Though you're not leaving the nest immediately, I still wanted to type up some words of wisdom. Some life lessons, as one would say. 1 Find your joy. Hold tight to it. If it can make you money at it, even better. 2 Find your people, your tribe. This will morph and change through the years. And that's okay. Know who your real friends are, and treat those people like…
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You’ve heard me shouting from the rooftops for the past year, right? About how important it is (more than ever!) to shop small, stay loyal to local, and support handmade? I’m sure you’ve heard! Again, and now for Mother's Day, I’ve pulled together a simple and straight-forward gift guide from a handful of local makers and entrepreneurs in our Handmade on Main shop. Gifts that are perfect for the MOM,…
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It's been one year! of the world coming to a halt quarantine shutting down my business for weeks Jen with SA Live coming out to the shop, to talk all-purpose cleaners, hand cleansers, bar soaps (protecting ourselves through covid) rescheduling, then cancelling our style show switching to HEB curbside, to avoid the crowds toilet paper hoarding missing Ben, while he's at his dad's for April and May an insane amount…
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New products!!! Yep, more! (I got busy during all of my after-Christmas downtime) Facial dry brushes, facial toner, facial oil, and jade rollers... to add to our face scrubbies, face mist, and clay face mask! Here's my fun (and educational?) breakdown... >>>MORNING ROUTINE<<< My morning routine happens after I drop the middle schooler off at school, during the couple of hours I have to care…
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For a steamy, spa-like, aromatherapy, effervescent shower. With peppermint and eucalyptus essential oils, to help with cough, congestion, and breathing. For relief during cold, flu, and allergy seasons. Made with the same base as our bath bombs. Just tweaked with different essential oils (to focus on a vapor rub-ish aromatherapy experience), a slight adjustment in the amount of coconut oil (to hold them together in the new molds), and made…
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I kept a secret for almost two months! A BIG secret!!! San Antonio Magazine reached out to me the first week of January, with a note about how impressed they were that I found ways to connect with people despite all that 2020 brought, that I pulled together this community of makers, and that we outlasted covid. They wanted to give Handmade on Main an Editor's Choice award in their…
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This week has been HARD. On SO many around us. From being without electricity, being without power, the vehicle accidents, roof leaks, days without sales, events cancelled, running out of groceries, worrying about friends and family away from us, busted pipes, and more. Poor Texas; poor Boerne. Especially after the year that covid gave us, especially for small businesses, these times are making us stronger or crushing us. I've seen…
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I've been so excited about our body butter release! Light, fluffy, moisturizing, airy, hydrating, whipped goodness in a jar! Right now, we do have some Limited Edition Milk Chocolate jars left, since Chocolate Walk didn't happen last Saturday. But I do expect to sell those out soon. For everyday, we'll have Soothing Lavender on the shelves. I'm hoping everyone loves and enjoys them! And that everyone's skin benefits from these nourishing ingredients. …
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There's never been a better, or easier, time... for at-home spa days! Many of us are uneasy about going into places, staying for long periods of time, or spending that time with a mask off. So why not try your hand at doing your own pampering, from the comfort and safety of your own home? FACE SCRUBBIES The face scrubbies that I carry are a great place…
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So now I'm deconstructing my hand cleansers! (our germ-fighting, antibacterial, moisturizing, sanitizer sprays) Ingredients: isopropyl alcohol, aloe vera liquid, vitamin E oil, lemon essential oil, doTERRA's OnGuard essential oils blend ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL For our hand sanitizer, our recipe had to be formulated around 70% alcohol. That's probably the only thing you want to have that much isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) in it. 😉 But what else can you do…
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