Aunt B's Market Schedule

We have our summer schedule set with the Carroll County Farmers Market.  The market runs every Saturday starting on June 14 and ending the summer market schedule on August 30.  There are market dates September through December....but I'll just list my summer dates for now.

We will not be attending every Saturday market....we have some other summer family activities planned that does not include soap.

Aunt B's Carroll County Farmers Market Schedule summer 2014

May 10--Mother's Day Show
June 14-- Opening Day
June 28--Quilt Day
July 12--Christmas in July
August 9--Peach Festival
August 23--Best of Summer
September 6--Harvest Weekend

We are also signed up for three of the Christmas and Hand Made Craft Markets in November and December....I'll post those dates later.

Make a plan to visit the market.  There's lots of homemade goodies.  Baked goods, crafts, flowers, soap, and as the season moves on there will be plenty of fresh garden produce.

Pictures of the Easter Show

Well, I'm only a week late getting these pictures posted.  This was our space at the Carroll County Farmers Market last Saturday (April 19, 2014).  We had a busy yet fun day at the market.  We are already preparing for Saturday, May 3rd when we'll be selling at the Urbana Flea Market and then again at the Carroll County Farmers Market--Mother's Day Show on Saturday, May 10.

I'm so thankful that Britney and Stephanie (my girls) help with the table set up.  They tend to take over the design of the table and they do a great job.

Special Order

I had fun putting together a special order.  Something suitable for an older lady.  She's not fancy.  She uses lotion.  My mind went straight to lavender.  Naturally my best selling Lavender, Vanilla and Oatmeal soap would be included....which led me to one of Aunt B's small lavender lotion bars in a tin.  Then I rummaged through my stash of Sugar 'n Cream cotton yarn and found Spring Swirl with a wonderful Lavender color....perfect.  Thankfully wash cloths can be whipped out in record speed.  I nestled all of these wonderful gifts in a great little purple pail I found at the craft store for fifty percent off.

And here's how the special order turned out.

Gearing up for the Easter Market

This Saturday, April 19, 8am-2pm is the Carroll County Farmers Market Easter Show.
The Easter Bunny will be at the market so bring your cameras for photo opportunities.
There will also be a free drawing of vendor coupons from the many vendors that will be attending.  Where you can reach in a box and pull out a coupon to win a  gift from one of the market vendors.

Aunt B's soaps will be there with all of our regular best selling soap as well as some we've made just
for the Easter Market.

  We have a limited number of the carrot cupcake soap for kids.  And we have a limited number of the carrot shaped soap that has pureed carrot within the soap and it has an amazing fragrance of carrot cake.  You might find it interesting to do and internet search  on the benefits of carrot in soap...it's really good for your skin.
Hope to see you there!!

Why Easter Matters--upcoming Good Morning Girls Bible Study

If you're looking for a great online Bible study to be apart of check out the Good Morning Girls upcoming study starting March 30th.   Why Easter Matters.  Head over to their website.  Register, find an email or facebook group to join, and be prepared for a blessing as you study Gods Word with others.
Visit their site at www.goodmorninggirls.org

Spring Fling Farmers Market

Here at Aunt B's we're gearing up for the up coming farmers market season.  Outside there is a struggle of wills.  Winter wants to hang on with several inches of snow on the ground.....yet, those spring flowers are also out there pushing through the ground and snow.

This years Carroll County Farmers Market has three spring markets on schedule.
March 22--Spring Fling (8am-2pm) there will be a free drawing for gift baskets.
April 11--Easter Show (8am-2pm) coupon giveaways and a visit from the Easter Bunny.
May 10--Mother's Day Show (8am-2pm) free plant giveaway to the first 200 mothers.

Aunt B's Simply Homemade will be there selling soap at all three spring markets as well as many, many other vendors with  a lot of local produce and products for you to choose from.

Come visit Aunt B's at the Carroll County Farmers Market this Saturday, March 22.
Hope to see you there.

Soaping for the upcoming season

Wow, I just realized it's been almost a month since I last posted. I assure you I'm still here and making soap.

Since the new year started I've ordered new supplies.  And I've been making lots of cold process soap.  I've been concentrating on restocking several of my best sellers.  With a cure time of 4-6 weeks I wanted to get my supply built up for the up coming farmers market season.  And I've working on some new items to add to the inventory.  The online store is always open...new items will be added once they are cured.  You might like to check out some new items in the store.  Britney, my daughter creates items with wire and beads. As her college schedule permits...I'll have her post about her creations.

                      

All these boxes contain fresh soap
in the process of curing.

                         

Some of the fun, new items I've been working on
Shaving soap in a mug..for men.  The round
soap contains loofa.  The embedded sweetheart soap,
and soap for kids.