We all know I LOVE handmade soap :) So when Pink Parchment Soaps agreed to a feature/give away I was thrilled! Trish has beautiful soaps. Take a look -
*Where are you from? Tell us a bit about yourself.
I am from Michigan. I was born and raised here. The one thing I like about Michigan is that we have rain, snow, ice and some really beautiful days. Fall in Michigan is so beautiful!
*How did you decide on your shop name? Why did you start your business?
Several years ago, we were on vacation in North Carolina and stopped in a small soap shop. They made the most beautiful soap we had ever seen. We also thought, oh these will make wonderful gifts for both my husband’s mother and my mother – both of whom are incredibly difficult to buy for! With both mother’s day and birthdays right around the corner, we stocked up. Once we returned to Michigan, I happened to get a flyer from a local college and they were offering soap-making classes. I took the class, and voila, we were hooked.
*What do you like about being a seller?
My favorite thing about being a seller is all the interesting people you meet. Etsy has such a wide variety of the nicest people you’d ever want to meet. I’d love to be able to meet everyone in person!
*Do you have a favorite scent?
Currently my favorites are peppermint and pink grapefruit. Both have such a refreshing smell and I love the invigorating cooling sensation of peppermint.
*What do you do when you’re not making soap? What activities do you enjoy?
In the winter I can be found reading books. Currently I’m reading about the art of perfume making and aromatherapy. In the summer, I love to be outside working in the garden. I have to admit that I am not a very good gardener, but I do enjoy it.
*Which item in your shop did you enjoy making the most and why?
Cucumber Melon soap! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve made this soap and it never, ever comes out looking the same. It always smells great, just never looks the same. I actually have over 25 pages of notes that have exact measurements, colorants, pouring temperature, temperature inside the house, outside the house, humidity level etc. It’s my current challenge…
*Are there other places on the net we can find you?
We have both twitter - http://twitter.com/pinkparchment
and facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Troy/Pink-Parchment-Soaps/207600585330?ref=ts
NOW FOR THE GIVE AWAY!
The winner will receive their choice of one Body Butter and two Bars of Soap from the shop!!
THIS GIVE AWAY IS CLOSED!!
It would be too hard to choose! I would love to try the Island Coconut soap though.
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My favorite is the Island Coconut Soap
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The soaps are beautiful! I'd love to try the White Ginger Soap. Thanks for the review and giveaway!
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I like the Ginger Lime sugar scrub and the "Just bitchin soap!
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Oh how can one pick a fav??
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I want the Buttercream Bath Bomb among many other great sounding items!
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I like the Romantic Sandlewood vegan soap and the Moon Glow - Vegan...okay the tea tree oil too and the.....lol
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The Ginger Lime Sugar Scrub looks amazing!
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would love to try the strawberry cheesecake soap. So pretty, and I bet it smells great.
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Pink Grapefruit Whipped Body Butter With Aloe Vera sounds great, I can always use a good moisturizer, and I love grapefruit.
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Pink Grapefruit Whipped Body Butter With Aloe Vera sounds great, I can always use a good moisturizer, and I love grapefruit.
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My favorite is the Creme Brulee Soap- yummy!
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Lavender Essential Oil Soap would be one of my top picks!
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Lemon Candy Cream Soap!
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Lovely giveaway I love the romantic sandalwood soap.Thanks fingers crossed. Marian
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I love Trish's shop! Theres no picking just one thing I love from her shop. I do like the Apple Soap, The cucumber scent is amazing & I love her lotions.
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I LOVE the idea of the lavender spa bar and sugar scrub... I adore sugar scrubs and lavender is my favorite!
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Ok so i went to her esty store only to discover no one was there so I went to her sold stuff and in addition to the road trip soap ( wich I would love to take allong on my many road trips) I like the yummy mango bar too! :)
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Your soaps are so pretty, like the Lavender Spa, and Road Trip Soap. I want to say cotton candy and mango madness would be my top choice, but I want one of the really decorative ones. Great photos! ambrerose(!at)aol.com
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I tried to go to the shop and it was closed. I would love to enter ,the Cucumber Melon soap looks wonderful
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Gorgeousness. :-) Unfortunately I got this message when I went to the shop: Welcome to Pink Parchment Soaps
ReplyDeleteWe are currently on Vacation and will re-open on Thurs. April 8th. If this is an soap emergency, please feel free to contact us :)
However, I saw Blue Moon on one of the pics in the blog post. I'm for it! I'm also a Michigan gal and I support any mints and any ales as scents/additives.
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I visited their Etsy store and there's no inventory. (There's a note that they are on vacation and will re-open on the 8th. They say to contact them if it's a soap emergency.) LOL! Wouldn't it be funny to send them a message that I'm trying to win some of their soap and need the name of an item they sell? That would've been a good April Fool's joke. I did find their products under their "sold" category and the Strawberry Cheesecake soap looks great! :-)
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The Cucumber Melon Soap - (Vegan Friendly) sounds nice.
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the Road Trip Soap would be my fave, but if i had to choose one not mentioned here, it would be the White Ginger soap 8)
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