B L A S T these last few weeks. 
Our Christmas tree went up the Saturday after Thanksgiving.  It would have gone up on Black Friday but I went TV shopping with my dad. 
Everything I planned to "buy" for family and friends has been purchased.  All that is left now is the handmade.  ((@@)) 
One of the moms called and asked if I could make 3 dozen cookies for the teachers and have them by THIS Monday.  Erm....sure.  SO I agreed to make Whoopie Pies and have promised myself I would rock these Whoopie Pies.  I made a batch today and already know what I will change tomorrow.  The cookie needs to cook about a minute longer.  The extra spice I added to the batter balances the ginormous sweet of the filling.  The filling I will make will have the pumpkin pie spice & allspice I added to the batter to smooth out the sweet.  I will probably add less sugar next time also.
I have 4 sets of chimes to make before next Friday.  So...once I get the Whoopie Pies made I'm hoping to rock the chimes in a day or so.  Two sets are for teachers.  I am seriously considering making candles instead.

When trying to find the ultimate Christmas/Holiday item to add to my shop for the busy shopping season I struggled.  Only after I decided I would do a Christmas candle set, incense bundle and a nice discount on my chimes did it hit me.  BACON!  Who doesn't love baon?  Yes...I know Vegetarians do not love bacon.  BUT....this candle was the best snap decision I have ever made.

Etsians have put my bacon candle in a ton of treasuries....Thank you....and it was in Etsy Finds Holiday Spectacular on 12/08/11.  Scroll down until you see Mr Eastwood and we're right next to him.  Needless to say our Bacon candle has been the best selling item to date.  John and I were talking about our best selling items to date.  We both agreed that in the short time we have been selling the bacon candle it has done better than the Dude collection ever did.  I love it.  We also have a beer scented candle and one we joyously call Bah Humbug.  I love the blend.  A beautiful blend of Patchouli essential oil and Vanilla fragrance.  It's fantastic.

We are offering free US shipping on all of our wind chimes.  Get them while we have them.  The prices were reduced for Black Friday and Cyber Monday and we've added the free shipping just to give you that little extra nudge. :~)

Since our candles, incense and stained glass wind chimes are doing so well now we have decided to omit our bath and body products from the Etsy shop.  HOWEVER....for those of you who are diehard fans of our products we can and will make custom batches for you.  We have well over 200 bars of soap for our family to use so soaping does not take place on a regular basis these days.  Because of this we do ask that you purchase the entire batch. 

Oh....While I have you.....I am working on items for the new year.  Christmas is in high gear and all the new items are already here.  This allows my brain the time to relax a little and then think ahead to the new year.  SO....I'm working on Valentines Day blends for candles and incense.  My daughter Katie gave me a great idea for a Phat Tuesday item I'll work on after Christmas.  So...with the information you now have what new items or scents would you like to see us bring to the shop?

Grab yourself a nice cuppa eggnog, grab your favorite pet and give it some thought.  Leave me a comment if you wish.  Merry Christmas and may 2012 be the best year ever.

XOXO