Soaps 4 Hope

When I first started my soap making venture in mid 2006, I felt a deep need to give back to the community.  I was welcomed so graciously into the soaping industry and being given/taught this tremendous gift of skill & sustainability, that I decided immediately with my new venture there must be path to follow.  A way set up a way of giving back to the community.  I am always full of ideas.  I started out blogging about it and even purchased a website "soaps 4 hope." My idea was grand... my funds and time as a full-time wife and mother was not.  I was ill equipped to keep this going and starting a business was more than I had ever imagined it could be without help.
((When you make, package, and sell your own products, as well as handle your household everything.... I'm sure you get the picture.  ))  I still believe as I always have...  

                   "... giving back to the community will inspire Hope in our future.
It is my belief that we need to be the change that we want to see in the world

and every small change helps.  Thank you for helping!  That is the main goal 

and purpose in Central Coast Soaps project of 'Soaps 4 Hope.'"

Beach Feet Soap ~ with Awapuhi & Oatmeal

Now that my kids are in school and I have started to pick up all of this business busy  pace again, it really just came to my attention the other day to put my plan back into action.  I had gone into my bank to give a personal "thank you" soap back to a gal who I had been so wonderful at always helping me set up my accounts and who gives wonderful customer service.
While I was in there she decided the soap I gave her would make a perfect fundraiser for the booth they are having at the 6th Annual Relay for life: "Footsteps In the Sand" at Arroyo Grande High School in May.(May 21&22,2011)....

Soaps for Sale at that event!!!  (I have them curing now... ;) so they can be sold to raise funds for a CURE.)



With Rabobank's order for the fundraiser , Soaps 4 Hope is  be Back on track!  Thank you Nancy & Rabobank!  I will track the giving here on Central Coast Soaps Blog.

Here is how Central Coast Soaps gives back through Soaps 4 Hope.  We count on you to do the giving through your event or fundraiser.  Our big give back is the discount we provide based on the amount of soaps you order.  You just need to prove that you are a valid fund-raising organization.  Then we will get your order started. 

Keep in mind our soaps are the highest in quality and they take 3-4 weeks cure time before they can be delivered to your company's fund-raising event.  We can offer packaging options as well. 


Hope all is well & Hope you are keeping it bubbly! ;)
One Busy Soapin' Gal ~keepitbubbly, xox Jeri

A Time of Thanksgiving..(The Ultimate Gift /repost of Keepitbubbly blog)

The Ultimate Gift

The Ultimate Gift.... Sometimes it takes losing everything before you know what you really have

Watched a great movie today with my kids and my nieces.  "The Ultimate Gift" had us all very moved.  If you haven't seen it this movie, its worth watching.  I am thankful to have shared it with my family.... now I share it with all of you... my other family!! 
http://www.theultimategift.com/home.php?cid=4294967295&cat=home

May we all have the true blessings of the gifts he received in this movie.

1) the gift of work (he must learn to work for his money)
2) the gift of money (he must learn to handle his money wisely)
3) the gift of love (he must learn to love unconditionally)
4) the gift of friends (he must find friends who accept him without his money)
5) the gift of laughter (he must learn to see the joys of life)
6) the gift of giving (must learn to be generous, especially with money)
7) the gift of family (he must spend time with family)
8) the gift of problems (he must learn to face and solve problems for himself)
9) the gift of learning (he must learn to learn, he doesn't know everything)
10) the gift of dreams (he must have dreams, dreams for his life)
11) the gift of gratitude (he must learn to be thankful for what he has)
12) the gift of a day (What would you do with your last day on Earth)

A Song for you too...  Because as my brother once told me... "With somethings, you have to be all in.  It has to be all or nothing Sis."  I believe he is right when it comes to all of the above,  I believe he is right when it comes to love....All in.... (btw...you've got mail)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1odkjJCA10c

 Have a sweet and lovely, warm giving of thanks....  Safe travels if you are,  if you are not...Enjoy those you've got! :)

keepitbubbly~ xOx Jeri

Matt 6:21

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

The Votes Are In!! Or Should I Say...The first contest is ..11/3/10

over and we have three Winners!!

