I've never been a huge beer fan until the day I had my first beer flight at HopSaint. HopSaint is a local craft brewery putting out...

Four years ago while visiting the Santa Ynez Valley we stumbled upon an up and coming young winemaker, Matt McKinney. We went to his...

Leave nothing to waste. Use all natural ingredients that you have on hand.

Recipe used Coconut oil, olive oil, avocado oil, shea butter and castor oil - 55% slow moving oils - fragrance Nurture Soap 8th and Ocean...

This is where I found my inspiration. My friend brought home these lovely wax sachets she purchased at Santa Maria Novella in Florence,...

In southern California fall doesn't seem to naturally arrive too early so we have to help it along or at least do our best in simulating...

I research all the time, gaining an understanding of the different ingredients that go into making products that we consume. I like to...

I knew I had to continue, I had to challenge myself. I was so intrigued by the beautiful soaps I would see on the internet. I found...

I can't quite remember the original inspiration for the idea of soap but I remember the purpose. We were planning our next charity event...

My mother will tell you, I couldn't boil an egg until after college. Food just wasn't that important to me. It wasn't until after I...

Maybe it wasn't exactly new because truth be told I have painted on and off my whole life, playing around primarily with water colors and...

In reference to projects my husband always says "it can be hard to start something and hard to end it." I'm a project oriented person, I...