40% Off Sale!

The Custom Shop is going well. I am surprisingly fast at getting the "made to order" products prepared and shipped. I love being able to offer a vast scent list with the made to order products unlike being limited to only 10 -15 scents like in the past with my ready made stock. I plan on going all "made to order" with my shop.

Because of this, I am cleaning out my premade stock (with the exception of Aroma Melts, Hair Care, and Solid Scrub Bars as these will be sticking around). I'm getting ready to redo my website and it will be much easier once don't need to worry about listing premade items.

While supplies last, all Ready Made Lotions, Body Oils, Body Polish, and Perfumes are 40% off! Hurry, stock is very limited!

40% Off Lotions
40% Off Body Oils
40% Off Body Polish
40% Off Perfumes

...and the winner is...

Where did June go, seriously? Last thing I remember was setting up the Name That Scent Contest...then bam!...it is July 4th already. I hope everyone enjoyed our little American holiday weekend.

So Monday was the big day, the day I had to finally pick the Name Contest winner for the scent formally known as Sarong. The contest turned out to be huge! I got hundreds of entries and so many fabulous names. It gave me a mild panic attack trying to choose a winner. There were funny names, elegant names, clever names...oh my! In the end I finally narrowed it down to a handful of my favorites (and most fitting to my current line). I then enlisted help of some of my family and friends who happened to be nearby and took a vote to pick a winner (since there was no way I would be able to choose).

The official name chosen was "Wylde Summer". To me, this is the scent of summer...THE SCENT. It takes me back to being at the beach years ago, baking in the sun, sand clinging to your skin, the salt water drying in your hair, suntan lotion melting off your skin. Ah, those were the days! I can still hear the waves crashing and the seagulls screaming. Since this is such an important scent to me, it is fitting that it should carry the "Wylde" name!

Since I had such a hard time choosing, I also sent prizes to the creators of the "runner up" names. I would like to try and tinker in my workshop and come up with some scents to go with those names. Oh, and there were also the three winners for the name draw part of the contest. All winners will be listed below.

A huge, huge thank you for everyone who joined in the Name That Scent Contest. I had so much fun, I'm already planning a new contest soon!

Name That Scent Contest Winner: Sandi G.
Runner Up: Jen S.
Runner Up: Erin S.
Name Draw Winner: Patricia S.
Name Draw Winner: Renee Q.
Name Draw Winner: Val.

Name that Scent Contest!

I had a lot of fun with the last naming contest for OlivaBella. Everyone was so creative, it was really hard to choose!

The new summer scent needs a new name! Name it and win, here's how!

So here we are, the new summer scent that was called Sarong now needs a new name! For those of you who have already sampled the fragrance, you're ahead of the game! Wear it, sniff it, study it...then name it!

If you have not yest sampled this new summer scent don't despair! Every order for the month of June will receive a Mini Perfume Mister sample (of said scent, of coarse!).

Not planning a June order and haven't sampled the scent yet? No problem, you can play along too! Just read the description and send those names on in!

The scent description:

Suntan lotion on summer glowing skin, salty ocean air clinging to your hair, the sound of the waves carried on the warm breeze...this is summer Notes of Suntan Lotion, Coconut, Sea Salt, Lime Peel, Jasmine, Musk, and Sun Bleached Wood

What can you win?

The winner will receive my entire Custom Shop product line in the scent with your new name gloriously emblazoned on the labels. You will get a one ounce Perfume, 1/3 ounce Perfume Oil, 7 ounce Hemp and Green Tea Lotion, 4 ounce Body Butter Cream, 4 ounce Silken Body Oil, and an 11 ounce Sugared Body Polish.

There will be three runner ups who will each receive a $15.00 gift certificate to my website! The runner ups will be randomly chosen from a pool of contest participants.

What is the scent called now and how do I order it?

For the rest of the month, the scent will be available by the name "No Name Yet" (clever, huh?). It will be available in the drop down option box for the products under that name.

Check out the temporary labels for this scent! Wow! All of the products in the scent "No Name Yet" will ship with with this label design until the contest is over and the new name is picked(with the exceptions of samples).

Ok, ok...so here are the rules and contest instructions.

- You may enter as many names as you like. You can compile them all into one list, or you may send multiple entries as you think of them

- Please use the contact form on my website for submitting the entries, and be sure to add Name Contest as the subject.

- The contest starts now and will be open until June 30th

- For the $15.00 gift certificate drawing, your name will be entered once whether you submit one idea for the contest or ten.

- I had an overwhelming response to the last contest. I will send out confirmations that I have received your entry but it may take me up to four business days.

- I will contact the winners via email, and I will also post the winning names on my blog.

I think that is about it.

Have fun!!

The changing face of Wylde Ivy

I need to start working on something that I've been putting off for far too long now. It wasn't intentional by any means, it just seems that there is never enough time left over for me to take care of my website properly. Wylde Ivy is 100% a one woman show. Everything from product development, scent creation, packaging design, photography, order packing, customer service, and even web maintenance is all done by me. Ah, I feel tired just thinking about all of that!

