Guy Kawasaki: A Human Resource

I just read an article about Guy Kawasaki in Success Magazine and am blown away by the talent and humility he seems to have. Here is a man that is responsible for authoring 9 books on designing your own success. Working for Apple made him realize it is not who you know, but who knows you that really matters in the world of business. He is known as the Macintosh evangelist, but is responsible for other success producing companies such as www.garage.com and Truemors, among many other things. He mentions how so many people are so busy going after the whales that they forget the plankton. Instead of seeking the attention of the big guys, aim to please little guys. The interview gave him a people over money appeal. Something that is the most vital thing. After all, if we aren't in with people, we have no business.

Some books authored by Kawasaki that may be of interest to entrepreneurs:
Reality Check
The Art of the Start
Rules for Revolutionaries
How to Drive Your Competition Crazy
Selling the Dream
The Macintosh Way

Some more new items...

...Hopefully these guys will make it to the website, then again, if we sell out before that happens (like we did with the last all natural soaps) then I guess we will just have to make more. We take requests (for the most part) and will be adding even more options in the near future. The last two months have been crazy, but it appears that things are slowing down a bit and that we will be able to focus on creating some new designs and scents that are all natural. Stay tuned for further updates.

Black Friday through Cyber Monday Sale

****Discounts****
All bars (except bars in the "soap on a budget" section) are $1 off (reflected in price)
All Bars ship for $.75 (reflected in listing)
Scrubs are $2.50 off (reflected in price)
****Deals (That include above discounts also)****
Buy three of anything get one free (Tell us in comments what the 4th is)
8 Bars ship for $4 (buy 6 and you get two free)
Free lip balm with all orders!
Great Savings! Great gifts for the whole family! Great Fun! Great Rewards!
All prices reflect sale price so no messing around in Paypal. Buy and go.

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Black Friday Is Coming...

Will you be ready?

Scrubs Are In!

Got rough and dry skin? You need to exfoliate and follow with a lube job. Our scrubs are made out of the finest shea butter and olive oil around. They are all all natural...except the Cafe Latte, but even that one is lip friendly. They come in Almond Poppyseed, Honey Mint, Lavender, and Citrus as well as Cafe Latte. Try a scrub today and notice a difference in your nasty winter hyde.

Fall Travels

Above: Geese in Shawnee Lake, Topeka, KS

I would like to apologize for not posting anything for a while. We are travelling across country on our annual family trip. This year we picked Ohio. Just saying that reminds me of the scene in Wayne's World when Mike Meyers and Dana Carvey are talking about getting magically wisked away to...Delaware. "Oh Yay...We're in... Delaware." But actually Ohio is pretty awesome. I would love to make it to Cleveland, but if it doesn't happen, oh well. Right now we are having fun in Sandusky and more pics will follow.
Oklahoma! What a nice rest area. Can you believe this?
The first Saturday away from home started like this.
But it ended like this.

New Items We Are Working On!

When I started soap making it was because I wanted to get away from synthetic and get back to nature. I have since gotten caught up in all the glamour and glory of fragrance oils, but what I really love is working with essential oils. Recently I got an order from Cecilia's Day Spa in Prescott, AZ. The owner was requesting an all natural, scented only with essential oil, line of soap to carry in her spa. So we have been soap making and soap making and also waiting for a shipment and trying to keep ends from fraying, but currently we have an all natural black tea and spice soap, honey (which we will truly only know the value of once it has cured), and these two wonderful bars, rose geranium (green) and ylang ylang (pink). We are planning a lavender goat milk soap, lavender eucalyptus aloe soap and tea tree hemp soap to add to the line. These bars will also be offered on our Etsy shop toward the end of September and when they sell, we will make more. All in all our goal is to have set items we offer continuously to our customers. We are still in product development, but getting nearer to a bottom line. Feel free to keep letting us know what you want. We have taken into consideraton the comments left since our last giveaway and will be incorporating those ideas in with our new items. Since the architecture industry is currently down, my hubby has been getting his hands into the biz. He is most creative and I just know that what he comes up with will be incredible!!!

New Shop Section "Soap On a Budget"

We have just added a budget section to our shop. This is not a sale section, but rather a section of slightly smaller bars that we can offer at a much more recession friendly price. All our normal bars are available in this new size so if you don't see your favorite, just send us a convo (email Etsy style) and we will make you a post. Happy shopping and er uh, sorry for being lax on posts.

Wholesale Private Label Soap Company

We are so happy to announce the birth of Wholesale Soap! It is a place where party goers, gifters, retail shop owners and everyone can find bulk handmade soap for less. We work with you to create your custom order or you can order from the already exisiting list. If you need something more color or scent specific, convo us (email Etsy style) and we will get back with you.

Weekend Sale 08/05-10/09

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(¸.·´ (¸.·´♥ Weekend sales are as follows
All glycerin bars are 20% off
All cold process bars are 25% off
All Scrubs are 10% off
If you buy 4-8 of anything shipping is only $5. You can mix and match this offer. Discounts given in Paypal.
Only at Desert Soapstone