What a beautiful day it is, the sun is shining and I am creating some beautiful items for my shop, and will be listing them shortly. I wanted to so something special today so I decided to feature a very talented lady from Etsy who has accepted to be featured on my very humble blog. And she's hosting a giveaway, she is the owner of Luxury Spa shop and her name is Linda Huber but you'll get to know her more in a few seconds. She has a great shop and I thought I'd feature her since she's only been open for a little while so we could all get to know her and visit her shop and maybe heart her and show her some love. Linda enjoys gardening, painting and photography. She also has a website where she talks about health and beauty here: www.return-to-natural.com.
I love the scents and variety she sells, especially ''lavender fields''. You'll get to know what she is giving away when you get to the end of this feature. Hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed doing it. So let's get to know Linda:
What's your name?Linda Huber
Where are you from?
Hines, Oregon --- Eastern Oregon's high desert region. It's still frontier out here, which means there's less than one person per square mile.
What has gotten you interested in your craft?
The interest I had in natural living and essential oils.
What's the item you're most proud of?
I can't think of just one item, but all of my handmade soaps are my creations and my pride & joy.
Where do you get your inspiration from?
All things natural and good for health and beauty.
What is your process?I'm not sure what you mean by this, but being an artist, I get inspired by the natural world around me, then create something from that. Right now, I mostly do that through my soap making with it's many colors, shapes, textures and scents of anything in our natural world, like: soft florals, spicy woods, fresh waterfalls, sage deserts, intoxicating tropics and anything a person would like to take in the shower with them to relax body and mind.
Is your craft full time? If not, what do you do to pay the bills?
Sadly, my soap making is not full time so I do it part-time. My other part-time job is working for the USDA Agricultural Research Service as a Purchasing Agent.
What do you do in your spare time?
What spare time??? Ha! Seriously, I garden, do photography, crochet and work on my website, Return-to-Natural, and of course make soap and bath products with glee!
What are your goals for your business?My goals are to keep improving my products and master the business and marketing side of it, which does not come easy for me. Like my husband says, I "excel in the research and development dept.".
Anything else you would like to share with my readers?
I would like to encourage them to try handmade soap and natural skin care products. They will be amazed at how clean their skin and hair will feel. Your body will love you for it! Also, to become aware of how many chemicals there are in skin care and cosmetics sitting on the store shelves, which certainly can't be good for them....To seek out natural products to use for healthier living.
Linda is giving away a
Luxury Rose Soap Duo (2 - 4 oz.bars of handmade luxury soap) 1-bar of Rose Milk & Shea and 1-bar of Cedar & Roses. to one lucky winner.
This giveaway ends on Friday June 12th at midnight.
Must be 18 years old and be US and Canada residents to participate.


2-Blog about this giveaway on your blog, and comment about it here, an extra entry.
3-Post my button on your blog, and comment about it here, an extra entry.
4-Follow my blog publicly and comment about it here, an extra entry.
5-Subscribe to my blog and never miss a shop sale or a giveaway, and comment about it here, an extra entry.
Must be 18 years of age, be Us and Canada residents to participate in this giveaway.
Thank you and good luck to all.




























106 comments:
I would like to try the Oatmeal Milk and Honey soap!
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I love her shop, my favorite item is this lavender soap.
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And I'm following your blog. :-)
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Very nice shop, very difficult to pick ONE fave.....I think I'd like to buy Lavender Fields Handmade Soap Bar with Shea Butter and real Lavender Oil or the foot soap for my mom :)
I'm a follower of your blog now :)
I would certainly choose the foot loofahs peppermint/eucalyptus soap for one of my choices if shopping there!
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The Spring Lilac soap bar sounds like it would be a wonderful choice.
Cranberry Fig and Pumpkin Spice sound so yummy! Thanks for having such a great giveaway! I'd love to win some soap from such a great shop!! Thanks for the chance!
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I follow!
I love lilac so my favorite would be the Spring Lilac Handmade Soap Bar!
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I like the Lavender Fields Handmade Soap Bar with Shea Butter and real Lavender Oil.
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Her soap packaging is lovely!
I would love to try the "Oatmeal
and Honey Handmade Soap Bar!"
Please enter me in your delightful
giveaway drawing.
Many thanks, Cindi
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Thanks a bunch, Cindi
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Everything looks and sounds so lovely. I would love to try the Spring Lilac Handmade Soap Bar!! The Cedar and Roses soap sounds great too;)
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I am a subscriber
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i like the Lavender Fields Handmade Soap Bar with Shea Butter and real Lavender Oil
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mmmmmmmm the cranberry spice soap looks so good!
I would try the Rose Milk and Shea Soap.
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Ooooh the Lemon soap bar sounds amazing. I love that it has lemon peels in it!
