And the WINNER IS........

Thank you to everyone who participated in my drawing---I sure had fun doing it!!! So without further ADO--- the WINNER IS: Sandy of AZBelle----Congratulations!!! Please send me your address Miss Sandy so I can get that in the mail for you!!! You can send it to my email: rmellena@mninter.net Thank You again to everyone!!!

2 More Days To the BIG Free Giveaway!!

HURRRRRY ---there are only 2 days left to get your name in to the drawing!!!

It's a Give Away!!!!

In Honor of my new line of soaps and lotion I am having a BLOG party to kick it off!!! YEA---I am giving away 1--8oz bottle of my New Sweet Annie Lotion and 1--6oz bar of one of my new Essentials Soaps 'Rosemary'-----Oh BTW---these items and many more are listed on Etsy right now!

Here's how to enter---for each you receive one entry-----


1. Snag my 'giveaway' picture and link it in your blog or website (let me know that you did do that thru email or comment!)


2. Sign up for my Newsletter (link for that is at the top on the right hand side)


3. Leave me a comment


Basically, you could end up with a maximum of 3 entries if you do all of those things---whooohooooooooooo how easy is THAT? The drawing for this will be on March 31st and the winning person will be notified and then posted onto my Blog as the winner!!! Good LUCK!

Yep Yep--It's that time--March Market Street Offerins'!

I am pooped---it has been a long day---Joe was gone for the weekend up with the fellas snowmobiling---and whilest he was gone--- I used my every second wisely!! Here are my two Bunny girl offerings----They are looking for new homes and would be happy to hop on over to yours!!!!

I made 12 batches of lotion today too---yes---it's about time--I hear ya's!!!---those ARE getting listed tomorrow---the Sweet Annie scent is in this batch and if I may say so---SIMPLY DIVINE!!!

My Newest Listings in Etsy!!!

Terracotta Pots and Burlap---Holy COW---what a cute look that turned out to be---I made a bunch of these for the Round Barn potting Company and held a few back to list for my customers---I chose these blue and green hues---drabby as all get out! I am very happy to present them to you today----I also got my new soap cuts up there as well---next on the agenda---making LOTION and the cuttie patootie tags and soap sets---my head is about ready to spin right off of my shoulders---I am gee-ing with enthusiasm!!! Have a great day my lovelies---oh--wait---heard the other day on the news that 48 states had snow on the ground---YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDIN MEEEEEEE!!!!!!!! Enough already with the winter stuff---can we please move on to warmer weather---pretty please?????

I'm So Excited!!!!!

Hello My Dear Blogger Friends~~~ I am so excited I can hardly stand it---I have been driving myself nuts as of late--short trip I know---but I am working on a new line of bath and beauty---I have just wrapped up this week with my 16th batch of soap in 10lb logs that need to be cut~~ I am working towards making a new emergence in the natural soap world by cutting the bars to reflect a better size and feel, more homeopathic essential oil based soaps, natural colorings, new packaging and soap set offerings---a better wholesale line and and and----I am making LOTION now too---who knew it was gonna be so darn FUN----I made my own Sweet Annie Oil and have made lotion using that oil---OMG--if you like the smell of Sweet Annie--which has alot of great attributes you will LOVE this lotion! I have gathered all of my implements to put allllll of this together and with any luck (if my family just lets me FLY without any debacles til MONDAY) I will have this up and running---fingers crossed and duct tape ready to use on anyone in this house that messes with this grand plan! Can you feel the determination or WHAT! I can't sore with the Eagles if I am flyin' with the Turkey's---a metaphor for the day!

PS. The picture is one that Ali took last year at our cabin---think SPRING!!!!

A Little Burlap Bear

I just got done making this Burlap Bear---and OMG---I am in LOVE with him---I named him Burley---I hate the pictures I took of him today---so I am gonna have to take another batch tomorrow before he gets listed on EBAY---He is made from a Burlap Coffee Bag and is weighted and has jointed arms and legs and glass eyes---I really wore my patience to a FRAZZLE with sewing and turning his narrow pieces--but we got r done!!!!

Be sure to check in on WSOAPP Market Street Shops---all of us have listed for the 7th of February Launch---it promises to be wonderfully spectacular!!!

