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Get your motor running! Stella Marie will be at the New England Motorcycle Expo at the Seaport Trade Center on February 2nd and 3rd. This is Super Bowl weekend, but the good news is that the event is over long before kick off, so come on down! Again, I will debut some specialty soaps, including "Black Hole Sun" (black licorice and poppy seed soap with rich black swirls) and the following decorative soaps: Celtic Dragons, Celtic Hearts, Winged Beasts, Gargoyles, Cherubs and Angels. My devilish Valentine's Day Gift Sets will also be available at the show.

The hours are: Sat 11-6, Sun. 10-5.
Venue Address:
Seaport World Trade Center
200 Seaport Boulevard
Boston, MA 02210
Admission is $15.00

Stella Marie soap is now available at The Blue Cloud Gallery in Somerville, MA. This shop is killer! They carry the most gorgeous handmade products - many are crafted locally. I am thrilled to introduce Stella Marie to brick and mortar at this shop.

Red Hot Valentine Gift Set - Ready for Prime Time!

Here is the chocolate covered cherry soap (chocolate on top, black cherry on the bottom).

And here it is with its friends!



Chocolate Covered Cherry Soap
All the indulgence without the calories!
Chocolate soap on top, black cherry soap on the bottom
Sinammon Drop
Luscious cinnamon bath bomb - reminiscent of red hot candies!
Choc-o-rotic Massage Bar
Use this creamy bar to massage your sweetie or as a body butter. It contains the moisturizing properties of cocoa butter and grapeseed oil. The chocolate mint aroma is irresistible!
Choc-o-rotic Lip Balm
This chocolate mint lip balm is a wonderful all-natural lip moisturizer - and it's great for smooching, too!
Devil Ducky
Each gift set comes with a naughty little duck

$26.00/set

Box Teaser

New Shirt

I just Cafe Pressed this bad boy.

Item I Covet

I love this handmade coffee cozy from Brooklynbee! I want it! I want it!

Anti Valentine's Day Gift Set

Does Valentine's Day make you or someone you know want to vomit? Don't fret! Tune out all the nauseating puppy love with this tropical bath combo!

Gift set includes:

Pineapple Confection (pineapple bath bomb)
Rockaway Beach Soap (coconut cream scented)
Mango Glow (mango sugar scrub)
Hawaiian Rubber Ducky

Rockaway Beach

Catch a wave with this coconut cream soap creation! It's perfectly balanced with the moisturizing properties of olive oil and the never-ending suds from coconut oil. Topped with shredded coconut - it's so good, you'll want to take a bite!




New product labels ...

Cinnamon and Pineapple Cakes

The beginnings of the Valentine and Anti-Valentine Gift Sets ...


Cinnamon Bath Cakes, Chocolate Mint Lip Balm and a Devil Duck


Pineapple Bath Cakes, Beach Duck

3 Batches

The aftermath of 3 batches of soap ...



Actually, it's one really large batch that I divided up 3 ways.

New Items

For peppermint lovers ...



... a limited edition Peppermint Twister Soap - in guest or travel size (about 3 ounces) ... very refreshing!

Next, be on the look out for the new cup cake liners I'll be using for many of my bath bombs. Aren't they perfect?



And finally, here are a few more books to add to the soapmaking library ... picked them up in NYC this weekend. I will be listing them in the resources section of the blog in short order.