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I just subscribed ^_^
I would love to try the Cranberry Fig Natural Soap Bar.
I am now following.
I subscribed.
Well, I really want to try that Cedar Rose! But since that's in the giveaway, I'll pick...Cranberry Fig! An interesting combination, and not one I know, so I'm very curious.:D
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Of course I'm following you too, lovely!
I love the Froot Loofah Soap in Pink Grapefruit/eucalyptus.
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I think my favorite is Lavender fields. I love lavender! The pink grapefruit froot loofah looks really nice too.
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The cranberry fig bar with rose clay sounds marvelous!
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I'd love to try her Lavender Fields Handmade Soap Bar with Shea Butter and real Lavender Oil.
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I love her products! All of them, but my very favorite is her lavender feilds bath salts:)
I have tried many of her products, and i love everything ive tried, she is extremly talented and I absolutly love her, It's hard to pick a favorite but I do have to say her lavender feilds bath salts are amazing!
Definitely the grapefruit FROOT loofah! Everything is so lovely.
I would love to try the Coconut Lime Verbena with Shea. Love the soaps!
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I LOVE the scent of Lilacs. It is one of my favorite aromatherapy scents, so I would choose the lilac soap.
I would love to try the Coconut Lime Verbena Soap Bar with Shea Butter
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I'd love to try the Coconut Lime Verbena soap!
I love handmade soap!! Seem to be addicted to it actually. I would love to try the Rose Milk and Shea Soap with 15 percent shea butter.
I have posted a link and pic on my give away blog (sidebar):
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I have your button on my blog.
I am following your blog
I subscribe to emails
i would to try the Spring Lilac handmade soap
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I would go with the Oatmeal Milk and Honey soap. Oatmeal does such wonderful things to the skin!
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I'd probably buy the lavender fields soap. I bet it smells great.
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coconut lime verbena soap
All my lilacs are in bloom outside, so I choose the Spring Lilac Soap.
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Oh ... Lilac Soap ... what a lovely treat. That would be my favorite. But ... all of her soaps look wonderful!
Thank you for hosting a giveaway!
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I would like the Relaxing Lavendar Aromatherapy Bath Salts. All the soaps looked great too.
I am a follower.
Normally I am all about Lavender, but I am dying to try
FROOT LOOFAHS (c) Peppermint - Eucalyptus Scrubby Foot Soap! thanks - ellenherbert@roadrunner.com
"Cranberry Fig Natural Soap Bar Colored With Rose Spa Clay" is my fave!
I follow.
fav item is Oatmeal Milk and Honey Handmade Soap Bar
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i also follow :)
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I love citrus scents so the Lemon Soap Bar sounds great!
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I'm a subscriber
I would buy the "Applejack and Peel Handmade Natural Soap Bar With Real Cinnamon Swirls"...it sounds delightful! Thank you for hosting this giveaway!
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I like the Relaxing Lavender Aromatherapy Bath Salts - 16 ounce Bail Jar. I love the smell of lavender.
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I am following your blog
Her shop is lovely! I like the Froot Loofah in Pink Grapefruit - it looks awesome!
I am also now following your blog!
the pink grapefruit scrubby foot soap looks wonderful!
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Oh my! The Applejack and Peel Handmade Natural Soap Bar With Real Cinnamon Swirls sounds delightful!!!
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I follow!
I subscribe!
Relaxing Lavender Aromatherapy Bath Salts
i love lavender
I love rose milk and lavender soaps! That would be might pick. =)
~Kathy
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The Lemon Soap bar sounds wonderful! I like fruit scents.
I would love to buy her Lavender Fields Handmade Soap Bar with Shea Butter and real Lavender Oil.
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I'd like to try the Coconut Lime Verbena Soap Bar with Shea Butter. I bet it smells great!
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I would like to try the pumpkin spice
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My favorite is the lemon bar soap. The coconut lime sounds wonderful for summer too
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Lemon Soap Bar sounds refreshing for the morning shower!
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Yummy!! Oatmeal and honey would be my choice. I also follow your blog and am giving away a handmade pin cushion and some fancy straight pins on my blog for my 61st birthday. Come by and see! Blessings, Jonnie
I would like to try the FROOT LOOFAHS (c) Pink Grapefruit - Eucalyptus Scrubby Foot Soap
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pumpkin spice has got to be my favorite :)
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I would choose the pink grapefruit foot scrubby soap
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I blogged about this giveaway here: http://oceansidecreations.blogspot.com/2009/06/this-weeks-giveaways.html
I would LOVE to try the FROOT LOOFAHS (c) Lemon - Eucalyptus Scrubby Foot Soap. Anything with an exfoliate I'm in love with!
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I blogged!
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I added your button to my blog, too!
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I like Spring Lilac Handmade Soap Bar.
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I follow.
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The honey soap would do wonders for sensitive skin like mine... sounds delicious and fantastic for the complexion :)
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