Well, I need to spend some time over the next few months sprucing up the website. I'm going to do what I can like redoing the photos, descriptions, reorganizing a bit. I may think about changing the face of the website a bit like different colors, layout, etc. We'll see how it goes :)

I'd love to hear from you!
What changes would you like to see at WyldeIvy.com?
What do you like about the site?
What do you dislike about the site?
Do you prefer to choose your product scents via a drop down menu like I currently have in place, or did you prefer the old way my site was laid out with each and every scent having its own product listing?

Let me hear your thoughts! I value your options!
Contact Me!

New Summer Scents!

The new scents are now available through the Wylde Ivy Custom Shop! They are fun, flirty, and all summer inspired! Check them out!

Wylde Ivy Scent List

Custom Shop Bath and Body

Custom Shop Perfume

The Summer Scents...Part 2

Just a quick little update here to add some more scents and descriptions!! I still may fine tune them more tomorrow when I add them to the site. It is late and I've been at this awhile...here's to hoping that they make sense!



Sugar Flowers Collection
This collection honors the exquisite culinary flowers and their beautiful blending with all things sugar. Sugar Rose inspired this collection and will join it as well.


Frosted Lavender Wylde Blend
Heavy cream infused with fresh lavender, whipped, and sweetened with lavender sugar for a double shot of sugared flowers

Violet Fluff Wylde Blend
Candied violets surrounded by a bed of vanilla infused marshmallow fluff

White Chocolate Rose Cream Wylde Blend
Smooth vanilla bean infused with elegant rose essence and encased in fine white chocolate


Blooming Florals Collection
An entire line of scents formulated to mimic real, fresh dew laden blooms. I have set out to create beautiful, delicate floral collection that showcases the beauty of real blooms. Fairy Lily and Bloom will become part of this collection as well.

Forgotten Rose Wylde Blend
There is a forgotten rose garden, tucked away and hidden among the lush greens where the roses now grow wild and rowdy. The morning sun dances in the dew drops that are sprinkled on the heavy blooms.
Notes of Red Rose, Dew, Green Leaf, and Ozone.

Peony Petals Wylde Blend
Thick heavy blossoms of pink and white create a bright, cheery, floral fragrance
Notes of Peony, Dewy Greens, Sundried Citrus

Tender Tulip Wylde Blend
A splash of color in early spring, and a delicate perfume on the cool breeze.
Notes of Tulip and Green Grass


Beach Collection
Sun, fun, and all things summer! Your own personal getaway and secret escape.

Sarong Wylde Blend
Suntan lotion on summer glowing skin, salty ocean air clinging to your hair, the sound of the waves carried on the warm breeze...this is summer
Notes of Suntan Lotion, Coconut, Sea Salt, Lime Peel, Jasmine, Musk, and Sun Bleached Wood

Pink Bikini Wylde Blend
The girl in the pink bikini is fun, flirty, and oh so sweet. Her hair smells of summer fruits and on her skin she wears a cotton candy perfume.
Notes of Spun Sugar, Mango, Pineapple Juice, Lycee, and Vanilla

Yellow Bikini Wylde Blend
You know the song..."She wore an ittsy bitsy teeny weenie yellow polka dot bikini". The girl in the polka dot bikini is sunny and cheerful and just a little bit shy.
Notes of Grapefruit, Lemon Zest, Jasmine, Apple, and White Peach

Blue Pineapple Wylde Blend
Freshly sliced pineapple rings with just a touch of agave nectar, key lime, red berries, and vanilla beans.

Berry Smooth Wylde Blend
Time to cool off and whip up a tropical fruit smoothie! Tart and creamy all at the same time. You start out with dripping blackberries and pomegranates, add a dash of Valencia orange, and finish off with a heap of freshly made Tahitian vanilla bean ice cream.

Azure Wylde Blend
Cool and sparkling, like the azure waters of the Caribbean by night...refreshing and complex.
Top notes of Kiwi, Coconut Milk, Tahitian Taire Flowers, Verbena, Wild Orchid, and Vanilla Bean.

Green Tea Sorbet Wylde Blend
When you are ready for something simple, refreshing, and chilly. Extra strength green tea with lemon sugar and frosty goodness.

Strawberry Lei Wylde Blend
Strawberries mingle with tender Plumeria and just a touch of white musk

I Heart Coconut
If you like your coconut sweet, then this is the coconut for you! Super sweet coconut with supper sweet vanilla all tied together with a luscious buttery cream note.


Other New Scents!

White Honey Wylde Blend
An airy fragrance that dances on the line of comfort and seduction. White vanilla veils around pure wildflower honey all floating on a wisp of ethereal white musk.

Sugar Fairy Wylde Blend
If you love my scent Fairy Wings and you love sugar, then you must try Sugar Fairy. Sugar Fairy is a sugared up version of Fairy Wings. Sugar Fairies (I like to think they exist) flit around tossing sparkly sugary goodness into the air making life just a touch sweeter...and magical.
Notes of Strawberry, Sweet Orange, Vanilla, Spun Sugar, and Musk.

