WARNING: Gift-Giving Season is closer than it appears!

Greetings, friends!  Fall is officially here in Bend, and the aspens and maple trees are putting on a colorful show everywhere I look.  I hope you're able to take a few solitary moments to walk slowly through the fallen leaves, hear the wind in the high branches, and enjoy Nature's dance into hibernation.

Fall's exit welcomes in the holiday season!  I've been amazed over the years to see how popular my products have become as gifts.  If you're ready to admit that the holiday season is close, here's a few things to know about Scarlet Ivy Soaps:

• Soaps make simple, classy gifts for anyone!  (Like that surprise girlfriend your nephew brings to Christmas dinner)
• Soap travels and ships well
• It's a hand-made gift from Oregon!
• I make BEER SOAP!  Yep, beer soap made from local brews (GoodLife and Deschutes Breweries).  Why not give a bar with a 6-pack?
• I do custom orders

Don't forget about GIFT BASKETS!  I make beautifully decorative baskets that are filled with lots of goodies...soaps, perfumes, bath salts, bath bombs, candles, and more.  You choose the colors--it's your gift to design!

And a final "shout out" to my friend Bob in Norfolk, Virginia.  Year after year, Bob buys a TON of bars of soap for the holidays and keeps them in his car.  He's got ready-made gifts for the lovely people in his life.  He tells me that he hands his friends bars of soap and tells them, "Clean up your act!"  Thanks for your business, Bob.

Feel free to call or email for other gift options! 

XO Jensine 

Busy, busy, busy...

Good day friends!

I have so much to be thankful for today--it's been a busy few months here in Soap-making Country. With the close of my "day job" has come the opportunity to jump head-first into my soap business. The time and energy has certainly paid off. :-)

First, Fall Fest was a huge success! Thanks so much to my loyal and new customers for supporting local soapers like me. Saturday and Sunday, I sold hundreds of bars of soap to locals and tourists. The most popular types this weekend were:
*Mountain Rescue Beer Soap (from GoodLife Brewery)
*Mt. Bachelor Soap (aka "the man bar")
*Pumpkin Spice Latte Soap
*Three Sisters Soap (citrus, vanilla, patchouli blend)

Some of my favorite things about Festivals are meeting new people, talking with my customers face-to-face, and expanding my business opportunities. This weekend I was fortunate to meet the owner of Dream Pebbles Bath (on Minnesota Avenue) to discuss selling my beer soaps in her fabulous shop! In addition, talks are in the works with some other breweries who are *very* interested in having me play with their brews in my soaps.

I'll be at many craft shows this holiday season! Keep on the look out for my list of locations, or EMAIL ME!

Stay clean, people!!!
XO Jensine