***The I Have Lost My Damned Mind Giveaway-CLOSED!

So here's the long-awaited giveaway I've been promising my FB likers, nee fans, forever. I've been in a slump lately which explains my lack of posts, new products, and everything else...

The Rewels:

1. You must be a FB fan-and don't try to trick me. I'm petty and have no social life, so I will go through every person to verify if you're a fan or not before even considering you as a potential winner...
2. Tell us the last time you've done something so totally bizarre or WTF-have-I-done.
3. Tweet, post on your FB page, or blog about this giveaway (with a link) for an extra entry....
4. Open to US residents only

The Reward:

Pick any 6 soaps in my arsenal. That's a minimum $35 value, and enough soap to wash your butt for the entire spring and summer...

The winner will be chosen on Memorial Day-May 30th.  Good Luck!

UPDATE: YEAH, YEAH, I SAID WINNER TO BE CHOSEN ON MEMORIAL DAY, BUT I'VE BEEN SIDELINED W/AN UNFORESEEN EMERGENCY. THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON FRIDAY, JUNE 3RD. THANKS TO ALL WHO ENTERED-AND YES, THE CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED!

Winner Announced: Name That Soap....

Thanks to everyone who entered my little contest. I appreciate your time and your interest! You've all given me some good names, but there was one name that stuck in my head the entire time. It was so obvious from the beginning, but I was too angry with the soap to think clearly, lol.

So, without further ado, I've decided to name this soap Sweet Nothings! Ms. RE-Recycled Frockery, congratulations woman! This soap is yours. Hit me up at the soapseduction@verizon.net so I can mail you a bar this week. And Mama, this soap is vegan and made with pthalate-free fragrances.

I'm keeping all these other names in mind for future reference. If I use it, the product is yours!

Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner!

Happy President's Day! I hope you're enjoying your day off if you're fortunate enough to have one. As promised, I am ready to announce the winner of my Sticky Giveaway. Without further ado, congratulations to Pattie!!!! I know you read this blog regularly girl, so hit me up:)

Thanks to everyone for entering. There will be more cool giveaways like this one coming soon! I appreciate everyone's participation:)

A Sticky Giveaway!

I am all about branding, and what better way to showcase your business, blog, or cause than with customized stickers or labels. I am very happy to host this giveaway courtesy of Uprinting.com. One lucky somebody will receive 250 personalized labels or stickers. You can choose how you want to use them: Promote your business, your blog, your cause, or something as simple as address labels, calling cards, or your kids’ projects or activities. Here’s the skinny:



Giveaway Prize:

250 Stickers/Labels for One (1) lucky winner
Sizes: 2” x 3.5”, 2” x 4”, or 3” x 3”
Paper: 70lb Label Matte
Specifications: Full color front, blank back; 6 Business Day printing
Shipping: FREE UPS Ground Shipping
Eligibility: Limited to US Residents only

To enter, simply leave a comment telling us how you’d use them because I’m just nosy like that..heehee. The winner will be chosen on 2/15-President’s Day!

And The Winner Is....

I'd like to thank everyone for participating in my New Year's Giveaway. This has been my most successful one on this blog to date, and that makes me feel really good!

Now without further ado, the winner was chosen via random.org, and I chose the winner based on the number of comments. Although there were 45 comments altogether, I did not include my own, of course, and there were 2 comments by the same person, so there were 43 comments in all. Congratulations to:

#37-Marcia P.

Congrats Marcia (do you pronounce that Mar-see-a or Mar-sha?) You've got 48 hours to contact me at thesoapseduction@verizon.net so I can send your goodies or I'll draw another name!

Again, thanks to everyone for participating, and I'll be doing another giveaway really soon!

New Year's Giveaway!!!

I was inspired by Amber over at Amber's Ambry to do a giveaway. I haven't done one in a while, and it's about time. Here's what you'll win:

Three of my soaps:

Blackberry Sage

Savon Lavande

Wash The Day Away

To qualify, just leave a comment telling us what one of your goals is for the new year, and you get an entry. International readers are welcomed! Winners will be announced on Jan 18th. Good Luck!

********COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED**********

So, I'm Sponsoring This Lil Giveaway....

"Why do you give away your stuff?" is a question I'm asked every now and then. Because I'm an attention whore that's why!!! No, seriously, I love to share, and I believe it's necessary to give in order to receive. I'll shut up now and just say head over to Ozark Scents and enter their latest giveaway featuring moi. I know somebody's birthday is coming up and you're gonna need a gift. Okay, then do it for you cuz you deserve it!

Win A Bunch Of Stuff From The Etsy Bloggers Street Team

My latest team, The Etsy Bloggers Street Team is having a major giveaway. I mean MAJOR! The total value of the giveaway is around $300!! Here's the link to check it out. Good luck!

Oh Happy, Happy Hump Day!!!

This morning I awoke tired and listless-just naturally pissed off at the world because I have to get out of bed and go to work! One thing I always do before heading out the door is scan all of the blogs I'm following, and guess what??? I won the giveaway at Jabon artesanal by Nuria! Remember I blogged about this a while back? Well, the loot, the booty is all mine! I won out of 331 entries! How freakin' awesome is that??? I've never won a darn thing in my life, and I so wanted this! I cannot wait to get my goodies. Thanks Nuria for having such a fantastic giveaway.

I owe. I owe. So off to work I go! Can you believe it's July 1st???

A Giveaway To Die For!!!

Did you know some of the most talented soap makers are from Spain and Latin America? I follow a number of "Spanish-speaking" soap blogs-not only because I admire their artistry, but also to brush up on my Espanol. One such blog is Jabon artesanal or Handmade soap. Nuria is the creative genius behind this fabulous forum, and her soaps are simply gorgeous. Nuria posts in both Spanish and English and has quite a loyal following-myself included:-D

Nuria is hosting a giveaway featuring additives of all kinds: dried flowers, dried fruits, soap colorants, herbs, you name it. And I want it ALL!! Look at how beautiful these lovelies are. I've never made soaps with herbs and dried fruits and stuff before, and these are begging for my little grubby hands to touch them! Those oranges are to die for. I think I'm going to slice up some oranges and dry them out to see if I can get them to look as delicious as these. Anyway, you too can enter the giveaway by clicking here. Good Luck!

Help Me Name This Soap and Win A Free Bar!

Believe it or not, I'm at a total loss for naming this soap. Yeah, yeah, it's green-again, but it does have some yellow, and if you pull out your magnifying glass, you'll definitely see the lavender-LOL. What's in it? Let's see...avocado oil, castor oil, soybean oil, coconut oil, and cocoa butter. The scent? It's a kitchen sink of leftover fragrances including yuzu, cranberry, and grapefruit. I'm really big on citrus scents-especially grapefruit, if you didn't already know!

Help me name it, and if I choose your scent, you get a bar-fo' free!!!

And The Winner Is......!!!

Thanks to everyone who participated in my I Love Cupcakes Giveaway, but unfortunately, there can only be one winner. The lucky recipient of 3 shea butter cupcakes is:

THE AMERICAN HOMEMAKER!!!!

(winner chosen via random.org-I couldn't upload the screenshot-sorry)

CONGRATULATIONS! Please e-mail me at thesoapseduction@verizon.net with your shipping info.

I'll be doing another giveaway real soon. Stay tuned!

Another Giveaway!!!

Ya know, I'm doing my part to stimulate the economy because I'm giving away everything!!! Head over to Steals and Deals where I'm hosting yet another giveaway. I agreed to do this around Christmastime, and I completely forgot! This giveaway is a basket full of goodies all made by me of course. Read about it and enter here!

Thanks to Abby at Steals and Deals for the opportunity!

I Love Cupcakes Giveaway

Okay, it's time for another giveaway! Why? Cuz I want to, and this time, I need your help. I'm giving away one of each of my shea butter cupcake soaps. That's one Buttercream Cupcake Soap, one Carrot Cupcake Soap, and one Chocolate Cupcake Soap. They'll be packaged up all pretty, so you can keep one for yourself, give one to your best gal, give one as a gift, or be greedy like me, and keep them all for yourself (I'm bad, I know!) All ya have to do, is leave a comment about your favorite cupcake flavor (doesn't have to be one of mine). Hype my giveaway on your blog and link back to me, and you'll earn an extra entry!

