Soap Bar Sample Cutter

Okay, it has been long time since I last blogged. I have been really busy with the new little one (Wynter), wife duties, the boys (EJ & Bubbas), son (EJ) getting ready to leave for college, full time work outside the home and running Karess Krafters. It has been a whirlwind at my home and some days (time wise) are better than others. But nevertheless I decided to blog today about my new bar to sample cutter.


I purchased this beautiful piece of craftsmanship from Darlene also known as Flash on the Soap Dish forum because I was tired of inconsistent sample bar sizes. Besides sales have picked up like crazy for us which means we had to step our game up. The cutter as I mentioned is beautiful. I had a small learning curve with it in the beginning. I was not placing my bars on the cutter to the point they line up with the groves, therefore I was getting a very odd shaped soap sample. But after talking with Darlene and getting a few tips, I am not getting beautiful and consistent sample bars. Sorry I don’t have any pix of my cut bars to show, however here is a picture of the cutter.

Soap Sampler - $7.50 : Karess Krafters, bath & body inspired by nature

Soap Sampler - $7.50 : Karess Krafters, bath & body inspired by nature

FIRST BLOG GIVEAWAY - KARESS KRAFTERS

****WELCOME****


Hello Blog World and welcome to our FIRST bi-monthly giveaway. We are too excited about our new journey and hope that you’re just as happy.

Karess Krafters will be offering a blog giveaway every two months as a way of giving back as well as spreading the word about our wonderful handmade skin goodies. Our giveaways are a wonderful opportunity to get pampered or shower that special someone with quality handmade products inspired by nature with ingredients found around the globe.

****GIVEAWAY****

This month’s giveaway is a chance for one winner to win one full size bar of Fabulous Handmade Soap, a 2 oz jar of Luscious Whipped Cocoa Butter and a Moisturizing Hemp Lip Balm. This contest will end on July 28th, 2010 at midnight EST and is open to US residents only (don’t worry we will be expanding our giveaways internationally soon). Winner must be at least 18 years of age to participate and will be notified by email (please leave your email address in ALL comment entries). The winner, who is selected via random.org, will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be selected.



MANDATORY ENTRIES:

1) YOU MUST FOLLOW OUR BLOG VIA GOOGLE FRIEND CONNECT (right side bar) TO ENTER THIS CONTEST **be sure to leave a comment

2) Visit Karess Krafters and then tell us in a comment your favorite product from Karess Krafters

BONUS ENTRIES:

1) Heart CCrafter's Etsy shop, leave a comment with your Etsy name, telling us that you did so.

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2) Follow Karess Krafters on Twitter, leave a comment with your Twitter name, telling us that you did so.

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3) Fan Karess Krafters Facebook page, leave a comment with your FB name, telling us did so.

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4) E-Blast (email) your contact list informing them of this giveaway and cc karessrafters@yahoo.com. Leave a comment saying you did so.

3 entries (note you must leave 3 comments to count for 3 entries)

5) Subscribe to Karess Krafters newsletter (left side bar), leave a comment telling us you did so

2 entries (note you must leave 2 comments to count for 2 entries)

6) Blog about this giveaway with a link to this post. Leave comment with link to your blog post.

5 entries (note you must leave 5 comments to count for 5 entries)

7) Purchase from Karess Krafters, leave a comment telling us you did so.

10 entries (note you must leave 10 comments to count for 10 entries)


This giveaway will end July 28th with the lucky winner selected on July 29th and notified shortly thereafter. Please be sure your email address is valid. If the lucky winner does not respond within 48 hours, a new winner will be selected.

Whipped Cocoa Butter

Cocoa Butter - The Ultimate Moisturizer!

Cocoa Butter has been used for centuries to hydrate and tone the skin, diminish scars, heal wounds and keep the skin supple while giving it a healthy glow. Our Whipped Cocoa Butter is sure to supply your skin with the nutrients it deserves.

