$3 for 3 Days....{short & sweet sale}

Soaps, Lip Tints & Perfumes  {over 15 different items on sale for $3 each...but only for 3 days} 

She Sells Seashells Sale

She Sells Seashells down by the Seashore Shea Butter Soaps on Sale. Yes, please do try saying that 3 times fast. (I could barely write it out)

I just listed a few different sets of these soaps in my Etsy shop. I was in a beachy mood and wrapped up about 500 soaps in my black & white papers all with a shell~beach~sea theme. Soaps are available in sets of 3, 6 or 8 in the following fragrances;

Sea Salt & Lavender
Milk & Honey
La Coquette
Earl Grey Tea
Fig Leaf
Sweet Pea

Regularly $5.00 each, this sale makes them $3.50 each.

want a set of 3? Go here.

a set of 6? Go here.

or 8? Try this...right about here.

Royal Wedding Weekend Giveaway

Okay, so we weren't invited to the wedding...but we can still celebrate. Shop Sweet Petula this weekend (etsy, or our own site) and I'll throw in a FREE bar of my Royal Wedding Shea Butter Soap. Scents are Earl Grey Tea and a delightful (my favorite) Black Tea & Milk. Spend over $20 and I'll throw in a bar of each.

No need to do anything special at checkout, free soaps will automatically be added to your order. Offer is good until Monday morning. (my Monday morning, which is about noon PST.)

ta ta for now!

Buy 2 Get 1 FREE Soap Sale

Due to a huge (almost 35%) increase in the cost of olive oil, we will be raising the price of our signature soaps on April 15th. Our signature collection includes the following scents;

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Ginger Blossom

Provence

Sweet P.

Fleur de Lis

Mediterranean Mint

Bay Rum

Sea Spa

Ruby Grapefruit

Fresh Lavender

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In the meantime, I'm having a STOCK UP SALE for those of you that want to take advantage of the current price. So, between now and April 5th, all soaps (even the ones that will not be affected by the price increase) are

BUY 2 Get 1 FREE.

The nity gritty....

FREE soap will be the same scent

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you must shop at www.sweetpetula.com (not Etsy.)

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No additional discounts will apply

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Soap Subscriptions, Soap Gift Sets, & Multiple Qty Soap Purchases DO APPLY.

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No need to do anything special to your order...FREE soap will automatically be added.

Soap Balls!

for when your feeling just a little dirty......

(no matter how many times I say, "soap balls" I still giggle a little on the inside)

okay, so they sound funny, but they actually are really pretty. Especially if grouped in a big glass jar on your bathroom cabinet.

I just listed a few sets of 12 for $24.00 in the Etsy shop.

FREE Aloe Leaf & Mint Soap

I'm feeling Springy!

Shop Sweet Petula between now and St. Patrick's Day, and I'll throw in a bar of my NEW Aloe Leaf & Mint Soap. Just write in "St. Pat's" in the notes to seller.

short & sweet

February is the shortest..and sweetest month. Guess what that means? It is time for our *annual

Short & Sweet Sale!

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Sale will end at noon (PST) on Monday, the 28th.

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Head on over to Sweet Petula and check out the SALE section. In addition to some great deals on existing favorites, I've loaded up the shop with some brand new SPRING scents. The star of the show? My new favorite, Wild Flowers & Honey, shea butter soap. I love this scent. It is definitely floral & feminine, but also very fresh and clean. The two other new spring scents are; Aloe Leaf & Mint, and Sweet Pea & Clover.

Get one of each on SALE in a sweet gift pack.

*I forgot to do it last year.

love is in the air.....

Thanks so much to my pal Heidi, of Haute Goat this past week for some wonderful (free) Sweet Petula advertising! You can see the post here....and a darling photo of Heidi working her flower job...at Valentine's Day. There is a discount code at the end for 25% off at Sweet Petula.

