Mother's Day Challenge & Giveaway

The SAFEteam asked our fellow Etsy artists to get creative and pamper Mom. Mom deserves to be recognized and pampered all through the year. But we are giving her special love this week to tell her how very much we love and appreciate all she does. Whether your mom is a stay at home, work at home, working for a living or anywhere in between, we know she'll love these items created just for her.

Our Challenge Sponsors

and now the contestants:

by Waterwaif

I was inspired by Thai Coconut Shampoo That Rocks by GetLathered. Pineapple and coconut are awesome scents and together, they're magic! I think my earrings capture the tropical, spring-time feel of GetLathered's shampoo and every mom deserves a pretty piece of jewelry to pamper herself and to feel special!

by Emburr

What dissolves stress better that a hot bath with some delicious soap and beautiful handmade items. Pamper Mom with a beautiful spring soap dish by Emburr and soothing scents of handmade soap. Two shops that stood out to me was Thistle Delight and Life Soap Simple. I thought the Sea Island Breeze soap matches well with this soap dish.

Now we'd like you to cast your vote. The winner of this SAFEteam challenge will win gift certificates to 2 shops of their choice.

Which item best pamper's Mom?

Vote by commenting below (be sure to leave us a way to contact you). Voting ends May 1, 2011. All entries will be tallied and the winners announced May 2, 2011.

• By voting you will be entered to win this lovely gift basket from SAFEteam sponsors, perfect for pampering you or the Mom in your life.

Earn additional entries by:

• Following this blog (comment below) = 1 additional vote
  
• Liking our team on Facebook (let us know who you are following us as) = 1 additional vote
  

Please make separate comments for each entry.
** International winner will have a $20 shipping allotment. You may be responsible for additional shipping fees. Thanks for understanding.

Our Challenge Sponsors:
use code SAFEMOM in the following Challenge Sponsor Shops to receive various discounts on bath and body products April 11, 2011- May 1, 2011



Thistle Delight Soapworks
15% off


Life Soap Simple
20% off


Aunt Nancy's Handmade Soap
10% off


Concord Soap Company
15% off


Soaperie Main deNature
10% off


Anhoki's Place
15% off
(EXCLUDES: soap molds, cutters, and stamps)

Amelia's Soap Co.
15% off

Pacific Paradise Soap
10% off

Get Lathered
10% off

The Skin You're In

15% off

Mother's Day Challenge - A Call To Artists

Who needs spoiled and pampered more than Mom? The SAFEteam (many of us mom’s) are taking a break from our regularly scheduled challenge to celebrate Mom-dom and are asking the talented artists of Etsy to help by creating any non-soap item that would beautify Mom’s world for Mother’s Day.

photography by JLMPHOTOGRAPHS (used with permission) on Etsy


Requirements:

1. Your item must be for Moms, Grandmoms, Moms-to-be (you get the idea)
2. Use one of our participating member’s items for inspiration (see list at bottom of post)
3. Be for the body (no soap please) or home—the sky is the limit
4. Have item listed in your Etsy shop by Sunday, April 24, 2011
   
5. Entry description sent to the team email by due date (Sunday, April 24, 2011) –no exceptions

With the following information included:

1. Your name and contact information (email)
2. A photo of your item
   
3. Your Etsy shop link and a link to your item
4. Tell us which item from the participating members you are using for inspiration and a two sentence statement on how your item pampers Mom.
   
5. And from which two shops you would like to earn a prize
6. Mail entries to: team.safeblog@gmail.com

What you win:

1. Full feature on our team blog
2. Promotion on our Team Facebook page and twitter
3. $30 Value Store Credit to two ($15 each shop) of our participating member shop

• shipping fees may apply

Everyone’s a winner:

All entrants will be featured in at least one treasury during the week of voting.

Now, go create!! (and tell all your friends so they can vote and win something too!)

Our Challenge Sponsors:

use code SAFEMOM in the following Challenge Sponsor Shops to receive various discounts on bath and body products April 11, 2011- May 1, 2011



Thistle Delight Soapworks
15% off


Life Soap Simple
20% off


Aunt Nancy's Handmade Soap
10% off


Concord Soap Company
15% off


Soaperie Main deNature
10% off


Anhoki's Place
15% off
(EXCLUDES: soap molds, cutters, and stamps)

Amelia's Soap Co.
15% off

Pacific Paradise Soap
10% off

Get Lathered
10% off

The Skin You're In
15% off

We Ship Love....Help Thistle Delight Share The Love

My name is San of Thistle Delight Soapworks on Etsy, but I am also a member of Navy for Moms. I am also the wife of a 20 year Navy Veteran, and the Mom of an active duty Sailor. I am fortunate that my son is not overseas, but love to support those that are overseas. The Moms on Navy for Moms adopt a group of service men and women every month, and this month it is a group of Marines in Afghanistan. Next month we will be told our next group.