Peche de Creme Wylde Blend
Undeniably ripe peaches sweetened with a touch of orange blossom honey served on a bed of thick rich vanilla cream.

Sugar Me Up Wylde Blend
Talk sweet to me! An ultra sweet, ultra sexy blend of Pink Sugar, moist vanilla beans, with a touch of amber, ylang ylang, and bergamot.

Pale Vanilla Wylde Blend
A soft, light kiss of vanilla on bare skin. Fresh, moist vanilla beans with just a hint of sheer musk. A beautiful fragrance for vanilla lovers.

Crystal Amber Wylde Blend
An exotic, sexy summer scent for your mysterious side. For when you've had enough of fruity cocktail scents and are ready to slip into something a little more daring.
Notes of Honey, Amber, Patchouli, Blonde Woods, Citrus Zest, Musk, and White Flowers

Summer Scents

Here is the start of the Summer Scent list descriptions. I'm still working on more and don't hold me to anything that is written here at the moment...this is a rough draft!


Sugar Flowers Collection
This collection honors the exquisite culinary flowers and their beautiful blending with all things sugar. Sugar Rose inspired this collection and will join it as well.


Frosted Lavender
Heavy cream infused with fresh lavender, whipped, and sweetened with lavender sugar for a double shot of sugared flowers

Violet Fluff
Candied violets surrounded by a bed of vanilla infused marshmallow fluff

White Chocolate Rose Cream
Smooth vanilla bean infused with elegant rose essence and encased in fine white chocolate


Blooming Florals Collection
An entire line of scents formulated to mimic real, fresh dew laden blooms. I have set out to create beautiful, delicate floral collection that showcases the beauty of real blooms. Fairy Lily and Bloom will become part of this collection as well.

Forgotten Rose
There is a forgotten rose garden, tucked away and hidden among the lush greens where the roses now grow wild and rowdy. The morning sun dances in the dew drops that are sprinkled on the heavy blooms.
Notes of Red Rose, Dew, Green Leaf, and Ozone.

Peony

Tulip


Beach Collection
Sun, fun, and all things summer! Your own personal getaway and secret escape.

Sarong
Suntan lotion on summer glowing skin, salty ocean air clinging to your hair, the sound of the waves carried on the warm breeze...this is summer
Notes of Suntan Lotion, Coconut, Sea Salt, Lime Peel, Jasmine, Musk, and Sun Bleached Wood

Pink Bikini
The girl in the pink bikini is fun, flirty, and oh so sweet. Her hair smells of summer fruits and on her skin she wears a cotton candy perfume.
Notes of Spun Sugar, Mango, Pineapple Juice, Lycee, and Vanilla

Yellow Bikini
You know the song..."She wore an ittsy bitsy teeny weenie yellow polka dot bikini". The girl in the polka dot bikini is sunny and cheerful and just a little bit shy.
Notes of Grapefruit, Lemon Zest, Jasmine, Apple, and White Peach

Blue Pineapple
Freshly sliced pineapple rings with just a touch of agave nectar, key lime, red berries, and vanilla beans.

Berry Smooth
Time to cool off and whip up a tropical fruit smoothie! Tart and creamy all at the same time. You start out with dripping blackberries and pomegranates, add a dash of Valencia orange, and finish off with a heap of freshly made Tahitian vanilla bean ice cream.

Azure
Cool and sparkling, like the azure waters of the Caribbean by night...refreshing and complex.
Top notes of Kiwi, Coconut Milk, Tahitian Taire Flowers, Verbena, Wild Orchid, and Vanilla Bean.

Green Tea Sorbet
When you are ready for something simple, refreshing, and chilly. Extra strength green tea with lemon sugar and frosty goodness.


Other New Scents!

White Honey
An airy fragrance that dances on the line of comfort and seduction. White vanilla veils around pure wildflower honey all floating on a wisp of ethereal white musk.

Sugar Fairy
If you love my scent Fairy Wings and you love sugar, then you must try Sugar Fairy. Sugar Fairy is a sugared up version of Fairy Wings. Sugar Fairies (I like to think they exist) flit around tossing sparkly sugary goodness into the air making life just a touch sweeter...and magical.
Notes of Strawberry, Sweet Orange, Vanilla, Spun Sugar, and Musk.

Peche de Creme
Undeniably ripe peaches sweetened with a touch of orange blossom honey served on a bed of thick rich vanilla cream.

Summer Scent News!

Ok, I have completed all (except for a few orders that I had to wait for supplies for) sale orders! I worked in a frenzy last week, most of which was a blur! I love the feeling of getting orders out ahead of schedule as I know how hard it is to wait when you order something online! My stubborn streak keeps me working a break neck speeds, but after so many days of that I need to take a day or two to regroup.

deep breath....
Now, for everyone waiting for the summer scents....

I'm going to be adding the summer scents to the website on Wednesday. I won't be able to make it into the office tomorrow. My daughters have a routine developmental assessment tomorrow...the hospital where they were born keeps a close eye on all of their premature babies. We have a long drive and these are long appointments. I must admit though that I am anxious to see the doctors since Lily and Maya are now walking and talking! The docs are always so thrilled to see how well they are doing, and well, I just love when the gush over my girls!

