Year-End Sale

All bar soaps are $3.00 12-30-11 until 01-02-12.

Christmas Baskets

Just a little pic of what a basket full of handcrafted, handpicked bath and body essentials looks like. Custom make yours for a one of a kind gift. If you are looking for a small, inexpensive gift check out http://www.hoffmanessentials.com/ or contact teri@hoffmanessentials.com

Peppermint Glitter Lotion

I think I'll be rocking the Peppermint Glitter lotion this holiday season and for those who feel a little less glitzy I can make it without the glitter. Rock on.

It's been a darn good year for the pears!

Have a great week and remember laughing is contagious.

Teri

Green Country Wine Festival

2011 Green Country Wine Festival

12th Annual Green Country Wine Festival

AtStone Bluff Cellars

Saturday, October 15, 201111 am to 6 pm

Happy Fall Y'all!

Bath Teas

Bath Teas two to choose from!

Oatmeal Lavender Bath Tea & Chocolate Peppermint Bath Tea

Want to take a bath that will nourish your skin with goats milk, cleanse and detox with dead sea salts, moisturize with natural butters, and calm the senses with essentials oils then try one of these bath teas. Your skin will say "thank you".

My day:::::

Alarm buzzed at 4:00. Lay in bed and ponder, pray and think untill 5:30 sleep till 6:00. Shower, make coffee, get my boys out of bed, leave the house, drop the boys off at school, report to work till 4:00. Drop by Walmart get a few groceries for dinner (King Ranch Chicken Casserole). Eat, clean up, sit on sofa, and stare out into space. Leave the house at 6:10, head back to town for soccer practice. Get back to the house by 8:30, stare at the boys.......I think I need a bowl of ice cream.

Today's my birthday and I'm feelen the love of everyone around me. Gee I HAVE received 67 birthday wishes from my social network site and fielded telephone calls from my mom and my dad. Thanks to everyone who felt compelled to send me well wishes. I love my small town and everyone in it and everyone who has lived here before that now call another city home. I think I will go as far as saying...I love everything about it too. Now for that bowl of ice cream. It's better than birthday cake anyway.

Back to School

It has cooled down a lot here in Oklahoma. I am not using the words "a lot" loosely either. It's nearly 20 degrees cooler. It has been 110 the past several weeks and today its a cool 90. I can now smell Fall in the air and all I want to do is go to Walmart and buy #2 pencils and notebook paper. Check my website out at www.hoffmanessentials.com and you can find the August special of Chill-ax Oil. Thank you to all of the school teachers, assistant teachers, secretaries, kitchen staff, maintenance, coaches and anyone else that reports to a public school each day.

My dad grows these scrumptious little jewels for me. Oh-me-oh-my! I don't know what variety they are but I do know they are sweet and tart at the same time (hows that happen). In my opinion they are much better than a slicer. No need to take the time to get a knife and plate out of the drawer..LAZY I know....just plop a couple in your mouth everytime you walk by.
Here's the bad news he says this is the last year and he's handing over his green thumb to me. Oh-me-oh-my! I don't see this working.

Double Mint Scrub

Best Seller

Double Mint Scrub

As usual I should have listened to my husband, he said this was "the one". But did I listen to him, nope because I'm the one that knows it all and does it all. So in closing I am admitting "once again" he was right because this little bar of goodness is Hoffman Essentials best seller. Love to him xoxoxoxo and yep I am trying to open my ears instead of my mouth, its so hard.......................

Farmers Market

A look at Wagoner Farmers Market, June 25, 2011

Lavender

My lavender is in full bloom this week so I'm offering my Lavender Room and Linen Spray for $6.00 until the end of June.

Fresh lavender is simply refreshing. These fresh lavender buds will be cut and harvested in a few more days....ahhhhhhh

My hometown Summerfest! Love it!

Moth or Butterfly?

Rosewater Facial Mist

Rosewater Facial Mist

Simply mist morning and evening after you wash your face. This refreshing blend of rose distillate, glycerin, and aloe will tone your pores and is also very hydrating.

Frogs

See the frog!

May Special

May's special includes a Lavender Dead Sea Bath Salts, Lavender Room and Linen Spray, and an Oatmeal Lavender Bath Bar.

Tootsie Basket

April Special

Tootsie Basket

Girls, you gotta make sure your feet are sandal ready and worthy for spring. I used to like to call it my Tootsie Trio until I added the Nail and Cuticle Oil. It's just called a toosie basket now. You can see what all it includes which is the Dead Sea Foot Soak, Superhealing Foot Balm, Foot Spritzer, Nail and Cuticle Oil and a complimentary nail brush. Find it over on my website or email me at teri@hoffmanessentials.com

Remember, no rough, ashy heals are allowed.

Jasmine Vanilla Soap

We made Jasmine Vanilla Soap yesterday. WOW that's all I can say.

All-Natural Chocolate Mint Lip Balm is the bomb!