Now once we know who our next group are, we receive a list of requests from that group, then we add more just to show how much we love and support them. Since I am a home soap maker, and make all bath and body products from scratch, I decided to be the supplier of said products. One of the requested items each and every time, is body soap and shampoo, they run out so fast. This month I have donated 300 lip balms just from me out of my own supplies. While making the lip balms and some soap for them, I got to thinking that maybe there are people out there, that would just LOVE to help out, but don't know how. With this thought in mind, I decided to offer that service to the wonderful people on Etsy. I made a special listing in my store of

Lip Balms for the TROOPS

I went around and advertised what I was doing within the Etsy Teams that I am on. Well everyone loved it, and helped me spread the word. Things have been going wonderfully, but have slowed down now. Lip Balms are important because of the heat and dry conditions that the troops lived and work in. My recipe is made with a hard vegetable wax that has a very high melt point, so perfect for the Troops.

Soap is also very much needed on a regular bases too. I have some wonderful team members sending me some of their soaps too. This is important for the Troops safety, and just certain people can have access to our chosen groups addresses, we have to keep them safe as well as clean.

I believe EVERYONE deserves to be pampered, but our service men and women deserve to be pampered more because of the job they do, and the sacrifices they make every day. I would love to be able to spread the word as far as I possibly can, and make it that they don't want for anything that they miss from home.

We ship with love, and love all of our service men and women, both near and far.
Please show your support and love too, and help me by buying lip balms and or anything from my store, or any of my fellow Team mates on Safeteam!!!!

Thank you
from a Safeteam member and very very proud Navy Mom
San

New Year...well, sorta...

Are you still on track with your New Year's Resolution?

Check out Amelia's Soap Co.'s quest to declutter and get her workroom more organized!!

Blank Calendar with BIG spaces for writing:

Shelves For Work Room:

Ribbon organizer:

And here is a sample of all the goodies that are created, stored and, packed in that workroom!!

SAFETeam's Favorites..... 2/19/11

We asked SAFIES to show off their current favorite item. This will most likely change from time to time. Here's but a fraction of the awesomeness of SAFETeam. I'm sure some of YOUR faves are here, too. ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Eyre -- Swan Mountain Soaps...
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Iron Horse -- Suds by Sarah...
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Dead Sea mud Soap -- EuphoriaSoap...
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Violets Botanical Perfume -- greensprings0
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Orange Blossom -- AuntNancySoap
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Solid Lotion Stick in Vanilla -- LifeSoapSimple
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Windsor Soap, Royal Wedding Celebration Soap -- Amelias
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Bamboo and Teak -- Thistle Delight
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NEW Custom Handmade Laundry Soap -- ConcordSoap
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Soap Sticks handmade olive oil soap samples -- aBreathofFrenchair
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Simply Delicious rejuvenating facial serum -- TheSoapGallery ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Sonoma Winter Soap -- theskinyourein
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Hair Care that Rocks n Rolls -- GetLathered
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Silky Hand and Body Cream -- HeidisHandmades
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A Whole Lot Of Dude -- Anhoki

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AND THE WINNERS ARE....

Forbidden Love by Pacific Paradise Soap

Thank goodness this magnificent alluring moisturizing soap is not as forbidden as the secret marriage ceremonies given by Saint Valentine during the tumultuous times of the Roman Empire. Back then there was a ban on marriage, and the kindly bishop Valentine realized the injustice of the decree. Even though he was impressive by his dignity and conviction, Valentine was martyred for refusing to renounce his religion on February 14, 270 AD. Thus 14th February became a day for all lovers and Valentine became its Patron Saint.

I’m glad it’s not forbidden how good this Valentine’s Gift Bag of Handcrafted Soap smells. A beautiful ivory organza bag is filled with a marriage of Plumeria and Ocean handcrafted luxurious heart soaps. The 4.1 ozs of soap include 3 Plumeria heart soaps enriched with Shea butter and Mango butter, 2 hearts beat as 1 Plumeria soap enriched with Shea butter and Mango butter and a Blue Pacific Ocean Waves heart soap enriched with Mango butter. Let the joy that life can contain unfold itself for you.

Cleopatra Kerckhof of Bead-It-To-It
has won a set of "Forbidden Love"

Cleopatra creates amazing jewelry.
All her pieces are handmade and one-of-a-kind!
Here are a couple of pieces from her shop

Congrats to both! Enjoy your goodies!