A fun Saturday

So yesterday was a really nice day.  We got a call from my dad to ask if we wanted to come over and see my step-sister's new baby.  Of course we wanted to! He is only 2 months old, and honestly, I have zero experience with babies so I was quite excited to meet him. Steve and  I got to hold him, feed him and play with him.  I'm in love! He was such a good boy and it was a great visit.

After we left, we headed down the street from dad's house to a little farm stand on the corner of the road. That area of the state has particularly great produce so we bought corn, tomatoes, cucumbers and box of blueberries for just $8.  Then we headed over to Trinity Dairy in Enfield, where we picked up some farm fresh 1/2 and 1/2, honey and some plain yogurt (the yogurt is reserved for soapmaking!). It felt great to be back in my hometown on such a nice summer day.

The next pitstop came at Creative Fibers in Windsor, CT.  Creative Fibers is a great local yarn store, and I don't think I've ever left there without leaving a good chunk of my paycheck! I bought 2 skeins of gorgeous Malabrigo yarn and 3 skeins of mint green Dreambaby yarn (thanks to the earlier visit, I've been inspired to make a baby blanket). Below is the Malabrigo:

I'm definitely thinking this color would make a beautiful popcorn stitch scarf.  Below is the Dreambaby:

 

The Dreambaby is that soft, cushion-y kind of yarn that is perfect for a new baby.  The color works for either a boy or girl.  Again, I'm thinking maybe popcorn stitch, though it might take me a long time to complete a small blanket in that stitch.  Or, if I'm more in a rush, I think a basketweave stitch would be beautiful as well.

Guess that's it for now.  Off to do homework and to try and tear myself off of Etsy!

Etsy Treasuries

Nutmeg Naturals' soaps have been listed in the following great treasuries on Etsy!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTE1NzAzMzN8NDE2NTEyODQ4/mary-had-a-little-lamb?index=2


http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTAyNDgxMTJ8NDQyMjIzMzQ1/little-things-that-make-a-housea-home?index=0


http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTAyNDgxMTJ8NDIyMjg0NjMz/berry-berry-nice-indeed?index=1


http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTI2MDA5NTJ8NDEwMzQ4MzU4/good-clean-fun?index=0


http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NjkzMzY1OXw0NDMwOTExMDc/lovely-lime-ade?index=0


http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTQyNTAzMzF8NDIwMDA3MDA1/lemon-n-lime?index=1


http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTI4NjA1Njl8NDI0ODM1OTQw/old-aqua?index=0

Please stop by Etsy and see the beautiful items that have been curated!

Etsy & Artfire

I've got a pretty good selection of soaps now online in my Etsy store: http://www.etsy.com/people/NutmegNaturalsCT . Please stop by and see what Nutmeg Naturals has to offer. We are proud to be made in the USA and a natural alternative to commercial soaps!

I also check started up an Artfire store yesterday, but there seems to be a bigger learning curve with that one....and not nearly the same amount of traffic one would find on Etsy.   I have been getting about 20 hits in 5 minutes on Etsy, while the soap I listed on Artfire last night is still sitting there with just one view :(

Happy 4th of July!

Wow! This weekend has been a whirlwind.  So much has happened over the last 4 days:

1. Our website, www.nutmegnaturals.com went live
2. I set up a PayPal account
3. I set up an Etsy account
4. I listed items on Etsy
5. After I listed our Cranberry Bog soap, it was picked up in someone's treasury in about 5 minutes.  So excited! This literally made my day.
6. Made a really cool looking soap (see below)

I was going to do a spoon swirl, but got lazy and just took turns layering and pouring the 3 colors I made. I'm really happy with how they came out.  It reminds me of an underwater scene.  See that little curve under each bar of soap?  Well, my soap mold liner must have curled up a bit in that spot...but you know what?  I really like the way it looks.  Kind of an ergonomic soap with a place to hold it in your hand!

Mom was busy making soap too.  She made another batch of her mouth-watering coconut lemongrass.  I really must refrain from wanting to take a big bit out of this soap.  Isn't it gorgeous?

Mom also made another batch of spring garden, but adjusted the color to a beautiful, soft purple.  She mixed her own fragrances for this soap, mixing lilac and sweet cut grass together.

Tomorrow will be a very busy day.  Back to work after the nice, long weekend, and back to school.  I'm taking a summer class towards my Accounting degree.  It should be interesting packing 5 months of school work into 4 weeks.  Wish me luck!