Birthday Giveaway Blowout!

Today is my mom's birthday - happy birthday, mom! :) So I'm giving away all of her favorite Bohemian Rose products. You don't have to get them in her favorite scent (which is Tir na Nog, by the way), but instead I'll let you choose your own.

Since she's my mom, I'm pretty sure she's tested just about every product that I've made, back from the very beginning with that first batch of soap. So she has a lot of experience in what makes a favorite Bohemian Rose product for her.

Now, on to the part I know you're waiting (patiently) to hear. What you'll win:
-one bar of soap, in your choice of scent
-one sugar scrub, in your choice of scent
-one facial scrubbing mask
-one lip balm, in your choice of flavor

Wow!
How to enter: Visit either my Etsy or 1000 Markets shop and leave a comment here telling me your favorite item in my shop. And please make sure I have a way to contact you if you win.

Extra entries:
-1 extra entry if you follow my blog
-1 extra entry if you follow me on Twitter
-1 extra entry if you fan me on Facebook
-1 extra entry *each time* you mention the giveaway on your blog, Facebook page, or Twitter. Just send me the link for each one to get credit.
-4 extra entries for each item purchased from me during the giveaway. Just be sure to put "Giveaway" in the notes to seller at checkout to get credit.

The Birthday Giveaway Blowout starts today (July 1) and ends on my birthday (July 7) at midnight CST ('cause that's my time zone!). Good luck!

If You Love Autumn...

...then you should pop on over to CJ's Fine Designs. My Pumpkin Spice lip balm is included in a lovely Autumn feature. Thanks, CJ, for including me!

New Lip Balms!

Today I had the chance to take photos of the two newest editions to my lip balm line -- Vanilla Mint and Irish Cream. (And of course you'll find them in both my Art Fire and Etsy shops.) Both of these wonderful new flavors are also part of the Pick Two lip and cuticle balms. You can find that offer here.

The brightness of peppermint softened with sweet vanilla. Such a lightly refreshing combination of flavor! (Vanilla Mint Lip Balm at Art Fire and Etsy, $3.00)

What could be better at the end of the day than a glass of Irish cream over ice? Smooth, sweet and chocolatey all at once. Cheers! (Irish Cream Lip Balm at Art Fire and Etsy, $3.00)

What's Going on at Bohemian Rose?

Well thanks for asking! The answer is... a lot! I have a batch of NEW lip balm waiting to be labeled, along with restock of Minty Lavender lip balm. And this afternoon I'm making another NEW lip balm flavor. I just have to decide which flavor I'd like to make next. That's the hardest part. :) Look for two new lip balm flavors to be up in my Artfire and Etsy shops soon!

Speaking of new, I also have some new soap on the curing rack. How about Minty Lavender soap? Smells just like the lip balm, but you can use it in the shower! Amazing! This one should be up in my Artfire and Etsy shops in a couple of weeks. Also coming up soon soapwise - Fall scents!

Yesterday I spent four hours at the car dealer waiting for them to do my 40,000 mile check up on my car. I knew it would take a while, but I was thinking two, three at the most. By 1:30 I asked how much longer they thought it would be. He told me that ETA was 2:30... So I called my amazing friend Alana, who had just finished up with teaching the flute sectionals at band camp. She lives about 8 minutes from the dealer, so she came to pick me up and we went to lunch. By the time the dealer called, it was after 3:00. That's a crazy long time! Good thing I brought things that I needed to work on, otherwise I think I would've had cabin fever about an hour into it. Even though it took a while, Rusty Wallis always does a great job with their service. All the service guys are great, they do a wonderful job, and they're (usually) pretty fast. Plus, my car is all shiny and clean now. Bonus!

So since I missed it yesterday, here's Music Monday for your listening pleasure -- some dueling banjos arranged for mountain dulcimer.

Hump Day Humor

We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming for an important announcement. Go check out the EtsyVeg Team blog. My Violet lip balm is currently featured in the blog team treasury!

And now back to your Hump Day Humor. Thank you.

