tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71417433040159573392011-07-08T05:14:39.323-07:00Gassner Custom Soapsegassnernoreply@blogger.comBlogger3611100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-1373264649431116522010-08-18T08:20:00.000-07:002010-08-18T08:23:17.915-07:00New Treasury...August Deals<div style="text-align: center;">A great new <a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c6b5faa36e36d9191018b8f/celebrate-august">treasury</a> filled with August Celebrations!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c6b5faa36e36d9191018b8f/celebrate-august"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 258px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TGv6uGbaUeI/AAAAAAAACcU/jgqJOideGs4/s320/untitled.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506770639297073634" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-137326464943111652?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-61005353760721196222010-08-10T22:11:00.000-07:002010-08-10T22:16:08.438-07:00Newsletter Mailing List!<!-- Begin MailChimp Signup Form -->Come join the Monthly Newsletter!
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You can now sign up for a monthly Newsletter to stay up to date on the monthly specials, where I'll be, and all the fun new stuff going on at Gassner Custom Soaps!!<br /><br />Head on over to the <a href="http://www.gassnercustomsoaps.com/">website</a> to sign up.<br />There is sure to be a great special for those signed up for the first ever edition (to be sent out sometime this weekend!)<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-1385713851299423878?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-85061856661469373092010-08-05T14:28:00.000-07:002010-08-05T16:25:35.858-07:00For all you Coupon Clippers...<div style="text-align: center;">...or those who want to be.<br /><br />I never saw the point of clipping a coupon to save $.35. It really isn't much....<br />but then when you clip 10 of them, it adds up.<br /><br />I've only recently found this online realm of 'coupon crazies' as I like to call them. And they make is <span style="font-style: italic;">sooo</span> easy to become one of them! And now I want you to too!<br /><br />There are three that I follow on Facebook<br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Frugal-Coupon-Living/62598231673?v=wall">Frugal Coupon Living</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/ThriftyandThriving">Thrifty and Thriving</a>, and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Frugal-Coupon-Living/62598231673?v=wall#%21/pages/Frugal-Living-NW/180842293838?ref=ts">Frugal Living NW</a><br /><br />and two that I actually GO to their blog.<br /><a href="http://www.thriftyandthriving.com/">Thrifty and Thriving</a> and <a href="http://www.frugallivingnw.com/">Frugal Living NW</a><br /><br />I live int he NW, so that's where most are based...but there is a RING of these people and you can easily get lost from blog to blog! Lol<br /><br /><br />Basically they lay it all out for you, all you have to do it the clipping and printing.<br />This week there were come killer sales at Albertson's and Safeway...and I wanted to brag :)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">First my Albertsons Shopping<br /><br />Yoplait Yogurt<br />Reg. $.75 each<br />store ad coupon for $.39/each, limit 8 + $.40 off 6 mfg. coupon=<br />(6) for $1.94 or <span style="font-weight: bold;">$.32 each</span>.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Saving of $2.56</span></span><br /><br />Stride Gum<br />Reg. 1.29<br />On sale for $1 + B1G1 coupon=<br />(2) for $1 or <span style="font-weight: bold;">$.50 each</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Savings of $1.58</span><br /><br />Fresh Express Salad Blends<br />Reg. $2.99<br />Store ad coupon for $1.88=<br />(4) for <span style="font-weight: bold;">$7.52</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Savings of $ $4.44</span><br /><br />Ballpark Franks<br />Reg. $5.49<br />On sale 2/$6 + $.75 off mfg. coupon=<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">$2.25</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Savings of $3.24</span><br /><br />Yuban or Maxwell house Coffee<br />Reg price $9.49<br />On sale for $5.49 (when buying 10 participating products...see below for those) + $1 off mfg. coupon = <span style="font-weight: bold;">$4.49each</span>- I had 2 coupons, so got two coffees. Total <span style="font-weight: bold;">$8.98</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Savings of $10</span><br /><br />Nutri Grain Bars<br />Reg Price $3.99<br />on sale for $2.50 (when buying 10 products promo) + $1 off 2 mfg coupon= $4 or <span style="font-weight: bold;">$2/each</span>- again, two coupon Total of <span style="font-weight: bold;">$8</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Savings of $7.96<br /><br /></span>Kellogg's Special K Cereal<br />Reg price $4.79<br />on sale for $2.50 (buy 10 promo) + $1 off 2 mfg coupon = $4 or <span style="font-weight: bold;">$2/ea</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Savings of $5.58<br /><br /></span>Kellogg's Raisin Bran<br />Reg price $4.59<br />on sale for $2.50 (buy 10 promo) + $1/2 mfg coupon (paired with cereal below) = <span style="font-weight: bold;">$2</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Savings of $2.59</span><br /><br />Kellogg's Cinnabon Cereal<br />Reg price $3.29<br />on sale for $2.50 (buy 10 promo) + $1/2 mfg coupon (paired with cereal above) + $1 mfg coupon =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> $1</span><br /> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Savings of $2.29<br /><br /></span><br />Nabisco Tray Packs<br />Reg Price $6.49<br />On Sale for $5.49 + $1 off 2 mfg coupon = $9.98/2 or <span style="font-weight: bold;">$4.99ea</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Savings of $3</span><br /><br />Easy Mac singles<br />Reg Price 1.19<br />FREE coupon when you buy Nabisco Tray Packs= <span style="font-weight: bold;">FREE</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Savings of $2.38</span><br /><br />Albertson's Fresh Chicken<br />Reg Price. $6.74 and $6.04<br />B1G1 sale= $6.74/2 packages or <span style="font-weight: bold;">$3.37 each</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Savings of $6.04</span><br /><br />Plus the kids were <span style="font-style: italic;">begging</span> for something to eat, so I grabbed some bagels from the bakery.<br /><br />Total price paid $56.79<br />Total Savings $50.85 (minus $1.19 because I only grabbed one of the easy mac coupons! DUH!)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">AND THEN I FORGOT/LOST MY COUPON ORGANIZER AT THE STORE SOMEWHERE!!! So my Safeway trip was less exuberant that I had planned, but I still found some great deals<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Here are the deals I did get at Safeway, all from Store Ad Coupons:<br /><br />Goldfish Crackers<br />Reg. $2.39<br />On sale fro $1.75 + coupon for $1.50/ea.<br />Savings of $.89<br /><br />Kraft Singles<br />Reg. Price $4.49<br />store coupon for $2.49/ea (limit 3)<br />Savings of $2.49<br /><br />Hot Pockets<br />Re. $2.99<br />Store coupon for $1.50 (limit 4)<br />Savings of $1.49<br /><br />Oscar Meyer Lunchables<br />Reg Price $3.19<br />Store Sale (when buying 5 products) $1.50/each<br />Savings of $1.69<br /><br />Mushroom Cups<br />Reg. price $2.99<br />Store coupon $.99/ea (limit 2)<br />Savings of $2<br /><br />I will be going back on Monday with NEW COUPONS and will post again with those steals!<br /><br /><br /></div></div><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"></span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-8506185666146937309?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-18973252705352382522010-08-02T20:32:00.000-07:002010-08-02T20:35:20.386-07:00New Treasuries!<div style="text-align: center;">Yea for new treasuries!<br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c56f1468fca6d911625dec9/dutch-love"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 264px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TFeOVe29K-I/AAAAAAAACb0/DIfGAsHZAFE/s320/untitled.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501021969568312290" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Check out these fabulous <a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c56f1468fca6d911625dec9/dutch-love?index=0">goodies</a>!<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-1897325270535238252?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-82336653768628465462010-08-02T08:39:00.000-07:002010-08-02T08:53:58.770-07:00New Month, New Specials<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/52708709/august-special-lip-balm-sale-buy-3-get-1"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TFbnTnkqERI/AAAAAAAACbs/NA9_u_c7an4/s320/DSCF4557.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500838319105904914" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">August Special<br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/52708709/august-special-lip-balm-sale-buy-3-get-1">Buy 3, Get 1 FREE</a><br />on Lip Balms<br /><br />This is always a popular special, so stock up on your favorite Lip Balms before winter is here!<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-8233665376862846546?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-72119093483793846562010-07-30T22:10:00.000-07:002010-07-30T22:13:30.574-07:00Renaissance Faire<div style="text-align: center;">Yea! I received my APPROVED application from the Shrewbury Renaissance Faire!!<br /><br />You can count on seeing me there...and I would love to see you there!<br /><br />Sept. 11th & 12th<br /><br />Stay tuned for a special coupon only usable at the faire!<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-7211909348379384656?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-70752395130358029942010-07-24T09:49:00.001-07:002010-07-24T09:52:55.368-07:00Treasury<div style="text-align: center;">A wonderful new <a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c47cae3ea5f8eefc3a0c442/sudz?index=0">Treasury</a> I'm in!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c47cae3ea5f8eefc3a0c442/sudz?index=0"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 258px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TEsZr6KP4BI/AAAAAAAACbk/QZ0QY4o9Sho/s320/untitled00.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497516012273131538" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I love it when this happens :-)<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-7075239513035802994?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-71383244076451644292010-07-21T09:33:00.000-07:002010-07-21T09:44:17.119-07:00Renaissance Faire!<div style="text-align: center;">I have officially submitted my application for the <a href="http://shrewfaire.com/">Shrewsbury Renaissance Faire</a>!<br />Whoo Hoo!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TEcjqAZcuxI/AAAAAAAACbc/RT3PZeUeRYs/s1600/faire_map_sm3.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TEcjqAZcuxI/AAAAAAAACbc/RT3PZeUeRYs/s320/faire_map_sm3.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496401074797198098" border="0" /></a>This will be a huge event for me.<br />It is 2 DAYS and THOUSANDS of people come to this event.<br /><br />I've attended as a visitor, but never as a vendor.<br />So, to all my soapy friends; how much should I be taking? I feel slightly overwhelmed, yet somehow confident.<br />Any tip for decorating a canopy in a fitting period<br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(T, I know you have ideas brewing!)</span></span><br />There cannot be any 'modern' materials showing...all the metal needs to be covered and this means LOTS of fabric to me. Yikes!<br /><br />I am super excited to hear back if my application was accepted. I checked before hand to make sure there was still space available for 'Potions and Scents'.<br /><br />Off I go to sew up a costume!<br />HUUZAH!<br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-7138324407645164429?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-63916241418927079812010-07-20T08:10:00.000-07:002010-07-20T08:44:49.892-07:00Back on the Wagon<div style="text-align: center;">Whew, a new week begins.<br />This week is all about the SOAP though!<br />I have a batch of Coffee Almond lined up for today.<br />Tomorrow someone will be out to consult on my SOAP KITCHEN!<br />Thurs, more soap making (and lotion too!)<br />and Friday is a day of research...at Bath & Body Works!<br /><br />And can I really post today without mentioning that it is Little Man's birthday!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So I will leave you with cute chubby baby pics instead of soap...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TEXClyHTZaI/AAAAAAAACa8/W0G3vf3ctAQ/s1600/_MG_0020.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 223px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TEXClyHTZaI/AAAAAAAACa8/W0G3vf3ctAQ/s320/_MG_0020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496012874638910882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TEXAe8SwEYI/AAAAAAAACac/WS4LqWjGSdU/s1600/DSCF0764.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TEXAe8SwEYI/AAAAAAAACac/WS4LqWjGSdU/s320/DSCF0764.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496010558088941954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TEXAfUBbuSI/AAAAAAAACak/dk9_bwNKjtY/s1600/GetAttachment.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TEXAfUBbuSI/AAAAAAAACak/dk9_bwNKjtY/s320/GetAttachment.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496010564458756386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TEXDPjY_bgI/AAAAAAAACbE/CIHMBuTxbjE/s1600/4.24+017.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TEXDPjY_bgI/AAAAAAAACbE/CIHMBuTxbjE/s320/4.24+017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496013592241073666" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TEXEOihON7I/AAAAAAAACbM/1hL3bRlJshk/s1600/DSCF5306.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TEXEOihON7I/AAAAAAAACbM/1hL3bRlJshk/s320/DSCF5306.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496014674338920370" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TEXAgs_IQSI/AAAAAAAACa0/rUd1AYgyrHo/s1600/DSCF5333.JPG"><br /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-6391624141892707981?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-20504453293683779352010-07-16T19:52:00.000-07:002010-07-17T10:01:47.297-07:00Such a Busy, Busy Week!<div style="text-align: center;">Things have been pure chaos around here lately!<br /><br />I had a wonderful amount of order to fill from the <a href="http://gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com/2010/06/free-shipping-weekend.html">Free Shipping Weekend</a> over the fourth.<br /><br />This weekend is my little man's birthday party, so I have been working on cleaning and prepping the house for company.<br /><br /><br />I've also been working on a surprise...hopefully to launch this fall.<br /><br />Here's a sneak peek...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TEHhVQYZJ1I/AAAAAAAACaM/CRgY4T0tx3o/s1600/Project1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TEHhVQYZJ1I/AAAAAAAACaM/CRgY4T0tx3o/s320/Project1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494920775659497298" border="0" /></a><br /><br />What have you been doing to keep busy this summer?<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-2050445329368377935?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-75991962025144566972010-07-08T07:51:00.000-07:002010-07-08T07:54:18.241-07:00I'm in a Treasury!<div style="text-align: center;">Check out this wonderfully colorful treasury I am in:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c342c6cb7336d911c615199/i-dont-have-a-favorite-color"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TDXmVbIFDKI/AAAAAAAACZ8/G64g_AyBWu8/s320/untitled.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491548576381471906" border="0" /></a><br />I think it's purdy!<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-7599196202514456697?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-37344061861388163902010-06-30T21:38:00.000-07:002010-06-30T21:56:24.127-07:00FREE SHIPPING WEEKEND<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TCwdWw3nhYI/AAAAAAAACZs/_l5iEquUdU0/s1600/800px-Angled_closeup_of_the_US_flag.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TCwdWw3nhYI/AAAAAAAACZs/_l5iEquUdU0/s320/800px-Angled_closeup_of_the_US_flag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488794322770298242" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We'll be away enjoying a looong holiday weekend with my family!<br /><br />And it wouldn't be fair not to share, would it?<br /><br />So while I'm away you can enjoy FREE SHIPPING*!<br />ALL WEEKEND LONG!<br />That's right, FREE shipping on EVERYTHING until Sunday, July 4th<br /><br />Shop <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/gassnercustomsoaps">ETSY</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><br />Shop <a href="http://gassnercustomsoaps.com/default.aspx">WEBSITE</a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TCwdXA2LwxI/AAAAAAAACZ0/fxQcxIKfz14/s1600/fireworks-blog-size.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TCwdXA2LwxI/AAAAAAAACZ0/fxQcxIKfz14/s320/fireworks-blog-size.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488794327059251986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">*Free shipping for US only. International shipping is 50% off. Separate shipping invoice will be sent out after I return home</span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-3734406186138816390?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-85547803011584520782010-06-27T21:09:00.000-07:002010-06-27T21:22:35.237-07:00Featured in a Treasury<div style="text-align: center;">I was featured in a <a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4bf3f1e515706d91927c04c8/sewing-mamas">Treasury</a><br />Yay!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TCgirAgoNEI/AAAAAAAACZc/b3HO5Uoa2mo/s1600/untitled.JPG"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TCgjf56oIEI/AAAAAAAACZk/yDZpQsLLoqY/s1600/untitled.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 224px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TCgjf56oIEI/AAAAAAAACZk/yDZpQsLLoqY/s320/untitled.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487675176980586562" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-8554780301158452078?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-78244790604571869202010-06-27T09:01:00.000-07:002010-06-27T09:10:04.822-07:00Time to Stock Up is Running Out<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TCd29lRSdSI/AAAAAAAACZM/n07vHHtwEhA/s1600/DSCF4959.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TCd29lRSdSI/AAAAAAAACZM/n07vHHtwEhA/s320/DSCF4959.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487485471322961186" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">There are only a few more days to get in on this month's special!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Buy 3, Get 1 Free</span><br />on <a href="http://gassnercustomsoaps.com/CPsoap.aspx">Cold Process Soaps</a><br /><br />It's a great way to stock up!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TCd2-Jpl6rI/AAAAAAAACZU/zj0kkEtnQKo/s1600/DSCF4993.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TCd2-Jpl6rI/AAAAAAAACZU/zj0kkEtnQKo/s320/DSCF4993.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487485481088576178" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-7824479060457186920?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-57724464605103724712010-06-21T09:09:00.000-07:002010-06-21T20:46:03.128-07:00Time Again to Reevaluate<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TB-UfxvPaqI/AAAAAAAACZE/isZkwbNEa0s/s1600/DSCF4973.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 275px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TB-UfxvPaqI/AAAAAAAACZE/isZkwbNEa0s/s320/DSCF4973.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485266144808888994" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Yup, its that time again.<br /><br />I need to find a path for my business and STAY FOCUSED!<br /><br />I have been shifting, finding foot holds and slipping along the way.<br />But now is the time to find my solid ground.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >And I need your help.</span><br /><br />I need to find my niche, find WHAT MY CUSTOMERS WANT!<br /><br />I have begun to phase out MOST of my fragrance oils and use primarily essential oils.<br />There are a few great FO's I don't think I can do without<br />(Energy Drink, Pumpkin Chai, and most of the flavors for lip balms, ect).<br />And I must say I'm very happy with it so far.<br /><br />Also I want to educate my customers on the ingredients in our products! Although we will not be 100% natural, we will still be more natural than any bar of soap you'd buy from a large corporate soap company.<br /><br />So, here are my questions for you<br /><ul><li>Do you prefer products made with Essential Oils? (Natural plant derived scents)</li><li>Do you like bright, colorful soaps?</li><li>Do you want to learn about the dreaded lingo on ingredient lists?</li><li>Do you want to see new products at Gassner Custom Soaps</li><li>Would you like LESS scents options?</li><li>More scents?</li><li>Do you like the 'fun' scent names (like "Renaissance Faire" rather than "Orange, Lavender & Patchouli"?)</li></ul><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-5772446460510372471?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-28471581492274237862010-06-20T09:04:00.001-07:002010-06-20T09:08:32.123-07:00Happy Fathers Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TB48j7F3f1I/AAAAAAAACY8/xBJcyg2tAV8/s1600/DSCF4937.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 258px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TB48j7F3f1I/AAAAAAAACY8/xBJcyg2tAV8/s320/DSCF4937.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484887984039231314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Fathers Day to all those AMAZING Dads out<br />there!<br /><br />Head on over to the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/gassnercustomsoaps">Etsy shop</a> for a one day SALE!<br />15% off<br />your ENTIRE ORDER<br />...<br />Refund will be issued after payment is received<br />(since I'm too lazy to go change all the prices beforehand!)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TB48je3NdjI/AAAAAAAACY0/7EGspDSbfpw/s1600/DSCF4973.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 275px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TB48je3NdjI/AAAAAAAACY0/7EGspDSbfpw/s320/DSCF4973.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484887976461563442" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-2847158149227423786?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-59141213519170164642010-06-17T15:53:00.001-07:002010-06-17T16:01:52.957-07:00Giveaway on Facebook!