Oh my mailbox smelled GOOD yesterday! I got this luscious smelling ROMA handmade soap from etsy seller Haunt. She included these two vials of perfume oil as well. The entire box smelled great and made my whole kitchen smell nice. I received Sword and Lion oil and gloaming oil and both are light, but enchanting.

I am really impressed as well with Haunt's packaging. Whomever did her branding did a GOOD job. It's well executed and fits her brand, plus everything is easy to read ... even as small as the type is on these little vials. I am just a little dissapointed though, because she is closing her etsy shop, except for seasonal offerings, on June 10th. You can still order from her at her wholesale site location page, but with homeschooling her son and other demands she feels that she is unable to provide day-to-day customer service in the manner that she wants. Rather than have such long shipping times, she will only open when she has product ready to ship. Not an easy decision, but since cold process soap takes weeks to cure, probably a smart decision if you have a high-demand item.
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I also got these delicate mother of pearl vintage buckles from etsy seller The Graphics Fairy. I've been making adjustable straps on my handbags lately and wanted some buckles that were not the standard gold or silver or plastic. These fit the bill perfectly. She has a lot of other vintage goodies, as well.
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But of course, I just gasped when I saw this! I ordered this set of boro glass beads from etsy seller Elesha Design. My evil plan was to talk Debbie over at Santiam into making me something in exchange for some of the bead bounty. I mean look at these! If you make jewelery, they'd make you pant with excitement.. no? Deb fell for my plan and wow, did she deliver!




I had asked for something simple with copper findings to let the beads be the star. My photo of the neckalce is sadly lacking and I wish it showed the genius that is Debbie and Elesha together. This necklace absolutley glows with warmth. All in all, a wonderful mail day!