Burley on Ebay Listing Link

Happy Valentines Day Gift Sets On Etsy NOW!!!

Happy Valentines Day is RIGHT around the corner---and I just listed 10 gift sets that I am sure will please---they are at a great price point and the shipping is also reduced for quick sale---just my little way of saying thank you thank you thank you to all of my customers---I am truly blessed!!! This is a mere sample of the ones that I have listed---all in Etsy!!!! Gotta run for now---I am supposed to be grocery shopping---yippity dang skippy!!!!

Oh Nooooo!!! My Hopeless Sad Sunday

Contrary to what people may say about the Vikings loss---I for one am very proud of them---it is soooo easy for all of us to sit and scrutinize each and every play---each mistake as if they (the Viking players) were the stupidest people on the planet---Cracks me up to realize that obviously he was a FORCE to be reconned with as they double teamed him on every play---I have to say that I enjoyed each and every minute watching them play from the start of the season to the end. As sad as I am that they didn't win--I am sitting here relishing in the fantastic season they did have. It wasn't just about my cutie patootie Brett Favre--as I am in love with several others on the team---it was about the whole team and what HE did to bring great chemistry and spirit to MN. He made that team rise to the occassion by giving it their all---no matter what---I watched the game in horror to see him get laid out 15 times or more HARD on the ground---I watched his wife and daughter in the stands being upset whenever that would happen---he is in my estimation one of the BEST athletes and QB's EVER---I care not what anyone says about him waivering on coming back or not---he has that right and he has TOTALLY earned that in my opinion--he works so hard each and every game and puts his heart and soul into it---he has built up a HUGE offense and allowed that to be very deep by giving numerous players the opportunities to move the ball. Obviously the best two teams are going to the BIG DANCE---and that is how it should be--those two teams were top of their divisions throughout the season and our loss last night by 3 points proves that we were in line for that to happen--it was a hard game to watch--but I am proud of them and very proud of Brett Favre---Hold your heads up MN---He'll be back---I just KNOW it! It breaks my heart to see how beat up he got----oh---and BTW--- 40 year olds are NOT dead---they just get better with age and have alot more patience with the ball---TRUE THAT!

The 1st Window Pattern is HERE!!!

I have my first window pattern done and put into pdf form---Thank YOU so much to Mare from Oakhollow Primitives---she did the transformation for me---and I don't know what I would have done without her---She always has such GORGEOUS things listed in WSOAPP Market and in Etsy so please check her out---she is a good friend and amazing artist!!!! Love ya Mare!!! This Pattern is for the 'NOEL' window pictured. Each Pattern is a One of a Kind BirchBerry Farms Original Design & Concept. You get the instruction sheets on how to's, the templates and diagrams for placement. All the info you need to complete this frosted window. Please keep an eye out for more current to season window patterns----I am working dilegently to get those completed and listed.

PRICE for Pattern will email to you in pdf Form: $10

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Hola My Pretties!

Howdy---well I am here in the house toasty warm---just got back from Caribou where I met my cousin for a wonderful cup of campfire mocha coffee and I am just posting a quick note all jacked up on caffeine---LOL----

I am running a little sale in my Etsy--free shipping on mittens until Valentines Day (US ONLY sorry!)--do check that out---they really are wonderfully warm and fashionable!


To all of you sweet tarts that have been emailing me about the window pattern--thank you so much for being so patient with me---I am having some issues with my reformatting into pdf files---I really wish I knew why---so I had to call in the big guns to help untangle the mess that I have created with alllll of my pattern files----yup----never a dull day here! Just wanted to let you know though---

It has been below zero here for the past two weeks---let's not even factor in a little ditty we lovingly call WIND CHILL---and while I am not complaining---aww heck--YES I AM---I have never hated winter as much as I do this particular year---and I am a winter girl---so I have figured out that being in menopause is really messin with me---hot flashes and all and I am now resorting to being happy not really going anywhere---anytime---sooooo if the people that reside here are thinking that grocery shopping is in the near future--well they better start saying their prayers that it gets above freezing soon---cuz this chick is staying PUT ---I don't really mind pb&j sandwiches----nope!