<div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message">Woo Hoo! We're over 100 fans!<br /></span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message"> <span style="font-weight: normal;">Thanks everyone </span> <span style="font-weight: normal;">for spreading the love.<br /></span></span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message"><span style="font-weight: normal;">And to thank you all, a pretty awesome </span> <span style="font-weight: normal;">give-away!</span> </span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A super gift basket, will all the fixin's...full sized</span> <span style="font-weight: normal;"> fixin's!</span> </span></span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Bubble Bath</span> </span></span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Foamy Soaps</span><br /></span></span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span style="font-weight: normal;">CP Soap</span> </span></span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Moon Soap (in </span> <span style="font-weight: normal;">Coconut scent)</span><br /></span></span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Lip Balm</span></span></span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="text_exposed_show"> <span style="font-weight: normal;">Silky Body Spray</span><br /></span></span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Lotion</span><br /></span></span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span style="font-weight: normal;">and a purdy </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Soap Dish</span><br /></span></span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="text_exposed_show"> <span style="font-weight: normal;">A $57 VALUE!</span></span></span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="text_exposed_show"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TBqnnX3fpYI/AAAAAAAACXk/GHP7TV227kE/s1600/DSCF4881.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 177px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TBqnnX3fpYI/AAAAAAAACXk/GHP7TV227kE/s320/DSCF4881.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483879791140513154" border="0" /></a> All for one lucky winner.</span></span></h3><br /><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> And what exactly</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> is it you have to do to win?<br /></span></span></span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Leave a comment on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Blodgett-OR/Gassner-Custom-Soaps/120485707967900?ref=sgm">THE FACEBOOK POST</a> as to why </span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">you're a fan here at Gassner Custom Soaps as well as what you favorite </span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">product is and why. </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Or if you HAVEN'T tried any of our products, leave your comment on what you'd like to try and why</span><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="text_exposed_show"><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Simple, eh?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">On the FIRST OF JULY, I will choose a winner with random generator. I may even choose a winner for a smaller basket if I really like your post :-)<br /></span></span></span></h3><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-5914121351917016464?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-46554294165390523632010-06-10T11:37:00.000-07:002010-06-10T11:41:45.346-07:00Soap Crazy!<div align="center">Woo Hoo! I made it back in LESS than 2 weeks!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">A quick update on soaps available and soaps curing</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><p align="center">Kitchen Coffee- Chocolate Espresso scented<br />Simplee Soap<br />Renaissance Faire<br />Ylang Ylang, Ginger, & Lemon<br />Texas Bluebonnet<br />Rosemary & Lavender<br />Sultry<br />Energy Drink (1 left, more curing)<br />Piaki<br />Cucumber Melon (Last 3)<br />Fresh Cut Grass (4)<br />Spiced Apples<br />Berries n Cream (4)<br />Tart Green Apple<br />Cherry Almond goats milk<br /><br />And on the curing rack:<br />Peppermint (ready 6/8)<br />Energy Drink (ready 6/14)<br />Renaissance Faire (ready 6/15)<br />Coconut Lime Verbena (Ready 6/25)<br />Lemon Bark (ready 6/26)<br />Lavender & Lace (ready 6/29)<br />Orange Buttercream (ready 6/29)<br />Kitchen Coffee- Unscented (ready 7/1)<br />Down Under (ready 7/3)<br />Summer Bouquet(ready 7/8)<br />Rosemary Citrus (ready 7/9)<br />Nag Champa hemp soap (ready 7/10) </p><p align="center"> </p><p align="center">If you haven't already, come check me out on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Blodgett-OR/Gassner-Custom-Soaps/120485707967900?v=info#!/pages/Blodgett-OR/Gassner-Custom-Soaps/120485707967900?v=info&ajaxpipe=1&__a=9">facebook</a>! I have been most active over there.</p><p align="center">You can keep up to date on DRAWINGS, contect, new soaps, ideas, and special fan specials!</p><p align="center">I have a new GIVE AWAY in the works...just waiting for 100 fans to announce it!</p><p align="center">So come over to the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Blodgett-OR/Gassner-Custom-Soaps/120485707967900?v=info#!/pages/Blodgett-OR/Gassner-Custom-Soaps/120485707967900?v=info&ajaxpipe=1&__a=9">darkside</a>... >:-)</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-4655429416539052363?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-50297831240487634642010-05-30T07:26:00.000-07:002010-05-30T07:48:18.351-07:00Slacker!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TAJ5YJwMC8I/AAAAAAAACXc/l5yXMRcoH4s/s1600/DSCF4722.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TAJ5YJwMC8I/AAAAAAAACXc/l5yXMRcoH4s/s320/DSCF4722.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477073552677800898" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" >(</span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Renaissance Faire</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" >, in the buff)</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Ok, I'm not a total slacker, just a blog slacker.<br /><br />I've been working hard getting new soaps made and making some changes to Gassner Custom Soaps.<br /><br />I'll start with telling you about the new look of the <a href="http://www.gassnercustomsoaps.com/">website</a>!<br />(And big 'ol <a href="http://gassnercustomsoaps.com/sale.aspx">clearance</a> sale going on right now)<br /><br />As well as new packaging all around. The soaps being the most dramatic difference.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TAJ5XY4MNRI/AAAAAAAACXM/q9w5C6NbKnY/s1600/DSCF4748.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 203px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TAJ5XY4MNRI/AAAAAAAACXM/q9w5C6NbKnY/s320/DSCF4748.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477073539558028562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I'm still working on getting updated photos to list all the soaps available...<br /><br />Here is everything that is currently available:<br /><br />Kitchen Coffee<br />Simplee Soap<br />Renaissance Faire<br />Ylang Ylang, Ginger, & Lemon<br />Texas Bluebonnet<br />Rosemary & Lavender<br />Sultry<br />Energy Drink (1 left, more curing)<br />Piaki<br />Hibiscus Sunset (1 left!)<br />Cucumber Melon (Last 3)<br />Nag Champa (2)<br />Lilac (1, and that's all)<br />Fresh Cut Grass<br />Spiced Apples<br />Berries n Cream<br />Tart Green Apple<br />Cherry Almond<br /><br />And on the curing rack:<br />Peppermint (ready 6/8)<br />Energy Drink (ready 6/14)<br />Renaissance Faire (ready 6/15)<br />Coconut Lime Verbena (Ready 6/25)<br />Lemon Bark (ready 6/26)<br />Lavender & Lace (ready 6/29)<br />Orange Buttercream (ready 6/29)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TAJ5Xls9z6I/AAAAAAAACXU/96detARDCQo/s1600/28707_127096647309973_100000289157720_268743_3077455_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/TAJ5Xls9z6I/AAAAAAAACXU/96detARDCQo/s320/28707_127096647309973_100000289157720_268743_3077455_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477073543000608674" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(Lavender & Lace, in the buff)</span></span><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-5029783124048763464?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-60300497311909212092010-05-11T08:19:00.000-07:002010-05-11T10:06:11.203-07:00Cools Finds on Etsy<a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S-l3gRVa57I/AAAAAAAACVs/vNo2wUTTr54/s1600/il_430xN.138141344.jpg"></a><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC"; 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mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults ext="edit" spidmax="1026"> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout ext="edit"> <o:idmap ext="edit" data="1"> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9pt;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S-l3gRVa57I/AAAAAAAACVs/vNo2wUTTr54/s1600/il_430xN.138141344.jpg"><span style="text-decoration: none;color:#000000;" ><br /></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It's been awhile since I've done a Cool Finds on Etsy, so I figured since I've been thinking about Sam's birthday, I'd share my finds!<br /><br />It's all about the theme...and invites!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/45025641/retro-toy-party-printable-invitation"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S-l4sunI04I/AAAAAAAACXE/314vjlnl_4Y/s320/il_430xN.138141344.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470035932239942530" border="0" /></a>Like these <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/45025641/retro-toy-party-printable-invitation">Retro Toy invites</a> from PaperandPigtails<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/33548384/red-wagon-fill-ins-set-of-8-letterpress"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 258px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S-l4sRJqaBI/AAAAAAAACW8/kxJuhmnfhH8/s320/il_430xN.99245731.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470035924331685906" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">or these<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/33548384/red-wagon-fill-ins-set-of-8-letterpress"> letterpress Red Wagon</a> ones from BumblebeeLetterpress<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And the decor?<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/45726227/happy-birthday-banner-red-and-white"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S-l4n0I4ZhI/AAAAAAAACW0/IIavZpxekg4/s320/il_430xN.140462278.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470035847824303634" border="0" /></a><br />Love this red & white <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/45726227/happy-birthday-banner-red-and-white">Polka Dot Banner</a> from Devany</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/44163436/sock-monkey-happy-birthday-banner"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S-l4niXYF_I/AAAAAAAACWs/sh_lqBDBcDc/s320/il_430xN.135235664.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470035843053262834" border="0" /></a><br />or this <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/44163436/sock-monkey-happy-birthday-banner">Printable Sock Monkey</a> version from ohmygluestick</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And what shall the birthday boy wear?<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/44528293/little-red-wagon-personalized-party-hat"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 310px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S-l4iZAlFtI/AAAAAAAACWk/8gj5c0Pp8mk/s320/il_430xN.136470821.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470035754642380498" border="0" /></a><br />a special <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/44528293/little-red-wagon-personalized-party-hat">Party Hat</a> of course! From southernjunebugs</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/45348161/boy-with-a-wagon-nostalgic-graphic-tee"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S-l4eJoOU3I/AAAAAAAACWc/QixGSYooQVQ/s320/il_430xN.139206979.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470035681794216818" border="0" /></a><br />and an adorable <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/45348161/boy-with-a-wagon-nostalgic-graphic-tee">T-Shirt</a> from elizabethhorton<br /><br />Goody Bags you say?<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/46654657/padded-drawstring-bag-sock-monkeys-on"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 293px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S-l4WS-0LvI/AAAAAAAACWU/mnFFLQcmiHQ/s320/il_430xN.143525352.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470035546865938162" border="0" /></a><br />If I'm not feeling like sewing <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/46654657/padded-drawstring-bag-sock-monkeys-on">Sock Monkey Bags</a>, I'll just buy them from zigzagstitches</div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/43904896/little-red-wagon-tags-set-of-6"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 285px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S-l4WLZ5AZI/AAAAAAAACWM/QqEZnqiNEbI/s320/il_430xN.134354840.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470035544832016786" border="0" /></a><br />and attach them with <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/43904896/little-red-wagon-tags-set-of-6">Red Wagon Labels</a> from deejann</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And we can't forget presents for the birthday boy!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/41436792/lil-wagon-baby-name-birth-keepsake-print"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S-l4CnrNRUI/AAAAAAAACWE/RXQHqbSZsWU/s320/il_430xN.125923068.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470035208823457090" border="0" /></a>He may not fall in love with a <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/41436792/lil-wagon-baby-name-birth-keepsake-print">Red Wagon Keepsake</a> now, but he'll thank prettymod later<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/29593992/red-wagon-toy-box"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S-l4CaOFC7I/AAAAAAAACV8/mkCNaFFyF6A/s320/il_430xN.85961694.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470035205211622322" border="0" /></a><br />But he'd LOVE this <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/29593992/red-wagon-toy-box">Red Wagon Toy Box</a> from Cripplecreekwoodwork</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-6030049731190921209?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-22811942724591246652010-04-30T09:33:00.000-07:002010-04-30T09:45:07.833-07:00New Product, New Sale<div style="text-align: center;">It's that time again<br /><br />April has suddenly turned into May! Where has the year gone!<br /><br />This month's special:<br /><br />20% off 4oz Silky Body Spray! Ya!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S9sHtmAo_VI/AAAAAAAACVk/FXB2eIoQwb0/s1600/DSCF4549.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 195px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S9sHtmAo_VI/AAAAAAAACVk/FXB2eIoQwb0/s320/DSCF4549.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465971052622970194" border="0" /></a><br />You can pick some up <a href="http://gassnercustomsoaps.com/bodyspray.aspx">here</a> or <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/45598457/20-percent-off-sale-silky-body-spray-4oz">here</a><br />As always, you choose your favorite scent! How cool is that?<br /><br /><br /><br />Also, new products! It's about time, I know<br /><br />Bubble Bath<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S9sHs-0qL-I/AAAAAAAACVc/ocJfalj6RfQ/s1600/DSCF4626.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 284px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S9sHs-0qL-I/AAAAAAAACVc/ocJfalj6RfQ/s320/DSCF4626.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465971042103734242" border="0" /></a>This cute little jugs offer just shy of 2 POUNDS of super bubbly bubble bath. Great for the kids and a bargain at $15<br /><br />You can pick some up in for favorite scent <a href="http://gassnercustomsoaps.com/BubbleBath.aspx">here</a> or <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/45905620/super-bubbly-bubble-bath-35oz-jug-you">here</a><br /><br />These are a special run, so when they're gone, they're GONE!<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-2281194272459124665?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-67915414154522492242010-04-26T09:42:00.001-07:002010-04-26T10:00:00.482-07:00Facebook, it Was Only a Matter of Time<div style="text-align: center;">A facebook page for Gassner Custom Soaps has been created!<br /><br />Hop on my bandwagon with me!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gassner-Custom-Soaps/120485707967900"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 160px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S9XGV2ZyTwI/AAAAAAAACVU/lWpD_HT24Zc/s320/facebok.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464491801567186690" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">You can click on the facebook icon to go to the page</span></span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-6791541415452249224?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-88778220445199859922010-04-22T09:04:00.000-07:002010-04-22T09:21:45.530-07:00Weddings and Mom<div align="center">Yikes! It really is spring!</div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center">And that means Mother's Day and wedding season is right around the corner!</div><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center">I have been stocking the shelves with tons of lovelies to pamper your Momma (or yourself!).</div><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462995672486564738" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S9B1nrQO04I/AAAAAAAACVM/fCcHXbYFJdI/s320/DSCF8952.JPG" /> <p align="center"><em><span style="font-size:78%;">What Mom wouldn't love a basket of goodies?</span></em><br /><br /><br /><br /></p><div align="center">And if you are planning for that big day, Gassner Custom Soaps offers custom wedding favors!</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">We can personalize just about ANYTHING in the shop for you; Lip Balms, Soaps, Lotions. </div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462995637152186786" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S9B1lnn3AaI/AAAAAAAACU0/vcsQ8eMk_Ts/s320/DSCF9281.JPG" /> <p align="center"><em><span style="font-size:78%;">Lovely personalized soap favors, for under $2/each!?</span></em><br /><br /><br /></p><div align="center">These are great as wedding favors, bridal party gifts, or to relax the bride before the big day.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462995651734524290" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S9B1md8j0YI/AAAAAAAACU8/L4bqXtSGhCI/s320/100_7160.JPG" /> <p align="center"><em><span style="font-size:78%;">We can customize a lip tube box for your special occasion<br /></span></em><br /><br /></p><div align="center">Shoot me an <a href="mailto:%20gassner@gassnercustomsoaps.com">email</a> (or your favorite form of contact) and we can discuss what you're looking for, your price range, and you can come out and sample products ans scents!</div><p align="center"><br /><br /><br />Lots of fun to be expecting in these next few months! Hope you're enjoying the sun (if you have some!)<br /></p><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462995665523285442" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S9B1nRUDncI/AAAAAAAACVE/VxexNw1t74M/s320/100_6951.JPG" /><br /><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:78%;">Lip Balm Trio, your bridesmaids will love you, $8</span></em></div><br /><div><div> </div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-8877822044519985992?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-6421185590039755672010-04-06T11:52:00.000-07:002010-04-06T12:04:13.727-07:00Free Soap!<div align="center">Have you ever noticed that nothing is free anymore? </div><br /><div align="center">Really...you have to do something to receive something for 'free'.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Well, I'm no different!</div><br /><div align="center">This month, if you send me a self addressed stamped envelope, I will send you free soap!!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Just that easy.<br /></div><div align="center">You can find my contact info <a href="http://gassnercustomsoaps.com/contactus.aspx">here</a></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://gassnercustomsoaps.com/contactus.aspx"></a> </div><br /><div align="center"></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457101684280754546" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S7uFEaK9gXI/AAAAAAAACUs/ibsBaA_ZTaQ/s320/DSCF2185.JPG" /><br /><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Sam likes free soap</span></em></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-642118559003975567?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-62872201259859023782010-03-17T11:17:00.000-07:002010-03-17T11:31:58.482-07:00Who Says You Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks?<div align="center"><br /> </div><div align="center">Last weekend we headed up the hill to check the GameCam.</div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center">The dogs usually follow us, but Cujo seems to be opting to stay home more often. It's gettin' up there in years and it's finally starting to show.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">(He's pushing 15!)</span></em></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center">Well he made it up the hill, but a little late. We were already turned around and apparently he was refusing to walk back...</div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center">Now, it's not that odd for him to ride on the back of the 4-wheeler...behind the rider...but since we have the kiddos with us, there just isn't room anymore for him anymore.</div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center">Well, he didn't care. He climbed on the foot well (like a floorboard where your foot rests) and WOULD NOT MOVE!</div><div align="center"><br />So this is how we rode alllll the way back home.<br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449671699110178786" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S6EfiWf2L-I/AAAAAAAACUU/fMZ3yp6S05g/s320/DSCF4037.JPG" /><br /></div><div align="center"><br />And a few critters from the GameCam<br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449671720365106610" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S6EfjlrapbI/AAAAAAAACUk/9aXl6TPrlx0/s320/MDGC0015.JPG" /><br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S6EfjlrapbI/AAAAAAAACUk/9aXl6TPrlx0/s1600-h/MDGC0015.JPG"><p align="center"></a>(Coyote)<br /></p><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449671708214575778" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S6Efi4agQqI/AAAAAAAACUc/yS7h0Saso_8/s320/MDGC0011.JPG" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-6287220125985902378?