I know what your thinking, don't say it... he really shouldn't still have his binky, but I'm a softy, he's our fourth and last boy (and no, we're not going to try for a girl) and I just can't seem to say no yet.
But, no one has claimed the winning prize yet. I think it may have gone to binky heaven! If you found it in your sampler box, please email us to claim your free box. Of course, we'll need a picture of it to verify that it's the ONE.
Well I hope everyone else is enjoying their holiday season! Now off to better things.
We drew 6 winning tickets for full size products this month!Here's the pictures and the winning numbers...
The winning number is 2028142!
The winning number is 2028182!
The third giveaway contains a jar candle from Little Mac's Candles scented in Christmas Tree, an 8 oz bottle of lotion from Green Tangerinein Vanilla Sandlewood and a 6 pack of tarts in Christmas Splendor from Soy by Jen.
The winning number is 2028139!
The winning number is 2028143!
On we go...Up for grabs next is a decorative candle from Little Mac's Candles scented in Strawberry Kiwi, a dozen doughnut tarts in French Vanilla from Ugly Duckling Designs and a 6 pack of soy tarts in Christmas Splendor from Soy by Jen.
The winning number is 2028131!
Have you won yet? If not, here's your last chance...good luck!
Our last giveaway contains a 6 pack of tarts in Christmas Splendor from Soy by Jen, an 8oz soy candle in Red Clove from Joyful Designs In Soy and a full size bar of pomegranate scented soap from Magick Moon Soap Wurks.
And the last winning number is 2028195!
If you have any of the winning numbers, please email me your winning number and shipping address at info@outoftheboxsampler.com.
Hope your all enjoying your sampler boxes. Our January boxes go on sale January 16th!
IF
your box contains my son's lost binky(pacifier)!
Yes, you read it right, my son threw his binky over the gate while I had all the bags spread out all over the dining room ready to ship for Monday! It had to have landed in one of the 80 sampler bags! So he'd really like to have his binky back and has been lost without it! (He does have a spare but would prefer his other on)!
If you find it, please email me and then mail it back first class mail (that's the cheapest) to us and we will reward you with a FREE January Box from the Out Of The Box Sampler!
All our December holiday sampler boxes have all SOLD OUT! They just went on sale yesterday and were all gone by that night!
Don't fear if you didn't get one this month...we do our boxes every single month for you to enjoy!
January will be here before we know it and you'll need a little "pick me up" for yourself after all the holiday hub bub and ho ho ho's are over!
So don't be a bah humbug...mark the date for January's sampler boxes!
GOING ON SALE, JANUARY 16TH.
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We have a winner....
Heather from
Willow Lake Scents!
You can check out her blog review
HERE!
Thanks to all of you who did blog reviews about us! We appreciate the "press"! You can read all of the awesome reviews we received
HERE!
A grapevine star with a prim stuffed star on top from Six Peas In A Pod.
A really cute handpainted snowman wooden sign from Bless Your Heart Creations.
A wax dipped snowman in Coconut Dream scent from Ugly Duckling Designs.
A cute pink box filled with gourmet chocolate pretzels from Twist Of Taste.
An 8 oz soy candle in Pumpkin Pie Spice & a huge bag of handmade laundry soap from Metime.
A big jar of the Best Foot Scrub and also Foot Cream from Skin Candy.
A travel tea mug and teas from SBS Teas.
A full size bar of Autumn Soap from The Gourmet Bath Shoppe.
And lastly, a couple big tarts in Vanilla Pumpkin from Angel Made Scents.
I wish I was getting this giveaway! I'd like to thank all of our contributors for sending in these full size products too. Without their support and samples, this box wouldn't be in business!
One more thing... I had drawn 2 raffle tickets because we had so many great products to give away, but the second number was never claimed. I figured everyone had probably tossed their tickets in the can after they didn't win so I didn't want to pull another number. So here's what I decided to do...
I just took all the November box buyers names and put them into a big hat and drew a winner!!!!
And the winner is (drumroll please)
LYNN SHIRVANDEHI.
