Holiday Crazies

What a crazy few days! I participated in several Christmas sales events over the last couple of days, and still managed to sneak away to see my son Eric play with his middle school band in the state capitol building on Friday.

Thanks to everyone who organized and hosted the events - Martha Cole of Mot's Dots, Kathleen Johnson for hosting the Handmade Holiday at her home, Jane Frederick who helped me at the American Statesman event (and covered so I could watch Eric play the trombone) and Laura Gibson for the wonderful Austin Flea event at the Ghost Room yesterday. Thanks to all the friends old and new who came to shop and spread the joy of Violet Crown Soap this holiday season!

Now to finish up the semester teaching at Austin Community College and make sure I enough soap for the 4-day Keep Austin Bizarre Bazaar December 18-21.

We spent the day clearing the decks around here after the flurry of soaping. Also took some time and bought our Christmas tree - just have to clear out the knitting corner so we'll have a place to put it! Found some PromiseLand eggnog at the grocery store. Bought a bunch of stuff to make cookies for our neighbors ... so much Christmas, so little time.

Watching the bowl announcements as I write this - congratulations TCU! It will be a great Fiesta Bowl. Go Horned Frogs! But of course the BIG news is the championship game - HOOK 'EM HORNS!!! National Championship, here we come!

Back to the routine tomorrow - teaching, soaping, school for Eric...but tonight enjoying a little eggnog and celebrating the Big 12 championship win. And enjoying a few quiet hours with my family.

News, News and more News

I'm pleased to announce that Violet Crown Soap is now being sold at Authenticity Gallery at 910 Congress Avenue in Austin. They have a variety of scents. Please pay them a visit. Mary Ober, owner, has a very cool shop.

Also pleased to announce that I'll be participating in the Keep Austin Bizarre Bazaar December 18-21. I will be sharing space with Bead Adornments - more on this as details develop.

And I'm making lotions tonight - 1) Eucalyptus and 2)Confederate Jasmine. At my darling sister Sherri's request, I'll be making them in the Body Souffle base - which contains kukui nut oil, mango butter, jojoba oil and cocoa butter. It is a deliciously light lotion that is wonderfully moisturizing. It also contains silk protein and vitamin E. Feels goods, smells good, is good.

I'll also be making an Apple Crumb Pie. Hope I don't confused about what to put in the bottles and what goes into the pie shell.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

SSL Problem fixed

Finally! I was able to work with my hosting provider and get this handled. No more nasty warnings that the SSL certificate is bogus - it never was; there was just an issue with the way it was registered. The difference is that you no longer get scary warning messages!

All is well - so shop to your heart's content!

http://VioletCrownSoap.com

Violet Crown Fall Festival

Mark your calendar

Violet Crown Fall Festival
Saturday November 14
Crestview Shopping Center
7100 Woodrow Avenue

A fun and neighborly way to spend a few hours on Saturday...maybe do a little early Christmas shopping. We'll be there and hope to see you.

Holiday Shows

I didn't get selected for the Cherrywood Art Fair this year - after participating for 5 years! There's a new artist coordinator and I understand they wanted to shake things up a bit, but I'm bummed that I got shaken out.

I will be participating in the Violet Crown Fall Festival on November 14. I'll post more details soon. And my friend Kathleen is hosting a home show; let me know if you're interested in details.

And, of course, you can order on line or give me a call. Just don't look for me at Cherrywood this year (sigh)

New Soap - Benefits Cancer Research

I've decided on a name for my new soap blend - Esperanza. The name means Hope in Spansih. It's a lovely pale, pale pinkish colour with an woody, somewhat herbal, little bit scent. The scent is hard to describe,but it's very pleasant.

Violet Crown Soap will donate $1 from the sale of each bar of this soap to the American Cancer Society.

Get clean for a cause! I've added the soap to the website and will get a picture up there asap.

suggestions for name

I made a soap with a new (to me) essential oil blend - Rosewood, Rose Geranium, and a touch of Sweet Orange. It's mildly floral, a little woody. Let's have a contest! Help me name my soap and I'll send you a bar!