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-79553822198432818642010-03-15T10:07:00.000-07:002010-03-15T10:16:42.253-07:00Attn: Laundry Soap Makers...<div align="center">...I need your help!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">I love, LOVE what I'm using now, but the budget is a little tight right <a href="http://underthewillowshop.com/naturallaundrysoap.html">now</a>, so I thought I could start making my own laundry soap.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">So I have questions...lots actually.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><ul><li><div align="center">Do you use superfatted soap or not?</div></li><li><div align="center">Do you scent the soap as your making it?</div></li><li><div align="center">Do you mix oils or stick to one type?</div></li><li><div align="center">What do you add to the mix after grating it?</div></li><li><div align="center">How do you know if your soap is safe for HE washers?</div></li></ul></div><p align="center">ANY and ALL info is much appreciated!</p><p align="center"> </p><div align="center"> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-7955382219843281864?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-81713927443509632272010-03-12T14:34:00.000-08:002010-03-12T17:23:07.100-08:00Breathe....<div align="center">Having made up my mind about the business has released this weight on my shoulders! </div><br /><div align="center">I don't feel that constant pull that I should be doing something productive rather than watching cartoons with the kids.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>My focus has changed.</strong></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Consider this my late resolution</div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center">You want to know some of my goals?</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Take care of my house!</span></div><br /><div align="center">Do a load of dishes and laundry everyday, just one. </div><br /><div align="center">(it's amazing how fast it piles up around here!)</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Provide more, depend less.</span></div><br /><div align="center">I want to stop buying so much food, and make more myself.</div><br /><div align="center">I'm thinking a bake day to start with. Make enough bread for a week and store it in the freezer. Maybe I'll work up to more (or even sell some!)</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Get healthier!</span></div><br /><div align="center">I've gained a little weight since High School. Haven't we all?</div><br /><div align="center">Start simple...exercise! I always joke that chasing 3 kids around is exercise, <em>but it's not</em>. </div><br /><div align="center">So I bought a treadmill...and I plan to use it just 5min everyday and work my way up to more, but 5 minute increments is about all the free time I can get right now.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">What are some of this habits you've formed over the years to keep everything under control?</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-8171392744350963227?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-61553805608652326022010-03-10T17:46:00.000-08:002010-03-10T17:51:28.865-08:00Nag Champa Hemp Soap AVAILABLE!<div align="center">Nag Champa Hemp Soap AVAILABLE!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Yeah!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 222px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447187848869581138" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S5hMfPSyEVI/AAAAAAAACUM/XM0FheF2Aqs/s320/DSCF2333.JPG" /><br /><div align="center">You can get it <a href="http://gassnercustomsoaps.com/CPsoap.aspx">here!</a></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">And just an FYI, all the soaps in the 'Curing Rack' are cured and ready for purchase. I just haven't photographed them yet</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-6155380560865232602?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-72116597472022054852010-03-10T14:10:00.000-08:002010-03-10T14:33:56.284-08:00I'm Still Here...Sorta<div align="center">I have been rolling some ideas around in my head for a few months now...what to do, what to do.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Let's just start with the fact I GROSSLY underestimated the amount of work just ONE extra child has made in my life. </div><div align="center">It's been hard keeping my head afloat with housework, let alone even trying to run my business since Sam's birth.</div><div align="center"> I'm sure you've all noticed the neglect to the blog, etsy shop and website.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">I've been in this tug-a-war trying to decide if I should shut it all down or hit it full throttle. Those seemed to be the only two options....but are they really?</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">So I've decided to suspend 'promoting' the business.</div><div align="center"> I'm not going to hibernate and take a vacation, but to just 'not try' and accept the 'easy' orders. Lip balms, lotions, foamy soaps, stuff I have on hand. I'm going to stop fretting over getting soap made, stocking the shelves (real and virtual), and worrying!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">I have other goals in my life right now...raising my kiddos; taking care of my family.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">So to all my loyal customers, </div><div align="center">I AM STILL HERE and WILL STILL HAVE WHAT YOU NEED.</div><div align="center">You just might have to <a href="mailto:%20gassner@gassnercustomsoaps.com">email </a>me to get it though </div><div align="center">*smiles*</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-7211659747202205485?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-50933888563173298412010-02-28T20:12:00.000-08:002010-02-28T21:35:22.357-08:00Here Kitty Kitty....<div align="center">Game cam pics! Wow...it's been awhile!</div><br /><div align="center">The weather in Oregon last weekend was GORGEOUS so we went on a 4-wheeler ride for this first time is almost a year! It was Sam's very first ride too!</div><br /><br /><div align="center">When we go out and about, we always check for animal tracks and point them out to the kiddos. Ali is getting pretty good spotting them =D</div><br /><br /><div align="center">Well, last weekend I saw I pretty good sized paw print that was fairly fresh (within a few days). I thought it might have been a cougar, but Rik said he saw claw imprints...which means it would be canine. (cats have retractable claws, so the claws don't show in a print. Dogs claws don't, so you'll see them in a print). </div><br /><br /><div align="center">I didn't see what we was talking about, but he's more experienced then I am...so I didn't argue.</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Today was the first nice say we've had all week, so the kids and I trekked up to get the camera and look around after all the rain. There were lots of deer tracks and the dogs had a hay day with all the smells!</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Well, check out the first pic off the camera.</div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443516914309465634" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S4tByuY_BiI/AAAAAAAACUE/MB_dOMfYJAA/s320/MDGC0003.JPG" /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Yea, that's a cougar. I was right.<br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">A few shots of a buck.</div><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S4tByJpPNaI/AAAAAAAACT8/X5E3887mA8Y/s1600-h/MDGC0005.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443516904445523362" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S4tByJpPNaI/AAAAAAAACT8/X5E3887mA8Y/s320/MDGC0005.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S4tBxrU0oTI/AAAAAAAACT0/YiDhd4fkhgk/s1600-h/MDGC0006.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443516896306831666" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S4tBxrU0oTI/AAAAAAAACT0/YiDhd4fkhgk/s320/MDGC0006.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">And a bobcat.</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443516884753008610" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S4tBxASLR-I/AAAAAAAACTs/Qshuh-CPNYA/s320/MDGC0009.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Apparently the felines are really out and about right now!</div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-5093388856317329841?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-13526529292969151432010-02-28T14:51:00.000-08:002010-02-28T15:03:59.518-08:00Green Soap and a New Soap Challenge<div><br /><br /><div align="center"> See, See!<br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"> </div><div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443432927213450114" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S4r1aCE484I/AAAAAAAACTk/TASoGU0DyEo/s320/DSCF2333.JPG" /><br /><br /></div><div align="center">I DID make <a href="http://gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com/2010/01/i-need-help-getting-my-butt-in-gear.html">green soap</a>!</div><div><br /> </div><div align="center">Lovely hemp butter and hemp oils in this bar of Nag Champa soap.</div><div><br /> </div><div align="center">Did you get any green soap made this month?</div><div><br /><br /><br /> </div><div align="center">For next months challenge, I'm thinking SPRING!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Come up with something that says 'spring' to you. </div><div align="center">It could be a scent (flowers, rain, green grass) or colors, whatever you can come up with. I think this one will call for a giveaway. </div><div><br /><br /> </div><div align="center">SHOW ME JUST HOW CREATIVE YOU CAN GET!</div><div align="center"><br />And speaking of Spring, the frogs around here are out and about. We've been hearing them every night! We even had a visitor in the house!<br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443432915898111490" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S4r1ZX7GlgI/AAAAAAAACTc/-S1gCfpueNI/s320/DSCF2326.JPG" /></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">He found a nice damp home in the kids' bathtub!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443432910518909298" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S4r1ZD4meXI/AAAAAAAACTU/B3VHt8Y9xKo/s320/DSCF2329.JPG" /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-1352652929296915143?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-23014846536789062752010-02-18T16:05:00.000-08:002010-02-18T16:39:37.221-08:00Quilt-A-Long<div align="center">Since I was soooo wrapped up in quilting last month, I thought I would do a little quilt tutorial! Yay, so exciting....really!<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Excuse the horrid photos and messy bed :)<br /></div></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">For this quilt I used:</span><br /></div><div align="center"><br />1- Moda Jelly Roll* (Bistro Line)</div><div align="center">3/4yd coordinate print (Cut into 2.5" squares)</div><div align="center">3/4yd black</div><div align="center">2yds coordinate strip</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">*A Jelly Roll contains approx. 40 - 2.5" x 44" strips. If you want to cut your own strips, go ahead. You're crazy, but go ahead =)</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Open up your jelly roll and group 10 clusters of 3 strips<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center">I like to lay them out in the order I will assemble them;</div><div align="center">it makes it easier down the road</div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439447053188800770" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S3zMRoPdIQI/AAAAAAAACRA/ti_duRgcq_s/s320/DSCF1930.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Start sewing each set of 3 together into strips.</div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439448380501512626" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S3zNe43d0bI/AAAAAAAACRI/63zKBvBJrSw/s320/DSCF1931.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Press<br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439450561945527362" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S3zPd3YP5EI/AAAAAAAACRQ/-fCwcWbKlo4/s320/DSCF1934.JPG" /> </div><br /><br /><div align="center">Cut each strip in half </div><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439741811610722802" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S33YW07lofI/AAAAAAAACTI/GvS7Da9ER0s/s320/DSCF1935.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Now you have 2 half lengths of each set of strips.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">EVERY OTHER set (5 total) will need ONE half cut in half again.</div><br /><div align="center">Giving you 3 pieces total</div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439450577232599090" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S3zPewU-GDI/AAAAAAAACRg/haysVpy_5rw/s320/DSCF1936.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">For the other 5 sets, cut 3" off each half</div><br /><div align="center">Still leaving you with 2 pieces<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>Set aside.</strong> </div><br /><div align="center">(I like to stack them in the order I had them layed out in)</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Next you need to assemble your 9-Blocks.</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Using your 3/4yd of coordinate, cut into 2.5" squares</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439720241605640162" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S33EvSZn_-I/AAAAAAAACRw/X8-lqoBEiNU/s320/DSCF1940.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">I like to lay my 9-block out before sewing</div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439720255616294290" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S33EwGmBnZI/AAAAAAAACR4/d09-gx8p2S8/s320/DSCF1941.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Sew 3 rows of three blocks.</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439720267978879490" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S33Ew0pfsgI/AAAAAAAACSA/04FPiX4K0NA/s320/DSCF1942.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Then sew the three rows together.</div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439720281962169554" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S33ExovXxNI/AAAAAAAACSI/ZDofPKS1H8M/s320/DSCF1943.JPG" /><br /><div align="center">Press.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><br />You will need <strong>25</strong> Nine-blocks.<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center">Before assembling, I lay everything out again.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439724171521303810" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S33IUCeiJQI/AAAAAAAACSY/kKHufImFqfs/s320/DSCF1953.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong>Lay out Row 1 like so:</strong></div><br /><div align="center">9-block</div><div align="center">1 strip (from the 2pc set)</div><div align="center">9-block</div><div align="center">other strip</div><div align="center">9 block.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"><br /><br /><br /><strong>Lay out Row 2 like so:</strong> </p><div align="center">Small piece from 3pc set</div><div align="center">9-Block</div><div align="center">Large piece from 3pc set</div><div align="center">9-block </div><div align="center">small piece from 3pc set<br /></div><p></p><p align="center">Repeat these two alternately until all blocks and strip sets are gone (5 times)</p><br /><br /><div align="center">Make sure you like the way your patterns and colors flow</div><br /><br /><div align="center">Now assemble your STRIPS</div><br /><br /><div align="center">You will have 10 complete strips.</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Now you can sew your strips together</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439724154326922930" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S33ITCbEtrI/AAAAAAAACSQ/jhxAX995GCo/s320/DSCF1948.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">With the 3/4yd of black, cut it into 2.5" strips </div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">( I had a black jelly roll on hand and used 8 strips)</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center">You will need to attach two strips together, making 4 really long strips.</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Center the seam on your strips to the center of the long side of your quilt and attach.<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439737859968775026" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S33Uwz6us3I/AAAAAAAACSg/wdFrm8u04QA/s320/DSCF1954.JPG" /><br /></div><div align="center">Repeat for the other side.<br /><br /></div><div align="center">Trim excess on all four corners.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Repeat process for other quilt sides</div><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S33UxbS5A8I/AAAAAAAACSo/84w4ls9C5X0/s1600-h/DSCF1955.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439737870539097026" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S33UxbS5A8I/AAAAAAAACSo/84w4ls9C5X0/s320/DSCF1955.JPG" /></a><br /><br />After this step, I was waiting for the stripe coordinate to come in the mail...and then I forgot I was doing a photo tutorial *hehehe* So you'll have to use your imagination a little bit here...</p><br /><p></p><br /><p align="center">I used 2yds of this fabric and cut three 4.5" strips and one 6" strip</p><p align="center">(what the pattern on the fabric would allow)<br /></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439740228058877954" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S33W6pvaEAI/AAAAAAAACTA/91AYdR36xGs/s320/il_fullxfull_119611885.jpg" /> <p align="center">Attach a 4.5" strip to each long side of the quilt.</p><p align="center">Be sure to watch the direction of your print, if needed.</p><p align="center"></p><p align="center">Trim off any excess from all four corners</p><p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439740052233108322" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S33WwavRu2I/AAAAAAAACSw/XJU2-FzCVUk/s320/DSCF1994.JPG" /></p><p align="center">Measure the total WIDTH of your quilt.</p><p align="center">Trim last two stips of the stripe corrdinate to the width of your quilt</p><p align="center">For the top of the quilt, I used the 6" strip and attached 4.5"x6" black blocks to each side.</p><p align="center">Again for the bottom, but using a 4.5" strip with 4.5" black blocks.</p><div align="center"><br />Attach top and bottom<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br />Yay! You're done! Wasn't that fun?<br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439740064228338754" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S33WxHbKbEI/AAAAAAAACS4/1ST6nWrCWI4/s320/DSCF1996.JPG" /></div><p align="center"><em><span style="font-size:78%;">(All pretty on my bed)</span></em></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-2301484653678906275?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-32258325825265353442010-02-17T21:33:00.001-08:002010-02-17T21:36:20.559-08:00Just a Little...<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S3zRpLaJupI/AAAAAAAACRo/-DeRJibeGPg/s1600-h/Sam.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 247px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439452955324037778" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S3zRpLaJupI/AAAAAAAACRo/-DeRJibeGPg/s320/Sam.jpg" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-3225832582526535344?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-86985315438224681892010-02-17T13:10:00.000-08:002010-02-17T14:18:07.060-08:00Downsizing... Again SALE<div align="center">Yup, it's time to downsize again. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">I haven't worked with my MP soaps and molds in a really, really long time. So they must go.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">All mold orders will get freebies!!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">So go check it out <a href="http://gassnercustomsoaps.com/sale.aspx">here</a></div><div align="center"> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-8698531543822468189?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-13712179564577535582010-02-12T10:48:00.000-08:002010-02-13T08:54:32.584-08:00I Made Soap!<div align="center">Green Soap!<br />Green Hemp Soap! </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Photos soon, but it's really not that exciting.</div><div align="center">I did however have a soaping first. This soap did a weird, liquid like gel phase. It was strange. I'm blaming that fact it was a new recipe (I've never soaped with hemp oil/butter before).</div><div align="center">Old FO...Nag Champa.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Anyone have something like that happen before?</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-1371217956457753558?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-60809295989275436372010-01-31T09:03:00.000-08:002010-01-31T09:32:16.256-08:00I Need Help Getting My Butt in Gear!<div align="center">Because I really need it!</div><p align="center">How about a monthly soapy challenge?</p><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>(I really will try to post a new challenge every month)</em></span><br /><br />I need a little motivation to get my soap groove to come back...it's in hiatus at the moment.</div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br />Tomorrow is Feb. 1st (OMG!) so how about a green themed soap? In spirit of St. Patty's Day.<br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">If you make some fabulous green soap, leave a link in the comments. MP, CP, doesn't matter...I just wanna see soap!