So, I'll be putting some finishing touches on the line and on the descriptions (always the hard part!) on Tuesday. I have some of the descritions finished now.

Stay tuned, I'll be adding the descriptions to the blog first.

Birthday Sale Order Updates

The Birthday Sale from last Tuesday was a success. I'm buried in orders right now! I just wanted to give you a little update on where I am at as far as order prep and shipping.

All of the Premade Item only orders have all be shipped out or are getting the finishing touches on and will be shipped out tomorrow morning! I have started the orders containing Custom Items today. I am pulling these orders out in batches of 10 in the order that they were received. I work on 10 orders at a time. I'm going to work hard on these orders this week and hopefully get a good bit of them out.

In Other News:
I am definitely going to wait a few days to release the new scents. I don't want to create too much of a backlog since I have so many orders waiting on me already. Look for more news later on this week!

Happy Birthday to Me Sale!

It's my birthday, but you get the treat instead! Shop the one day only Birthday sale Tuesday, May 5th! I'm turning 31 this year, so take 31% off your entire order at Wylde Ivy!

Use coupon code HAPPYBIRTHDAY2ME to take an 31% off your entire order. Coupon code must be entered and applied before checkout in order to receive your extra discount. Coupon code is active on Tuesday, May 5th from 9:00AM EST to 11:59PM EST.

Want More?
What's a birthday without a little extra goodie? Orders over $65.00 (after applied discounts and before shipping charges) will receive a special sample pack of Perfume Oil vials. This sample pack will contain 12 of the brand spankin' new Wylde Ivy Summer scents that will be releasing next week!

There are over 20 new scents. You will get a surprise assorment. Here is the partial list of new summer scents (names subject to change as I keep working on the collection!)

Green Tea Sorbet
Peche de Creme
Strawberry Lei
Blue Pineapple
White Chocolate Rose
Azure
Sarong
Violet Fluff
Frosted Lavender
Sugar Fairy
White Honey
Pale Vanilla
Sugar Me Up
Crystal Amber
Berry Smooth

I'm Back....

I'm back from my little week long adventure in inventory...organizing....cleaning....and generally doing all of the responsible adult kind of things. Yeah, it was a boring week. But on the plus side, I was able to update my online inventory to include some items that were showing out of stock...when they actually weren't.

I'm reorganizing the website a little bit. It seems like I'll be able to keep doing the Custom products full time (yay!) so I'm making a more permanent spot for them on the site. Now when you click on "Bath and Body", you'll be able to choose from two sections...the Custom Products and the Ready Made Products. It is also the same for Perfumes. I've also added all of the Classic Wylde Ivy scents to the Custom Shop, like HoneyBee Good, White Cashmere, Blackberry Cotton Candy, Black Tea Jasmine, Fairy Wings, Little Shop in Salem, Violetta, Wylde Cocoa, and Wylde Vanilla. Now you can order these scents in the Custom Shop products or if they happen to be out of stock on the Ready Made product side, you can scoot over to the Custom Shop and order them there! Probably the best news is you'll be able to get all of these scents in the Body Butter Cream now!

Ok, ok...lets talk about what you are really waiting for

New Scents

I have new scents...I've got lots of new scents! There are over 20 brand new, never before seen scents coming next week. I just need a little more time to get them named and write up descriptions as well as get them on the site.

I've done a few scents to go with the popular Sugar Rose. Two that are ready now are Frosted Lavender and Violet Fluff.

I also have three new scents that are based on my Bloom fragrance. I wanted to do some nice, realistic, dewy, fresh spring floral scents. So far I have Rose, Peony, and Tulip.

As for th e rest of the scents, they are all summer inspired scents that are tropical, sugary sweet, and fun!

Get Your Wild Blueberry and Chocolate Buttercream Swirl...

...at the Soap Box Company! That' right, the Soap Box Company's exclusive Wylde Ivy soaps will be available again soon!



I took a little time off from wholesaling when I was pregnant, and now that the girls are getting a little older I have a little more time to spend working. I was thrilled to be able to make these scrumptious soaps again for The Soap Box Company!

Wild Blueberry is mounds of fresh, ripe, and juicy blueberries just waiting to be popped into your mouth.

All the good things about a rich, over the top dessert...dark gourmet chocolate cake topped with "oh so sweet" buttercream, fresh vanilla cream, toasted hazelnuts, and smoothed in even more rich chocolate syrup.

Best of all, these two new Soap Box Company soaps feature the new Pure Butter soap recipe!

Available soon at www.soapboxco.com

Remember these little beauties?

I've been busy this week, counting inventory, organizing my stuff, preparing the summer line, formulating new scents (yay!), and doing spring cleaning around here. It's been a busy week!

I'm just taking a little break to post a few pictures. Do you remember these little beauties?

(more info to come!)

