New Banner!

Recently, on a whim I entered a contest at SoapiesSupplies. The prize was a banner designed by Red Lime Web. I was shocked that I actually WON!!! It took me awhile to get some suitable pics over, but finally did and here is the design. A big improvement over my last etsy banner. This banner will go on my etsy page and eventually my ArtFire page. On the blog, it will be at the bottom. Here it is!! Thanks Soapies and Red Lime!!

Our EMail is Working Again

The company that provides the email services for our domain experienced an outage this morning. We did not receive any email from 2:06am - 7:43 am PST. If you tried to contact us, please resend your email.

Thank you!

Pineapple Soap Back in Stock!

At long last, the Pineapple soap is back in stock! This fragrance has really been popular lately and it took me a bit by surprise. This batch is twice the size of my last one.

This soap was made with my tropical recipe featuring mango butter, macadamia nut oil, and kukui nut oil. It is one of my favorites and I'm so glad it's ready!! For our pineapple fanatics, we have pineapple lip balm too.

Hibiscus and Energy Soap Back in Stock!

I am happy to announce that our Hibiscus soap and Energy Soap are back in stock! The Hibiscus is pictured here, the Energy soap is a three-layer colored soap. I need to take a new picture and will post it soon.

Unfortunately, we are still out of pineapple, cucumber melon, and lavender soap. We will post an update when we get those fragrances back in stock.

COUPON AND VACATION ANNOUNCEMENT

We are closed for vacation until April 17. The website will remain open for orders while we are closed, but our Etsy site will not.

To thank you for your business, we are running a great spring sale while we are closed! Save 15% on all orders for $40 or more of products! Priority Mail shipping is still only $6.00 for domestic orders. No code is needed, the cart will calculate the discount automatically. Sale ends April 16.

Google Checkout is BACK!!!

I am so happy to announce that we can once again give you the option to choose Google Checkout when you make a purchase from our website!

Longtime customers may remember when we used to offer Google Checkout as a payment option when it first came out, but we could no longer offer it when our shopping cart provider decided to withdraw support for it. I never did turn the option off, though. Imagine my surprise when we received an order through Google Checkout today. Lo and behold, I double checked and it is back!!

Hopefully, this time Google Checkout is back for good.

Handmade Soap on Sale

We are featuring several fragrances on our sale page! Save over 30% on the following fragrances: Angel (type), Guava, Awapuhi Seaberry, Lily of the Valley, Magnolia Melody, and Sultry Oriental Nights! Sale limited to stock on hand.

Are you a fan? Follow us on Facebook!

Just a quick note to announce that Cloud Nine Candle and Bath Co. has created a page on Facebook! This blog will feed Facebook so if you prefer to get updates on Facebook, you can keep up with us there! You can also post product reviews, start or contribute to a discussion, or write on our wall.

Follow this link to visit Cloud Nine Candle and Bath's page on Facebook.

New Pricing for our Handmade Cold Processed Soap

Cucumber Melon Soap

The website has been updated to reflect new pricing for our handmade cold processed soap. Single bar pricing is $5.95.

We have increased our discount for 5+ bars of the same fragrance from 10% to over 15%. The new 5+ bar pricing is $5.00 per bar.

With our reduced shipping rates, you won't notice much of a change in your total, and if you order 10+ bars in one order you will most likely pay less than you did last year.

We will be introducing several new fragrances over the next few months. We will post the news here so stay tuned!

Happy New Year! and... New Low Flat Rate Shipping!

I wish all of our loyal customers and blog followers a happy and prosperous new year!

I want to announce several changes that will be effective just as soon as I finish reprogramming the shopping cart.

Our domestic Priority Mail prices are reduced to a flat rate of $6.00 per order! This includes all orders shipped within the USA, including Alaska, Hawaii, and military APO or FPO addresses. The USPS flat rate priority mail boxes have made this possible, so thank your friendly neighborhood mail man!

The price of all Dolphin Massagers will be reduced to $9.99 each!

There will be no changes in our lip balm, shower gel, or lotion stick prices.

There will be some price increases for soap and lotion. It has been 8 years since our last pricing adjustment, and the prices of some of the raw materials have more than doubled during that time. Tomorrow's post will detail those changes. For many orders, the reduction in shipping charges will more than offset the price increases of these products.

New Coupon!

I am pleased to give our loyal customers a new discount coupon! Save 10% on any order from now until October 31, 2009. Use this coupon as many times as you like, and feel free to share with your friends and family.