<br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432954040981447410" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S2W66k244vI/AAAAAAAACQQ/1qmi-socnPo/s320/il_430xN_110524328.jpg" /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=36890746&ref=sr_list_18&&ga_search_query=green+soap&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=5&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><span style="font-size:85%;">Cucumber Green Tea</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">from sherriscentsandsoys<br /></span></div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432954065315975986" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S2W67_gsUzI/AAAAAAAACQo/q_xN7jpLBJQ/s320/il_430xN_97631860.jpg" /> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33069031&ref=sr_list_1&&ga_search_query=green+soap&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=15&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><span style="font-size:85%;">Baby Doll Soap</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">from stinkybomb<br /></span></p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432954069191790802" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S2W68N8wkNI/AAAAAAAACQw/S11v49Xgf60/s320/il_430xN_80018852.jpg" /></p><p align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=27822472&ref=sr_list_7&&ga_search_query=green+soap&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=12&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><span style="font-size:85%;">Coco Lime</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> from ThePigandThePeacock</span><br /><br /></p><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432954056425910962" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S2W67eZIsrI/AAAAAAAACQg/F-I72dhkWJU/s320/il_430xN_119418860.jpg" /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=39526785&ref=sr_list_6&&ga_search_query=green+soap&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=12&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><span style="font-size:85%;">Sweet Lemongrass</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> from bunnybuttapothecary</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-6080929598927543637?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-69601390395304988552010-01-25T08:33:00.001-08:002010-01-25T09:06:59.858-08:00Quiltin', quiltin', quiltin'....<div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"> I still haven't found my 'happy place', so to fill the void, I've been quilting...a LOT.</div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center">I've made up two quilt tops in four days.</div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430722002884262546" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S13M42_QepI/AAAAAAAACPg/jtdP1r4TbH0/s320/DSCF1895.JPG" /> <p align="center"><em><span style="font-size:78%;">(Lil cowpoke for Mr. Sam)</span></em><br /><br /><br /></p><div align="center">I've also been piecing the backs for the quilts I made last summer when I went on another quilting hiatus (I blame that one on the pregnancy!)</div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430721975219933906" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S13M3P7kUtI/AAAAAAAACPI/Q4JFE5T54hg/s320/DSCF9511.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 219px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430721987031550370" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S13M377rSaI/AAAAAAAACPQ/qNXgvZ2LVR4/s320/DSCF9503.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430721959068110290" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/S13M2TwrDdI/AAAAAAAACPA/C0vPvr0be18/s320/DSCF9516.JPG" /><br /><br /><div align="center">But I HAVE been getting an itch to soap, so hopefully I will get some free time when I'm not feeling a magnetic pull to my sewing machine.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-6960139039530498855?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-945064986951419922010-01-13T10:40:00.000-08:002010-01-13T10:51:02.481-08:00I Have to Stop Making Promises....<div align="center">...I just can't keep up with my little world.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> I'm in a funk or revelation, still unsure as to which, but my life has shifted again. I'm filling my time more and more with family and friends and less time with Gassner Custom Soaps.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">So until I pull out (or into) whatever it is I'm feeling, I'll stop making promises.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> I'll be still sporadically blogging, making custom soap orders with a random batch to sell here and there, but my shops will be bare naked.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">I will never turn someone down if they need an order or a quick fix, so please don't hesitate to <a href="mailto:%20gassner@gassnercustomsoaps.com">email </a>me. I will still be working, filling wholesale orders as they come, ect. Just a little less time online :)</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-94506498695141992?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-51812081167930823012010-01-01T17:02:00.000-08:002010-01-01T17:07:54.704-08:00And the Winner is....<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Sz6cPLm-qdI/AAAAAAAACOo/vS-FRW-ex9A/s1600-h/untitled.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421942786028906962" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Sz6cPLm-qdI/AAAAAAAACOo/vS-FRW-ex9A/s320/untitled.bmp" /></a><br /><div align="center">....Grammy!?</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Yes, that would be what my kiddos call my 'other' mother, Karen!</div><br /><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:78%;">(Sorry, just got done watching Coraline)</span></em></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">And since I already have your info, I will be mailing off a lovely goodies package filled with whatever my little heart wants to put in there. I'm sure you will enjoy.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Thanks to all who entered and <strong>HAPPY NEW YEAR!</strong></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-5181208116793082301?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-10861780170810055342009-12-23T11:44:00.000-08:002009-12-23T12:40:46.812-08:00See What Happens...<div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center">...When I make promises? I break them.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">So I think I should have a giveaway...since it's been so long.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">A total surprise will be the prize. Winner will be a random selection from random.org, to be announced New Years Day!</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Just leave me some love on this post. </div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center">International commenter's welcome too!</div><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center">But to keep you entertained until I download my camera, here are some fun shots from last month! <br /></div><div align="center"><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418528489497519778" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SzJ6893VZqI/AAAAAAAACOg/_s9HlGkjxvM/s320/DSCF1332.JPG" /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">(Sam not enjoying rice cereal too much)<br /></span></em></div><div align="center"><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418528480000331330" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SzJ68afBzkI/AAAAAAAACOY/FxkN0ogmOOU/s320/DSCF1381.JPG" /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">(My mammoth of a son next to Amealiah, my friend's new baby)</span></em><br /></div><div align="center"> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418528467194243778" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SzJ67qx0asI/AAAAAAAACOI/A-uiJ9qIRvM/s320/DSCF1414.JPG" /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">(Ali snuck up onto the counter to steal a cookie)<br /></span></em><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418528470127318514" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SzJ671tHlfI/AAAAAAAACOQ/qwnn30tJlns/s320/DSCF1417.JPG" /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">(Quickly disposing of the evidence when she saw me taking pics)</span></em><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418522357818498034" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SzJ1YDlIm_I/AAAAAAAACOA/WcA58tzTH0Y/s320/DSCF1521.JPG" /> <p align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">(She wanted Toby to lay down)</span></em><br /><br /></p><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418522352388755378" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SzJ1XvWlT7I/AAAAAAAACN4/BLZtG1xOPaY/s320/DSCF1522.JPG" /> <p align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">(And like a good boy, he did)</span></em><br /><br /><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SzJ1XPO4csI/AAAAAAAACNw/hmRi6QxSBc4/s1600-h/DSCF1539.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418522343766520514" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SzJ1XPO4csI/AAAAAAAACNw/hmRi6QxSBc4/s320/DSCF1539.JPG" /></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;">(So she could sit on him!)</span></em><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-1086178017081005534?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-21161907943971405442009-12-19T07:09:00.000-08:002009-12-19T07:14:17.544-08:00Yikes!<div align="center">Has it really been OVER two weeks since I last signed into blogger? I guess it's a good thing no one actually <em>follows</em> this blog *wink*.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">The holiday season has kept me super busy; I haven't even downloaded the photos on my camera in about a month!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">But I will be posting again soon. I'm off to visit family for the weekend, but you can expect to see me back here...frazzled and all as the last few days tick down for Christmas! (Ali is uber excited!)</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-2116190794397140544?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-55649370889866219572009-12-01T12:15:00.000-08:002009-12-01T12:38:09.044-08:00COME SEE ME TOMORROW...<div align="center">....and get a FREE bar of soap for it!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">That's right, just come visit me tomorrow at the MCMC Holiday Market tomorrow, December 2nd between 10am-6pm, bring this certificate below, and you get a free bar of soap! </div><br /><div align="center">No purchase necessary!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410366576006975554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 138px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SxV7vEuK0EI/AAAAAAAACNY/2bl_b75yzTw/s320/Egiftcertificate.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">How cool is that!</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">We'll also be having a raffle for a fabulous gift basket (worth over $40!!).</div><div align="center">All the donations and ticket sales will be for the MCMC Chaplin Fund, something that has helped my mom during hard times when we were growing up.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Last year we were able to donate over $50 from the raffle!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">From <a href="http://mcmc.net/News/SingleNews.aspx?NewsId=1089">MCMC website</a>:</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">"Kick off the 2009 holiday season with the annual MCMC Holiday Market and Craft Fair Wednesday, December 2, 2009 in the lower level of the Medical Center Office Plaza. The festivities start at 10 am and will continue throughout the day. Stop by and find a variety of favorite vendors from the past and many new items as well. Free gift wrapping with purchase!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">At 5 pm the Tree Lighting ceremony will start and Santa will arrive shortly after to light up the tree in Kelly Commons and kick off the annual MCMC Season of Service. Bring your family and friends and join the fun with cocoa, snacks, movies, card making activities. "</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-5564937088986621957?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-56305428835215421352009-11-19T13:42:00.001-08:002009-11-19T13:45:22.007-08:00Far and Few Between....<div align="center">Sorry about the lack of posting...things have been a little crazy around here.</div><br /><br /><div align="center">Thought I would share some photos from our latest <a href="http://jnashphotography.blogspot.com/">Nash Photography</a> shoot:</div><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SwW8OcDmPPI/AAAAAAAACNQ/uOCnurpcSrI/s1600/GetAttachment8.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405933883963620594" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SwW8OcDmPPI/AAAAAAAACNQ/uOCnurpcSrI/s320/GetAttachment8.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SwW8OIapVpI/AAAAAAAACNI/WvxvmVmmDjk/s1600/GetAttachment10.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 222px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405933878691583634" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SwW8OIapVpI/AAAAAAAACNI/WvxvmVmmDjk/s320/GetAttachment10.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SwW8NyjnyeI/AAAAAAAACNA/T78o8LKpuSQ/s1600/GetAttachment.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405933872823650786" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SwW8NyjnyeI/AAAAAAAACNA/T78o8LKpuSQ/s320/GetAttachment.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SwW8NmO91_I/AAAAAAAACM4/im40AMJPiSQ/s1600/GetAttachment12.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405933869515790322" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SwW8NmO91_I/AAAAAAAACM4/im40AMJPiSQ/s320/GetAttachment12.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SwW8NRK-uII/AAAAAAAACMw/Rs_2e8FnRkg/s1600/GetAttachment7.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405933863861926018" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SwW8NRK-uII/AAAAAAAACMw/Rs_2e8FnRkg/s320/GetAttachment7.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-5630542883521542135?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-59784144794067943032009-11-13T15:34:00.001-08:002009-11-13T16:13:50.911-08:00What a Day!<div><div><div><div><div align="center">What a day...</div><br /><div align="center">Just to sum it up...</div><br /><div align="center">I received a phone call less than 5min after crawling out of bed, that my in-law's barn was on fire and no one knew how to reach my MIL. </div><br /><div align="center">Well, that should have been easy since her car was in the shop...she should have been home!</div><br /><div align="center">I tossed the kids in the car (not literately) and drove up there (we only live 2 miles away). The ENTIRE barn was engulfed by the time I got there...and still no MIL in sight. </div><br /><br /><div align="center">We figure the heat lamps the baby chicks were under is what started it, and I was hoping that she hadn't tried to save the chick (barn fires go quick...all the dry hay and such). </div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403743925158691634" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Sv30eDxCQzI/AAAAAAAACMI/tvzygIRQjw0/s320/IMG_2078.JPG" /><br /><div align="center">After a few quick phone calls (and still couldn't find her) I grabbed the camera to start taking pictures. I knew that's what she would have been doing. I finally heard the firetrucks and moved my car out of the way for them.</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403743929781018402" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Sv30eU_FXyI/AAAAAAAACMQ/woS6qlqc3VE/s320/IMG_2079.JPG" /><br /><div align="center">Needless to say, it took over an hour to track her down... she was with my brother-in laws girlfriend. It was nerve wracking not knowing if she was in the fire! We're pretty close and when her car is in the shop, she usually goes places with me or I know when she goes with someone else.</div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403743938433973938" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Sv30e1OG_rI/AAAAAAAACMY/bTr5lRQ1398/s320/IMG_2097.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">After we knew she was safe, I started a mental toll of what had been in the barn:</div><br /><br /><div align="center">Tractor ($40k)</div><br /><div align="center">Boat ($30k</div><br /><div align="center">Motorcycle ($10k)<br /></div><div align="center">4-wheelers ($5k)</div><br /><div align="center">Stock trailer ($20k)</div><br /><div align="center">all the hay for the livestock this winter</div><br /><div align="center">antique saddles...the list goes on.</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403743948448554882" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Sv30fahxX4I/AAAAAAAACMg/aGt6V6dtdTg/s320/IMG_2127.JPG" /><br /><br /><div align="center">Even better? They don't have insurance on the barn, only the boat and motorcycle were covered under their own policies. We're still waiting to hear if the barn would have been covered as an outbuilding under the home-owners policy.</div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403743956703695346" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Sv30f5R80fI/AAAAAAAACMo/kZzyjevJMA0/s320/IMG_2263.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">They have no savings either. I want to host a 'Rummage Sale', but they're too proud to let me. </div><br /><br /><div align="center">I'm just rambling now, but I hope we figure something out soon so we can get some $$ to build a new barn before winter REALLY hits!</div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-5978414479406794303?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-10596773410255828682009-11-10T16:11:00.000-08:002009-11-10T16:16:22.813-08:00150 Down 100 or so to go!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SvoCR7AFLiI/AAAAAAAACMA/N5dG5SM2a40/s1600-h/101_7379.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402633209903394338" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SvoCR7AFLiI/AAAAAAAACMA/N5dG5SM2a40/s320/101_7379.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center">Pina Colada</div><br /><div align="center">Buttercreme</div><br /><div align="center">Dreamsicle</div><br /><div align="center">Vanilla</div><br /><div align="center">Bubblegum</div><br /><div align="center">Cafe Latte</div><br /><div align="center">Watermelon</div><br /><div align="center">Root Beer</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">DONE</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Peppermint</div><br /><div align="center">Huckleberry</div><br /><div align="center">Vanilla Mint</div><br /><div align="center">Black Cherry Vanilla</div><br /><div align="center">Raspberries & Cream</div><br /><div align="center">and maybe a little Kahlua too</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">TO GO</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-1059677341025582868?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-80501628020634105402009-11-03T14:45:00.000-08:002009-11-03T14:55:07.227-08:00All Soap Currently Curing...Get 'em While You Can!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SvC0wkUFdqI/AAAAAAAACL4/hKXMYWkUQ7M/s1600-h/107_8216.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400014699691865762" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SvC0wkUFdqI/AAAAAAAACL4/hKXMYWkUQ7M/s320/107_8216.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center">All the soaps currently curing will NOT be listed for public sale until after Dec. 5th!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">I have two shows the first week of December that I need stock for...and tomorrow is the cut off date to get them made so they will be fully cured in time for the shows.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">If there is something you like, shoot me an email at: <a href="mailto:gassner@gassnercustomsoaps.com">gassner@gassnercustomsoaps.com</a> so I can set it aside and mail it off to you once they are cured (Will be mailed Dec.1st)</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Here is the list of all that is curing:</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Tahitian Vanilla</div><br /><div align="center">Buttercreme & Snickerdoodles</div><br /><div align="center">Coconut & Lemongrass</div><br /><div align="center">Lavender</div><br /><div align="center">Lavender w/ Lavender Buds</div><br /><div align="center">Coconut Curry Custard</div><br /><div align="center">Coconut Curry Custard w/ Poppy Seeds</div><br /><div align="center">Oatmeal, Milk, & Honey</div><br /><div align="center">Oatmeal, Milk, & Honey w/ Oats</div><br /><div align="center">Patchouli Brew (A blend of Patchouli, Cinnamon, & Cedarwood)</div><br /><div align="center">Cherry Almond</div><br /><div align="center">Cherry Almond w/Oats</div><br /><div align="center">Clary Sage w/ a touch of Lavender</div><br /><div align="center">Amaretto</div><br /><div align="center">Basil, Lime, Papaya</div><br /><div align="center">Basil, Lime, Papaya w/ Cranberry Seeds</div><br /><div align="center">Mandarin Cranberry</div><br /><div align="center">All Almond</div><br /><div align="center">Pumpkin Chai</div><br /><div align="center">Yuzu</div><br /><div align="center">Peppermint</div><br /><div align="center">Peppermint w/ Poppy Seeds</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">There is more to come, but that is the current list as of today!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-8050162802063410540?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-70577299512952700382009-10-26T15:11:00.000-07:002009-10-26T15:13:51.305-07:00Super Boring, No Photo Post....<div align="center">...But more soaps curing!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Pumpkin Chai </div><div align="center">(Super yummy! and my fave!)</div><div align="center">Clary Sage w/ a touch of Lavender</div><div align="center">Basil, Lime, Papaya</div><div align="center">Basil, Lime, Papaya w/ Cranberry Seeds</div><div align="center">Ameretto</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-7057729951295270038?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-12192207396924832462009-10-20T14:46:00.000-07:002009-10-20T15:03:38.869-07:00New Soaps Are Curing!<div><div><div><div><div align="center">Yay! I'm been making soap again!</div><br /><br /><div align="center">I've made a point of making a batch of soap right after I put the babe down for a nap. To make it much easier for me, I've been making one large batch of a certain scent and then splitting it into two molds. One will be a smooth creamy batch without 'stuff', the other I've been adding something to.</div><br /><br /><div align="center">Curing right now are:</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 231px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394805039980257858" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/St4ymdiCokI/AAAAAAAACLI/mE6SwQyMqok/s320/DSCF1014.JPG" /><em>Lavender</em></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 190px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394805011838769442" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/St4yk0slmSI/AAAAAAAACK4/M4SpNff5G-4/s320/DSCF1017.JPG" /><em>Lavender w/buds</em></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 222px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394805052873962450" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/St4ynNkI89I/AAAAAAAACLQ/blDpddgYaAk/s320/DSCF1011.JPG" /><em>Coconut Curry Custard</em></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 197px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394805023930973522" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/St4ylhvl_VI/AAAAAAAACLA/gYTG5Axq258/s320/DSCF1016.JPG" /><em>Coconut Curry Custard w/ poppy seeds</em></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394805000564136738" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/St4ykKsgWyI/AAAAAAAACKw/h2sSQp6XnCw/s320/DSCF1019.JPG" /><em>Oatmeal, Milk, & Honey</em></div><div align="center"><em>Oatmeal, Milk, & Honey w/ oats</em></div><br /><br /><div align="center">I've always been a 'stuffless' soap lover, but there was a strong demand for more exfoliants in my soaps, so this really has been working out well.