April Closing, New Scents, and Reoganization

Ok, so a whole two weeks has gone by and I didn't get to send out a newsletter. Time seems to be slipping away faster these days, somehow. I'll update you here...

The Custom Shop is going well. I'm keeping up with the orders and getting them out fairly quickly (at least way under my stated turnaround time!) I am a little behind on some aspects of the biz....just because getting the orders out takes top priority.

So I will be closing for a week at the end of this month. I need to do inventory and put the finished touches on some new scents that I have in the works for the summer! I also need to reorganize here. I think I can optimize my work rooms to be more "custom product" friendly. After the flood that we had back in 2006, I got to completely redesign my entire shop....everything from the storage rooms, to my packing room, to my production room. At that time, I wasn't making products to order like I am right now. I think I can rearrange things here so I can work even more efficiently. Which would hopefully save me time and make things go even quicker.

Wish me luck!
:)

Wylde Ivy will be closed from April 24 - May 3rd. You can still place orders if you wish, I just won't be making or shipping until May 4th.

New Perfumes on Etsy!

I recently got finished posting a new group of perfumes in my Etsy shop. These are scents that are available through my Custom Shop, but I worked on some gorgeous new perfume labels for them and am showing them off on Etsy!

A Few Restocks

So the days have been flying by and I got a little behind. I got the soap restocks posted today...the ones that were due on Monday. I was waiting because I wanted to take new pictures.

So, now Summer Fling and Daydreamer have joined the lineup. They were both made using the luxurious Pure Butter recipe!

Also, check out the new selection of Soap Dishes, Soap Sacks, and Washcloths by clicking here

Soapy Dates

Just adding to the list of soaps that are curing right now. The following soaps will be ready:

March 30th
Daydreamer
Summer Fling

April 13th
Carrot and Honey Spa Soap
Nectar Spa Soap
Bloom
Berry Apple Sorbet
Violetta

April 20th
Petals
Fairy Lily
Shea and Sandalwood Spa Soap



....more will be added to the list soon!

Spring Cleaning Sale is On!

It's that time of year again. Time to make room for new products and scents to celebrate the changing of the season. Many, many items are on sale...but for only 48 hours! Hurry, sale ends Wednesday, March 25 at 3:00PM EST! Discounts will be applied automatically.

The following categories are on sale now:
- 30% Off Soy Wax Aroma Melts
- 20% Off Lotions and Body Oils
- 20% Off Scrubs
- 20% Off Perfume Sprays and Oils
- 20% Off Previous Scent of the Month Products
- 30% Off All Art Glass Pendants

Sale applies to premade items only. Samples and Custom Shop products are not included in this sale. Sale orders are not eligible for the Free Body Spray Promotion from earlier in the month.

Want more?

Take an extra 10% off your entire order...both on sale items and regularly priced items like Soaps and Custom Shop products with coupon code EXTRA10

Be sure to add you coupon code to your shopping cart and hit the Submit button to apply your coupon code. Coupon expries March 25, at 3:00PM EST.

Spring Cleaning Sale!

It's that time again! Time to clear out and get ready for the new season!

Watch for the big Spring Cleaning Sale coming very soon!

Blog Readers Special!

Happy St Patrick's Day everyone!

Here's a one day only special just for my blog readers! Take 17% off your order at Wyldeivy.com! Just enter code GREEN17 at checkout. Coupon code will expire tonight at midnight EST. 17% will be deducted from your merchandise total only, does not apply to shipping charges. Free Body Mist promo will not apply to orders using the GREEN17 coupon (just because I'm running really low on the Body Mist samples).

A Soap Marathon....

I've been running a soaping marathon....ok, so maybe it is more like a sprint! I'm in the middle of a big soap restock on my website. I have lots of soaps on my list to make. I've also be waist deep in test batches lately. I've been having fun testing lots of new scents in soap. I'm hoping to be able to release a couple of brand new soaps soon! I've even been testing some of my Custom Shop scents in soap...like Black Cat, Black Tobacco, Simple Love, Wood Nymph. It's a bit early to tell right now if the scents will be winners in my cold process soap, but so far they are looking good! Keep your fingers crossed!

Here's the list of completed soaps and their ready dates:

March 30th
Daydreamer
Summer Fling

April 13th
Carrot and Honey Spa Soap
Nectar Spa Soap
Bloom
Berry Apple Sorbet
Juicy


....more will be added to the list soon!

Hemp and Green Tea Lotion

Yet again, you guys are looking out for me! I've gotten a few emails questioning the size of the Hemp and Green Tea Lotion from my Custom Shop. It seems I missed putting the size in the description. I'm sorry!

The Hemp and Green Tea Lotion is seven ounces. I've fixed the product description to reflect this.

Hemp and Green Tea Lotion

Strange Post from 2008

For all of you who subscribe to the email notifications from my blog, you may have received a strange blog post via email. This was a blog post from back in October! I'm not sure why such an old post was sent through the email service. I'm going to look into it.

I'm sorry if it caused any confusion! I was a little confused myself! Don't worry, the Custom Shop will still be open for all of March (despite what the email may have said).