Congratulations for winning the second giveaway! And of course, I've got another picture of your goodies!
Here's what you've won...
A grapevine star with a prim stuffed star on top from Six Peas In A Pod.
A magick tea filter and teas from SBS Teas.
A prim handpainted wooden sign with the cutest saying from the Wizard of Oz on it from Bless Your Heart Creations.
A bag of big pumpkin tarts in Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin from Ugly Duckling Designs.
A cute pink box filled with gourmet chocolate pretzels from Twist Of Taste.
A big bottle of Sunflowers & Sunshine lotion from Skin Candy.
A full size bar of Autumn Soap from The Gourmet Bath Shoppe.
A Wax dipped fabric pear from Melissa's Specialty Soap & Primitive Wicks.
A beautiful candle in Cucumber Mulberry Twist from Karen's Country Candles.
A couple big tarts in Vanilla Pumpkin from Angel Made Scents.
And finally, a big bar of Cotton Candy Soap from Metime.
Okay, that's it for now. We'll be having another raffle ticket drawing in our December Sampler Boxes that go on sale MONDAY, DECEMBER 15TH!
So stay tuned for your chance to win!
So MARK THE DATE...
DECEMBER 15TH!!!
That's the date you'll want to run to the
to buy your holiday box! Whether your "gifting" yourself this holiday season or "spoiling" a friend with one of our boxes, your gonna want to get there early! There's always a limited supply and I'm sure we're going to sell out quickly this month!
Have you read the awesome reviews our boxes are getting? Check out our TESTIMONIAL'S page and our MEET THE PRESS page to read why everyone's talking about us!
And check out this lineup of businesses that will be in December's boxes! Do you REALLY want to miss this one?
Strawberry Fields Candles
Angel Made Scents
Seddlemen
Ugly Duckling Designs
M D Candles
BlueRose Candles
Joyful Designs in Soy
Tishomingo Candle & Soap Co.
Leahkl
Country Heart Blends
Christmas Queen
Bath Artisan Soaps
Babee Rockz
Magick Moon Soap Wurks
Green Tangerine
Mookie Doodle
Sweet Lollipop Shop
The Lighted Path
Boy Frog
The Boho Birdy
Teton Cocoa Company
Karen's Country Candles
Little Mac's Candles
The Pig and The Peacock
The Hen House Shop
Natural Goodies
Body Lux
The Couture Baby
Unicorn Kids Studio
Groovy Cookies
ChickScratch
Park Avenue Creations
Mattie Reid Chicago
Lorains Touch
Bare It All Naturals
Luxspa
Willow Lake Scents
Soy By Jen 75
Maine Naturally
Are you anxious to know the winning numbers for the raffle ticket in our November Holiday Sampler Boxes? Should I keep you in suspense? Do you know what you win? Do you know what your chances are of winning? Am I making you wait to long?
Okay I won't make you wait any longer!
THE WINNING NUMBERS ARE...
2028030
info@outoftheboxsampler.com, then slip your ticket in the mail to me with your shipping address so I can ship you your box of goodies!
I will be posting a picture of the prizes this weekend so keep checking back!
WAIT, ONE MORE THING...
I decided there are so many great full size products here that I would draw 2 tickets!!!!! So here's your second chance to win!
The second ticket numbers are...
2028024
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS!
Please email me and I'll send you our mailing address and wait for your tickets to arrive so I can verify them!
Keep checking back for more exciting ways to win at Out Of The Box Sampler! Also, you can follow our blog, so you won't miss a single post! Thanks for commenting too!
Our December Holiday Boxes go on sale December 15th, so save the date!
First up, there's a raffle ticket drawing in the November Sampler Boxes! That's right, all you have to do is purchase a November Box, it's on sale
HERE right now! Inside you'll find a pink raffle ticket. Come back to our blog later this week and check your ticket numbers and see if you have the winning ticket! If you do, email me at info@outoftheboxsampler.com and I'll tell you how to claim this awesome prize!!! It's a box jammed with incredible full size products from our contributors!
