Featured Soap: Lavender and Vanilla Shea Butter Soap

My all natural Lavender and Vanilla soap smells fantastic! It is a nice, soft blend of lavender and vanilla essential oils that relaxes your worries away. 100% natural with no artificial colors or scents. Your skin will thank you. Each all natural bar weighs 4oz. - 4.5oz.

All of my soaps are rich in moisturizing oils and butters for happier, healthier skin. You're sure to love the thick, creamy lather of my soaps so much, that you'll be back for more before you know it! Makes a great facial and body soap, shaving soap, and shampoo bar.

Ingredients: coconut oil, olive oil, palm oil, distilled water, sodium hydroxide, rice bran oil, shea butter, vanilla essential oil, and lavender essential oil.

Visit me on the Roanoke City Market to purchase this soap or buy online at Rebecca's Soap Delicatessen.

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Polymer Clay Cupcake Tutorial

I love tiny polymer clay food, especially if it's something I can wear like earrings or a necklace. So when I stumbled across this wonderful tutorial on how to make mini cupcakes on Gimme Some Sugar Blog I thought I'd share it with the rest of you! Read the tutorial here.

Not quite that crafty? You can buy adorable jewelry featuring cupcakes, ice cream sundaes and more at Gimme Some Sugar on Etsy.

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How to Make an Eco-Friendly Bag from Industrial Wool Felt and Recycled Leather

This tutorial is written by Jenya at EvaForever Blog. Please visit her shop forEvaMore for cool handmade clothing and accessories.

Start with purchasing half a yard (normally 36” wide) industrial 3mm 100% wool felt. Wool felt is a biodegradable, sustainable and renewable material that will last you ages. Qualities of this material are countless so don’t be surprised to see that it might cost you about $40 – it’s totally worth it. You can now find them through different online shops including Etsy. I bought mine through Feltorama.com because it turned out to be a bit cheaper and the service is outstanding.

Put the fabric you are going to use as your lining on the floor (or table) and put the felt on top. Cut the lining about 1 inch bigger than the felt.

Then cut out all the pockets you will need. I thought about this part long and hard before hand – what can be better than a bag with pockets just for your things to hold. I made one huge pocket on one side for my mail and magazines and another little one on top of the big one.

Continue reading the rest of this tutorial at EvaForeva.

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New Lavender and Sage Lotion

My handmade Lavender and Sage Honey and Goat Milk Lotion with Shea Butter and Aloe is now available for sale locally at the Roanoke City Market and online at Rebecca's Soap Delicatessen. This thick and creamy, luxurious lotion will leave your skin feeling deeply moisturized, soft, and silky smooth. It contains a combination of Goat’s Milk, Honey and Shea Butter in addition to aloe, sunflower, and soybean oils - all wonderful ingredients for hydrating your skin. The scent is a clean blend of lavender, sage, and basil. It's a very fresh, floral fragrance. I can ship up to two lotions or one lotions and two soaps for just $5 in US. (Overpayment of any shipping charges are refunded once your order ships.) Shop now.

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