Fishing the Current River

Boys fishing not fussing!
The Devil's Well, a US National Park in Missouri

This weekend I was fortunate to spend the weekend with my boys and my father in laws siblings whom I affectionately call "The Hoffman's". We met them in South Central Missouri where we stayed in a cabin on the Current River. We were literally in "the boondocks". There is no television, no radio, and no cellular telephone service but there is electric, heat, running water, and a dishwasher (heaven). We had a terrific time and I think the boys did too...they didn't complain one bit once we arrived. It was complete bliss not having to compete with their telephone texting/internet surfing/facebooking, etc. We ate, laughed, relaxed, hiked, fished, explored caves, and chilled. My father in laws family are great hosts and I hope we get together again real soon.

Hello, its been a while. I have been crazy busy with my day job. This past weekend I sent out a newsletter to my customers, friends, and family. If you would like to get the next one please email at teri@hoffmanessentials.com

Today I made goats milk soap in basil-mint and another batch in patchouli rosewood. It smells a little "earthy" which is totally up my alley.

Room and Linen Spray

Room and Linen Spray

I have recently added this to my website. I previously only carried it in the summer at the Farmers Market. It is available in all of my scents but personally I find that a couple of spritzers of Lavender is both calming and relaxing (after the winter we have had lately). On another personal note it cuts the bacon grease floating in the air....... :) bahahaha

Winter 2011

Today is February 5th, 2011. It's cold. Its quiet. Its beautiful. The State of Oklahoma has been shut down for nearly a week from what "they" have coined The Blizzard of 2011. I haven't been outside much because I'm kind of a warm weathered girl but I just had to step outside and listen to the still of the morning.

Nail and Cuticle Oil

Today I survived the 2011 blizzard. Its cold here. I am doing my darndest to stay warm and happy but I feel so darned sorry for our cows outside. I've taken a hot bath, sipped hot tea, stayed next to the fire and supplemented with electric portable heaters. Yes, its that cold. So now I need to do a little hand maintenance. My Nail and Cuticle Oil is sure to do the trick. It is loaded with all natural oils. I bet you will quickly become addicted once you start using it.

Sarah's Sweet 16

We attended Sarah's Sweet 16 party this weekend. Boy did she rake in the dough $$$$! I have known her and her mommie since she was in the belly! She was a sweet little girl who has grown into an awesome young teen. She's smart, witty, happy, beautiful, honest, caring, did I say smart. The girl is smart!!!!!!! I'm not talking just smart, I mean smart. She's the whole package. We love her!

Here's my little diddy!

A Sweet 16 Poem for Sarah

The first time we met your mom

was at a Christmas Show

Little did we know for the next 16 years

that we would watch you grow

You fill everyone's heart

with love and joy

Watch out Wagoner here she comes

She's traded in all her toys

Yes that's right

She drives a car

How can she be 16 years old

That's so extremely bizarre

Our 16th birthday wish

For you today

Is to have fun and dream big

for whatever comes your way!

And here's a one more thing

I promise I won't give you any more smell good creme

That will make you break out in hives.

Today (January 29th) it was 77 degrees in my neck of the woods. I decided to look around the yard to see what I could find because a little bit of fever hit me, that's spring fever not the flu fever that is slamming our town right now. Nonetheless, here's a picture of what's poking out of the ground already, crocus. Oh how I love crocus, the early blooming flower that reminds me spring is on the way.

This week I have played a lot of "girl stuff". On Sunday I hosted a "facial day" with the 2 lucky winners from last months Christmas open house drawing. They brought their friends and I had a house full of girls. I hope they had as good as time as I had. My boys won't play hair and makeup with me. I'm kind of glad because I would be a little scared if they did. And 3 days later I had the pleasure of spending a little time with my co-workers daughter. We didn't have much time but we did get to soak our feet and have a mini facial and sip tea.....Again I hope she had as good a time as I did.

My friends

Thinking of my friends week!

My childhood friends, Tammy and Leslie. I have known them for more than 35 years. Tammy's mom used to babysit me so it seems like I have known her since day one (1). I first met Leslie in grade school when she and her dad bought my horse, Drupper. Tammy and Leslie lived by each other so they probably had more fun together....without me.... tears.
Thanks to Tammy we try and get together 6 to 8 times a year. Its a little easier now since we don't have little kids at home and no one misses us.

Facial Wash

My facial wash is 100% natural. It lathers up into a cold-cream like consistency and is lightly scented. It is good for all skin types but extra good for dry skin. Below is a recent comment.

"Kait wanted me to let you know that her friend gave her a facial with a department store mask and it left a chemical burn on her face. She used your facial wash and not only did it clear up the burn it left her face silky smooth. She loves it and swears by it."

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Just made a batch of Orange Chocolate Bar Soap...its like you spilled orange in my chocolate no way you spilled chocolate in my orange.