The contest will run from now until April 15th (have you done your taxes yet?). The winner will be selected using that random number picker thing-y again. Good Luck, and I've just given you something to blog about:-D

Win These Beautiful Earrings!

Love vintage? Whether you do or not, who doesn't love free stuff? I cannot stress the word free enough! We're doing our part to boost the economy over at Art Fire by hosting our own stimulus package aptly named The ArtFire Stimulus Package Sale. One of my new followers and now friend, The Vintage Jewelry Collector is having a giveaway! Aren't these earrings beautiful and unique? They remind me of little, diamond nuggets, and I want them!! You can qualify too by buying something from me or any of the other participants then commenting on VJ's blog, blogging about the giveaway, then commenting on the blog, or blog about the giveaway while mentioning all the participating shops (did I get that all right???) Anyway, go over to The Vintage Jewelry Collector for the skinny!

And The Winner Is......!!!

Congratulations to Laura!!!!!

You are the winner of my blogiversary giveaway!!! Congratulations and please contact me (thesoapseduction@verizon.net) with your prize selections and contact info.

Thanks to everyone who entered. I truly appreciate your support, and be on the lookout for my next giveaway coming VERY soon!

100 Soap Samples! What Was I Thinking???

Sometimes I'm too darned nice for my own good. Back in December I was contacted about providing samples for a school charity. I don't like to say no to charity, but I don't like being pressured into doing something I really don't want to do either. Thinking I could get out of it, I replied that all I'd be willing to donate was 100 samples, and to my surprise, they replied that that was okay. DAMN, DAMN, DAMN!!! Here we are almost 3 months later, and I'm just getting off my butt and putting these together. I wanted to do something different. If I'm going to be dishing out 100 ounces of soap, they'd better stand out, right?

I found these cute muslin drawstring bags that I absolutely adore. They are such a cool way to protect the soap and you can smell it right through the bag! I don't have a custom stamp with my shop name and URL on it (on the shopping list), so I took this stamp that I have that says "Handcrafted" and I stamped one side of the bag. On the other side, I stamped "Enjoy." I've inserted a little card with my product name and URL on it along with a coupon towards a future purchase. I think that I'm going to have to box these up into two large flat rate shipping boxes. I'm off to finish inserting my cards....

Oh yeah: This is the last week to enter my giveaway. Don't you want a chance to win free stuff?????

Happy Blogiversary To Me-Giveaway!!!!

It's been exactly one year to the day that I wrote my first post, and I have come a long way! I've met many wonderful people. I've made many new friends, and I'm happy again!

To celebrate this momentous occasion, I'm doing my very first giveaway!! One lucky winner will receive 3 Cold Process soaps, 1 Skin Quencher, 1 Perfume Solid, and 1 Lip Lush. Your goodies will be packaged up all pretty and shipped to you US Priority Mail. Just visit my ArtFire studio for scent choices. You choose the scents you want. To enter, all you have to do is leave a comment saying why you love handmade bath and body products, and poof-you're qualified. The winner will be randomly chosen using that random number picker thingy, and the contest will run til Feb 28th. The winner will be chosen on March 1st. Encourage all your friends and blog followers to enter, and good luck!

Get Thee Over To Smitten Blog Designs

Believe it or not, I'm participating in my very first giveaway! It's not that I don't like to give. Believe me, I do, but I've never felt that I had a large enough audience to make it worthwhile.

Well, I received an e-mail last week out of the blue asking if I'd be interested in participating in a giveaway. Sure! Why not! It's practically free publicity, and it is the season of giving (although you should give all year round). Kate over at Smitten Blog Designs is hosting the "Give, Oh Giveaway Contest". The contest runs for 12 days, so there'll be 12 winners. There are some really cool prizes to be had-including these gems from moi. It's a 2 oz body balm and CP soap-both scented in Orange Spice. It's delish!