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">What are some of your favorite exfoliants?</div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-1219220739692483246?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-38610671977374473572009-10-14T19:40:00.000-07:002009-10-15T09:30:08.279-07:00A Change of Name<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392656658667129554" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/StaQqNd_ytI/AAAAAAAACKo/vqtCEDbBTcU/s320/107_813100.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">It was recently brought to my attention the the name I had chose for my plain, unscented bar of soap was a trademarked name. Apparently a customer of her was looking for her on Etsy and thought I was trying to sell her products under my name, or sell her stuff through my store, ect. </div><br /><div align="center">Who knows. </div><div align="center"><br />Anyway, the owner of the said name contacted me asking to stop using her name, and oh so gingerly reminded me that it constitutes as trademark infringement (i.e. she could take me to court if she wished).</div><div align="center"><br />So to avoid confusing any others who might be confused, you can now buy Simplee Soap to fulfill all your unscented, uncolored soappy needs.<br /></div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 272px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392656647640110978" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/StaQpkY814I/AAAAAAAACKg/Gxm32X3kByY/s320/107_8136.JPG" /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-3861067197737447357?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-48222574680993345872009-10-05T17:14:00.000-07:002009-10-05T17:21:01.113-07:00I Can Try...<div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center">...but I've been unable to keep up postings! Since my last post, I HAVE MADE SOAP!! YAY!</div><div align="center"><br /><div align="center">Coconut Lemongrass<br /></div><div align="center">Buttercreme & Snickerdoodles<br /></div><div align="center">Tahitian Vanilla<br /></div></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center"> </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389274778005064754" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SsqM22P2zDI/AAAAAAAACKI/999hH9TwMjU/s320/DSCF0783.JPG" /> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>Coconut & Lemongrass and Buttercreme & Snickerdoodles</em></span><br /><br /></p><div align="center"></div><p align="center"><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389274790524376146" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SsqM3k4sVFI/AAAAAAAACKQ/JdzGvXTasl4/s320/DSCF0784.JPG" /></p><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:78%;">Tahitian vanilla w/ Vanilla Beans</span></em><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><p align="center">All smell very yummy and I didn't have any mishaps either! It has been almost 3 months, so I figured I'd forget<em> something</em>!<br /><br /></p><div align="center">They will all be available early next month</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-4822257468099334587?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-72128034678727659612009-09-25T09:15:00.000-07:002009-09-25T09:34:40.765-07:00Evil, Evil Facebook!<div align="center">As I said in my last post, I finally joined Facebook. It was only a matter of time, really.</div><br /><br /><div align="center">Well, I'm become fond of FarmTown. It's an addiction actually. And last night while harvesting my virtual crop to take to the market, It occurred to me that Ari was being way, WAY to quiet.</div><br /><br /><div align="center">Low and behold, she was at the kitchen table, enjoying an after dinner butter rub down. Honestly, it was HILARIOUS. Not because there was belly slick all over my table, chair, floors and walls...but BECAUSE it was on the chair, she could not move. Not an inch or she would start sliding. She was begging for me to come pick her up, but I wasn't saving her little butt that quick. I made her wait instead for me to fetch the camera and take these incriminating photos.<br /></div><div><div align="center"> <br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 253px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385443296916255522" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SrzwJS6zsyI/AAAAAAAACKA/Ull9szvetKI/s320/DSCF0746.JPG" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385443290828227170" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SrzwI8PTwmI/AAAAAAAACJ4/IwgIqrCWMo4/s320/DSCF0745.JPG" /></div><div><div align="center"></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385443280497237026" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SrzwIVwNXCI/AAAAAAAACJw/FSc2blEw1RA/s320/DSCF0744.JPG" /><br /><div align="center">Of course, I did pick her up and put her directly into a hot bath. Mid bath I did have to remove her to scrub down the margarine ring that had formed and refill the tub.</div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-7212803467872765961?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-56209769193129055222009-09-23T08:38:00.000-07:002009-09-23T09:42:21.989-07:00Closure<div align="center">I'm no sure how 'national' this got, but about 5 and a half years ago a woman was abducted from our 'town' (We live out in the boonies, so 'town' is really 20miles away).</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Well this weekend the man that abducted, raped, and murdered her made a plea bargain to confess to the crime to get life in prison, rather than the death penalty.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">It's great closure for her family, but I can't help but feel uneasy since the location where he bound her, left her for hours (to go get high he says) and came back to rape (and murder) her is less than 10 miles from my <strong>house</strong>!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Driving to location where all the search crews are parking their cars is 8miles from home.</div><div align="center"> I can only imagine how close it really depending on how deep they're walking into the woods!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Here is a link to our <a href="http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/article_aead4fee-a7f1-11de-bb81-001cc4c03286.html">local paper </a>if you want to read about whats currently going on with the case</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-5620976919312905522?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-39244200717546298882009-09-19T10:58:00.000-07:002009-09-25T09:40:50.904-07:00Ok, I DID fall off the Face of the Earth<div align="center">I have been a bad, bad blogger. It's been 3 DAYS since I even logged on!</div><div align="center">I am getting very antsy to make soap again...it's been over 2 MONTHS. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Other than finally joining FaceBook, nothing new has been happening around our home. It's time to start preparnig for winter, stocking the shelves, cleaning up the yard and making sure everything is under cover for the rain.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-3924420071754629888?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-57650905940533474652009-09-08T09:13:00.000-07:002009-09-08T09:22:16.614-07:00Don't Forget!<div align="center">The <a href="http://gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com/2009/08/yard-sale.html">Yard Sale </a>and <a href="http://gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com/2009/08/inventory-clearance.html">Inventory Clearance </a>posts are updated as stock changes. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Check them out fro some great deals!</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Take an additional </div><div align="center">$.50 off 1oz jars ($2 each!)</div><div align="center">$1 off 4oz jars ($4 each!)</div><div align="center">$2 off 12oz jars ($13 each!)</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">I want them gone!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-5765090594053347465?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-22534869032917616172009-09-06T09:50:00.000-07:002009-09-06T09:59:55.034-07:00I'm Still Here...<div><div><div align="center">...Sort of</div><br /><div align="center">It's been a busy, crazy couple of weeks!</div><br /><br /><div align="center">Ali started school</div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378399863371786290" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SqPqLgRI6DI/AAAAAAAACJY/llRuUqHKyoY/s320/DSCF0567.JPG" /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Mr. Sam just keeps growing</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378399873054509794" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SqPqMEVriuI/AAAAAAAACJg/wIKipNLlCgY/s320/DSCF0560.JPG" /><br /><br /><div align="center">And we've been doing lots of berry picking (ok, eating) and harvesting from the garden.</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378399884052432850" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SqPqMtTyh9I/AAAAAAAACJo/2fVNIVcv7eM/s320/DSCF0564.JPG" /><br /><br /><div align="center">I also have a heft hospital order to fill, so every second of free time I have doesn't go to cleaning the house, I'm working on it.</div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-2253486903291761617?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-15410202695791123012009-08-24T08:54:00.000-07:002009-08-24T17:21:04.849-07:00I'm Feeling Old<div align="center"></div><div align="center">This last week went by like a blur...which has left me exhausted and feeling old.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Mr. Sam was officially 1 month old on Thursday</div><span style="font-size:78%;"><em></em><p align="center"><br /></p></span><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373584503947929282" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SpLOoshcJsI/AAAAAAAACIo/6fMZ55aKxXA/s320/DSCF0390.JPG" /> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>(trying so hard to get moving!)</em></span><br /><br /></p><div align="center"></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373584538010446162" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SpLOqrak6VI/AAAAAAAACJI/TVGROjdiPYk/s320/DSCF0472.JPG" /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>(Getting smooches from Grandma)</em></span></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"><em></em><br /></p></span><br /><div align="center">Friday we enrolled Ali in Pre-School at the charter school 15min. from our house. </div><br /><div align="center">Apparently I was the last to learn that they HAVE a pre-school... and it has been going for the last 5 years! LOL.</div><br /><div align="center">I was super excited though because it sure beats trucking her over 20 miles into town twice a week (on top of finding something to do with the other two) for the 3 hours she'd at school.</div><br /><p align="center">My 'baby' is growing up!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373586378201703922" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SpLQVyqXJfI/AAAAAAAACJQ/CiYTESGvPio/s320/DSCF0357.JPG" /><em><span style="font-size:78%;">(Picking berries with Dad and Sister)</span><br /></em><br /><br /><br /></p><p align="center">And Ari turned TWO yesterday! It feels like we just brought HER home from the hospital! Where does all that time go?<br /></p><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373584519064325730" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SpLOpk1eDmI/AAAAAAAACI4/zcgy2wtyGVA/s320/DSCF0489.JPG" /></div><p align="center"><em><span style="font-size:78%;">(Can I have it yet!?)<br /></span></em></p><p align="center"></p><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373584529154772402" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SpLOqKbODbI/AAAAAAAACJA/qlf7HzPHuu0/s320/DSCF0536.JPG" /></div><p align="center"><em><span style="font-size:78%;">(Playing with Dad)</span></em></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></em></p><p align="center">Hopefully Sam will get into a good schedule and I can start making time for soap again, but for now I'm just enjoying the kiddos and taking it day by day. Thanks to all those who are still stopping by to make my day!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-1541020269579112301?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-89687544295881148562009-08-11T13:09:00.001-07:002009-10-14T19:37:09.406-07:00Inventory Clearance<div align="center"><br />Listed is a complete list of my current inventory of the body products that I have discontinued.<br /><br /><br /><br />Prices are:<br /><br /><br />4oz- $5 ($2 off)<br />12oz $15 ($5 off)<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Buy a bunch and we can make a deal!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Walnut Scrub</strong></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368804669396221218" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SoHTZtPR_SI/AAAAAAAACIc/UDtbckalNsk/s320/101_7228.JPG" /><br />4oz-<br />(2) Unscented<br />Almond<br /><br />12oz-<br />Warm Vanilla Sugar<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Body Polish</span></strong><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368804651401658130" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SoHTYqNCvxI/AAAAAAAACIM/rou9B-onEXA/s320/100_7115.JPG" /><br /><br />4oz-<br />(3) Pink Grapefruit<br />Warm Vanilla Sugar<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Foaming Bath Butter</span></strong><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368804630703048066" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SoHTXdGHBYI/AAAAAAAACH8/bgBSS_Tgh5A/s320/100_6866e.JPG" /><br />4oz-<br />Champagne<br />Yuzu<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Body Frosting</span></strong><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368804638337161474" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SoHTX5iOWQI/AAAAAAAACIE/FYdMy9RTwYk/s320/100_6915.JPG" /> 4oz-<br />Red Apple<br />Champagne<br />Tahitian Vanilla<br />Black Raspberry Vanilla<br />Brown Sugar & Fig </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-8968754429588114856?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-70461174998822601042009-08-06T15:34:00.000-07:002009-09-09T20:01:24.746-07:00Yard Sale!<div align="center">I will be adding to the list with more 'stuff' along with fragrance oils...so bear with me because I am slooowww</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Packaging:</span></strong><br /><br /><br /><br />30 ~1oz Frosted jars (flat bottom, not rounded) w/ white smooth lid sets<br />$.50/ea or $10 for all<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366989590953579922" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SntgmPIB1ZI/AAAAAAAACHE/vQ5E0LHCbfo/s320/107_8741.JPG" /><br /><br /><br />30~ 1oz Travel size bottle<br />$.30ea or $7 for all<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 254px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366996288666527634" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SntmsGDO55I/AAAAAAAACHk/Yx-n_2TP61U/s320/DSCF0296.JPG" /> 2~ Holiday Boxes (bottom)<br />$5/ea<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366987925001364962" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SntfFQ-EZeI/AAAAAAAACGc/NFV1ZO5yId4/s320/107_9272.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br />Holiday Suitcases (top)<br />$5/ea<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366987934801826066" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SntfF1erkRI/AAAAAAAACGk/ZLMbSoq-K0E/s320/107_9273.JPG" /><br />37~ 3oz tins<br />$.60ea or $17 for all<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 175px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366989583829732994" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Sntgl0lkjoI/AAAAAAAACG8/za0mmWYseq4/s320/WCL_729.jpg" /><br />45~ Lavender Soap Dishes w/ nail brush<br /><br /><br /><br />$3.50ea or $110 for all<br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367002291858095074" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SntsJhrou-I/AAAAAAAACH0/i9O9w2bkOXg/s320/SoapGiftSet.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Products:</span></strong><br />I will add to this and weigh everything out soon. If something catches your eye, just let me know<br /><br /><br /><br />14oz Dead Sea Mud<br /><br />Walnut Body Scrub<br /><br />Sunflower Oil </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-7046117499882260104?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-44288221247375853942009-08-01T19:01:00.000-07:002009-08-02T12:46:11.302-07:00Changes are Coming<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SnT3Ij_mkpI/AAAAAAAACGU/XqL-Mq05EGU/s1600-h/logo2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365184782578127506" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SnT3Ij_mkpI/AAAAAAAACGU/XqL-Mq05EGU/s320/logo2.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SnT28Iw0AUI/AAAAAAAACGM/WPKKhwR88pY/s1600-h/inco1.jpg"></a><div><br /><br /></div><div align="center">As expected, I need to re-evaluate priorities after having a third baby.</div><div align="center">Unfortunately that means Gassner Custom Soaps will take the beating.</div><div><br /><br /></div><div align="center">I have decided to cut back on some of the products offered and starting the month, Gassner Custom Soaps will no longer be offering body products. </div><div><br /><br /></div><div align="center">This includes:</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Whipped Shea<br /></div><div align="center">Body Frosting<br /></div><div align="center">Foaming Bath Butter<br /></div><div align="center">Body Polish</div><div></div><div align="center">Walnut Scrub</div><div align="center">8oz Hand & Body Lotion</div><div><br /></div><div align="center">I will slowly list what stock I have in which scents at deep discounts, so watch for them on the <a href="http://www.gassnercustomsoaps.com/">website</a>.<br /></div><div align="center"></div><div><br /><br /></div><div align="center">I've also decided to close the website. 75% of my sales are from <a href="http://gassnercustomsoaps.etsy.com/">Etsy</a>, so I will continue to sell there.</div><div><br /><br /></div><div align="center">Since I will no longer be making the products that are packaged in my 1oz, 4oz, and 12oz jars, I will be selling them along with many, MANY of my fragrance oils. </div><div align="center">I will be posting a 'Yard Sale' blog soon with these items for sell so my wonderful bloggy friends can have first dibs. After that they will be posted on Etsy or eBay.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-4428822124737585394?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-67121732512798974022009-07-31T09:08:00.000-07:002009-08-01T09:13:30.562-07:005 Years<div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">5 years ago today I married a man that has become my best friend.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">I find it absolutely amazing that that you can feel so many emotions about one person. Trust me, there are times I hate that man, but to think that I love him more now than the day we were married blows me away. </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 212px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365029033138974898" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SnRpewHn8LI/AAAAAAAACGE/pyAc65UpjHI/s320/wedding12.jpg" /> <p align="center"><em><span style="font-size:78%;">Yes, that is the 'oh shit, what did I just do' look on my face</span></em><br /></p><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Ok, enough mushy stuff.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">I've decided that a few changes need to take place with Gassner Custom Soaps, which I will be announcing tomorrow...</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-6712173251279897402?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-51572910057312028242009-07-28T14:22:00.000-07:002009-07-28T14:26:55.339-07:00Birth Announcement Poll<div align="center">Oh the tough choices when it comes to announcing the birth of a new baby!</div><div align="center"><br />Simple poll in the sidebar, your opinion is MUCH appreciated!<br /></div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"> </div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Sm9tC5DIOAI/AAAAAAAACF8/MhwWaSwDD7I/s1600-h/Birth+Announcement+1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363625577662658562" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Sm9tC5DIOAI/AAAAAAAACF8/MhwWaSwDD7I/s320/Birth+Announcement+1.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Sm9tCjxfLmI/AAAAAAAACF0/k2uqX9Ya4JI/s1600-h/Birth+Announcement+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363625571951521378" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Sm9tCjxfLmI/AAAAAAAACF0/k2uqX9Ya4JI/s320/Birth+Announcement+2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-5157291005731202824?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-29717550484364640152009-07-26T07:42:00.000-07:002009-07-26T10:18:54.808-07:00Sam's First Photoshoot<div align="center">I'm sneaking a minute on the computer while Daddy is spending some time with his boy, so a quick little update on this last whirlwind of a week!</div><br /><br /><div align="center">Monday morning we headed in for the 7:30am scheduled c-section\. Baby Sam was out at 8:01am screaming before he was even totally out I'm told. He's a VERY healthy boy and took to nursing like a champ (as hubby says "It's a boy. They're boobs. Its natural" Lol!).</div><br /><br /><div align="center">BOTH the girls went to Grammy and Grandpa's house Wednesday so when Sam and I came home Thursday, we could have some time to adjust (and I could heal a little more). It was the first time they've EVER been away from mom and dad, so I was pretty happy when they wanted to come home a day early. Poor Ali had a complete melt down, so it was obvious it was time for them to come home (Rik and I were both missing them too)</div><br /><br /><div align="center">I've posted some AMAZING photos <a href="http://gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com/2008/05/you-too-can-have-whole-body-experience.html">here</a> that my friend Jessica of Nash Photography (<a href="http://jnashphotography.blogspot.com/">blog</a> and <a href="http://nashphotography.org/aboutphotographer.aspx">website</a>) has done for us. She is my own personal photographer...she comes out to your house and will spend however much time needed with grumpy kiddos or fussy babies until you're satisfied. She really is amazing!