A Little Something from the Farm

07/14/2011

This is a sampling of fun Illinois farm products made into gift packages. Each contains products made from well-cared for goats. The soaps and lotions last a long time and the fragrance is light and stays until the product is all gone. Please leave a comment and let me know what you think about them, or better yet, let me know you want one! They can be purchased as sweet little hostess gifts, an “office appropriate” gift, or a birthday present for someone you love.

If you would like to make a purchase, email me at mentalfarmer@gmail.com and let me know the name of the item you’re interested in. Right now, I only take checks… I don’t mark up freight for profit and I don’t add handling fees. (As a result, I can only ship to addresses inside the great 48.)

Beachy Keen

Would you give this as a gift? Beachy Keen includes a 5 x 10 ceramic dish that holds two bars of fresh, summer-y, Cucumber Melon Goat Milk Soap from an Illinois farm. In between the bars of soap is a tan terry washcloth. It’s all tied up in ribbon with stars and shells, in shades of beachy blue-green, tan, and cream. It’s a cute set for the guest bath in the city house or the beach cottage. I have one left at $24.00.

Polka Dot Cutie in Orange/Oatmeal Honey

This is one of four Polka-dot Cuties! The orange ribbon holds a bar of Oatmeal and Honey soap nestled in a fluffy white washcloth, on an apple green polka-dot plate. It’s 6 x 6″ and yours for just $9.00. It’s a great little treat for a friend. I also have a pink ribbon around a bar of Sweet Pea soap, a royal purple ribbon holding a purple bar of Cotton Blossom soap, or a sage green ribbon holding a Warm Vanilla Sugar bar on a hot pink washcloth. Too cute!

This Sweet Pea & Sugar gift box contains a bar of Sweet Pea Goat Milk Soap, a bar of Warm Vanilla Sugar, and two petite candles in glass cups to flicker while you enjoy a bath. It all rests on a light pink washcloth, and it’s tucked into a 6 x 4 x 2 1/2″ box on hot pink tissue paper. I’ll tie it up with pink ribbon for you. The box is $16.00.

Sweet Pea & Warm Vanilla Sugar

The Rustic Bucket

Last but not least, we have the Rustic Bucket… and that isn’t a fair moniker. It’s a new bucket with a rustic finish. The little bucket is about 5″ wide and 4″ high. It holds two teal washcloths, a bar of Cucumber Melon Soap, a 6 oz. bottle of Cucumber Melon Goat Milk Lotion, and a shell I picked up on the beach on Bogue Banks. The Rustic Bucket is $18.00.

I have soaps and lotions sold individually as well. The bars of soap are $4.50 each and the lotions are $7.00 for a six ounce bottle.

The soaps:

Cool Citrus Basil
Cucumber Melon
Luxurious Lavender (this has lavender flowers inside)
Sweet Pea
Warm Vanilla Sugar
Oatmeal and Honey
Cotton Blossom

The lotions:

Clean Linen
Coconut Lime Verbena
French Vanilla
Ocean Breeze
Citrus Splash
Lime Mint
Luxurious Lavender
Love Spell (think teenager)
Cool Citrus Basil

The names of these products describe them pretty well, but I can tell you more about them or email a picture to you if you like. Contact me at mentalfarmer@gmail.com and I’ll ship within 24 hours. Enjoy!