The code is: BLOG09

Enter the code in the shopping cart. Go to the "voucher" area, and enter it into the discount coupon box. Be sure to hit the "recalculate" button near the bottom of the screen to ensure the coupon is activated.

Sale on Select 4 oz Lotions!

We have reduced the price of the following 4 oz lotions to just $3.50 each! The regular price is $5.00 so this is a HUGE savings! The savings is good for the following fragrances:

• Apricot Freesia
• Energy
• Magnolia Melody
• Orchid
• Summer Fling

You must order from our sale page to get the sale pricing. Sale ends when our current stock is depleted.

No Show Today

Due to high winds, I will not be attending the Festival of Lights craft show today.

Sale! And... shipments delayed for extended Thanksgiving Holiday

From NOW until December 8,
All web orders over $30 in product will receive 15% off!

The reason for this sale is we will be closed for an extended Thanksgiving holiday. The website will remain open to take your order. We will begin shipping again on December 8. Your credit card will be authorized but not charged until we reopen. If you pay with PayPal, you will be charged right away (no way to avoid that, sorry). Orders will be shipped in the order received.

SPECIAL FOR OUR BLOG READERS For our blog readers, all orders over $30 in product will also receive a free full-sized bar of our Angel (type) soap! Just put "BLOG" in the comment section of the shopping cart and we will include your free soap!

Thank you for your patience during our closure.

Show Announcement: The Lakes Festival of Lights Arts & Craft Show

I will be participating again in the Festival of Lights at the Lakes (in Las Vegas, NV). This is the show's 5th year, and my 3rd participating. This will be my last craft show of the year. If you wish to place an order for pick up, go to our website to order by Thursday the 11th and put "Festival of Lights Pickup" in the comments, select "Local Pick Up" as your shipping option, and we will have your order ready for you at the show! We will have show specials as well, so if you are in the area I hope you stop by! This show is getting bigger and better every year.

The Lakes Festival of Lights is a community event held behind Citibank on W. Sahara just west of Durango. It consists of a Craft Show, Car show, entertainment, food and fun. In the evening when it gets dark there is a lighted boat parade on the lake.

Saturday, December 13th, 2008 Noon to 5pm

Show Announcement: Von's 4th Annual Craft Fair

On October 18 and 19 (Saturday and Sunday) from 10am-6pm, I will be participating in the Von's Craft Fair on Desert Inn and Durango (in Las Vegas). This is a fun, small fair sponsored by the Von's grocery store and benefits Breast Cancer research. The address is 8540 W Desert Inn Road. In past years there have been some AWESOME jewelry makers there, in addition to our soaps and toiletries. I will also have a large assortment of Aroma Ornaments with me!

This event is eligible for local pick up. Just make sure you get your order in by Thursday night and you can pick up your order either Saturday or Sunday for no delivery charge. On the website, just select the "local pick up" option and you will not be charged for shipping.

If you are in the neighborhood, hope you drop by and see me!

Oppose the FDA Globalization Act of 2008

While the FDA Globalization Act of 2008 is still in discussion draft form, it needs to be addressed NOW. For starters, it would require us to pay $2,000 per year to register our business, and for importing ingredients (like shea butter): another $10,000 per year. If passed as written, it will be the kiss of death to our small family-owned business.

Do you want to limit your choices of bath and body products to only those offered by the "big guys"? If you prefer to make your own choices about the skincare products you wish to use on your body, please take a few moments of your precious time to make your voice heard: visit the Indie Business Blog and sign the petition opposing this misguided legislation. I oppose it because it does nothing to enhance consumer safety, it will simply raise fees and require a lot of extra paperwork to be submitted to an already overburdened agency.

To learn more, view this video out of Washington DC. Give it a few seconds to load. And read this post from the Soap Queen for another great summary.

Our New Etsy Store!

ANNOUNCEMENT

I have a new Etsy store! Please bear with me while I load it up. I have found that I have to redo all my pictures so they look good on Etsy. While the Etsy store will carry some of my regular stock from Cloud Nine Candle and Bath Co., it will also feature some unique items that can be found ONLY on Etsy! As I post new and unique items on Etsy, I will post updates here on the blog. I am featuring a $7.00 flat rate shipping via USPS Priority Mail, no matter how much you buy from the Etsy store. UPS will be available as a shipping option also, but at an additional charge. Just "convo" me if you want me to ship your Etsy order via UPS.

Link to Etsy - Handmade by Randilyn