2013 Appalachian Spring Sale!!!

First Day of Appalachian Spring Sale!

...get smelly this spring!

Spring of 2013 has finally arrived! This is definitely my most favorite time of the year! We have the cool nights with the warm days, which in turn temps you to go outside more, which in turn makes you stinky, which is why we have strategically placed 2 specific items on sale (not to mention they have the word "Spring" in the their name...). If you haven't had a chance to try our new Appalachian Spring Bar Soap, or our Appalachian Spring Natural Deodorant, this is the the time! For the whole first day of spring, and some of today, these most awesome-st products will be on sale for over 25% off! Wow, combine that with the March Happiness sale, and well, I might want to double check that, I may be giving stuff away...so hurry before I get a chance to get a chance to check this out further!  

2 for $10!!!

Ok, since we lose a whole hour this weekend (...tonight at 2 a.m.) we have decided to put our best "morning" bar on sale. We are calling this our: 2/$10 Sale!  This way when Monday rolls around, and you realize "Oh my, now I have to rush because I forgot that the time changed, and I have to take a dull shower, and..." you will be prepared and be able to say "Oh, but wait...I have 2 Lemongrass Summer Bar Soaps!!! Now I am happy!". Lemongrass is the most uplifting essential oil that we use, and there is just the perfect amount in this bar. And now for one whole day (an hour shorter of a day might I remind you...) you can get 2 of these amazing bars for $10! I think that is really cool, and if I were you, I would definitely jump on this opportunity. Remember, Monday will be here faster this week than last week,  so "Make It a Double", but wait until tomorrow to do it! (...it won't be a long wait!)

March Happiness!

So we were thinking about the "March Madness" thing that companies do this time of the year (hence the name...) and we concluded that we did not like the name. So we have made an executive decision and officially changed it to "March Happiness!" Doesn't that sound much better! So, after we changed it, we realized that there needed to be a deal of a deal in order to convey the "March Happiness!" message to all of our great Harmony Acres soapies.  Here is what we came up with: During the month of March (we decided to use March because it fit the best with the name...clever.) we are going to give stuff away! Doesn't that make you happy just thinking about it? And just wait, if you think you are happy now, wait until that "free" thing gets smelled, and of course, used! So when turn on your computer, and go to your homepage (...which should be: www.getsmelly.com), just go to your favorite items and place them in your basket. If you spend at least $29, you, the soap connoisseur (I googled it...), get an amazing-idea-of-a-product called "Smelly Samplers" which consist of 5, ready to use, soap bar samples.  Because we are the soap experts, we have left the choosing of the samples up to us (you are welcome!) But wait, there's more (ever heard that before?), if you spend $39, you now qualify for free shipping; (which is simply amazing in itself, but since even amazing things get lonely sometimes, we added more amazing things...)so not only do you get a free "Smelly Samplers"  (which...nevermind) but you will also get it shipped to your front door for free! Enter code: "freegift" during your checkout process to take advantage of this awesome deal!

Video Update...

Just wanted to give a quick link to a video we recently made. It explains our ReNew Facial Kit and how great the oils are! Also, it's that time of the year...Happy New Year! We hope to do many more video's as the days pass, we'll see! Take advantage of this awesome sale - 25% off the ReNew Facial Kit!

ReNew Facial Kit Video

        Dale

-Lead Soap Crafter-

  real stuff.  real good.

Showering to the fullest...

Rule #1: Shower daily with Harmony Acres handcrafted soap. That pretty much sums it up...however, I will add some suggested techniques that you should apply to this rule.

Technique #1: Determine the time of day and/or activity following your shower.

Technique #2: Upon achieving technique #1, apply answer to soap choice. (and you should have several bars ready for this technique...)

Basically, that is it. I will offer suggestions to help you make the wisest soap choice. 

Suggestion #1: Lemongrass Summer Bar Soap - Excellent morning bar, or for those of you wishing to stop/reduce your caffeine intake (actually it only helps because lemongrass increases alertness, not because it relieves caffeine addiction!)