Sunday, Bloody Sunday

I just realized that I hadn't blogged AT ALL this past week. Oops! To make up for it, I'm taking some photographs today of my two newest lip balm additions, Brigid and Honeysuckle Nectarine. I made them a week or so ago, and wasn't able to photograph them because it's been so dreary and rainy here. Not to mention cold and windy! But lo and behold, this morning is sunny without a cloud in the sky, birds are chirping, and the wind isn't blowing a continuous 40 mph. Look for these to be listed soon (tonight, hopefully!) in my Etsy and Art Fire shops!

New Items!

I hope you've all been having a relaxing week back to your regular, non-holiday schedules. Mine has been busy, but that's my own fault really. The way that my classes at school are scheduled, I realized on the last day before winter break that I needed to start recorders with my kids the day after we came back. I had originally been planning on doing it the next week, so I had a bunch of work to do to get ready. *sigh*

Anyway, I have new items listed in my Etsy and Art Fire shops. I finally have my Pele lip balm, Hecate soap, and Pepperberry soap listed. All of these can be found in either shop. :)

Pele is the Hawaiian volcano goddess, so it’s fitting that her lip balm is flavored just like a juicy pineapple. This lip balm coordinates with my Pele soap.

Pele is from my Mythos fragrance line.

Hecate, a Greek goddess, was also known as the Queen of the Witches. So of course her scent is dark and mysterious. A blend of lavender, cedarwood, and patchouli essential oils gives this soap a smoky, "witchy" scent. And with black oxide swirls, this soap definitely would suit Hecate any day.

Pepperberry is a delightful spiced berry scent. With black pepper as the top note, you’ll also smell black orchid, berries, rose, and vanilla. I think this one is pretty sexy!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you all had a fun and safe New Year's Eve. I was feeling lightheaded that day, so we ended up staying in. It ended up being fun, hubs and I watched Batman Begins and the Dark Knight. Let me tell you, those look amazing in blue ray.

I've been doing inventory, and there are two soap scents that I'm down to my last two bars! If you were eyeing my Gingerbread soap, you'd better get it quickly! There are only two, and I won't make any more until next winter. I'm also down to my last two Poseidon spa salt bars. These are great, and if you've never tried a salt bar, you should. The combination of coconut oil, finely ground sea salt, and powdered coconut milk give the lather a creamy, lotion-like feel. It's a totally different shower experience. You can find both of these fabulous soaps in my Etsy and Art Fire shops.

I've been featured again! A big thank you to the We Love Art Fire group for featuring my Violet lip balm this morning on their blog, Studio Art Fire. Their blog is dedicated to featuring various shops and artisans from Art Fire. I did some browsing the other day, and there are some great items featured! Thanks again!

Oh, and don't forget to vote in my lip balm poll. Today is the last day to vote and give me your opinion. I'm considering streamlining my lip balms for 2009. Currently I make lip balms that are uncolored, lip balms that are shimmery, and lip balms that are colored. I make all of these kinds because I like them all, but I want to know what you like best. So go vote. Clickity click!

New Items Listed!

I hope everyone had a relaxing post-holiday weekend! (Despite the Cowboys playing so badly today... hubs came home early from watching it because he was so unhappy about it.) Our doggie is doing well post-surgery. His scab seems to be healing nicely, and I think it's starting to get itchy since he's trying to rub his nose. :)

I just finished listing Violet lip balm, Red Currant lip balm, and Juniper Mint soap on my Etsy and Art Fire sites. I also updated all of my other lip balm photos. Go take a look!

And if you have to go back to work tomorrow, take it easy getting back into the swing of things!

Lip Balm-o-Rama!

This weekend I'm busy making lip balm! Today I'm making Violet, and tomorrow I'm making Red Currant, and Pele lip balm to go with my Pele soap. If you haven't seen Pele before, you should check out my Etsy soap section. The soap is a fruity fragrance blend of pineapple, pomegranate, and mango. Pele lip balm is straightforward pineapple! Both are fab if I do say so myself. ;)

All three of these yummy lip balm flavors should be up on my Etsy soon, so don't forget to check back to try them!

Come Visit My New Studio Website!

You can now find Bohemian Rose on ArtFire! Hooray! ArtFire is a new online community to buy handmade goods. It's like Etsy, but brand spanking new (read this as: it's in beta version, so look for more awesome features on their website as they grow). I'm excited about our new Studio, so please come on by and take a look at my soaps, lip/cuticle balms, and sugar scrubs!