Merry Christmas!

Just taking a break from baking and cooking to say Merry Christmas! I wish everyone a safe and joyous holiday filled with fun, laughter, friends, family and good food:)

Christine
www.brownbutterbeauty.com

Should I or Shouldn't I

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving....spending time with family and friends! I want to say a big THANK YOU to all of my wonderful, beautiful customers, Facebook Fans, Bloggers, Twitter followers, Blog followers, YouTube subscribers (I promise I'll be back on YouTube soon) and everyone who have ordered, read my posts, sent emails, comments, feedback, suggestions etc.. about my products. You make it so much fun!!

Speaking of products..I recently bought some beautiful rich green hemp oil. I love hemp oil products and I bought some to play with. I was thinking about making a hemp oil soap or shea hemp hand salve (I still may play with this idea) but then it hit me that hemp oil would be a perfect additive to my already herbal hair oil and hair butter.

Now I know that I already have so many herbs and oils in this product already...but what's one more right? Am I crazy for wanting to make rich luscious products? Am I over doing it? Should I just relax? My problem is that as an artist and creative person I can't leave well enough alone. When I go to sleep I'm thinking about products, When I wake up I have products on my mind. I'm a product making junkie:)

What do you think?

Should I add rich luscious hemp oil to my current hair butter and hair oil?

Yes, The more luscious herbal ingredients the better

No, Don't change a thing!

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I'm back with another Brown Beauty

Meet Danielle L. Green of "Collective Elements". Danielle creates amazingly beautiful handcrafted cards and stationery. I still have my favorite cupcake bookmark that I bought from Danielle about a year ago. It's so cute! It makes me smile whenever I look at it. I think what I love most about her stationary is the beautiful embellishments that are artfully placed on the cards. The cute little dress, hat and shoes on the "Sunny Girl Card" is so sweet.

Danielle crafts each of her products with love at home in Irvington, NJ . Unique and one of a kind pieces are her specialty. In addition she also design websites and stationery for special events and businesses.

I can't wait to see her designs for holiday cards!!

The following is a selection of some of my favorites.....to see more visit www.CollectiveElements.etsy.com

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Yummy Sunday Dinner

On Sunday, I made this tasty fish dish. I lightly fried the fish and then made a yummy tomatoe, onion, pepper & garlic sauce for the fish to simmer in. Then I drizzled a bit of extra virgin olive oil on top. I purchased a few sweet potatoes because they were on sale and I decided to make a light version of candied yams by adding a little bit of dark brown agave syrup to the sweet potatoes after it was cooked. I also cooked some spinach and rice. I always try to eat at least one green vegetable for dinner. I love to cook but I rarely have time. One of my favorite dishes to make and eat is Curry Chicken with white rice. I love the yellow thick sauce with potatoes and chicken. I’m getting hungry thinking about it:) In addition I love to make barbeque chicken baked and on the grill. I also make a mean Mac and Cheese pie. One of my goals for the rest of this year and beyond is to make time in my schedule to cook more meals at home instead of eating out. What are some of your favorite dishes to make and eat?

Hey Everyone,

Things got really busy for me since my last post.....I Just sent out a huge wholesale order overseas. I started doing craft fairs again on the weekends. Let’s see what else....I’m formulating new recipes and making more soaps at the same time trying to design gift baskets for the Holidays. Did I mention that I also work a full time 9-5 job...It’s a lot of work...but I love it!

I want to say thanks to all the wonderful people I met over the weekend at the "ARTMART" craft fair. The weather was great!! My sister shared a space with me at the fair and cleaned up the place with her pottery. I mean she barley had anything left! I have to do a whole separate post on her and do some big sister bragging. It’s because of her that I have the luxury of eating on beautiful ceramic plates and dishes. I’m telling you a plate is not just a plate. More about her later....

Also I'm trying to do more craft fairs and getting my products into small stores and boutiques. If you know of any great craft fairs or cute shops in your area please let me know!

Also thank you to all of my new followers!!! Talk to you soon!

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I hope everyone had a lovely long holiday weekend. I want to thank all of my Facebook Fans who participated in my Facebook “Labor Day Giveaway”. Congrats to Gina for winning the “Botanical Facial Cleanser”.

I’m on a product roll…I have so many ideas for new products. I can’t stop making things. I spent almost the whole weekend testing out new product ideas and researching and pricing ingredients. I always try to keep my costs down but at the same time I want the best quality for my products. Over the years I ‘ve ordered supplies from several different places and you wouldn’t believe how different the quality can be. Sometimes it's worth it to pay a little more to get better quality. I like my products prepared the way I like my food....rich and fragrant filled with fresh herbs and healthy nourishing ingredients with a beautiful presentation. I don’t skimp on the ingredients! It’s my pleasure to overwhelm you with the best.

I’m looking for even more product ideas to get my creative juices flowing…what kinds of products do you think I should make next? Or what kinds of products do you love or wish you could find more often?