What is this picture of: Well its a new product I made for a dear friend for her birthday, and liked making it so much I decided to offer a few a month on the ETSY site starting next month , this coming April. ( and yes, I need to make them because I have a gluten allergic ex-pastry chef itch to scratch somthin fierce 
eta- meant to say the little gold knife is a miniature and does not reflect the actual size of the “cake” , the cake is about 4 1/4 ” by 2 1/2″- depending on how high the decorations are.
I found white boxes to package them in, and although they are not” bakery boxes” they are while , and durable so these little guys won’t get smashed in transit. I will be offering a couple of ” flavors’ of the month- but please DO NOT EAT! These little guys are made from non eatable bath products this particular ” cake” is :a cocoa butter soap cake shell filled with Lavender Paradise sugar scrub and leaves and rose bath melts, are made with pure cocoa butter and mica and cocoa absolute. To stick it all together I used Lavender Paradise bath cream. Nothing eatable ! I thought maybe others would enjoy a “cake” for whatever reason they might not be able to enjoy a real cake.
Plus, it did satisfy the baker in me- well mostly. And I am working on a french type of comical Marie Antoinette type label;)
So the restock sale again is: This coming Wednesday March 25th-
6:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time!
LINK: http://?user_id=5029081
I bumped up the quantity on some things and made more Potion Lotions and
4 in 1 gels ( bubble bath, shower gel, shampoo , fabric cleaner)
and a few other odds and ends so there would be more to go around.
Also some of the potion lotions are made with my premium perfumes and I never deferred the cost of the oils in them and should have, but will still keep them at the low 8.95 for 8 oz. price for now.
But the new scents I am adding will reflect a slighter higher price due to high cost of ingredients. For instance I am adding :
“Lavender Paradise” scent as a lotion option, and that will be 11.95 instead of 8.95. But everything else you have been accustomed to buying at 8.95 is STILL 8.95.
AND I ADDED : STONE COLD LOTION
It is all fragrance so it is available for the 8.95 price.
If its made with fragrance only, then the cost can usually stay the same practically forever with the exception of a fragrance made with some natural components.
Since I use mostly natural components in my perfumes I am at the mercy of a fluctuating market of cost and availability. The market is going crazy right now with price increases, and on and off again availability. I have to keep checking with my many sources what I can get , and be ready to pounce when available, and that’s not always a financially possibility at a moments notice. And why scents are sometimes available and sometimes not.
Side note: when I say I use Madagascar Vanilla absolute, I mean ” real 100% Madagascar Vanilla absolute” not a fragrance I have been seeing popping up everywhere . And I also see at times people are confused why mine does not smell the same as one who might use the fragrance. Mine is real , and it may not be what you expect, but it is real. It is NOT the same as the fragrance .
It also costs me in the neighborhood of 175.00 an ounce for Madagascar Vanilla ab, and why I am unwilling to make you things like my Bayou Mist into a lotion-. I think it would be better if perfume is perfume and be a compliment to your other body care items. So please be aware of this when I describe my scents, if I say its: such and such , it will be exactly that.- not a fragrance imitating it unless noted. The same goes for all my component descriptions: : Tonka Bean, Tobacco ab, Rosa Ab , etc.
Perhaps its time to put back my pages on the types of components so it will be more clear and its fun to learn:) I will work on them again and post them soon. I will put up my explanation of the differences between, absolutes, essential oils, concretes , CO2’s etc. and of course fragrance.
For example, My Vanilla and Sandalwood, is a fragrance , and I describe it as that , and note it as a fragrance blend. So don’t get me wrong, fragrance does have its place, but I hate when I see misleading descriptions of scents, and then sometimes people are confused when they smell the real deal in my stuff, simple because they have become accustomed to smelling an artificial rendition.
Ok I will shut up now
OTHER NEWS RELATED: I have been so low on Blood Orange its been scary and none to be found for about six months -until yesterday- yea!! I will be purchasing a buttload soon so I won’t run out too fast this time.
