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I have a wonderful family who supports my many hobbies including singing, soapmaking, wine tasting and rabbits. I recently retired from teaching English as a Second Language and love to travel. I started making soap in 1999 when we were showing goats in milk as a 4-H project. All of my soaps are made with pure oils and no animal fats. All fragrances are from essential oils. Store-bought "soap" is really a detergent. My soap will leave your skin clean and moisturized. Try some!

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Lotion Bar

A new product!  I found a great recipe for lotion bars and decided to add this new product to my line.  I now have bar soaps, shampoo bars, shaving soap, soap in loofahs, laundry soap, stain sticks, dog shampoo and lotion bars.

A lotion bar is hand lotion in a solid form.  One small bar will last as long as a bottle of liquid lotion.  The ingredients are as follows:

shea butter, beeswax, avocado oil, almond oil, vanilla fragrance

Some of these bars are traditional 2 oz. bars but I also poured 2 oz. sticks in twist-up tubes.


Monday, August 13, 2012

Testimony

My friend, Marg, sent me this email about her experience with my Nana's Stain Stick.  Looks like I will need to make more of these!


I just finished taking out the last load of wash from the dryer and everything that I used your stain stick on CAME OUT PERFECTLY!  I told you my mom used to call be "slopkessel", a German work meaning sloppy and she was right.  I hardly ever ate anything that I did drop on my clothing.  Anyway, I had the WORST stain on my tops this time.  I fried bacon and was too lazy to put on my apron and therefore my top had all kind of bacon grease splashed all over it - the STAIN STICK to the rescue!
 
I also had eaten Double Dutch Chocolate that night before going to bed and as careful as I thought I was, I dropped a big blob on my top as I missed my mouth although I still can't understand how that could happen as my mouth surely is plenty big enough. Well, anyway I did....STAIN STICK to the rescue again.  I applied this excellent new product, soon to be on the market, to all the stains and mist my tops had a stain or two.  They ALL came out.  You don't know how many stain lifters I have tried in my lifetime and this is absolutely the BEST I have ever used.

So, could you please let me know how many sticks come in a box?  Is it 12, 24 or 36?  I'm seriously thinking of purchasing a box as every time I find something that I like and that REALLY works, they seem to stop making it.  I don't want that to happen to this Stain Stick from Willow Creek.  I will be your best advertiser so if anyone is doubtful - just send them to me by phone, e-mail or letter and I will most certainly "put them straight".  So, tell your mom and Tom "This is a GOOD thing!  I LOVE it - keep 'em coming.
 
Thanks again for allowing me to test these sticks.  Ya know, I kind of even liked the soap and as you say, if it wasn't that you have to shake the life out of it - I would also buy this.  I prefer the liquid over the powder.
 
See 'ya Monday I hope.
 
I am so proud to say I know whose idea this was and who actually makes it herself!
 
Marg