Thanks for the heads up everyone!

March Scent Review Winner!

The March gift certificate winner for the "Got Reviews" contest was Becky M!

Thanks everyone! Keep them coming! If you've missed contest post, you can revisit it here: Got Reviews

Two New Perfumes on Esty!

My two newest perfumes to hit my Esty shop.

Black Patch is sultry and oh so sexy. Smooth patchouli blended with black pepper, exotic woods, fresh ginger, Valencia orange, oakmoss, violet leaf, and amber.

Bloom is the scent of a fresh warm Spring breeze carrying the sweet fragrance budding of wildflowers. Bloom is a sunny, Spring day when the air is fresh and clean and beautiful.

You can find both of these new perfumes in my Esty Shop or if you would like to try these fragrances in bath and body products, head over to the Wylde Ivy Custom Shop

The Custom Shop is Open!

The Custom Shop is now open to accept your orders! I had planned on having the Custom Shop open for just the first week of March, like I had done in the past. I've decided to have the Custom Shop open for all of March! Now you will be able to place your orders for custom made goodies anytime this whole month.

I'm doing this as a test run. I'll see how it goes for me. If I can do it without getting too far behind (meaning having a long turnaround time) then I'll just keep the Custom Shop open permanently. If it becomes difficult to manage with maintaining the other part of my shop, my Etsy shop, and my little ladies here...then I'll go back to just having scheduled opening dates.

I'm going to put a tentative turnaround time of 12 - 20 business days. You know I always try my hardest to get orders out quicker then the posted turnaround time...but I'd rather be safe and post a longer turnaround time.

Wylde Ivy Featured on Fabulous Vegan

There is a great new blog started up call Fabulous Vegan. It is a style blog to showcase vegan friendly products.

Wylde Ivy perfumes have been featured! Check it out!

Wylde Ivy Featured on Fabulous Vegan

Wickedly Chic Feature

Wylde Ivy has been featured in the Fresh and Chic section at Wickedly Chic! Stop by and check it out!

Wylde Ivy on Wickedly Chic

February Scent Review Winner

I told you I was behind! Well, I'm behind and I'm absent minded! I just realized that I started this post, but then I never published it so it was suck in my blogger account as a draft. Well, here you go, almost in time for the March winner.

The February winner for the "Got Reviews" contest was Sara R. from New York! Don't worry, she was notified via email as soon as her name was picked!

Thanks everyone! Keep them coming! If you've missed contest post, you can revisit it here: Got Reviews

Where did the month go?

Ok, so I'm a bit behind.

I've got a tidy little pile of myspace messages that I need to reply to. I just realized that it has been almost a month since I last logged in! The Etsy convos are starting to stack up as well. I always respond to the business related messages as soon as receive them, but sometimes I just don't quite get to the more casual ones right away.

This has been a crazy past few weeks. My girls, Lily and Maya, are really starting to get mobile now and they have an intense attraction to all things electronic...my laptop being huge on their hit list right now. I used to be able to sit with the girls while they played and be on the computer doing work but that is just not so now. They are drawn to this thing always manage to hit some obscure button combination that ends up doing something really funky. They've sent many a blank email to my customers (sorry again to any unlucky recipients of baby finger composed emails) and they managed to flip my screen horizontal and upside down. It took me a while to figure out the button combo that fixed that. Oh, and I'm missing my F4 key. Lily ripped it off. Good thing I don't know what that key does. It is amazing how fast four little hands can be.

The girls just turned one year old, yesterday to be exact! I can't believe a whole year has passed already. It is amazing to look back and remember just how tiny and fragile the where when they were born at just over three pounds. It has been an amazing year. I've accomplished things that I would have never dreamed possible and have been stronger then I ever gave myself credit for. Jeremy, my husband, is an amazing dad. Our girls were the first babies he's ever held, yet he was never afraid to jump right in and do all of the fun (and not so fun) baby related activities. We are looking forward to this next year adventures and, bracing myself for this one, the twins to start walking! Please Spring, find us here in Pennsylvania soon so we can get out of the house once and a while!

We had a small birthday party for Lily and Maya on Sunday. It was all tutus, balloons, pink, cupcakes, more pink, butterflies, feathers...and did I mention pink? Our girls are quite the social butterflies already. I think there will be lots of parties in our future.

Here we all are. I made the girls pink and green tutus.

I made each girl a "giant" cupcake and a feathery hat!
Here's Lily...

...and Maya "smiling" for the camera.

Valentine's Day Goodies are Here!

The updates are finished! Now you can get your fix of the newest scents in your favorite products...just for the month of love (or February that is!).

Order your body products in the fantastic new Valentine's Day inspired scents by clicking here

Order the Valentine's Day perfumes by clicking here

The Valentine's Day Scents are Coming!

Well, they are coming to the bath and body product that is! They new scents: Crush, He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not, Love Puff, Pink Chiffon, and Simple Love have all been available on my website as perfumes for a little while now. I've been getting so many emails requesting these scents in other products! Since I haven't been able to do Scent of the Month for awhile, I decided to make the new Valentine's Day scents available for the whole month of February in Lotions, Creams, Sugar Scrubs, Body Oils, and Perfumes!

