Christmas is coming!  I love this time of the year, don't you?  

I designed, shaped, and hand painted each snowman and then sealed each with a glossy varnish and attached baker's twine to every ornament.  He is unique in that he has a glittery tinsel scarf and 3 red heart buttons and lots of glitter!

The ornament measures almost 4 inches tall and 3 inches wide.

Great care will be taken to ensure that the ornament arrives at its destination all in one piece!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Christmas is coming!  I love this time of the year, don't you?  

I designed, shaped, and hand painted each gingerbread man and then sealed each with a glossy varnish and attached baker's twine to each ornament.  I think this could be an excellent teacher's gift or as a simple gift to let someone know you were thinking of them, or for whatever reason!! 

The ornament measures 3" x 2" and I think, would look lovely in an open space in between the boughs.

Great care will be taken to ensure that the ornament arrives at its destination all in one piece!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Christmas is coming! I love this time of the year!  

I designed and made this air dry clay Christmas stocking.  It has a very simple design and I think elegant styling and will be sure to look fabulous on your tree!  This would also make a great teacher gift or a gift for anyone!  

As stated above, I formed and designed (hand painted) the stocking and made sure to put on a good coat of glossy finish.  A baker's twine was attached as a hanger for the ornament.  

This ornament measures 3 inches by 2 inches and would look wonderful in any open space between boughs!  

Great care will be taken to ensure that the ornament arrives at its destination all in one piece.  

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Christmas is coming!  I love this time of the year! This is the year that I am opening up for two major products - Making soap and creating Christmas ornaments.

The Christmas Star Ornament is comprised of hand formed air dry clay that when dry is hand painted by me and applied with "fairy dust" biodegradable glitter, sealed with a glossy finish and then attaching a baker's twine hanger.

Measurements are almost 3 inches from point to point.

Great care will be taken to ensure that this ornament arrives in one piece by ensuring there is plenty of bubble wrap, strong cardboard boxing and plenty of sweet thoughts accompanying each order.

This price is for one ornament but of course, may than one may be ordered!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Christmas is on its way. I love this time of the year!  

This Christmas ornament was made by me using air dry clay that I prepared and then hand painted and used a glossy sealer to "make it shine!".  The blue star has a cute little face peaking through a fir wreath. This is my own design.  There is a baker's twine hanger making it all ready for the tree!  

This would make a wonderful teacher's gift or for anyone on your list!  

Measurements:  3" from point to point.

Christmas is coming!  I love this time of the year, don't you?

I designed, shaped and hand painted each clay Santa ornament and then sealed each with a glossy varnish and attached baker's twine to each ornament.  Wouldn't this be a sweet gift for a teacher or daycare provider or just so many other suggestions?

The ornament measures almost 3 inches long and 2 inches wide.

Great care will be taken to ensure that the ornament arrives at its destination in one piece!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

This should come as no surprise to anyone but I love sunflowers!  I chose The Sunflower Cupboard as the name of my business and I have painted many many items with sunflowers!  Also, when I had a garden, I planted lots of sunflowers!  

I wanted to make the soap a little extra special so I created a sunflower and leaf out of soap dough which I also made.  

It is scented with Vetiver fragrance oil, which is a complex scent and just lovely!

This soap would be a wonderful gift for a gardener (novice or expert) or of course anyone who just loves sunflowers, teachers, coworkers, family members....they sky is the limit!!  

I live in an apartment now and get compliments on how nice it is to go past my door and enjoy whiffs of whatever soap I have just made and of course, my apartment always is delightfully scented!  

WELCOME TO MY WEBSITE!  This is a new addition to my Cold Process Hand Soap section of my shop!   Hmmm....an Easter Egg soap, that took some thinking.  The eggs were easy (made out of homemade soap dough) but what would the color of the base be?  I opted to a bluish lavender and then added some biodegradable glitter!  This soap is scented with Raspberry Jam fragrance oil and it is perfect!  

Naturally, this would be wonderful for an Easter gift or Spring gift, or any gift!

Please come back and visit often as new soaps are being made as I write!  I am a "small batch soap maker" and I love what I do!

Thanks for stopping by!

Oh, yes....this is definitely a bakery-inspired soap...carrot cake!  This was a fun piece to work on.  I created the carrots out of homemade soap dough (who knew there was such a thing?).  There is of course a layer of cream cheese frosting on top with a cake layer under that with little specks provided by vanilla bean powder.  The scent is Cinnamon as I always think of carrot cake as being not just yummy but a bit of a scent cinnamon as well.

Soap making has become a passion of mine, not just the many choices for scents but to expand on what soap can look like.  I do love the traditional looking soap but I do love a challenge!  I hope you do too!

Please do consider soap as a great gift opportunity especially as the Holiday Season is upon us - teacher gift, coworker gift, stocking stuffers....the list can go on!

Please stop by and visit with me often as I am adding soaps all year round especially now that I have unpacked and set up my craft storage room to include soap storage and curing.

Color-wise, this soap could be suitable for both Fall and Winter/Christmas - red/green/gold colors and to make it really special it is scented with a mix of Apple Bourbon and Kentucky bourbon scents!  The top of the bar is swirled with the above-mentioned colors and the addition of dried cranberry seeds as well!

Getting started on Fall and Holiday soaps is my happy time!  So many ideas and sometimes not enough time but I am getting there!  

We moved in April and spent a good amount of time and more setting up my "soaping area" which has ended up being stored in a nice den off the kitchen/living room and my old standby art table in the same area of the kitchen/living room.  

I am truly in my happy space now and will be creating more soap and art in the years to come!

Hope you all have a wonderful Fall, Christmas, New Year and rest of the year and on and on and on!