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Rocky Corner Soapworks Giveaway

GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED.

WINNERS ARE COMMENT NUMBERS:

#82 Nightowl

#9 redfuzzycow

#72 Tamara B

#64 Donna

#55 Ginger

#24 The Wax Addict

CONGRATULATIONS AND THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED!

 

 

I'm so excited to be doing a Rocky Corner Soapworks giveaway! 

This company has been in the Out Of The Box Sampler every month since late 2009.  Everytime their samples arrive here, they never cease to amaze me with what they send in.  This month, they are the Box Sponsor for our July, Summer Beach Party themed, sampler boxes at Out Of The Box Sampler.  You will be so spoiled with full size bars in Fresh Honeydew (my favorite), Tranquility with a Twist, and Wallis Sands Sea Spray Soaps.   Every single box in July will get one!!!  Just look at how gorgeous and refreshing this soap is!

Here's a little of the interview I did with Karen, the owner of Rocky Corner Soapworks: 

How long have you been in business?

I researched, studied and made raw materials lists about seven years ago. I was ready to take the plunge when I literally took a plunge, down a flight of stairs and broke my leg. All thoughts of soapmaking flew out the window, replaced with surgeries and a lengthy rehab. Two years ago the timing seemed right, the kids were older, and the family support was terrific!

What prompted you to go into business?

It started out as a hobby and I swiftly grew to love it, developing itself into a family business in no time. The whole process from start to finish is intriguing and satisfying... I also love the endless creative possibilities of using fragrances, colors and raw materials. It pleases me to see the beautiful finished products that soapmakers create.

How did you come up with the name for your business?

Our farm in Danville, NH (est. 1992) is named Rocky Corner Farm. It made sense that our soap business would be similarly named.

Tell us a little about yourself.

I've been an Executive Assistant for both a Fortune 500 Company and Governor Stephen Merrill during his Administration. I've homeschooled for the last 13 years :) I LOVE gardening! Everywhere you turn on our farm, we have lovely perennial beds from which we harvest and dry botanicals for use in our soaps.

Tell us a little about the products that you sell.

We primarily deal with all natural homemade soap, aka cold process soap, selling them by the bar and loaf. Listening to our customers drives what we produce and in recent months we've begun making bath bombs/bath fizzies. Rocky Corner Soapworks also carries a small selection of lip balms, shampoos and lotions. :)

To read the rest of the interview CLICK HERE.

Rocky Corner Soapworks also has a new line of lip balms, grapeseed oils, lotions and shampoo to pamper yourself in.

So now that you know you definitely want to try out this awesome business, let's get to giving away some of their products!

Up for grabs are 3 full size soap bars in "After The Rain" and another 3 full size soap bars in my favorite, "Fresh Honeydew!"

That's a total of 6 winners for this giveaway!

Here's how to enter:

(Please leave a seperate comment for each entry)

MANDATORY ENTRY:

Visit Rocky Corner Soapworks, then come back here and tell me about one of their products you would like to try.

Extra Entries:

1 Entry if you "like" Rocky Corner Soapworks Facebook Fanpage 

1 Entry (per method) if you follow Out Of The Box Sampler on Twitter, become a fan of our Facebook Fanpage, follow the Out Of The Box Sampler's blog with Google Friend Connect (top left sidebar) or join our Forum.

1 Entry is you subscribe to our RSS feed (see orange and white button on right side bar)

1 Extra Entry (per giveaway entered) - Enter any (or all) of the giveaways running on Out Of The Box Sampler for the duration of this giveaway.

1 Extra Entry if you follow me on Twitter and tweet about this giveaway by copying and pasting the tweet below and leaving me the link. Tweet daily for an extra entry every day!

#GIVEAWAY Rocky Cornery Soapworks @samplerboxes http://tinyurl.com/25w6mal  #etsybot  #etsy

1 Extra Entry if you subscribe to our Youtube Channel

1 Extra Entry if you join our new Blog Frog Community

2 Extra Entries if you put my Out Of The Box Sampler button up on your blog (on left sidebar of blog). Please leave an address where it can be found.

3 Extra Entries if you blog about this giveaway linking back to Out Of The Box Sampler's blog. Please leave an address where it can be found.

Giveaway will end on July 18th at 11:59pm EST. Please be sure to leave an email address or make absolutely certain your email address is visible in your blogger profile, I have to have a way to contact the winners. Six winners will be chosen by random.org and announced here as well as emailed and will have 24 hours to contact me or respond to notification or a new winner will be chosen. This giveaway is for U.S. residents only.

A special thank you to Karen of Rocky Corner Soapworks for providing these awesome full size bars for this giveaway. Any opinions in this post are my own and there was no compensation received for this giveaway.

Raffle Ticket Winnings...

Okay, it's finally here! The picture of the raffle ticket drawing from our November holiday sampler boxes at Out Of The Box Sampler! Congratulations to Kate B. for having the winning numbers! Check this out...

Here's what's in the stash...

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!

Look What's Comin' Your Way...

So the gang's all here and waiting to make your holiday season special with all the incredibly scrumptious, deliciously pleasant, and seasonably wonderful samples they've all sent in for you to enjoy!!!

So MARK THE DATE...

DECEMBER 15TH!!!

That's the date you'll want to run to the

Out Of The Box Sampler

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