I'd had an enquiry about a felted soap to give to an Irish girl (in the end the buyer opted for Midwinter and Lemon, Glycerine and Honey) so I set out to devise a fragrance and name.

I decided to base the fragrance on Bog Myrtle (checked out where it grew in Ireland) and thought of Peat Bog Fairy (after the folk group - until I checked out Peat Bog Fairies and discovered they came from Skye!).

Still on the Fairy theme I decided on something to do with the Sidhe (pronounced Shee) the Fair Folk of ancient Ireland who retreated into a differnet dimension and inhabit the green mounds.



Ard na Sidhe is Mound of the Fair Folk - the soap has silk, green clay and Bog Myrtle EO.

Bog Myrtle has a long standing reputation as an insect repellant and recent studies have shown it to be effective in treating acne.

Face the Morning Scrub

This is one of the scrubs I mentioned a few posts down; it's a finely textured scrub which testers said works well on the face.


With the ultrafine oatmeal and jojoba it will also work as a masque in addition to being a moisturising scrub, making it a 3-in-1 treatment.

It's likely to be a Winter only product as, because it does not have butters in the ingredients, it will separate at warm temperatures - can't post it in warm weather.

It will be onsite in January as part of a range for perking up the skin after the Yuletide indulgences.

A Surprise Order

I had a number of orders for Corn Dollies during August to October but an order for this one plopped into my mailbox on Friday night - I suppose it's going to someone for a Yule/Christmas present.



It's about 26 inches from top to bottom and the problem with posting the larger dollies is finding a box to fit. Fortunately my last order from Gracefruit had been sent in a box which was just the right size - so I've just posted it off with reused space-filler stuff and fingers crossed it arrives safely amongst all the Christmas post.

I used 200 or so straws - so I'll post the cut off ears to Elizabeth at Gracefruit for her hens!