Lovin the Lilacs - Courtesy of Concord Soap Co.

The smell of lilacs is one of my favorite parts of spring, second would be peonies. When I was single, I had a house with a large lilac tree in the backyard. It was wonderful as I could cut as many branches as I wanted to make the house smell good. I could replace them in my vase each day and take them to work, and never run out. Since I moved, we planted a small lilac bush in our new backyard. It's not very tall, the flowers are small and I hate to cut anything from it since it's so tiny. On my route to and from work, I can tell you everyone that has a lilac blooming in their yard. I have been scoping them out and am tempted to put some snippers in my car. Surely they wouldn't mind! Actually I am guilty of doing that in a business park area where there were lilacs a few years ago. Unfortunately, the city decided to repave the road and the lilacs were in the way of progress. One day I drove by and the whole green island in the middle of the two lanes was dug up. My lilacs were dug up and in a heap of dirt and debris. It was a sad day.

Since it will be years before my small lilac does much of anything, I have resorted to other means. I have found a great etsy shop that is able to provide me with my lilac fix. Check out Concord Soap Company located in Concord, Ohio. Melissa makes some great products. I purchased the lilac soap, the lilac sachet and the lilac lotion stick. If you have not tried lotion bars or sticks, you really need to. They are great to rub on your elbows, knuckles, feet, knees, etc. And the scent is just wonderful. I found Melissa on twitter and signed up for her mailing list for specials. She sent me a sample of an almond amaretto body butter and I can't wait to try it too. Check out her etsy shop!

March Team Giveaway - Bluegrass Etsy Team

Its time for another Bluegrass Etsy Team Giveaway!

This month's giveaway comes to us from Rachel Blanton of Wilmoth Farms. The value of this wonderful soap set is $29. Here's what you can win:

"Very Sexy" woman's soap (Victoria's Secret type)
"Masculine Musk" men's soap
"Oatmeal Milk & Honey" soap
"Soapy Clean" guest size soap
"Very Sexy" 2 ounce Body Butter
"Strawberry" Lip Balm 2 ounce
And thrown in for fun - a natural loofah sponge!

Rachel's ultra-nourishing soap combines Goat Milk and Honey in a base of wonderfully moisturizing saponified oils, unrefined Shea and Cocoa butters, that will nourish your skin from head to toe. Honey is a natural humectant, which draws moisture to the skin, and Goat Milk is a natural skin moisturizer and is great for sloughing away dead skin cells. With all natural ingredients, her soaps are hypoallergenic and mild enough for the softest, most sensitive skin.

All of the Wilmoth Farms soaps are handmade with 100% pure and natural goat milk soap, and lots of love!

Want to get entered in this contest? All you have to do is visit our BEST Kentucky Bluegrass etsy team blog for the details. We ask you to visit Rachel's shop and return back to the team blog post and leave a comment. The winner will be chosen at random from the comments left at the team blog.

Be sure to visit Wilmoth Farms etsy shop to see all this and more!!

Another treasury!

Wow, another great treasury of handcrafted items from B.E.S.T. (Bluegrass Etsy Street Team). Way to go team! To see more Kentucky crafted items, go to etsy.com, then search for "teambluegrass" to see all of our items. My earrings are the blue striped glass earrings in the top row.

Special thanks to Libby of AurorasGarden for creating both treasuries this week. Check out her handcrafted shea butter rosemary soap! I just love the smell of rosemary and peppermint!