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Honey Oatmeal Soap Favors

I have been working on some new soap favors that are guest size and come with a custom label. I have always been fascinated by herbal remedies and how food items can benefit the skin and I came up with a honey and oatmeal soap that is good for all skin types either for hand washing or for facial cleansing.

Honey is good for the skin because it has the ability to attract water. You can use honey instead of alpha hydroxy masks because of its high content of the acid. It is also safe for sensitive skin. All-natural honey has been used as a beauty product since the days of Cleopatra as a naturally hydrating and non-irritating substance.

Additionally, oats have long been used for skin care treatment. The Egyptians and the Arabians used them as a skin beauty treatment as early as 2000 BC. The ancient Romans and Greeks also used oat baths to heal skin problems.

My Photos have Dust Bunnies

What do you do with all those photos you have taken with your digital camera? I love taking photos and will take a ton of video when I go on a trip or I am with my family. When I get home, I excitedly upload them all to iphoto so I can see them and laugh and remember what happened 1 hour, 1 day or 1 week ago. Then I quit iphoto and that's that. Oh, I may forward a few photos of my adorable niece and nephew to my friends or show my parents the picture of me eating peanut butter and jelly in Taiwan, but then what?

I have decided that when I get a chance, I am going to make photo albums of my important trips and events. Not the plastic coated pages that lose their sticky if you pull out a photo or two. No, I mean the really nice ones with the fabric and everything. iphoto makes it so easy for me to do this, and I am sure there are other places out there that can do it, too.

Weddings and showers and all these events are so important you can't wait to "do something" with your photos. I like the mini photo albums and the photo coasters, so you can actually display your photos and switch them out. My sister-in-law makes scrapbooks and made me a coffee-table mini scrapbook of my niece a few years ago. I love it because it actually is on the coffee table and I pick it up a lot to look at it. A wedding scrapbook would be a nice gift. You could also have a photo printer set up at the reception so everyone can upload their photos to it and print them out for the happy couple. Whatever you do, do something. Because if you don't do it right away, you'll always be saying, "I'll do it one day when I get around to it."

How to Say No to Unwanted Wedding Guests

Request: Your third cousin asks to bring her boyfriend-of-the-month
to your $150-a-plate wedding reception.

What you should say: "We've already had to make so many tough
decisions to get the guest list down to size. We really can't
squeeze in/afford another guest. But I would love to have you two
over for drinks sometime so I can meet him."

Why it works: If you illuminate some of your behind-the-scenes
planning, your cousin may get a clue about the inappropriateness of
the request.

Why you shouldn't feel guilty: It's your party and your pocketbook,
says author Patti Breitman.

How to avoid the situation in the future: Make a few calls before
you put together the guest list to see if there are new additions
you should consider as you plan.

New "Green" Environmental Favors

They say that when two people get married, a seed is planted that will grow and blossom into enduring love if it's nurtured with kindness and understanding. What better way to give back to the earth and give guests a symbol of your committment on your wedding day.

I love wildflowers - I think they are so beautiful with their colors, life and vibrancy. Wildflower gardens are so bouyant with life, attracting bumblebees, hoverflies and butterflies.

I created these wildflower seed tins for those who want to give back to the earth on their wedding day and give their guests something very unique and special. The seeds can be scattered anywhere and then the customized tin with the bride and groom's names can be used again and again as a special keepsake of the event.

New Online Business Offers Gifts and Favors with a Creative Touch

Five Spot Creative, a small graphic design business north of Boston, announces the launch of their new online store, Favor Creative, featuring gifts, favors, cards, calendars, and specializing in customized items for weddings, bridal showers and baby gifts.

Tyngsboro, MA (PRWeb) March 15, 2007 -- Favor Creative, an online retail store specializing in gifts, favors, cards and calendars, has announced the launch of their site at http://www.favorcreative.com/. The store is the first ecommerce venture for Five Spot Creative.

Vicki Finn, one of the proprietors of the online store, started building the business six months ago. "I have always enjoyed creating gifts for holidays and birthdays, making gift books and calendars. Last summer I was asked to take care of some wedding and baby shower favors for my friends and I found it difficult to locate quality items," she said. She hopes this new business can help those consumers looking for gifts and favors with a creative touch.

What is the creative touch? Vicki Finn, who worked as an in-house graphic designer for many years before starting Favor Creative, lends her eye for detail and creativity to each product offered through the business. "I wanted to offer people a variety of quality products to make their event planning as seamless as possible," she said, "A lot of the items are my own personal designs, like the calendars and greeting cards, and I have also created personalized favor tins, custom calendars with personal wedding, honeymoon or travel photos, and bridal shower gift books tailored to the interests of the couple. The 'Survival Guide' gift book is my favorite - it can be given in honor of a couple that enjoys nature and outdoor activities. It's packed with poems, stories and information related to those interests."

The online store is starting small, but developing a reputation for quality products and information on planning showers and events. "We are adding to our products while also building a section of ideas and advice dedicated to wedding and baby showers. We would like our customers to be able to plan for their events all in one place complete with ideas, favors and thank you cards," Ms. Finn added.
Favor Creative is officially open for business. Visit http://www.favorcreative.com/ for gifts and favors with a creative touch.

Advice Book Shower Favors

I am working on some blank books that people can use at baby or bridal showers and weddings as either a guest book and/or an advice book. Guests can write in their advice or stories and it can double as a guest book. During the shower or event, it can be used to record which guest gave which gift for future reference. Then everything about that special day is recorded in one spot.

I made one of these books for a friend's baby shower recently and it was fun to pass it around and read what others wrote as advice for a first-time mom. I am creating samples for baby showers, bridal showers and weddings and they can either be used as is or personalized with custom labels on the book cover and on the first page of the book.