</div><br /><div align="center">But anyway, here are some shots she did of Sam last night for us:</div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SmyPmzxEZ9I/AAAAAAAACFs/VE6fYIo1sYo/s1600-h/_MG_0031.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362819153185236946" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SmyPmzxEZ9I/AAAAAAAACFs/VE6fYIo1sYo/s320/_MG_0031.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SmyPmWXU3wI/AAAAAAAACFk/sLnHUHXRNlk/s1600-h/_MG_0121.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362819145292635906" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SmyPmWXU3wI/AAAAAAAACFk/sLnHUHXRNlk/s320/_MG_0121.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SmyPlzNjTJI/AAAAAAAACFc/AyA5z2qDmSI/s1600-h/_MG_0111.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362819135856397458" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SmyPlzNjTJI/AAAAAAAACFc/AyA5z2qDmSI/s320/_MG_0111.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SmxzXtiUP_I/AAAAAAAACFU/hZlYC_MbdA4/s1600-h/_MG_0088.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362788107489132530" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SmxzXtiUP_I/AAAAAAAACFU/hZlYC_MbdA4/s320/_MG_0088.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SmxzXWW_gJI/AAAAAAAACFM/mGKV0RpT8Q0/s1600-h/_MG_0078.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362788101267619986" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SmxzXWW_gJI/AAAAAAAACFM/mGKV0RpT8Q0/s320/_MG_0078.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SmxzXFXDT4I/AAAAAAAACFE/4zMbcV1xKQQ/s1600-h/_MG_0068.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 219px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362788096704466818" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SmxzXFXDT4I/AAAAAAAACFE/4zMbcV1xKQQ/s320/_MG_0068.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SmxzWjkI3QI/AAAAAAAACE8/_xaogY39ZlQ/s1600-h/_MG_0021.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362788087632551170" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SmxzWjkI3QI/AAAAAAAACE8/_xaogY39ZlQ/s320/_MG_0021.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SmxzWRd_qOI/AAAAAAAACE0/RktqUGIo7OA/s1600-h/_MG_0020.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 223px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362788082774943970" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SmxzWRd_qOI/AAAAAAAACE0/RktqUGIo7OA/s320/_MG_0020.jpg" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-2971755048436464015?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-39089692924729307612009-07-23T16:48:00.000-07:002009-07-23T20:08:24.930-07:00We're Home!<div align="center">Just a quick post with a few pics for you who've been waiting..</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">We're home and both doing good. </div><br /><br /><div align="center">He is a healthy boy, weighing 9lbs, 3oz! And 21" long.</div><br /><br /><div align="center">Dr's said he came out running...his feet were just kickin' away. Lol</div><br /><br /><div align="center">I'll post more pics/info when I'm not so tired</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Smkj36_fk-I/AAAAAAAACEE/EvlUgCJuYFA/s1600-h/DSCF0120.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361855081879943858" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SmkiyeSTurI/AAAAAAAACDU/VJZGtQuXzHg/s320/DSCF9917.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:78%;">Fresh Baby...less than an hour old</span></em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361855090842504258" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Smkiy_rJjEI/AAAAAAAACDc/0f9Xv5O7e7U/s320/DSCF9937.JPG" /></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:78%;">Hangin' with Mom.</span></em> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361855809311541954" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Smkjc0LhCsI/AAAAAAAACD8/vDuxKxtlPhs/s320/DSCF0038.JPG" /></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:78%;">My sisters love me already</span></em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361855107400161410" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Smkiz9WzWII/AAAAAAAACDs/2Rb7FVIEfAQ/s320/DSCF9985.JPG" /><em><span style="font-size:78%;">Come on Grandma...I wanna hold the Baby</span></em><br /></div><div><div align="center"><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361855098136061602" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Smkiza2EZqI/AAAAAAAACDk/cEt_D11dKiY/s320/DSCF9970.JPG" /></div><div><div align="center"> <em><span style="font-size:78%;">Such a good big sister!</span></em><br /></div><div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361856274996630498" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Smkj36_fk-I/AAAAAAAACEE/EvlUgCJuYFA/s320/DSCF0120.JPG" /><em><span style="font-size:78%;"> Yay! I get to go home today!</span></em><br /></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-3908969292472930761?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-72015664969027502062009-07-20T04:54:00.000-07:002009-07-20T04:56:05.174-07:00And We're Off!<div align="center"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ok</span>, well not a this moment, but soon. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">The next time I blog I will be <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">completely</span> sleep deprived, munching on pain pills, yet one very happy mama!</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">(<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">ok</span>, well that might be part of the pain pills)</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-7201566496902750206?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-32416134344603171962009-07-19T14:22:00.000-07:002009-07-19T15:56:57.781-07:00How Would You Spend Your Last Day of Freedom?<div align="center">After a run of false labor Friday night, I gave up my hopes that this kid would come before tomorrow...</div><br /><br /><div align="center">so what am I up to today, my last day of freedom?</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Canning Tuna.</span></strong></div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Yes,<em> </em>I think I have totally lost it.</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com/2008/08/oh-tuna-fish.html">Here</a> is a link to the tuna I did last year. </div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">If you have access to fresh tuna and want to try canning your own, it is very simple. </div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Here is how I do it:</div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">First, I HIGHLY recommend you ask them (whomever your buying from) to fillet the fish. Tuna has 'loins' much like a pork loin, so having them fillet the fish takes 75% of the work out of canning tuna.</div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Before starting on the tuna, I get the pressure canner warming up. I add 3qts of water (refer to your canner's manual) and turn on the burner.</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Then take your loin and simply slice approx. 1.5"- 2" chunks and place them in your clean jars ( I use half pints).</div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 303px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360289579336565042" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SmOS-O2VgTI/AAAAAAAACDE/P5Gs6IowGsE/s320/107_8031.JPG" /><br /><div align="center">Wipe the lids to ensure nothing will compromise a good seal. </div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Place your lids on and tighten down the rings.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">I can put 24 jars into each canner; 8 jars per layer, stacked 3 high.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Put the lid on and wait for the pressure to build. </div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">For tuna, you will need to maintain, best you can, 10lbs pressure for 100 minutes. It's ok to go over 10lbs (but not into the dangerous 15lb+ range), but not below 10lbs pressure.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">It's as simple as that! Canning tuna isn't labor intensive nor is there a lot of prep work...it's just a bit time consuming</div><div align="center"></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360289580923503282" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SmOS-UwsQrI/AAAAAAAACDM/3x-6odnBnuo/s320/107_8012.JPG" /><br /><div align="center">The taste of home canned tuna doesn't even compare to what you buy in the store.</div><br /><div align="center">If you get a chance to can your own, let me know how it goes!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-3241613434460317196?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-26576961588911704042009-07-17T14:09:00.000-07:002009-07-17T15:14:37.142-07:00Cool Finds on Etsy<div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Since I have nothing better to blog about and I'm sure you're all tired of hearing me whine, I thought I'd do a Cool Etsy Finds for pampering yourself!</div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center">Of course nothing is better than a nice soak in the tub...</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Better yet, a bubble bath!</div><div align="center"><br /> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=27910440">Bubble Rubble </a>by <a href="http://productbody.blogspot.com/">Jo </a>at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5185045">ProductBody</a> would do the trick<br /></div><br /><div align="center"> </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 245px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359554391936689010" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SmD2UsXFY3I/AAAAAAAACC0/SOhNy4XHFPs/s320/il_430xN_80313025.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Bubbles not your thing?</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">How about some <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26108540">Bath Bombs</a>?</div><p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 246px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359554650156659138" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SmD2juThccI/AAAAAAAACC8/MKEjuu55Je0/s320/DSCF9173.JPG" /></p><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">(oops, how did those get in there!)</span><br /><br /></div><div align="center">And since you're in a bath, a fabulous moisturizing scrub would be nice.</div><br /><div align="center">I've been drooling over the thought of <a href="http://ambersambry.blogspot.com/">Amber's</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26906245">Creamsicle Sugar Scrub</a>.</div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359554074304385090" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SmD2CNFpEEI/AAAAAAAACCs/jBmsIbDwXA8/s320/il_430xN_76944036.jpg" /><br /><div align="center">I might want to eat it though!</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">And while soaking, a nice eye pillow like this <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=16420928">Lavender and Peppermint</a> one from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5767632">BlueTurtleCollection </a>might help to de-stress</div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359554058855652482" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SmD2BTiYHII/AAAAAAAACCc/pO2ZdSuWU5Y/s320/il_430xN_41943355.jpg" /><br /><br /><div align="center">And after a nice bath, how about a nice pedicure?</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_list_1&listing_id=10585246&ga_search_query=pedicure&ga_search_type=user_shop_ttt_id_5412583">This set</a> from Heather at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5412583">TwinBirchBathandBody</a> is awesome! Not only do I use it for my tootsies, but I use the scrub around my neck and face to help with congestion from allergies or colds.</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359554070248291458" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SmD2B9-l_II/AAAAAAAACCk/Q2xVJm5Q9Ew/s320/il_430xN_22899238.jpg" /><br /><br /><div align="center">Also to help the face? This <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_2&listing_id=27962981">Complete Facial Kit </a>from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5253488">SkinJourney </a>would cover all the bases for any skin type</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 242px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359554055676363122" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SmD2BHsYAXI/AAAAAAAACCU/orqMfuLSBJM/s320/il_430xN_80487642.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">And what girl doesn't feel pretty in a little lingerie? Like this gorgeous <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_2&listing_id=25013989">Kimono Silk Bustier</a> from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5207364">SewSister</a>. </div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359554045037302578" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SmD2AgD00zI/AAAAAAAACCM/H-MPjOLySyM/s320/3.jpg" /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">(although I'm pretty sure it could also get you in the same perdiciment that I'm in at the moment)</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-2657696158891170404?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-69366469111593963312009-07-14T08:00:00.000-07:002009-07-14T08:24:28.745-07:00How Lucky am I?<div align="center">First off, a VERY late thank you and shout outs to <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15836384855601529848">Andrea</a> and <a href="http://homesteadnotes.blogspot.com/">Teresa</a>!</div><br /><br /><div align="center">I received my pay-it-forward/sideways gifts from them loooong ago and have never posted about it!</div><br /><br /><div align="center">From Andrea, I received this uber cute hat for the babe made from Merino wool. It is soooooo soft! Unfortunately his melon head will probably never get to wear it, so the girls have hijacked it to use for their babies. Apparently they need to stay warm in the 80+ degree weather we've been having.</div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 278px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358335631332314706" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Slyh3fThjlI/AAAAAAAACCE/jkId2VzXCYQ/s320/DSCF9833.JPG" /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">And from Teresa this uber cute little chalkboard and bead!</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358335622874708226" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Slyh2_zEuQI/AAAAAAAACB8/7tKUoaFOR4s/s320/DSCF9829.JPG" /><br /><br /><div align="center">This chalkboard will soon be reading a big, fat "KEEP OUT" on it so I can soak in the tub the ease all these pregnancy 'joys'. Now if only the girls could READ it! Lol</div><br /><div align="center">And that bead is wanting to become an accent on a new purse. Hehe.</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">And also a big, BIG thank you to <a href="http://sudstolove.blogspot.com/">Trisha</a>! I received a package in the mail from her yesterday.</div><br /><div align="center">She sent me some sweet baby things for the Little guy...I have the best bloggy friends ever!</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 251px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358335618139707026" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Slyh2uKKVpI/AAAAAAAACB0/yWxl18nUd3k/s320/DSCF9828.JPG" /><br /><br /><div align="center">I teared up a bit too...but that may have been from the laughter when Ali told me "there's even little hats for the baby"...the pee-pee teepee's. Lol!<br /></div><div align="center">Thanks again Trisha! That was so very sweet of you!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-6936646911159396331?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-12690072810414240962009-07-11T10:21:00.000-07:002009-07-11T10:39:08.641-07:00Oh Belly...I Mean Baby!<div align="center"> Well the little guy has finally dropped. I wouldn't have noticed except for the pics from last week to this week<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 317px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357254944160952306" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SljK_N3rL_I/AAAAAAAACBs/cvHWVe9AZKE/s320/37wks1.JPG" /></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:78%;">37 weeks</span></em><br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357254935473939986" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SljK-tgh5hI/AAAAAAAACBk/luCjHuH7LV8/s320/38wks.JPG" /> <p align="center"><em><span style="font-size:78%;">38 weeks</span></em><br /></p><div align="center"> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><p align="center">What do you think? Lol<br /><br /></p><div align="center">Only 9more days until the C-Section date</div><div align="center">(I've even added a fun little ticker to the sidebar)</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">But I'm still REALLY hoping he'll come sooner...like today would be good.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-1269007281041424096?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-68738404281988736942009-07-10T12:12:00.000-07:002009-07-10T12:13:30.002-07:00Still Here...<div align="center">...unfortunately.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">I will grace you all with a belly shot tomorrow of my misery, but for now I'm going to try to take a nap. </div><div align="center">Ugg. I hate this part</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-6873840428198873694?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-43064558363904651752009-07-04T16:12:00.000-07:002009-07-04T16:36:23.283-07:00A Day Late and A Dollar Short...<div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">...Ok, well a FEW days late and a few dollars in YOUR pocket!</div><div align="center"><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354752278917207522" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Sk_m07US1eI/AAAAAAAACBc/GuhCcr3_-Sk/s320/100_6929.JPG" /><br /><br /><div align="center">This Month's Special</div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">FREE SHIPPING</span></div><br /><div align="center">That's right, FREE SHIPPING on all order of just $10 or more in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5412266">Etsy Shop</a> and <a href="http://gassnercustomsoaps.com/default.aspx">Website</a>.</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">The count down is on for my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5412266">Etsy Shop </a>to close for all orders BUT CP soaps.</div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354749951114187058" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Sk_ktbkzkTI/AAAAAAAACBE/Ns9VJ5geFVY/s320/DSCF9193.JPG" /><br /><br /><div align="center">But if you don't mind waiting, you can order all the goodies you'll need from my <a href="http://gassnercustomsoaps.com/default.aspx">website</a> and still get free shipping!</div><p align="center"><br />There are just 16 days until my C-Section date (although I'm crossing my fingers it's sooner!) and it will be a minimum of two weeks until things are up and running at snail pace again.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-4306455836390465175?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-70170184324080028872009-07-03T20:00:00.000-07:002009-07-03T20:02:35.720-07:0037 Weeks<div align="center">...and still ready</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 280px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354434902948432690" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Sk7GLNsxyzI/AAAAAAAACA0/vLg3kUyAQZg/s320/37wks.JPG" /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-7017018432408002887?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-62728740091034112122009-06-29T08:55:00.001-07:002009-06-29T09:09:12.920-07:00Cool Finds on Etsy<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div align="center">It's been awhile since I've done a 'Cool Finds' and since my baby girl's birthday is fast approaching, I thought I would share what I've been checkin' out!</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26719759">Printable Birthday Part Sets</a> from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5981238">mandreacarreiro</a></div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352781240329907490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SkjmLYY9LSI/AAAAAAAACAU/j7JpFWNe0kE/s320/il_430xN_76321868.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">I love these <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=cart_raf_img_2&listing_id=21778219">Personalized Name sets</a> from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6936556">kharygoarts</a></div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352781227631638114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SkjmKpFc9mI/AAAAAAAAB_8/jqAqwgtqI1Y/s320/il_430xN_59752420.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">I'm a sucker for cute hats (even though she rarely keeps them on!).</div><br /><div align="center">I LOVE the colors from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6407702">SweetSavannah's</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26773976">Quinn Hat</a></div><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352781554143643922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 274px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Skjmdpb-yRI/AAAAAAAACAc/Ys7pWjQvfD4/s320/il_430xN_76502998.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">If I'm feeling up to it, I might attempt to make her one of these awesome <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=21623350">Indoor Teepee's</a> from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6579560">MoozleHome</a></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352781227122812562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 262px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SkjmKnMI5pI/AAAAAAAAB_0/FSMYjebPGiM/s320/il_430xN_59231330.jpg" border="0" /> <div align="center"><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5062394">BitOfWhimsyPrims</a> always has adorable toys. These two are my favorites:</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=27077434">Anna Violet</a></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352781561031296002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SkjmeDGIBAI/AAAAAAAACAs/oqaxAnEZRns/s320/il_430xN_77518557.