This was so much fun!  Can't wait until next year!  We are going to get even more involved with finding fun surprise goodies to go in the baskets and we will start earlier too!  T.J. was even thinking of a costume contest, or even a theme contest for the pumpkins!  Fun! Fun! Fun!

So we were in the carving mood and put ourselves to the test with seven little pumpkins!






As you can see we gave ourselves a
makeover!

Without further  anticipation building up, Here are the winners!

We didn't give them a first second or third.  We gave them each "Job Well Done...We Think They Each Should Be #1"

"Mickey" by Raquel

"Gino did this Completely by himself!" 

‎"Jack" by Loretta

 

Congratulations my friends!  Thank you to all who participated.  You all did a fantastic job!  There were some lovely pumpkins!

 

 

 

Things I love about this season....  It kicks off the season of being nice.  Everyone, no matter their station during the Holidays is a bit nicer and happier.  They are hopeful and full of good cheer.  I like to think that it gets spread around and we rub off on each other.  

Fall & Harvest makes me thankful for all the time spent in my garden growing up with my family!  It is a tradition I gladly pass on to my two kids and part of why we celebrate the way we do!  Thank you for joining us!

I try and take my kids each year to a local farm because we are not fortunate to live on one at this time.  Those visits remind me of all the time I spent in my big garden growing up.  I miss my garden.  I used to sit out in a field and pull the weeds that would seem to spring up everywhere. I would sit there and quiet my mind.   My dad would come out daily and ask, "How does your garden grow?"  I would answer not so much in the rhyme, but exclaim,  "With weeds you know? It grows with lots of weeds!" Sometimes we would sit on the back deck and eat snap peas off the vine and talk.  Other times we would just sit and eat them quietly.  It was the best.  Mom would join us and we would light the barbecue for grilling and then for just sitting around it after dinner.  It was like camping at home.   Hanging out in the garden with my parents was fun.  We put in a lot of hard work and then enjoyed the fruits of our labors.     I was so proud of the onions and tomatoes I grew there.too.  Mom and I put them up for soups, sauces and stews.  I loved that because winter was a great time for them.  It still is one of my favorite things to come home on cold days to stew cooking.  Even to this day there is nothing like my Mom's Stew! 

Thanks Loretta for sending me this pic!

These two pumpkins had a very lovely glow!!

Your baskets will be ready soon!  Hope you all had a safe and
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Keepitbubbly ~ xOx~ Jeri

Central Coast Soaps 1st Pumpkin Carving Contest ~10 /27/10

Email a picture of your carved pumpkin from this years festivities for a chance to Win 1 of 3 Soap Gift Baskets.

Entry to the contest is as easy as 1 ~ 2 ~ 3!!! 

1. Simply Email us a picture of your carved pumpkin to:

info@centralcoastsoaps.com   

by 6pm Pacific Standard Time November 1st, 2010.

2. Make sure to include your name, address, and phone number within your email. 

3. Relax and wait for blog post of winners and for your Gift Soap Basket if you are one of them!

Rules:
1.  There is no fee to enter this contest.  Happy Fabulous Fall From Central Coast Soaps! :)

2.  All entries must be from this years pumpkins.

3. One entry per email address.  

4. You must be 18 years old to enter, or enter with your parents permission.

"Sometimes....there are no words!"

"Moooo've over pumpkins!"

"I want this one!"

                           

"Ta~da!!!!"

5. All picture entries will be subject for use by Central Coast Soaps in this contest and future contest advertising.  By entering a picture in this contest, you agree that you own the rights to the photo and grant Central Coast Soaps permission to use the photo for this contest and future contest advertising.  

"Ready!"

6.  Good Clean Fun! Be Creative, Be Scary, Be Inspired and have FUN carving.  I personally ask that all entries be of good taste.  My children are helping me judge this contest and I would like to think that all entries will be fantastically fun for them to view.  That being said, all entries depicting anything inappropriate, vulgar, profanity, illegal, or of ill taste will be disqualified immediately.


