Pink Shaving Brushes

Yesterday I finally finished my first 2 pink shaving brushes. They turned out quite nicely.
The reason I started making pink brushes is that shaving items for women are very hard to find. Even though women are expected by society to shave, there are only a few products on the market, and if one can find something, it is definitely over priced. Just try googling "women's shaving brushes", or "pink shaving brushes" and you will see what I mean.
To obtain a quality razor, I always have to go into the men's shaving section, and the shaving store at the mall is definitely for men only. Men have to option to go without shaving if they feel like it, women don't have that luxury.
While in the last few years handmade women's shaving soaps have become more widely available, the other items, such as razors and brushes, etc. still have limited availability.
Because of this, I have decided to focus more on women's shaving items. In the near future I will have more colors and matching sets of cups and brushes and even razors available in my Etsy store.
Keep checking back for new products. Here is a picture of the 2 shaving brushes I just finished. They are not available in
my store yet, as I have not had the time to list them.

New Thrifting Finds

I went thrifting this weekend and found quite a few items, which I will post pictures of and write about in a future post. The one item I am really excited about is a HOBO International cognac leather purse, which is in pristine condition. The purse model is Hobo Lola in cognac leather. It retails for $158 and I found it for $2, yes, 2 dollars!!! It is exactly what I was looking for, because it is really plain, without any embellishments and it perfectly matches the color of my pair of Pappagallo woven oxford shoes. The reason I am so very excited about this is that I have a horrible time finding a purse I like, because most of them are too ornate. They have too much gold or silver, or too many tassels, etc. on them for my liking. I prefer classic, or as my daughters call it, a boring plain style, which seems very hard to find. So now I can finally retire my worn out black plain and boring Coach purse, which I have been using for years, whether it matched my outfit or not. I think the fashion police, aka my daughters, will be happy :)

Brooch Bridal Bouquet

This beautiful bouquet is handmade with silk and satin flowers and highlighted with rhinestone, glass pearl and aurora borealis glass beads. It is made by my youngest daughter, who has decided to make bridal items and sell them, so she can support herself during her last year of undergraduate architecture studies, and hopefully save enough money to pay for graduate school. Here is her Etsy Shop link: www.floweredsplendor.etsy.com
Please take the time and look at it. She will be adding more related bridal items soon.

New Soap!! Honey Mint soap made with Honey from Uppsala, Sweden.

Here are a couple of pictures of the soap I made today. It is honey mint soap, made with honey from the linden tree blooms of linden trees, that are growing in the backyard of a family friend in Uppsala, Sweden. The honey tastes sooo good, and I am sure it will be equally wonderful (just not tasty :) )in the soap. The soap will be unmolded tomorrow evening and cut into bars and then needs to cure for 3 to 4 weeks. It will be available for sale in my Etsy store in about a month, so check it out.