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24456038">Benjamin the Owl</a></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352781235800406834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SkjmLHhCezI/AAAAAAAACAM/JP2o9J0-tqY/s320/il_430xN_68731433.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">And this is tooooo cool!</div><br /><br /><div align="center">From <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7046671">BeaverBoatworks</a>, <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352781232425807330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SkjmK68eLeI/AAAAAAAACAE/jSwDfKhBg9o/s320/il_430xN_60853217.jpg" border="0" /> <div><div><div><br />A <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22104996">baby BOAT cradle </a><br /><br />along with the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26864433">wagon wheel kit</a>...Ari would be having a blast!<br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352781560149392594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Skjmd_z3PNI/AAAAAAAACAk/2hBL-C-3GWI/s320/il_430xN_76804962.jpg" border="0" /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SkjmK68eLeI/AAAAAAAACAE/jSwDfKhBg9o/s1600-h/il_430xN_60853217.jpg"></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-6272874009103411212?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-33815290173755336512009-06-25T12:25:00.000-07:002009-06-25T12:33:27.160-07:00I'm Supposed to be Making Soap!<div align="center">Did I mention these were really quick to make?</div><br /><br /><div align="center">This is a test version of a bag I'm making for my Mom. I wanted to see how the prints went together.</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351349817893928306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SkPQToRrPXI/AAAAAAAAB_c/ipDFc2wGR-k/s320/DSCF9554.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">I think they go well, what do you think?</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351349825810907938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SkPQUFxOwyI/AAAAAAAAB_k/NDc4Onb-9Sw/s320/DSCF9562.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">Since I have no use for little purses, this guy is already listed on Etsy, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26977489">here.</a></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">I posted it as an 'Oops' since the thread lines where I attached the straps is a little wonky on the interior. Nothing major and only cosmetically ugly on the inside.</div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351349831284772578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SkPQUaKTTuI/AAAAAAAAB_s/3cYCOoNTTo0/s320/DSCF9561.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">So head on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5639801">over</a> and snatch this up for a great price!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-3381529017375533651?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-69920987132233337462009-06-25T09:23:00.000-07:002009-06-25T09:57:13.205-07:00New Purse<div><br /><div align="center">I'm really lovin' this bag! </div><br /><br /><div align="center">I made this lovely last night in an XL size... </div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351306924442317154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SkOpS5t48WI/AAAAAAAAB_E/xvXKBtyKzes/s320/DSCF9546.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">15" wide, 10" tall with a 24" total strap length. </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">PERFECT size in my opinion!</div><br /><br /><div align="center">I love the Avocado Green color paired with Michael Miller's Pod Vine fabric.</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351306929979690114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SkOpTOWGjII/AAAAAAAAB_M/xtcPMN-_mYQ/s320/DSCF9548.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">There are two interior pockets and a magnetic snap closure</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351306937376863458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SkOpTp5udOI/AAAAAAAAB_U/7Fb_Hf8t4EU/s320/DSCF9543.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">It is available on my Etsy page <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26970975">HERE</a> for $34</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-6992098713223333746?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-49723812943434548302009-06-23T17:07:00.000-07:002009-06-23T17:17:54.391-07:00Newest Purse Expedition<div align="center"> I've been toying around with different purse/bag designs lately. Since not everyone like a hardy bag like I do, so I made up this cute little number. </div><div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350681296892296370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SkFwSleXfLI/AAAAAAAAB-s/-K4fw4gElVE/s320/DSCF9531.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">It's about 12" wide and 8" tall. </div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350681301889780002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SkFwS4F3CSI/AAAAAAAAB-0/KIbEAihFvBM/s320/DSCF9532.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">The strap is too short, so that will defiantly become longer if I decide to make and sell more of these. </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350681305179371106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SkFwTEWKNmI/AAAAAAAAB-8/QTI3tZXmX2I/s320/DSCF9534.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">So what do you think? </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">What's your purse style?</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-4972381294343454830?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-21727106216427140492009-06-23T10:04:00.000-07:002009-06-23T10:12:37.183-07:00Soap Molds avail on Etsy<div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SkEMxY6ak-I/AAAAAAAAB-U/WDDejgEsuBQ/s1600-h/DSCF9500.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350571874933445602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SkEMxY6ak-I/AAAAAAAAB-U/WDDejgEsuBQ/s320/DSCF9500.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Yes, I am still trying to get rid of these molds. </div><br /><br /><div align="center">Lol! I hate eBay...with a passion anymore, so I listed them on Etsy. </div><br /><div align="center">You can find them <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26873606">HERE</a>. </div><br /><br /><div align="center">There are 49 total, and including shipping, less than $2/ea. That is an AMAZING price if you've ever looked at buying some molds. </div><br /><br /><div align="center">A great way for someone to start a small Melt and Pour soap making business *wink, wink* Or fun as a variety for X-Mas gifts (how I go t started...sigh)</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">If you live outside the states and are interested, let me know and I can get an international shipping quote to you.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SkEMxxuaHhI/AAAAAAAAB-k/UAezJK0oRr4/s1600-h/DSCF9517.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350571881593970194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SkEMxxuaHhI/AAAAAAAAB-k/UAezJK0oRr4/s320/DSCF9517.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SkEMxvFxJuI/AAAAAAAAB-c/xM8aFylOz8o/s1600-h/DSCF9496.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350571880886642402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SkEMxvFxJuI/AAAAAAAAB-c/xM8aFylOz8o/s320/DSCF9496.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-2172710621642714049?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-43131641578434337072009-06-21T06:12:00.000-07:002009-06-21T06:16:54.229-07:00You Have Spoken<div><div align="center">Yesterday was the last day for the Poll...and Renaissance Faire won by a land slide! </div><br /><br /><div align="center">73% of my lovely readers voted it in. </div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349769042558779378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Sj4ymZQY__I/AAAAAAAAB-M/ARdr9c2tFHw/s320/DSCF9475.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">You'll be able to pick up your own bar at <a href="http://gassnercustomsoaps.com/default.aspx">Gassner Custom Soaps</a> or in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5412266">Etsy Shop</a> by Mid July</div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Thanks for all the help!</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-4313164157843433707?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-65769736996818506102009-06-20T07:22:00.000-07:002009-06-20T07:36:22.322-07:0035 weeks...<div align="center"> ... and SO...VERY...READY<br /></div><div align="center"> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349415967058780242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 291px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SjzxeshXYFI/AAAAAAAAB98/PbguFA4vVZE/s320/DSCF9488.JPG" border="0" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-6576973699681850610?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-59407117186137402902009-06-17T19:08:00.001-07:002009-06-18T16:02:46.820-07:00ArtFire ** EDIT**So I've decided to give <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ArtFire</span> a go...I know several of you already have an account, so if you want the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">kudos</span> for referring me, let me know your <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">user name</span><br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br /><br />I'm now offically a member of ArtFire!<br /><br />You can find me <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&seller_id=37102">here</a>, as well as this in the side bar:<br /><br /><!-- Begin: ArtFire Rapid Cart (v1.0) for GassnerCustomSoaps --> <div style="text-align: center; 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font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; color: #666666; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" href="http://GassnerCustomSoaps.Artfire.com">GassnerCustomSoaps</a> <div> <a style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: none; color: #666666;" href="http://Artfire.com" target="_blank">Buy Handmade</a> </div> </div> <div> <a href="http://ArtFire.com" target="_blank"> <img style="border: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;" src="http://artfire.com/modules/rapid_cart/images/powered_by_artfire.jpg" /> </a> </div> </div> <!-- End: ArtFire Rapid Cart (v1.0) for GassnerCustomSoaps --><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-5940711718613740290?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-44668128338158220792009-06-17T09:08:00.000-07:002009-06-23T13:13:13.929-07:00A New Purse...and It's For Sale!<div align="center">Thanks to Andrea and Teresa for their kind words about the bag I made <a href="http://gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com/2009/05/bombs-and-bag.html">here</a>, I decided to go ahead and make a few up to list in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5639801">Other Etsy Shop</a>.</div><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348332638085439890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 238px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SjkYMpm14ZI/AAAAAAAAB9k/_8XV1ToClNk/s320/DSCF9481.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">I made this bag up last night, and hope to list it soon.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348332628378537538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 204px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SjkYMFciTkI/AAAAAAAAB9U/MCIcNSG0bTw/s320/DSCF9483.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">I LOVE the outer fabric. </div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348332634850956066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SjkYMdjrkyI/AAAAAAAAB9c/LXZ1nj7MED0/s320/DSCF9480.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">It's a faux tooled leather, kind of a western flair with a deep blue lining. There is one pocket on the inside and I'm thinking I should have added some sort of zipper or clasp. Oh well. Next time, right?</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348332644997629922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SjkYNDW1h-I/AAAAAAAAB9s/syv6d1QmxTQ/s320/DSCF9482.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">It's a good size bag, perfect for the market, a day at the beach, or just for a woman with a lot of stuff!</div><br /><div align="center">Outer measurements are 10.5" x 13.5" x 4.5" and the total strap length is 25.5".</div><br /><br /><div align="center">Here Ali is modeling it for me...</div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348332649332156066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 163px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SjkYNTgRJqI/AAAAAAAAB90/NizqEvN7D7E/s320/DSCF9486.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">If you're wanting it before I list it, let me know...because who knows when it will finally make it onto Etsy!</div><br /><div align="center">I'll be making more too. Every bag will be a one of a kind and never reproduced.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-4466812833815822079?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-1375217616105164992009-06-13T20:51:00.000-07:002009-06-13T21:16:37.330-07:00New Soaps...and Need Help With a Name<div align="center">I managed to get three batches of soap made up yesterday and thought I would share some photos.</div><br /><div align="center">Green Tea & Cucumber w/ cranberry seeds</div><br /><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347027912579237442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SjR1joViRkI/AAAAAAAAB9E/Z-FrJRcrOkw/s320/DSCF9473.JPG" border="0" /> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>I thought it was odd the seeds 'in' the soap turned black, anyone else have that happen?</em></span></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">And the unnamed blend of Orange, Lavender, & Patchouli EO's and I LOVE it!</div><div align="center"></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347027914689235778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SjR1jwMmS0I/AAAAAAAAB9M/j59qYcCEtco/s320/DSCF9475.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">I need a little help naming it. Any ideas?</div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">I was thinking Sublime, Renaissance Faire, or Paradox, what are your ideas?</div><br /><br /><div align="center">Let me know in the poll in the side bar...maybe you'll end up with a free bar in your mailbox if I like your suggestion!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-137521761610516499?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-58162549709622403952009-06-12T11:30:00.000-07:002009-06-12T11:50:18.637-07:00New Soaps<div align="center">Working on more soap today...I reallllly need to stock up before the babe is here.<br /></div><div align="center">So far today I made a new batch of Avocado Shampoo Bars in a yummy Ylang-Ylang Ginger & Lemon Scent. Very fresh to wake you up in the morning.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Have a few more scents on my 'to-do' list including restocks on:</div><div align="center">Lavender</div><div align="center">Yuzu</div><div align="center">Kitchen Coffee</div><div align="center">All Almond</div><div align="center"><br />Clary Sage</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">and some unnamed blends consisting of:</div><div align="center">Cinnamon, Peach, Patchouli</div><div align="center">Lavender, Lemon, Clary Sage</div><div align="center">Raspberry, Spice, Sugar, Graham Cracker, Chocolate</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Any ideas for naming these?</div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">And a few news soaps available on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5412266">Etsy</a> too!<br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26377717"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346512660869184306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SjKg8CI8ezI/AAAAAAAAB88/iY0GiyZi-MY/s320/DSCF9466.JPG" border="0" />Fresh Cut Grass</a> </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26377399"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346512656455755602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SjKg7xss51I/AAAAAAAAB80/jYQAuL6q9QI/s320/DSCF9463.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26377399">Texas Bluebonnet</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26377066"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346512652666446562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SjKg7jlQouI/AAAAAAAAB8s/x-I4qFJCTqE/s320/DSCF9458.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26377066">Nag Champa</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-5816254970962240395?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-4253783761751054752009-06-10T16:52:00.000-07:002009-06-10T17:05:57.056-07:00Spring Soap Challenge<div><div><div align="center">I've been procrastinating.</div><br /><div align="center">The deadline for the spring soap challenge was over a week ago, and sadly there were only 2 entries! That's really not enough for a contest, so I will be sending goodies to both participants as a Big Thanks for entering.</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">(please email me your mailing address to </span><a href="mailto:gassner@gassnercustomsoaps.com"><span style="font-size:78%;">gassner@gassnercustomsoaps.com</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">)</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://jabon-soap.blogspot.com/">Nuria</a> made these lovely flower soaps. I'm not sure what scent they are, but Nuria has lots of other beautiful soaps on her blog, so go check them out<br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345853902317133058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 237px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SjBJzPS_nQI/AAAAAAAAB8U/3hXDrUEFtOU/s320/entry.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">And <a href="http://ambersambry.blogspot.com/">Amber</a> made up these awesome hot process soaps. They are Magnolia scented and leaves are herbal scented...just like a real flower would be. </div><div align="center">She molded the shape herself, only cutting the notches between the two layers.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345853909768012050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SjBJzrDbARI/AAAAAAAAB8c/SC60S2d-neE/s320/entry2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">I did make some soaps, but nothing compared to these ladies!</div><div align="center">Here is my Island Orchard. It was a rebatch too, so I'm surprised they turned out at all! Lol</div><div align="center"> </div></div></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345853909543442786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SjBJzqN4WWI/AAAAAAAAB8k/g8Ns8_H7Jeg/s320/DSCF9186.JPG" border="0" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-425378376175105475?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-82205888056729345422009-06-06T21:04:00.001-07:002009-06-06T21:10:13.215-07:00Whew, That Went Fast!<div align="center">I was planning on doing a special for my 300th <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5412266">Etsy</a> sale...</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">I *planned* on posting about it this weekend, since I've sitting on 291 sales for the last week. </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">All this *planning* was put off far too long since I had a little rush tonight with 11 items sold, pushing me <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">over</span></strong> 300 sales!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">I love Etsy</div><br /><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344433065190051666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Sis9joiBT1I/AAAAAAAAB8M/7I62RfImtOE/s320/il_430xN_35932884.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>You can pick up this cute pin over at </em></span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=14594464"><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>BauerDesigns</em></span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-8220588805672934542?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-19521100025678150882009-06-05T10:25:00.001-07:002009-06-05T10:30:54.594-07:00Reviews!<div align="center">Ok, so it's really only ONE review, but it's still worth checking out!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Jeri, from <a href="http://pinkandposh.blogspot.com/">Posh & Pink</a>, and I did a little swap including a review & advertising for my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=11981919">Bakers Dozen Lip Balms</a>. </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343897233228260530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SilWOG7DZLI/AAAAAAAAB8E/t1skWyPES1A/s320/101_7379.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">You can check out the review <a href="http://pinkandposh.blogspot.com/2009/05/gassner-custom-soaps-review.html">here</a>. Leave some love...it's needing it!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-1952110002567815088?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-36773628682722565312009-06-01T08:28:00.001-07:002009-06-05T10:31:49.027-07:00Monthly Special! And We Have a Date!<div align="center">It's yet another month (where is the time going!?) and for this month's special you will receive 20% off your order of $20 or more!</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Discount applies to my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5412266">Etsy Shop</a> or <a href="http://www.gassnercustomsoaps.com/">Website</a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">(You may wait for a revised invoice or I can refund you via PayPal)</span></div><br /><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342383297436221218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 235px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SiP1TcmqfyI/AAAAAAAAB74/lUgZsn4EMEE/s320/4rx-20-percent-off.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Why the 20's?</span> </span><span style="font-size:180%;">Because we finally have a C-Section date for July 20th!</span></div><br /><div align="center">Always still hoping the little man will arrive on his own, earlier, but I'll take what I can get!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-3677362868272256531?