We’re on ArtFire!

We opened an e-shop on Artfire.com!  All the cute soaps and ceramic beads the Tadpoles and I have been making are now available on Artfire.  Do come visit us at our Two Tadpoles Store!

Gearing up for Etsy…or ArtFire

a "quilted" style plate

I had some wonderful wares lined up to finally open our Etsy shop with, but the dear relatives who came to visit us last weekend bought a bunch of the items we were going to list. Hooray!   They are the best relatives!

Anyway, the beautiful plate above (almost big enough to be called a platter), made by Tadpole #1, is still available for sale, and will be one of the first items listed.

Also to be listed is this tea-light holder by Tadpole #2.

Fire on fire - a red-hot tea-light holder

All proceeds from the sale of this funky tea-light holder (2 tea-lights included) will go toward Second Harvest!

I’ve heard some wonderful things about ArtFire lately, so I’m wondering whether we should open up shop there in addition to, or instead of, Etsy. I’ll mull it over while we’re preparing to “open shop”, but any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Got eggs? Want eggs?

farm-fresh eggs from free-ranged chickens

The girls have stepped up production again, being giddy with delight that the grass is green and the rains have brought out all those earthworms.

Please email us for current price.

Yes, we make pottery!

Come take a peek at Demeter’s Dance!

Kids at work

I thought I’d show a photo of Tadpole #1 working on soap making. 

Cutting up soap base

And lest you think the other Tadpole wasn’t helping, he was…just not with soap.  He was “shelling” our homegrown popcorn:

"Shelling" popcorn

 To show the size of one of the little LEGO soaps (there are 3 of them in each package), here’s a photo of the ”real thing” and the soap together.  The one on the left is, obviously, the real brick, and the one on the right is the soap. 

LEGO soap compared with LEGO brick

Christmas soaps

A friend of ours is having a Holiday Sale at her art center and is going to be carrying our novelty soaps that people can buy for stocking stuffers!

Here are some of the soaps that Tadpole #1 and Momma Frog made for the holidays:

Dove Soap - $4.75 (approx 3.3oz) - Hollyberry scent

Puzzle soaps - 3 in bag - $4.25 (approx 3oz) - Litsea Cubeba scent

Another view of puzzle pieces soaps

 

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3-pc LEGO soaps pack - $3.50 (approx 1.2oz) - Litsea Cubeba scent [also available: large LEGO brick, approx 5.5oz, for $5.50

ABCD alphabet soaps - $3.00 (approx 2oz) - Hollyberry scent

Cat soap - $3.00 (approx 2.5oz) - Hollyberry scent

Monkey Soap - $3.00 (approx 2.15oz) - Hollyberry scent

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A Patriotic Christmas Red-White-Blue Stars set - $2.50 (approx 1.15oz) - Litsea Cubeba scent [Also available in 2 stars red-green sets for $1.25

[caption id="attachment_85" align="aligncenter" width="360" caption="Frog soap (with LEGO soaps, not included, in background) - $3.00 (approx 2.5 oz) - Litsea Cubeba scent [a 2 small-frogs set is also available for $2.00"]“][/caption]Litsea Cubeba is a related to the laurel, rosewood and cinnamon trees.  This essential oil has a pleasing citrus scent and is said to be great for skin care, particularly oily skin.  There is currently research being done on its calming effects. 

Since we make these by hand in small batches, you can also request a different fragrance, if you wish.  If interested, please ask us what other scents (either fragrance or essential oils) we offer!  None of our fragrances have phthalates.

Artful Notecards…

Handmade paper notecards

…are here!  Featuring photography by Tadpole #1, and handmade paper from junk mail made by his mom, these notecards are not only environmentally friendly, but also pretty and smell nice.     Read more about it at Demeter’s Dance!

Halloween Soaps…get yours now

Instead of handing candy, why not give kids something that not only won’t rot their teeth, but will help them want to wash up after touching sticky candy?

Tadpole #1 made these yummy smelling skull and crossbones soaps.

Halloween Skull Soaps

Each set comes with one skull and one crossbones (weighing a bit over 1oz), and costs $1.50 in a clear plastic baggie or $3.00 if you want them in a cute, handmade Halloween fabric bag.

These are the bag choices:

Halloween Soap Bags

They make adorable party favors!

Sushi Soaps

Sushi Soaps

They’re finally done!  Since I made these without the boys’ help, I posted the whole story, along with more photos, at my site:  http://demetersdance.wordpress.com/2008/09/13/sushi-soaps/

September Special

During the month of September, when you purchase a dozen eggs, we’ll give you a 1oz sampler of our dried tomatoes.  Yum!