That's it! It's so easy to get your chance to win, not once, but twice this month!
So what are you waiting for... go buy your November Sampler Box. Their going fast and their filled with 18-20 samples you won't want to miss!
Just a quick note to let you know that our sampler boxes are on sale now! You'll get 17-20 different handmade samples in each box. These samples are absolutely awesome this month...candles, tarts, lotions, body butters, lip balm, teas, gourmet cookies, chocolates, scrapbooking stuff, soaps, primitive Chrismas stockings and much more!
Their selling quickly, so run over and get one while you can!
But, if your lacking in Steelers pride, I'll forgive you and just let you know about all the other goodies I found!
These shea & mango butter Lip Balms look simply delicious! The come in cute 1 oz containers and in flavors your sure to love like:
You'll also find great bath n body products from Lotions, Body Butter, Hand & Body Cream, to Sea Salt Scrubs and Handmade Soaps!
I really liked the scented Sachets that Smoodz has available.
They are made from dried flowers and plants and come in Lavender Petals, Patchoui Leaves, and Rose Buds & Petals! They are wonderful for hanging in your closet, putting in your lingerie drawer or even your car.
By now, your probably wanting a little of everything Smoodz has to offer. They can help you out with that too. They have a selection of Gift Sets for any price range.
Pictured here is their largest gift set that includes a 7 oz. Shea Butter Soap, an 8 oz. Shea & Mango Butter Lotion, 8 oz. Bodywash, 8 oz. Fresh Mist, 6 oz. Salt Scrub, Votive 2-Pack, nail brush and a bath puff. It sells for just $32.99. That's a great price and would make a wonderful gift this holiday season.
Finally, if you haven't decided what to get by now, then just buy a gift certificate!
They are available in $10, $25, $50 and $100 dollar increments. I love to give gift certificates to my family and friends because it gives them the option of purchasing what they'd really want from the company!
Smoodz has sent in samples for our November Holiday Sampler Boxes which go on sale this Friday, Nov. 21st. So some of you will get to sample their products! So try them and then run back to buy more!
You are not going to want to miss this box, trust me!
This is the perfect holiday gift to give your best girlfriends! They will love this box and all the goodies in it. So make sure you buy one for yourself and one for a friend!
Here's the lineup again since we've added a few more businesses to the list.
Six Peas In A Pod
Angel Made Scents
Mineral Perfect
Ugly Duckling Designs
Blue Rose Candles
Tickled Pink Scentsations
Sarahs Scentsations
SBS Teas
Meet Mark Beauty
MeTime
The Sassy Girl
Saras Soaps n Such
Smoodz
One Of The Flock
Oregon Candlegels
Fickle Faerie
Simply Seasonal
Lynna Rae's Kuntry Kreations
Soy By Jen
Wondrous Land of Cookies
Lazybone Creaions
MeMa Cold Process Soaps
Twist Of Taste
Natural Wonders & More
SopSop88
Natural Goodies
Chabot Savonnerie
The Couture Baby
Zosimos Botanicals LLC
The Gourmet Bath Shoppe
Pookie
Skin Candy
Sara's Soaps N Such
Unique Charm
Six Peas In A Pod
Carol's Country Candles
I'll be posting some pictures of the goodies that are showing up here, so visit our website and make sure to MARK THE DATE!
NOVEMBER 21ST BE EARLY TO GET YOUR BOX!
Today's featured business is Sara's Soaps n Such! I just love this shop. You'll find all your soap needs and a few more wants while your at it in this shoppe. Sara invites you to discover the finest, most nourishing handcrafted soaps and homemade, as-natural-as-possible, luxurious body products. She carries some deliciously scented soaps like:
And if your like me and want to impress your guests this holiday season, you'll need to get these adorable soaps to brighten up your bathroom and make a great impression!
You can also find some other goodies to use as great stocking stuffers! Sara carries lotions, lip balm, body butters, bath bombs, body polish, and cool Tub Teas with ridiculously cute names like:
Bath Diva
Pampered Princess
and Ooh La La Lavender!
