Monthly Newsletter & Soap

You can now sign up for the Akima Botanicals Monthly Newsletter!  It will contain news, info, and special promotions for my products, where to buy (vending & retail locations), DIY ideas, and green living tidbits.  Sign up on the Website Home Page.

Also, I've listed a new soap on Etsy - Mulberry Scone!  It smells amazing, just like it sounds, and the lather is wonderful (something in soap I hold in the up-most importance)!

Aromatherapy Oils - A new product!

I'm very excited to announce my line of Aromatherapy Oils - essential oils carefully blended to achieve the optimal in holistic health and wellness.  Now in my Etsy shop, coming soon to my website.

Encourages Relaxation and Peaceful Sleep

Encourages Relief of Motion Sickness

Encourages Nasal Decongestion

Giftery.me ~ All-in-One Wishlists!

Today I found a really great website called Giftery.me.  Essentially it is an online wishlist, to which you can add items from Etsy and anywhere else on the net!  Stores (including Etsy shops) can submit their website & products to Giftery to make them available to be added to people's wishlists.  It's super simple to do too!  Creat as many wishlists as you like, for any occasion.  You may download a button for your toolbar that allows you to instantly add any item on the web to your Giftery wishlist:

Here is the Giftery story, from their About page:

 

We all know that feeling: The surprise of seeing a box wrapped up with your name on it -- the anticipation from whoever gave it to you as you open it -- the excitement of tearing the paper off to see what's inside. Gifts can be as much about the experience as the actual item.

And gifts should fun to to give too but then you think about the searching, the driving around, the endless debate on what's right and the potential disappointment if the gift misses the mark... Gifts can be a real pain, too.

For years we joked about the bad gifts we got [and gave], obsessing over how to make things different... better -- and that lead us too Giftery.me.

Our aim is simple: to help you get or give the perfect gift no matter what you want. We do that with our universal wishlists which let you express exactly what you want; anything from any store from a product to a service, headphones to clothes to vacations. And for gift givers we make it easy to pick a gift they'll truly want connecting you right to the store for easy, and if you like, anonymous gift giving.

Giftery.me turned the lights on in November of 2011, and, like most startups, we're still polishing things up. Check back for more information on our ever-expanding team, super helpful advisors and press information.

Aromatherapy Oil Blends

Coming very soon to Etsy and my Website: Aromatherapy Oil Blends - Natural Essential Oils blended with grapeseed & jojoba oils made for a variety of ailments & purposes.  So far we have Bedtime (to encourage relaxation) and Motion (to encourage relief of motion sickness).

Wicked Faire 2013

It's Official!  I will be vending at the 2013 Wicked Faire: The Revenge Of The Renaissance Faire.  It will be held on Feb. 15-17 in Somerset, NJ in TWO hotels – now with a unique, interactive Time Traveler’s Resort & Museum – a delight for Steampunks AND for every Rennie, Geek, Goth, Pagan, or otherwise unique individual!.  You can find info about the event as well as tickets and places to stay on their website and Facebook.  Here's a shot of me from this year's Steampunk Worlds Fair - I'm hoping I won't need the giant parasol in February...

I will be vending with my friend Linda of Antonette's Masks.  She handcrafts beautiful and intricate masquerade style masks.  Just have a look at the photos of her fine work on her facebook page!

See you in February!

New Lip Balm flavors coming soon!

Facebook, Twitter (@AkimaBotanicals), & my blog followers are the first to know! I'll be adding 3 new lip balms to my Etsy shop very soon: Orange Cinnamon, Peach Cobbler, and Chocolate Strawberry! Http://akimabotanicals.blogspot.com

Special blog coupon code!

Looking for stocking stuffers & gifts under $15? Visit akimabotanicals.etsy.com and use coupon code BlogAB for 15% off your order! Expires 12/25/12