{it expires this Sunday afternoon}
Have a great weekend everyone!

i have a valentine for you.

{my Love Potion No. 9 soap sitting on top of the coolest book. Have you heard of *Rob Ryan?}

Happy Valentine's Day (weekend) everyone!

For the record, I think Valentine's Day is a little played out.....all the pressure to be in a relationship and to celebrate the fact on February 14th, in a very specific way.

But I do love, love......so here is a little Valentine from me to you.

{but don't get any funny ideas...I think we should just be friends}

Stop by Capers in West Seattle before Monday, and with any Sweet Petula purchase, the nice ladies behind the counter will throw in a bar of my Love Potion No. 9 soap.

Capers

4525 California Ave. SW

Seattle, WA 98116

Open Monday-Saturday 10-6

&

Sunday 11-5

{want more info? visit the capers blog}

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*I love Rob Ryan! He is an amazing paper artist that uses lasers to cut and design images. My favorite is "Can We Shall We." It is a special laser cut he made just for Valentine's Day. You can see many of his images in the book I mentioned above. It is also available at Capers.

"Can We? Shall We? One day very soon, let us go away together, just you and me. Can We? Shall We? Call in sick one day and travel to the sea and hold hands all day. Can We? Shall We? Eat our sandwiches on the train, get drunk on fresh air and come home tired and never tell anyone...Ever."

xoxo.

Scent Memories & My Perfume Shelf

Lately I've been dreaming in scent. Mostly scent memories. I won't bore you with the details, but I will share my favorite scents.

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From left to right:

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1. Acqua Profumato Blu Mediterraneo Arancia di Capri Perfume

I wear this in the summertime. It is normally sold with the men's cologne, but it is in fact unisex. It is very fresh and summery....a blend of mosly different citrus fruits and petigrain. This one is pretty easy to find. I bought mine in the men's department of Nordstroms.

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2. Molecule 01

My secret weapon! I bought this in London at a beautiful lingerie shop called, Coco de Mer. It is touted as one of the worlds only working phermone perfumes. Basically, it is one ingredient called, Iso E Super. It smells slightly green and velvety with a bit of woods mixed in. The most interesting thing about this perfume is that some people cannot smell it at all, where others smell it instantly. I save it for special occasions. {winks}

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3. Lavender & Black Pepper Essential Oil Perfume

This I bought in the early 90's at the Ballard Farmer's Market. There was a woman selling pure essential oil perfumes and I had to have this one. It was very expensive, but a little goes a long way. I remember choking a bit at the price, but I'm so glad I made the purchase.

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4. Prada

Prade Tendre. Mostly neroli, bergamot, cedar, cardamon, plum, vanilla and vetiver. This one is very soft and sultry. It was a gift and I love it. It has been discontinued so I find I hoard it a bit.

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5. Voodoo Love

Bought at Bourbon French Parfums on Bourbon Street. This company has been making perfumes for over 164 years. They do custom blending right inside the shop. A must visit if you every make it to New Orleans. The shop reminds me of the perfumeries I visited in Italy. Although I think you can custom blend online it is so much fun to sit down and smell in person.

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6. Custom Sweet Anthem Perfume Blend

Meredith of Sweet Anthem made this one for me at our last custom perfume event. It is a blend of Violet, Amber...and a few other things I can't remember. I really should write these things down. {p.s. Meredith will be at the next trunk show with me at Capers}

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7. Sweet Anthem Cordelia Perfume

Made for ME! Me. me. ME!! How exciting...I feel like a Rock Star. This is so new I haven't even worn it yet. But the blend is a few of my favorites; Top Notes of Plum & Fir Needle {because I am so outdoorsy!}, Middle Notes of Lavender & Black Pepper, and sultry {her word..not mine, but thanks Meredith} Coriander & Sandalwood as a base.