Now how can you pass that up?
Lastly, you might think that summer is over and we're heading into that dreaded cold winter season. We'll you can just accept that, or get this little reminder that summer will be here again before we know it!
So stop in today at Sara's Soaps n Such and make sure your ready for the holidays, they WILL be here before you know it!
I love the name of this shop! It's Skin Candy! Bet you can't guess what they make!
That's right! They make bath n body products to pamper your skin! Melissa is the owner and she has sent in the best gathering of samples I've seen for the Out Of The Box Sampler. Some of your will get to enjoy her awesome samples in the November Holiday boxes that go on sale Nov. 21st.
Here's a little list of some of the goodies you'll find for that "me" time we all crave and deserve:
Body Butter
Whipped Cream Soap
Body & Hair Mist
Roll on Perfume
Bath Melts
Foot Cream
Best Foot Scrub
Goat's Milk Lotion
and my personal favorite, Whipped Sugar Scrubs!
The scent list is just incredible too. Melissa has all the seasonal favorites we love,
Vanilla Bean Noel
Sweet PUmpkin
Sugar Cookie
Plum Crazee
Cinnabun With Buttercream Frosting
Candy Cane Dreams
Buttery Gingerbread, just to mention a few.
You'll even find a Men's section on her website for pampering your man!
Lastly, I wanted to tell you about a really cute product she carries.
It's Monster go Away Spray. If you have young kids that are afraid of the shadows in the room, buy them this scented spray. It's a 4 oz body mist spray they can use on themselves, their bed, under the bed and in the closet. It's 100% guaranteed to keep monsters away! The bottle even says so! That would make the cutest stocking stuffers for your little monsters!
So beat the rush to this website and order now. Cause when everyone get's their samples in the November sampler boxes, their gonna want some too! Visit this shoppe online at: http://www.skincandyonline.com.
June from Fickle Faerie is our featured contributor today! She has the greatest item for those who want to go "green"! Just think of all those ugly plastic produce bags you fidgit with at the grocery store! Their about impossible to open and they are clogging up the landfills! No more worries, you can get these awesome reusable produce bags from Fickle Faerie.
They come in every color imaginable and in 3 different sizes: Single, Regular and Extra Large! They have cool drawstrings for easy closing too.
I just love the color black, so these bags are perfect for me!
June also makes gift bags for all your holiday needs. Do you want to wrap your Christmas goodies in just ugly paper? No! Put them in these unique gift bags and show your gift's the love they deserve.
There's one more unique item that the Fickle Faerie has that I just learned a new name for...it's the scoodie! That's a cross between a scarf and hoodie. You will love this item and it will keep you toastie on those cold winter snowfilled nights.
What a great gift idea! Grab one for yourself and two for your friends. In doing so, you'll be supporting the "Handmade Revolution"! Take the pledge to buy handmade this year for the holidays!
The Fickle Faerie will be in our November Holiday Boxes, so some of you will get to enjoy and try out those reusable produce bags, then you can stop in and buy some more!
You will find them on etsy. If your not familiar with etsy, it's a handmade revolution. It's filled with all kinds of businesses who take the time to handmake, handpour, handmold whatever it is they make!
Leslie is the owner of Wondrous Land Of Cookies and their etsy shop has just opened recently!
You'll find many "sweet treats" waiting for you here...
They proudly bake all their cookies and biscotti fresh to order. They offer an eclectic range of flavors and styles plus a few candies, made to order too! If you'd like to spoil someone you love with their goodies, you can request gift wrapping and they will even include a gift tag for you!
If you don't see the kind of cookies your wanting, they will gladly take any requests and try their hardest to meet your needs!
So, go visit their shop and gooble up their goodies! You know you want a warm fresh baked chocolate chip walnut cookie to go with that cup of hot chocolate on the upcoming cold nights!
You'll also get to sample their sinfully delicious wares in our upcoming November Holiday Sampler boxes. Don't miss out... be early to get your box!