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-5655588025865931342009-05-31T16:35:00.000-07:002009-05-31T16:44:53.724-07:00Custom FavorsI'm often asked if I do custom favors for this and that, and my answer is always "Of Course!" <div><br /><div align="center">I love being able to be part of someones big day whether it be a wedding, Birthdays party, or bachelor/bachelorette party.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342137883333362226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SiMWGd0-AjI/AAAAAAAAB7o/DeyNHUWMMe0/s320/DSCF9281.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">I've been working with a lovely couple on these wedding favors</div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342137886409438850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SiMWGpSXNoI/AAAAAAAAB7w/nXBZdepaTEo/s320/DSCF9289.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">If you're looking for something different for your next gathers, shoot me an email at:</div><div align="center"><a href="mailto:gassner@gassnercustomsoaps.com">gassner@gassnercustomsoaps.com</a> </div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-565558802586593134?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-64907421152809108862009-05-28T11:42:00.000-07:002009-05-28T12:40:51.617-07:00New Soaps Available!<div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">All of the soaps on the curing rack are cured!</div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center">Now it's time to weigh, label, and photograph.</div><div align="center"><br /><br />A few are already in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5412266">Etsy Shop</a> and the rest will follow soon!<br /></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25670633">Flowering Herb<br /></a><br /></div><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25670633"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340961217177370498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 224px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Sh7n7ez-v4I/AAAAAAAAB7g/LV8CDhIQEIk/s320/DSCF9200.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25666996">Pearberry</a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25666996"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340961204904560482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 257px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Sh7n6xF6h2I/AAAAAAAAB7Y/RoGCGdkzsCA/s320/DSCF9199.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25670865">Lavender & Chamomile </a></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25670865">w/Calendula & Comfrey infused Oil</a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25670865"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340961201168342962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Sh7n6jLIX7I/AAAAAAAAB7Q/J0S9dU_fsQk/s320/DSCF9193.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div align="center"></div><p align="center"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25671415">Island Orchard</a><br /><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25671415"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340961199091143602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Sh7n6bb407I/AAAAAAAAB7I/BMbdoUvjJpo/s320/1.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-6490742115280910886?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-62958109482772377752009-05-27T15:46:00.000-07:002009-05-27T20:10:59.136-07:00Bombs and a Bag **EDITED**<div align="center">I've been keeping myself busy doing absolutely nothing of necessity.</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">First I made up some bath bombs. I really want to introduce them into my line, but haven't been able to perfect a recipe that gives me nice bombs...</div><br /><br /><div align="center">But I think I'm finally there.</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">These are yesterdays:</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340642513767728178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 246px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Sh3GEgF5hDI/AAAAAAAAB64/8Ldra8seJHw/s320/DSCF9173.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25635598">Lavender</a></div><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340642522263419554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 265px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Sh3GE_vbeqI/AAAAAAAAB7A/_hcrd7ei3GM/s320/DSCF9177.JPG" border="0" /> <div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25645971">Sweet Orange</a></div><br /><br /><div align="center">The lavender batch wasn't moist enough, so I ended up with lots of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25646175">'Half' bombs</a>, which is fine...they still sell too.</div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340642513098384018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Sh3GEdmUIpI/AAAAAAAAB6w/8_GZi8klh44/s320/DSCF9091.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">The Sweet Orange were a little too moist, so they're warty and cracked. </div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340642506088139922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Sh3GEDe8TJI/AAAAAAAAB6o/rvDH6nYsKNA/s320/DSCF9096.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">They're still perfectly good bombs, but will be sold at a discounted price as <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25646370">'Ugly Bombs'</a>.</div><div align="center">There are <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25646580">Half Bombs</a> available in the orange too</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Today I'm working on some more, and so far no half bombs (that's a good sign!) And only time will tell if they wart or crack. I know you feel the same suspense and I do!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">I'm hoping to get these puppies up on <a href="http://www.gassnercustomsoaps.etsy.com/">Etsy</a> tonight, so watch for them soon!</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">**THEY'RE UP, THEY'RE UP**</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Also on the list of 'un-necessaries' was a new purse!</div><br /><div align="center">I'm VERY hard on my bags so they don't last much longer than a year before I need a new one.</div><br /><div align="center">It also doesn't help that I'm really picky. Hehe<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340642497401228674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 309px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Sh3GDjH0jYI/AAAAAAAAB6g/_4XV176IDT0/s320/DSCF9093.JPG" border="0" /><br /></div><div align="center">So this is what I whipped up the other day.</div><br /><br /><div align="center">I've been so intimated by making a purse and have been putting it off for a few months, but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-6295810948277237775?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-14484753989633578082009-05-27T08:19:00.000-07:002009-05-27T08:21:56.186-07:00Last Week for the CHALLENGE!<div align="center">That's right! This is the finally week to get your soap made up for the <a href="http://gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com/2009/04/spring-soap-challenge-contest.html">SPRING CHALLENGE</a>.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">So get in that kitchen and make some soap!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">To enter, you only have to leave me a comment with a link to your entry photos. No sending any soap in the mail, this is all though the web!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-1448475398963357808?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-72505185019347103572009-05-26T16:15:00.000-07:002009-05-26T17:26:52.934-07:00Good Weather = Garden!<div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center">This weekend was the MOST beautiful Memorial Day weekend, EVER! In Oregon, you can never count on the weather being nice for a 3-day weekend, NEVER!</div><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center">But, none the less, we (and I do mean I) got the garden in! Yay!</div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center">Our space is much larger than <a href="http://gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com/2008/06/more-outdoors-less-soap.html">last year</a>, almost 3x as big, so there was lots more room for lots more plants.</div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340279580708261698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Shx7_BFjT0I/AAAAAAAAB6A/b6wj3g8E9LI/s320/DSCF9097.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">First two rows are tomatoes (11 total!)</div><br /><br /><div align="center">The next two rows consist of peppers, 2 tomatillo plants and an eggplant.<br /></div><br /><div align="center">Then a row of cucumbers, Walla Walla onions, 4 summer squash plants and a few artichokes<br /></div><br /><div align="center">And at the far end are the spreading plants...melons and pumpkins. Yum!</div><br /><br /><div align="center">We'll see how the melons do...they typically don't like it here since they like long, hot growing seasons. We don't get those... the opposite actually.</div><br /><p align="center"><br />I can't wait until everything starts filling in! It's such an accomplishing feeling<br /><br /></p><br /><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340279590074857666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Shx7_j-uOMI/AAAAAAAAB6I/gEwPeyjN8_0/s320/DSCF9101.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center">Some of my tomatoes were pretty weeny looking, so I put some <a href="http://www.planetnatural.com/site/wallo-water.html">Wall-O-Waters</a> on them. In High School we did a research study for the company that makes them and they plants with them did awesome compared to the control group with nothing.<br /><br /></p><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340279595633316562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Shx7_4r9ktI/AAAAAAAAB6Q/jr4ZTHfVPTg/s320/DSCF9100.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><p align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Tomatillo blooming</span></em></p><br /><p align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></em></p><br /><p align="center">And in only a way Ali can...a whole new spin on the 'bucket hat'<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340293620914317682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/ShyIwQ7h6XI/AAAAAAAAB6Y/0jWZaKlsmps/s320/DSCF9086.JPG" border="0" /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-7250518501934710357?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-21937208701319266982009-05-22T19:23:00.000-07:002009-05-23T14:02:19.543-07:00Just Keep Sewing, Just Keep Sewing....<div align="center"></div><div align="center">...Sorry, too many kids movies lately.<br /><br /><br />I've been sewing more than soaping again, bad me.<br /><br /><br />I started a skirt for Ali, but decided to make it into a dress for Ari.<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338840401182701778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 230px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/ShdfDvj_uNI/AAAAAAAAB5o/_wfRIhlFS9E/s320/DSCF9067.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />It turned out pretty darn cute if I don't say so myself!<br /><br /><br />I Shirred the top, which I'd never done before since it looked oh, so difficult, but it wasn't, it was SOOO easy! I will be doing more of it for sure.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338840413121286354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/ShdfEcCYENI/AAAAAAAAB54/xDejXr8e3Ig/s320/DSCF9072.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />And then did a 'not-quite' criss-cross back. I can never get her wriggly arms into the ones that do, so this was my compromise. Lol<br /></div><div align="center"><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338840406734495042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/ShdfEEPpXUI/AAAAAAAAB5w/UtJGJeRozm4/s320/DSCF9069.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />Don't worry, Ali will be getting one too </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-2193720870131926698?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-68796251523657306542009-05-20T13:36:00.000-07:002009-05-20T13:39:59.663-07:00Sock Monkey Love<div align="center">Remember wayyy back when I bought a TON of <a href="http://gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com/2009/01/monkey-love.html">Sock Monkey fabric</a>? Well, I finally put it to good use!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">A cute rag quilt for the baby!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338008628296582082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/ShRqkMGWg8I/AAAAAAAAB5g/EfAnYeLdkkM/s320/DSCF8985.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">The picture is horrid, but you still get the idea</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-6879625152365730654?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-1116281187636577572009-05-16T17:02:00.000-07:002009-05-16T21:49:13.839-07:00Worldwide Heart to Heart Ministries<div align="center">Last year my Step-Mom, Brother, and Sister traveled to Honduras and visited the a village with the <a href="http://wwh2h.org/" target="_blank">Worldwide Heart to Heart Ministries (WWH2H</a>). </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">While there, they worked at the Children's Village and bonded with lots of the kids there. They also visited the Government Orphanage on their trip and the stories she came back with made me cry.</div><br /><div align="center">Basically the children are ignored, babies LIVE in their cribs, rarely get their diapers changed let alone get held or loved on. The WWH2H wants to bring more kids from the orphanage to the village, but before they can, they have to have the means to take care of them...</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">So to help, my mom is putting on a Baby Shower (held on May30th, but most items will not be sent until the end of June). She put together a registry (<a href="http://www.target.com/registry/baby/546IZ4QW7V6U" target="_blank">here</a>) just for an idea of what they're looking for. Most is gear, but all the basics are still much appreciated (washcloths, burp cloths, light weight blankets, clothing 3m on up, boppy type pillows and covers, booties). </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">If you can sew or have some gently used items and clothing you'd like to send their way, send me an email at <a href="mailto:gassner@gassnercustomsoaps.com">gassner@gassnercustomsoaps.com</a> </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">If you are a sewer, I have lots of fabrics I can send your way so your time and thread would be much appreciated!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Here is the email she sent when they returned last fall, along with a photo of 'her' baby:</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><em>The "orphanage" that we worked at is called World Wide Heart to Heart, "A Children's Village". Mary Frenter (from Carson, Washington) is the president of the board and two missionaries, Oscar and Amy, operate it. Currently there are 73 children and plans to expand for more. The children there are LOVED, educated, fed, cared for ... it is a wonderful place for the children to live and grow. The children have come from the dumps ... ditches ... and the State's orphanage. I've learned to realize these children were once "throw away" kids ... and Oscar and Amy have rescued them.</em></div><br /><div align="center"><em></em></div><br /><div align="center"><em>On Friday, our last day, we went to visit the State orphanage. This place was a cross between a warehouse and a prison. It was cold, hard, smelly and kids are numbers. IT WAS HARD to see. I went to the "Baby House". There are two babies (if not three) to a crib. The cribs are wet, dirty. The children are wet ... there were about 30 babies and two ladies to care for them. This is NOT a place acceptable for kids -- they need to get to Oscar and Amy's village.</em></div><br /><div align="center"><em></em></div><br /><div align="center"><em>I made a BIG, HUGE mistake. I picked a tiny baby up. Her name, best I could understand the Espanola (LOL) is AnnaTheresa and she is three months old. She smiled when I said, "Hello baby". She continued to smile as I held her. When I turned her over to rest on my shoulder ... she just snuggled right in. I put her down ... then picked her back up. Cuddled, sang ... held back the tears. Put her down .... then picked her back up. 45-minutes later, Oscar said, "Karen, we must go." I've shed MANY TEARS for that little girl.</em></div><br /><div align="center"><em></em></div><br /><div align="center"><em>Oscar, with some prompting and begging from me, is going to attempt to "rescue" my little girl. I promised him I would find monthly sponsors for her. I usually have a HUGE problem with asking others for money... but not after seeing this STATE orphanage. It is horrific. When I find enough sponsorship for AnnaTheresa, I'll continue to look for more people to sponsor other babies... so we can get them out of that wretched place. I think most people could sponsors $25 or $50 a month ... and I know others could easily open their hand and release $100 or more. The good Oscar does at his village is AMAZING. The "older boys" that are now of age to move out ... productive and wonderful men. One is already married and holding a job to provide for a family. Another one, Marvin, is going to MEDICAL SCHOOL ... imagine ... from the streets as a youth (looking for you dinner in the city dump!) TO medical school.</em></div><br /><div align="center"><em></em></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336649948462261154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Sg-W2nSzI6I/AAAAAAAAB5Y/n8fa_SGsuNg/s320/Baby_Annie.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><em>Since we've returned from Honduras in November, 19 more children have been moved from the gov't orphanage to the Children's Village. In November, Jessica and I will be going back again.</em> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-111628118763657757?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-87017540244158806342009-05-11T17:08:00.000-07:002009-05-11T17:11:17.685-07:0029 Weeks<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Sgi-d8v70bI/AAAAAAAAB5M/Cc1CwSJqmnE/s1600-h/DSCF8972.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334723180353016242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 310px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/Sgi-d8v70bI/AAAAAAAAB5M/Cc1CwSJqmnE/s320/DSCF8972.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">Please Note. This photo was taken Pre-<a href="http://gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com/2009/05/cake.html">Cake</a> </div><br /><div align="center">*smile*</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-8701754024415880634?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-23011397347915945012009-05-08T21:20:00.000-07:002009-05-08T21:38:55.257-07:00CAKE!<div align="center">On the rare occasion that I get to READ the paper, I usually toss out the Parade, US Weekend, Relish, and similar little magazines without a glance, but for some reason the cake on the front page of <a href="http://www.relishmag.com/">Relish Magazine</a> caught my eye. </div><div align="center">Mmm...Carrot Cake?</div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333677875851720162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 106px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 123px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SgUHxOCAdeI/AAAAAAAAB40/CarmDfTgay8/s320/22a643.jpg" border="0" /> <div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">So the girls and I decided to try it out. Ari and I finished up the mixing part this morning before Ali even crawled out of bed. She caught the end when we were pouring into the pans. And being such a sweet girl that she is, she pointed out that the batter "looks like my throw-up". </div><div align="center">Her exact words. Gotta love that girl.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333677879996803106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SgUHxdeRaCI/AAAAAAAAB48/2ZHku69fNnA/s320/DSCF8962.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">After baking and chilling the cakes, Ali and I worked on the frosting while Ari napped. It wasn't like any other frosting I've made...it consisted of cream cheese, butter, white chocolate, and lemon zest. Can you say heart attack?!</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333677881999033314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SgUHxk7pA-I/AAAAAAAAB5E/3nxxpx-BJ9k/s320/DSCF8968.JPG" border="0" /></div><p></p><p align="center">It was quite tasty and you can find the recipe <a href="http://www.relishmag.com/recipes/view/38968/korys-carrot-cake.html">here</a>.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-2301139734791594501?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-51235046047877301332009-05-04T15:32:00.000-07:002009-05-05T16:44:01.184-07:00I Was Featured!<div align="center">Thanks to <a href="http://www.google.com/analytics/">Google Analytics</a>, I figured where all the hits on my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24489015">Tub Time Paint</a> came from!<br /><p></p></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332489771058614290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q7xIzVjxiHo/SgDPMaxaUBI/AAAAAAAAB4s/Zq-6MgQZtMs/s320/105_7817.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://www.ohdeedoh.com/">OhhDeeDoh</a> (much like <a href="http://craftgossip.com/">CraftGossip</a>)<a href="http://www.ohdeedoh.com/ohdeedoh/bathtime-goods/tub-paint-083423"> posted last week </a>on my soaps...which landed <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">535 hits</span></strong> on my Etsy listing for the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24489015">tub paints</a>!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-5123504604787730133?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141743304015957339.post-61294184964668539282009-04-29T16:04:00.000-07:002009-04-29T16:07:00.727-07:00SPRING SOAP Challenge POSTPONED<div align="center">The <a href="http://gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com/2009/04/spring-soap-challenge-contest.html">Soap Challenge</a> has been postponed until the end of MAY!<P></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">This will give everyone a little more time to work on some yummy soaps.<P></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">If you're interested in joining, please leave a comment right here!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7141743304015957339-6129418496466853928?l=gassnercustomsoaps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>egassnernoreply@blogger.com0