Suggestion # 2: Lavender Fine Bar Soap - This one is a great substitute for chronic "sleepy-time" tea drinkers. (and there is no fear of wetting the bed!) Lavender is extremely calming, great for nighty-night time.

Suggestion # 3: Sweet Almond Bar Soap - Are you wild and crazy? (in a good, fun way...)  If you are, I do not suggest this bar. However, if you wish to be wild and crazy, then this is the bar for you! Anytime citrus and sweet are combined, great things come. When I say great things, I mean like: wild and crazy things...for example: mowing the yard on Tuesday so it will be just the right height to mow on Friday, or grilling some fish right before your big sushi night...you know, crazy stuff. 

Well, I am not sure what sushi and mowing have to do with Harmony Acres Soap, but that's what came out...hmm...I did just shower with the Patchouli Earth Bar Soap, so maybe it makes you sort of funky.

No matter which bar you choose, you are sure to be surprised.  Those thoughts that you may have had like "Isn't this just another soap company?" will soon fade and be forgotten once you get your hands on one of these bars. To prove that I am not biased, I will take off my Harmony Acres Soap Co. hat...ok, yep, they are still great bars, and, they last forever! Go Ahead, Get Smelly!

     Dale

-Lead Soap Crafter-

  real stuff.  real good.

real stuff. real good.

I tend to forget how good I have it. Although I could go on for hours about how great my family and life in general is, I am specifically referring to the products that I use to cleanse my skin. For about 2 months now, I have had the privilege of some extra work to help with the growth of Harmony Acres, however with that privilege comes "hotel life".  Life in a hotel is very interesting to say the least, but what I would like to focus on is the vast difference between "hotel life" water, towels and food verses "home life" water, towels and food. The main difference (from my experience...) is the use of bleach. I was not aware that you can drink, eat (well maybe not eat, but it's part of my story...) and dry off with bleach. Actually that is misleading, but the point is that a lot of bleach is used! One would think that after drinking, eating and drying off with bleach for two months that he/she might be rather dried out, or lacking in moisture, but not me. I have been using our products (because that is just what I do, plus I get them at a discount...) and haven't skipped a beat (or dried out...)! Life on the road, in general,  can be very taxing on your body, but I have noticed that with the regular use of our ReNew Day Moisturizer, and Sweet Almond Lotion after each shower (with a bar of our soap of course!), that my skin doesn't just break off as I am sure that it would had I not used our products. You see, most people do not have to live in hotels to experience "hotel life" in the sense that I am speaking of because it is fairly normal/common to by and use the cheapest bar of soap, the cheapest or latest bottle of lotion and the most advertised face cra..., I mean cream. Lets take care of ourselves better! We only get one shot, and we might as well smell good while we are here, especially if you are around me! Oh, and speaking of smelling good, if you ever feel left out or like no one ever notices you; then you need to try our latest deodorant: Patchouli Earth. We call it a deodorant (because that's what it is...) but it is so much more than that. Personally, I have had people track me down from the other side of restaurants, I have had people walk by me and stop dead in their tracks and wonder what that amazing smell is and many other  great comments. It's no product for the shy, unless you want to go cold turkey with the whole shy thing.

So, in case you are wondering what the "Get Smelly-Daily Routine" is, here you go:
1. Shower with Harmony Acres Soap (or take a bath and enjoy the soap longer).
2. Dry off with a non-bleach (or bleach if you want to, doesn't matter with this routine...) towel.
3. Use q-tips in ears (did I say that? I must have not read the directions, but it sure feels good...)
4. Apply ReNew Day Moisturizer lightly to face.
5. Liberally apply _________ Body Lotion to whole body (works great for bald heads)
6. Spray 2 pumps of Patchouli Earth under arms and 2 over whole body (that's why the bottle says to "get under it")
7. Go about your day! (of coure you need to get dressed, and when you do spray another round of Patchouli Earth over your head again)

Depending on when you read this, you may want to try our routine out immediately... wait until you these products in hand before you do, or you will be greatly disappointed. Luckily for you, all of our products are 25% off right now! And, it's still free shipping for orders over $39... I can't believe this is really happening!!!