Tickled Pink Scentsations is definitely a girly girl shoppe! You'll find everything you will need to pamper yourself and I'm sure you'll agree with me, we all are entitled to some pampering once in awhile! The great news is at Tickled Pink Scentsations, the prices are so good, you can afford to pamper yourself everyday!
Here's a little of what you'll find waiting for you...Body splash, polish, wash, lotion, shimmering gel, souffle, soaps, lip balm, shampoo, conditioner, hairspray, lip balm and if that's not enough, you can even find an awesome candle tart to relax by while your soaking in that hot bath with all your new goodies from Tickled Pink Scentsations!
Their going to be in our November Holiday boxes, so alot of you will get to try their wares! But why wait? Order now and beat the holiday rush. I'm sure there's a girlfriend or two needing some pampering and they'll love you for it!
You'll find everything from rings, bracelets, pendants, charms, key chains, hair accessories and my favorite the scented charms! That's right I said "scented" charms. Check this out...
Our bath and body products are handcrafted in small batches to ensure quality. Loaded with skin moisturizing oils and butters and richly scented, our soaps and lotions will leave your skin soft and smooth - the way nature intended!
They make all their own products and carry shower gels, hand washing soap and just plain old bar soap. Although, I wouldn't call their bar soaps plain at all!
They have incredible scents available like:
Sugarplum
Peppermint Candy Cane
Pumpkin Pie
Rum Cake
Lemon Poppyseed
Cranberry
Almond
Spicy Chai
and Vanilla Mocha
I can't wait till their samples arrive! And if your lucky enough and buy a November holiday sampler box from Out Of The Box Sampler, you may get one of Chabot Savonnerie's samples!!
The Gourmet Bath Shoppe was is one of our box sponsors for the October fall/Halloween sampler boxes. They sent us 80 big soap samples and 2 full size bars to give away! There are still a couple Oct. boxes left if you'd like to try their wonderful samples! You can buy a box by clicking on the link to the right of this blog!
I wanted to share with you the awesome interview I had with Michelle from The Gourmet Bath Shoppe...
1. How long have you been in business?
16 years
2. Tell us a little about your products that you sell.
I make a little bit of everything! I don't get to take a bath often, mainly showers so I try to make luxury products for those of us always in a hurry. So I created shower smoothies (scrub bars) and shower butters. I also make shampoo bars and now solid conditioners for your hair. I am also working on a liquid conditioner for your hair. I love R&D, that is my favorite as I can really get my creative juices flowing.
3. what is your best selling item?
My Frosted Sugar Soap!
4. Do you have a brick and morter store or an online business?
I would love to have a brick and morter store, but for now I am online.
5. Do you wholesale your products?
Yes, I do!
6. Are your products available anywhere else. (retails shoppes, etsy, ebay etc.)
I am on Etsy, and have only recently made my products available for wholesale, so hopefully I can get some retail shoppes!
7. How did you decide on the name for your business?
I love handmade luxurious bath items, so the word gourmet just seem to fit the picture. I don't make just soap, so I incorporated the word bath to hopefully let people know that it includes everything for a relaxing bath. I also use things like Mango butter, shea butter and things of that nature so I felt that it leant to the Gourmet Bath name.
8. What do you want others to know about your company?
We are a family company! My husband helps as do my daughters and now my 8 year old step-daughter in getting into it. She likes to come up with new ideas for soap designs. Also things do not site on my shelves for any length of time, except for soap which ages for 6 weeks before I ship anything out. But everything is made to order and tends to take time.
9. Where do you see your business going in 5 years?
I hope to be doing this full time or close to full time in the next 5 years. Things have really started to take off for me this past year. Not sure if I will have a brick and morter store by then. but we will see.
10. Tell us a little about yourself?
I am 40 years old, and I have 6 kids between mine and my husbands (we each have 3 each). I work full time outside of the house as well as do my soap business. I love to read, when I get the chance, and I like I said before I love the R&D process. It is very easy to get burned out with anything life, and you need to keep the sparks flying!
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