Whipped to a creamy perfection is quality cocoa butter with nourishing oils that will lock in moisture and soothe your skin from the harsh environmental elements. Our Whipped Cocoa Butter

• softens and lubricates skin
• protects dry, chapped, sensitive skin
• soothes irritated skin
• treats rough, dry skin
• smooths marks and scars (excellent for expecting mommies)
• evens tone and moisturizes

This luxury whipped butter begins with prime-pressed cocoa butter with drizzles of Coconut, Avocado, Jojoba and Rice Bran oils along with a dab of Mango Butter and Vitamin E. The silky smooth texture melts upon skin contact and protects the skin from environmental elements while keeping your skin soft and supple. Great for FEET and HAIR too!

For the month of June, we are offering FREE shipping on all orders. You must enter the code Hydrate in the voucher section on our webstore and in the comments section in our Etsy shop. Etsy shoppers will receive a refund for the shipping amount. Happy Saving.

Memorial Day Sale

SAVE!!!!

In honor of Memorial Day we are offering 20% off ALL products in our stores. You must enter code MEMWK10 to receive the savings.

To ALL of our Etsy shoppers, please enter the code in the message box at check out and we will refund the discounted amount to you. For those who shop on our site, you may enter the code in the Voucher field, click recalculate and the discount amount will populate.

Be sure to check out our Bargain Bin, we have slashed prices on many soaps, lip balms and perfume oils to make room for the new. With the discounted prices and additional 20% off, the savings is GREAT!

Ingredient of the Day: Dea Sea Mud

Ingredient of the Day: Dead Sea Mud

What is the big deal with putting mud all over your body?

Applying ordinary, yet extraordinary Dead Sea Mud on your body has many skin loving benefits.

The mud comes from the Dead Sea based in Jordan and Israel. It has attracted many visitors from around the world for thousands of years and is known as the world’s first health resort according to Wikipedia. Due to the layout of the Dead Sea, high concentrations of salts and minerals are produced that are excellent for the skin. Its most precious resource is the Dead Sea Mud.

Dead Sea Mud contains a large range of minerals that
• improves circulation and natural skin generation
• cleanses the skin and removes any residue, impurities and toxins
• provides effective relief for skin disorders such as psoriasis, eczema and acne
• moisturizes the skin and keeps it hydrated
• gently removes dead skin cells to reveal more youthful, healthier skin

Dead Sea Mud exfoliates, cleanses and hydrates the skin all while infusing it with minerals. In addition, it helps improve the skin quality of various skin conditions thus making it a staple product for your household.

Check out our Spa Bar with Dead Sea Mud, it exfoliates, cleanses and hydrates.

New Look

What's New?!

We have been really busy in the Karess Krafters shop with creating new soaps and a new look for all of our products.

New soaps such as Avocado Mint with real avocados, Sandalwood & Vetiver with Coconut & Beer and Whipped Cream Lemon-Almond with Heavy Cream will impart extra moisture on your skin with its luxurious creamy lather. And the new packaging adds great eye appeal.

Our appearance has taken a 360 degree turn. You will find as you browse our site a more uniformed look through out. Our new labels were professionally designed and printed to give each of our products a vibrant and cohesive appeal through out our entire catalog. In addition, our soap packaging has gone GREEN. We now wrap all of our soaps with eco-friendly fiber paper with a recycled paper band and seal it with our NEW soap label. Our change in packaging took much consideration and we hope you like our changes as much as we do. **Please note, we are still working through some of our old inventory. Therefore any soaps that are clearance will be packaged in the old packaging.

Keep up with what is going on with Karess Krafters by becoming a fan of our fan page on Facebook. We advertise sales, promotions, new products, where we will be, etc. on our fan page and we want you to stay in the KNOW.

Be sure to check out our Bargain Bin. We have slashed prices on many of our soaps and lip balms to make room for the new. Once these products are gone they will not return. A few products that will be leaving are our Coconut & Lime, Patchouli and Sugar Cookie soaps along with Cappuccino, Caramel Crunch and Honey Bee lip balms.

Check us out on Etsy or at our webstore