7.  This contest is for family fun only.  Your privacy is important to us. Please only enter pictures of your pumpkins. 

Always!

8.  Central Coast Soaps and personal information: Contestant personal information that is collected in this contest will be used solely by Central Coast Soaps for this contest only.  There will be no communication of commercial or of any other nature, unrelated to this contest sent to an entrant, unless such entrant gives specific requests to Central Coast Soaps/ Keep It Bubbly Blogs (i.e. /link subscriptions/rss feed follow) for that specific purpose. 

My favorite rule!

Winners will be notified by email and through a blog post.  Soap Gift Baskets will be mailed out by November 15th.
Good Luck! ~The Sharpe Family

Kicking Up Some Fun With Bergamot Boots! ~ 9/19/10

As most of you know....

Miss Emily & Buckey

My daughter has been taking horseback riding lessons.  She really enjoys her latest adventure and it has inspired my soap making into "Bergamot Boots!"  I love to put great words together and make products that knock the 'socks' off my clients.  It is my hope that my soap will make them spend more time relaxing in the bath!  So, kick off your boots and soothe your spirit head to toes!  This Citrus Bar was made for you!

Simple Pure Ingredients Make a Lovely Soap for your skin:

Saponified: Olea Europaea (Organic Olive) oil, Elaeis Guineensis (Organic Palm) kernel oil. Avena sativa (Organic Oat) ground meal, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit oil.




   
Bergamot essential oil ( Citrus bergamia )

Bergamot essential oil has antibacterial, deodorising, refreshing, soothing, and uplifting properties which make it excellent for body skincare preparations, for ensuring healthy and vital skin. Bergamot essential oil has a fresh, citrus and slightly spicy aroma and is powerfully refreshing, uplifting and invigorating and helps maintain a balanced mood. Dr Nicholas Monardes who wrote a book about the plants of America in 1569, named the plant Bergamot because the scent of its leaves resembled the Italian Bergamot Orange, Citrus Bergamia from which an essential oil is made. FCF at the end of Bergamot indicates that the furocoumarins (namely bergaptene) have been removed by steam distillation. Bergaptene free Bergamot (FCF) reduces the susceptibility to photosensitizing and is the preferred bergamot for safe use in massage blends and in perfumes.  Bergamot essential oil FCF originates from Sicily and is extracted by cold expression of the fruit peel.
The idea of taking my Olive & Palm Kernel Oil Oatmeal Soap Blend and adding Bergamot Essential oil was easy inspiration.  The olive oil I use in my soap I buy locally, but has been imported from Italy.  In the above research I found that Bergamot EO had originated from Sicily.  This began my wheels turning!  I'm sure those looking at me could see them turn! :)



Enjoy!

keepitbubbly!~ Jeri

5/30/10 ~ by Jeri Sharpe

Bath Teas for soaking comfort. 

Directions: Place 'Bath Tea' bag in  bath while filling with desired temperature of water and allow to steep.  Carefully ease yourself into the tub and into the wonderful relaxation of a tranquil misty meadow lush with lavender and chamomile.  Rejuvenate your spirit as you welcome the beautiful aroma.  Soothe your soul with the succulent bounty that nature has to offer.  Enjoy!

4/7/10 ~ by Jeri Sharpe

2.5oz Olive, Palm Kernel, Coconut oil, Unscented Soap.
2.5oz Olive, Palm Kernel, Coconut oil, Oatmeal Unscented Soap.
2.5oz Olive, Palm Kernel, Coconut oil, w/ Lemongrass Essential Oil
2.5oz Olive, Palm Kernel, Coconut oil, Oatmeal Soap w/Lemongrass E.O.
2.5oz Olive, Palm Kernel, Coconut oil, Unscented Soap.





 3oz Olive, Palm Kernel, Coconut oil soap with Lemongrass Essential Oil and Oatmeal.