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8. Republic of Women Perfume

Love the little purple bottle. It is a blend of bergamot, peony, jasmine, moroccan rose, musk and noble wood. It sounds very sweet but I find it slightly wintery. I bought the boy version for mine. It smells divine on him.
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My favorite scent memory that I have re-created into a Sweet Petula product? It is my Milk & Honey soap. It reminds me of my childhood...but mostly my Mom. She wore a very soft slightly sweet Musk perfume. It was reserved for special occassions...perhaps maybe 4-5 times a year and I'd always spray some on myself the moment she left for the evening.

Here she is! My Mom. She made this sundress...in fact she used to make tons of these for herself and both me & my sister. Flip-flops, a sundress, and a baby deer....doesn't she look like she would smell sweet?

hey, can I do that?

Every time someone sees how the soap bricks are cut at Sweet Petula, they always ask, "Hey, can I do that?" It is pretty nifty. So I thought I'd share photos of how it is done.

Photo #1 (above) The bricks. I make 90 lbs of soap, pour it into a large Plexiglas mold, then cut that big block into smaller bricks. These are those bricks.

#2 Each brick sits on the cutter (which has interchangeable bar sizes.....that is the white plate thing on the bottom)

#3, you push the grid over the brick & viola! Soap bars. This part is very satisfying. Think of cutting a 8 lb hunk of cheese at once. It just feels cool.

#4 Detail of the small end pieces that get cut off. These pieces (usually bigger than what you see in this photo) are where my soap seconds come from.

#5 It's like magic.

this makes me feel good.

"100% of customers would recommend this to a friend."

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This makes me very happy. Tonight I saw three reviews on Anthropologie.com of my Petite Shea Butter Soaps. All (very lovely) customers gave Sweet Petula 4 out of 4 stars!

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Here they are....

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SWEET SMELL!

Pros: beautiful paper package, quality, lovely smell

Cons: you will want more (I love her)

"I have purchased two bars and used them in my bathroom sink. With regular use they last about a month. Sweet Pea is my favorite with Milk & Honey a close second. They smell so clean, almost baby-like!"

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GREAT GIFT IDEA

"I love the look and smell of this soap. I haven't tried it yet, hope it meets my expectations" (It will, I promise)

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SUCH A LOVELY LITTLE SOAP

Pros: sweet scent and sweet packaging

"The scent of this tiny soap filled the large box in which my package was sent. It is a clean, sweet flowery scent that I found irresistible. The packaging is lovely as well"

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I think lovely should be the word of the day.

new solid perfume formulations

I've spent the last few weeks working on a new solid perfume recipe. The new formula is 100% vegan (the last one had beeswax in it.) And the scents are more concentrated.

You can see the 5 different scents we have available here. One is brand spanking new, Sweet Lily Blossom, and really my newest favorite thing. A bunch of you that attended Girls Night Out last week got a preview of this fragrance.

I've also discontinued Pink Garden Rose & Day Dream (these scents will still be available in the shea butter soaps, so don't fret.) If your interested in the last few of these, they can be found here.

Smell pretty.

New....Delicate Wash!

New from Sweet Petula....Dainty Wash! The perfect lovely smelling (lavender) gentle clothing & linen wash just for your delicates.

I've been working on this formula for a couple of years. It isn't for sale quite yet...but I will be giving away 25 4oz. bottles tomorrow at my trunk show in West Seattle. Stop by, say, "hi" and I'll give you a bottle.

Girls Night Out/Trunk Show

CAPERS

4525 California Ave. SW

in West Seattle

6:00-8:00

(drinks, treats....and more giveaways)

lavender lemonade

If (I mean WHEN) it gets sunny around here....I'm going to make lavender lemonade. I think mine will have gin in it.

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4 c. water

1/4 c. chopped lavender leaves

2/3 c. sugar

1 c. fresh lemon juice (about 6 lemons)

Lavender stems for garnish

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Bring 1 c. water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Combine the boiling water & lavender in a medium bowl. Cover & steep for 30 minutes. Strain the lavender mixture through a fine sieve into a bowl; discard the lavender leaves.