I'll be making these to order, so turnaround time will be slightly longer if you include these in your order (about 5 to 8 business days). I'm working on getting the website updated right now.

Stay tuned!

Sandcastles and Aerial Availabel Now on Etsy!

I know that I've been scarce lately. I'm working on organizing my workshop, packing and processing room, and my product storage spaces. This is a bigger job then I thought!

I know lots of you love Sandcastles and were sorry to see Aerial leave the website and move over to the Custom Shop. So, I made up just a few and added them to my Etsy shop!

Sandcastles was my bestselling scent last year! It is just so incredible and unique. I get emails about it all the time. The same is true for Aerial as well. I worked on that scent for a few weeks, perfecting it. It is breath taking, feminine, and airy...a euphoric vision!

Aerial

Aerial literally means, “existing or living in the air”. This white musk and floral fragrance is so sheer, so airy and light it will whisk you away for a walk in the clouds. In fact, if clouds had a fragrance, this is what they would smell like. Top notes of fresh and sexy White Musk blend into the flawless beauty of delicate white petals and end with an ever so soft blend white tea leaves.

Sandcastles

An extremely unique fragrance that is reminiscent of a vacation beach house windswept with cool fall beach breezes. Not a typical water scent by any means, this scent is fresh, sweet, and dreamlike blend of Coconut, Ginger, and Citrus fruits.

Valentine's Day Inspired Perfumes on WyldeIvy.com

The six new perfumes for Valentine's Day are now availble for purchase on WyldeIvy.com!

Click here to take a look at the Valentine's Day Perfumes!

New Valentine's Day Perfumes on Etsy Now!

I have six new Valentine's Day inspired scents and they are all available on Etsy right now! I will be adding them to my website later on in the week as well.

----Crush----

Airy wisps of sugar, hints of ripe blackberry bushes, the mingling of pink candy lollipops and pure vanilla, with just a touch of sheer musk bring visions of the sweet innocence of that first crush on a summer day.

----He Loves Me----

The air is perfumed of early summer wildflowers, lush green grass cooled by the morning dew, and a romantic and soft white musk. The warm sunlight on your face, the sweet floral aroma washing over you as you pluck the last petal...He Loves Me! Notes of: Dew laden Lilac, Orchid, Freesia, Wildflowers, and Musk.

----He Loves Me Not----

The summer day has turned dark, clouds filling the once bright sky. There is only the barest hint of the flower in your hand as you take shelter beneath the towering old trees. The last petal falls to the mossy forest floor...He Loves Me Not. Notes of: Vanilla, Jasmine, Orchid, Dry Wood, and Black Musk.

----Love Puff----

The early days of love may just be the only time you can get away with all of those silly pet names, like "Honeykins", "Love Lumps", "Snookie-ookims", or "Love Puff"! Then again, there is always Valentine's Day! Notes of: Strawberry Drenched White Cake, Marshmallows, Powdered Sugar.

----Pink Chiffon----

If you could smell the color pink, this would be it! Not overly floral but not too much fruit either, the scent is a perfect blend of summer Melons, sweet white floral, and Mimosa. A must try!

----Simple Love----

To honor my twin baby girls, I wanted to create a fragrance to reflect the amazing feeling of being the presence of uncomplicated, perfect, unconditional...Simple Love. A light, airy fragrance of euphoria, gentle and inviting. Like love, this has a delicate nature, yet invokes such powerful emotions. Let Simple Love surround you. Notes of: White Lily of the Valley, Dewy Moss, Pure Vanilla, Pink Jasmine, Mandarin Peel, Sweet Berry, and White Musk.

The Shop is Ready!

Ahhhh, ok everything is done. Well not everything. I still need to do a little this and that to tidy up the shop but all the important updates are finished.

Here's a little rundown on the happenings:

1. The Custom Shop is now open and stocked! Feel free to place your orders!

2. There are six new scents in the Custom Shop all inspired by Valentine's Day, the color pink, warm fuzzies, and love.

3. You can now prebuy soaps that have a scheduled release date! You will see a "Ready Date" for the soap in the soap title. Just note that your entire order will be held until your soap is ready. If you don't want to wait for your order, just come back to the site and order your soap separately.

4. All of the new soaps (well the ones available for PreBuy anyway) are now made with the beloved Pure Butter soap formula! That is right, now you can have your Pure Butter scented! In case you don't know what Pure Butter is...it was my most popular soap of 2008! It is a extra luxurious Spa Soap that I could never seem to keep in stock, despite being unscented!

5. The Custom Shop now has a BIG 8 ounce Body Butter Cream option.

6. Get 10% off your orders in January! Just use JAN10 in the coupon code field in the shopping cart. Offer expires January 31 2009!

Holiday Vacation and Product News

The holidays sure did come and go quickly this year. I guess they always do. We had a wonderful "first Christmas" here with the girls. Even though at 10 months old, they didn't understand the concept of the holidays or gifts, they sure did seem to have fun.