I am experimenting with Blood Orange EO and a Pomegranate Fragrance . ( I found a real great pomegranate reenacted, normally I find them to be wrenched)
I also have some exciting new recipes I had on the back burner and now have the time to bring them to life . I am going to give my new Monoi Tiare Tahiti Coconut and my new Monoi Tahiti Vanilla oils, I acquired a try in my hand made cream recipe. I think it will be awesome for summer!
and the Rock a Billie Collection will be borne this late spring/early summer “at last!!!!!”
so now onto:
The sad sad story of ” Woodland Pear”
and on to some sad news about my Woodland Pear, I don’t make the “pear” component in my Woodland pear, I add bunch of natural components to make it what it is, but I am dependent on a supplier to sell me the “pear” part of it, and why I really HATE being at the mercy of others to make any scents and really try to do it all on my own as much as possible so this won;t happen.
Well they, at least for the time being, will not be making the “Pear” 
They informed me the cost of the natural components they use in it have sky rocketed and unless I want to special order it in a huge BARREL at a HUGE cost .
Being it is a fall scent really I am not willing to invest in such a large amount at this time. Although it is a very popular scent of mine, I really don;t think I can go thru it fast enough before I might go off. It does have natural components which should only age well and not go off, but some of their synthetics they use in it, they give only a year or so of shelf life . SO can I go thru THAT much WOODLAND PEAR IN A YEAR??? I really don’t think so.
So here’s is what I am going to do,
1)- wait un till the cost to change is a possibility by the fall
and
2) I have been for a long while even before this news been looking for other fragrances and component mixtures to make my own nondependent version. And while I appreciate the candor they gave me over the phone why the price went up, they gave too much away and now I have a better idea how to make my own from scratch- yes Moona has an evil part to her:) I will keep you posted.
So the synopsis of the sordid tale is , I have bloody little Woodland Pear left and it could be the very last of this version.
So please be kind to each other, it doesn’t make me feel good to see you guys be mean to each other on the forums because of what I make . Although I have the utmost respect for each and everyone of you , and you all are of course entitled to your opinion, but I hate to see people be mean to each because I simple can not - at this time- make enough product to go around .
With that being said, my TAT I estimate for this restock sale to be about two weeks .
Thanks again guys and Brightest Blessings- Moona
da da don…. da da da…. dah da — duh dum , duh dum , duh dum , duh dum- ok enough with the theme music:)
I am DONE - Yipee, ( well a couple of little fix its and I will be) THANK YOU ALL, SO SO MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE and WONDERFUL reviews!!!!
OMG- that was tough- for us all I am sure. So the restock stuff is not a lot, and the TAT is two weeks or less. Giving myself two weeks cuz I need to rest a bit.
SO: Left over Winter Collection stock will be on the ETSY site - LIVE- this coming Wednesday- whoops date would be nice-hehe, March 25th- 6:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight time.
See you then:) http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5029081
Yes I am still packing .
If you haven’t received a CNS yet , it is because
A- Its not packed yet or
B- you didn’t get a CNS for some reason, but you should still see your refund or an invoice for more money if it is ready to go or sent already.
I have 23- YES- 23 multiples left. YEA- well kind of YEa, it would be if I were saying this two weeks ago- but still its a LOT less then its been in quite some time- so YEA!
I did some really LARGE size orders this weekend as well as some medium sized, and I still have a few really LARGE ones left to do today. MY goal is to do at least ten if not thirteen of the multiples today ( remember these are multiples so I am really doing an average of 25- 30 orders a day and thats a LOT for me)
My body is showing signs of fatigue I am afraid, so I am a little slower today. I took as much Motrin as I can stand, and will keep working thru it. I am NOT looking for sympathy, just letting you guys know whats up.
So please bare with me , they are a comin:) Thank you guys.
Don’t forget if you are local and those who are not:MINIMOO will be on TV for a tiny segment shot at my favorite ( well the only one I know of too) Gluten Free bakery. I sent the hub on an errand to give me some time to work , and they were shooting there. I think its channel three on the local cable. and here is the link to the bakery itself: http://www.mariposabaking.com
check out mariposa on “the real deal”
tuesday, march 3 and sunday, march 8
Let your friends and families know that they can catch Mariposa on NBC Bay Area’s “The Real Deal” next week! Our segment will be aired right after the Today Show at 11 am on Tuesday, March 3 and then again at 5:30 am on Sunday, March 8.
As always, thanks for helping us spread the word about Mariposa in the Bay Area!
And for those of you who can’t watch the show, we’ll also post a link to the segment on our website after it airs.
Thank you and see you soon,mariposa baking