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Combine 3 c. water and sugar in a saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil, and cook 1 minute or until sugar is dissolved. Combine lavender water, sugar syrup, and lemon juice in a pitcher. Cover & chill. (that's just good instructions there for anything...cover & chill) Serve over ice. Garnish with lavender stems.

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& for more lavender delightfulness...head over to Sweet Petula for our Fresh Lavender SALE! Its' lavender month!

lavender, lavender, lavender!

Everyone always asks me what my favorite scent is. It is lavender. Herbal & fresh & clean, Lavender always smells good to me. It is one fragrance I never tire of and one of my favorite scent memories....(Tuscany, lavender plants outside my window, lots of rain, loss of power...I could go on, but I will not.)

I'm having a Lavender Month special over at Sweet Petula until June 30th. All Spa Luxury products in Fresh Lavender are 1/2 off!

Shop on-line before June 30th, and regardless of your favorite scent (lavender, lemon, bay....whatever you fancy) I'll throw in a bar of my newest Petite Shea Butter Soap in Sea Salt & Lavender.

Meadow Boutique

Just blocks from my house, Meadow on Queen Anne is one of my new favorite shops. Located at 1959 6th Ave. West, a bit tucked away from the hustle and bustle of the city...but definately worth a visit.

Owner, Shelley, stocks Meadow with a well edited mix of apparel, gifts and home decor. I'm loving her selection of glasswear right now, and of course, her Sweet Petula! (there we are above in those glass jars)

things I like very much. philadelphia & polaroids

Philadelphia & Polaroids. I like these two things very much.

I just got back (well it's been a week, but I've been busy) from a business/fun trip to Philadelphia. It was my first visit and I can't wait to go back. While I was there, I had a chance to take some Polaroid photos....(see how I worked those two together?)

Sweet Petula soaps at Terrain. Terrain is one of the coolest shops I have ever been in. It is HUGE...thousands of square feet, and every detail is tricked out. I started making these soaps for Terrain a few months ago. Watch for new Sweet Petula products at Terrain 4th quarter (that's retail speak for October-November-December)

Indulgent spa section. There were a lot of Sea Salt products, both in the bath & body department & the kitchen/housewares department.

Garden-y ~ Glass-y Stuff

Culinary Sea Salts.

One of my favorite bath & body sellers For Strange Women, is also selling at Terrain.

Ferns ~ Soaps ~ Terrariums

more pretty soaps.

thanks for the love....

(why yes...this kitten is blowing kisses)

Thanks for the love people! After my news yesterday I've gotten tons of emails full of well wishes and encouragement. You rock.

times are a changing......

Good News/Bad News...

Let's get the bad news out of the way first. Sweet Petula Pioneer Square is closing. NOT SWEET PETULA in general, so no freaking out allowed. Our on-line shops http://www.sweetpetula.com/ & http://www.sweetpetula.etsy.com/ will always be open 24/7 and.....wait for it...(below).....I could spin this a million different directions, but the simple fact of the matter is that our retail store in Pioneer Square does not make money. Our on-line shops and wholesale divisions do. So, that is where our focus will lie.

Our last open for business days in our brick and mortar shop will be April 9th & 10th (friday & saturday) and April 16th & 17th (friday & saturday)...we are no longer open regular business hours during the week. Stop by any of those days for great deals on non-Sweet Petula merchandise (Sweet Petula merchandise is not on sale as....WE ARE NOT GOING OUT OF BUSINESS.)

But....the GOOD NEWS? Besides we ARE NOT GOING OUT OF BUSINESS? Is that we will be opening a Petite Petula at Capers in West Seattle. Capers is located at 4521 on California Ave. and they will carry our ENTIRE line beginning May 1st (as well as some lovely pjs in the Sweet Petula department.)

So that's the scoop folks!