Look for a new Soap Sampler later this month!

I'm putting together a new type of Soap Sampler that I'll have up on the website later this month...sometime around the week of January 12th. It will consist of four "half bars" instead of the Mini Bars I offered in the past. The half bars will be easier to hold and use and will also lather better since there is more surface area to the soap. I'll be putting together these sets with predetermined scent selections. You will be able to choose the set that you would like.

Custom Shop News
I'm running just a little bit behind schedule here. The good news is almost all of the emails that I received during the closure are replied to and I have a good bit of work done on the website. I do need to list some more items in the Custom Shop. I have a few more things to add to the Custom Shop. There are 6 new scents added to the Custom Shop...all in a Valentine's Day theme!

Crush
Airy wisps of sugar, hints of ripe blackberry bushes, the mingling of pink candy lollipops and pure vanilla, with just a touch of sheer musk bring visions of the sweet innocence of that first crush on a summer day.

He Loves Me
The air is perfumed of early summer wildflowers, lush green grass cooled by the morning dew, and a romantic and soft white musk. The warm sunlight on your face, the sweet floral aroma washing over you as you pluck the last petal...He Loves Me! Notes of: Dew laden Lilac, Orchid, Freesia, Wildflowers, and Musk.

He Loves Me Not
The summer day has turned dark, clouds filling the once bright sky. There is only the barest hint of the flower in your hand as you take shelter beneath the towering old trees. The last petal falls to the mossy forest floor...He Loves Me Not. Notes of: Vanilla, Jasmine, Orchid, Dry Wood, and Black Musk.

Love Puff
The early days of love may just be the only time you can get away with all of those silly pet names, like "Honeykins", "Love Lumps", "Snookie-ookims", or "Love Puff"! Then again, there is always Valentine's Day! Notes of: Strawberry Drenched White Cake, Marshmallows, Powdered Sugar.

Pink Chiffon
If you could smell the color pink, this would be it! Not overly floral but not too much fruit either, the scent is a perfect blend of summer Melons, sweet white floral, and Mimosa.

Simple Love
To honor my twin baby girls, I wanted to create a fragrance to reflect the amazing feeling of being the presence of uncomplicated, perfect, unconditional...Simple Love. A light, airy fragrance of euphoria, gentle and inviting. Like love, this has a delicate nature, yet invokes such powerful emotions. Let Simple Love surround you. Notes of: White Lily of the Valley, Dewy Moss, Pure Vanilla, Pink Jasmine, Mandarin Peel, Sweet Berry, and White Musk.

And....
I also added the seasonal summer scents to the Custom Shop like Coconut Island Castaway, Sandcastles, Sun Tea, Lemon-tine, Electric Berry, Green Grass, Iced Mango, Island Beauty, Juicy, OlivaBella, Pink Strawberry Citrus, and Violet Sun.

More news to come when I get everything finished up!

Big Soap News and Restocking Sceduale

Wow, the end of the year sale certainly depleted my soap stock! I'm working hard to get it all restocked, but since the handmade soap must cure for at least four weeks, some of the restocks will be just a few more weeks.



Since the Pure Butter Unscented Spa Soap is so wildly popular but so many of you have requested it a scented variety, I've decided to do something a little different! I will be making a large number of the soaps from the Classic Line in the Pure Butter formula! That's right, now you can have your favorite Wylde Ivy scents made with your soap recipe! Look for the Pure Butter formula available in African Vanilla Bean, Creamy Coconut, Electric Berry, Little Shop in Oliva Bella, Salem, Spa Blend, and White Cashmere....and more on the way! I also have two Deli Soaps, Sweet Alpine and Teak that will be released shortly in the Pure Butter recipe.



Back in Stock Now:

Blackberry Cotton Candy



Ready January 12th:

African Vanilla Bean

Creamy Coconut

Pure Butter

Neem and Tee Tree



Ready January 19th:

Little Shop in Salem

Electric Berry

Spa Blend

White Cashmere

Sweet Alpine

Teak

Oliva Bella



The following soaps (since they are summer scents) will be released later this spring:

Juicy

Sandcastles

Summer Fling

Bloom

and to all, a good night!

I'm just finishing up some last minute business and then I'm closing Wylde Ivy until the New Year! I'm going to finish making some Christmas gifts, bake cookies, finish my tree, and start showing my little girls what exactly it all means!

So a very Happy Holidays to everyone and a have a wonderful (and safe) New Year! Thank you all for your support throughout this year and your patience and kind words and thoughts while I was on my (extended) maternity leave.

I will "see" you all in the New Year!

The Dust Has Settled...

Well, all the sale orders are taken care of and are on their merry way! That was quite a sale! Thank you to everyone who placed an order!

My stock room is very bare looking now, especially in the soap section. I have to do some major restocking in the next few weeks. I already have some soap made and curing. You can look for the soaps to start being restocked mid January.

I'll be back open on January 5th so you can expect a newsletter sometime shortly after that. Don't forget that the Custom Shop will be open on January 5th as well!