          Dale

-Lead Soap Crafter-

  real stuff.  real good.

Who knows?

This is what the rest are up to..
I didn't let him complete the meal,
but he sure was proud!

Well, I have decided to title this blog "Who knows" for some reason. It's just what came to me. I think it has to do with the year ahead of us. Or, it could have to do with the goat-keifer smoothie I'm drinking at 10 pm. Not sure, but hopefully not the latter. Anyhow, this has been a very exciting year for the Emmons family. Our children are getting older, the businesses are growing and we have a very busy schedule ahead of us.  In between juggling school, and learning how to be a man, our oldest son, Keaton (13) has acquired the title "Farm Manager". His duties (which have been self-induced) include planning and preparing everything having to do with vegetables. This includes the CSA commitment and the 4 farmers markets we plan to attend this year.  He absolutely loves it, and is doing a very good job at it.  Skylar, our second oldest (12 in April) is the "Chicken Man". His duties include caring for all of the new meat/egg layer chicks. He is also in charge of the chickens that are currently laying eggs for us now. These jobs really bring out the best in our children, and it is encouraging them to think about what they want to do or be when they are older. Lots of ideas, believe me! The oldest girls are becoming little women and are turning out to be great older sisters and mom's-in-practice. Now, I say all that merely to brag. We are proud parents! As far as Harmony Acres Soap Co. goes; it is rapidly growing. We had our first big show this year. It was a 5 day show in Charlotte, and it went amazingly well! There were some great contacts made and we even made a profit after it was all said and done. Our next big event for the year is Merle Fest. We are super excited about this event, as it draws people from all over the country. If you get a chance, come out and visit, they are planning a great show this year. In June, we head back to Charlotte for 3 days for Taste of Charlotte in the city center. That should be a very exciting event as well! Sometime in October we are supposed to be in Atlanta for a 3 day festival, and another in Columbus (I think) around that same time. During all of this, we still have the Boone and Blowing Rock farmers market, as well as 2 new markets in Winston-Salem. This is going to be very exciting! Of course, we will still attend all of fall festvals, which we thoroughly enjoy and look forward to. The wholesale accounts that we have in the Boone, Valle Crucis and Banner Elk area have more than doubled in the last year, and it's already looking like it should do the same this year! Thanks to all of the awesome individuals at each of those stores that speak so highly of our products! It is very encouraging to hear all of the kind words! Farm life is going quite well here too. Our landlord just gave us access to the rest of the land here, which gives us another 40 acres or so, of very usable land. Needless to say, we are thrilled! To celebrate, we bought our first to steers and are taking the "mob grazing" approach. Already, after only 1 month, we are seeing amazing results in the grass, and the steers. A good friend of ours blessed us with some goats (you can take that however you want to...), really, it was a blessing. The diversity that goats, chickens and cows create, is priceless. We are milking one of the goats, and I know you won't believe me, but the milk taste like Jersey milk. I know, sounds like a fib, but you are welcome to come over and try it for yourself! The other great thing about goats, is they are very good at letting you know where the weak spots in your fencing are. Apparently, we had a lot than I thought. So far, it's under control...we'll see! Last on the list, but probably the most exciting and important, is that we are expecting baby #9 in August. Cory is doing amazing! She has taken a big interest in fitness during pregnancy. It's fun to see her so passionate about this. Wait, last time she was this passionate about something, I ended up being the "soap guy" (which I actually enjoy now). Hopefully, she keeps this one! Not sure if a bunch of pregnant women want a skinny, bearded guy teaching them how to be fit...?  There is sure to more exciting news to come, it just may be a while before we get to share it, who knows!