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Mrs. D's Homestead

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Welcome to Mrs. D's store. We're moving all our gift baskets and one of a kind items over to our Etsy store: www.mrsdshomestead.etsy.com, but you can still get our great soaps and lotions singly or in bulk here!

FREE shipping on orders over $25.00 (continental U.S.)!! This is for soap and lotion/lip butter orders only. Baskets and other products will be charged regular shipping rates.

VOLUME DISCOUNT!! Orders $40.00 or more on soap and lotion bars only, $4 per bar and FREE SHIPPING! Please email your order to: mrsdshomestead@gmail.com with "soap order" in the subject line.

Priority Shipping available - Just make sure to mention you prefer priority or UPS shipping in the comments section of your order and we will email you a quote - you reply that you accept or prefer regular shipping.

Marvelous Mabel, the dancing Jersey milk cow, is still providing her lucious milk as the main ingredient in Maryruth Monahan's Jersey Cream soaps, available in our store. Maryruth's Castile and Vegan soaps are also available. Come on in and check out all our homespun treats. Here is Mabel dressed up for us in her royal tiara.

Fresh milk soap $6.00

Made with fresh, whole milk, honey, olive oil, palm oil and essential oils. Average 3 oz. bars, slight variations in color cream to brown.

Lavender and Tea tree - goat's milk

popular old-time fragrance with the spice of tea tree oil.

Lavender - goat's milk

like sheets dried in the sun on a summer day. out of stock

Jasmine Rose - goat's milk

exotic jasmine and romantic rose with creamy goat's milk and raw honey. Spa treatment in a bar. (of soap!)

Serenity - soothing, relaxing floral and citrus scents, accented with patchouli. out of stock

Sweet Summer Soap - goat's milk

repulsive - to bugs! Lemongrass, eucalyptus, rosemary, tea tree and other people pleasing, bug repelling scents.

Oatmeal - jersey milk

skin soothing oatmeal.

Jersey Cream Soap - jersey milk

Plain unscented silky smooth creamy jersey milk soap. Great for sensitive skin. out of stock

Coconut Castille Soap -

NO MILK OR ANIMAL PRODUCTS. Just pure vegan oils, including palm oil and olive oil. Makes a great shampoo!

Vanilla Castille -

same as coconut castille only with a yummy vanilla fragrance.

out of stock

Tea Tree Castille -

our wonderful cococut castille with healing Tea Tree oil. out of stock

Mudbath Soap - Goat's milk

Mmm...Chocolatey, almondy indulgence. Nuff said.

Snorky Bars - named for Maryruth's favorite pug, these all natural soaps are gentle for bathing your favorite pet.

Soap 'n' Lotion Bags - $1.00

Put your soap ends in the bag and continue lathering 'til it's all used up!

Or use it to carry your lotion bar. Or your iPod!

Homestead Lotion Bars $6.00

dry, chapped hands love 'em. made with amazing, pure, rejuvenating african shea butter, cold pressed olive oil and right-from-the-beekeeper beeswax. Average 2 oz. bars.

What is a Lotion Bar? Pure and simple, it's lotion in a bar. Just rub it between your hands, then apply as desired to hands, face, feet, body...for tough dirt, auto grease, makeup remover - rub in and let set a few minutes, then wash with one of our fabulous soaps, viola! Then rub some in to moisturize.

Chocolate Truffle

Layer over our Mudbath Soap - is there such a thing as too much chocolate?

Lavender and Tea Tree

Popular with our customers with acne prone/oily skin; lavender and tea tree essential oils are reputed to be antiseptic and antifungal.

Sweet Summer Lotion bars

Use alone or layer over our Bug Soap. New improved formula includes citronella essential oil and other essential oils for bug repellency without DEET or other harsh chemicals.

Jasmine Rose Lotion Bar

Exotic mix of rose and jasmine. Rose essential oil is especially good for dry skin.

Serenity Lotion Bar

Relaxing combination of citrus, floral and patchouli essential oils. Inhale deeply and release your anxieties. out of stock

Unscented Lotion Bars

Soothing and healing protection for those with sensitive skin. Contains only shea butter, pure cold-pressed olive oil and beeswax. The pleasant honey aroma is from the fresh beeswax.

L-l-lucious lip butters $2

Same healing, soothing shea butter, olive oil and beeswax as our lotion bars, only in a handy little tube.

unflavored

vanilla

chocolate truffle

tea tree

Beeswax Candles

Now offering scented candles in handy tins;)

Hand-dipped tapers - 6 inch - $2.00

Chunky Votives - $2.00

Please specify fragrance in comments section of order form until we get our buttons up.

Candles in Tins - $6.00

out of stock

Our pure beeswax candles are now being packaged in 4oz. deep tins with lids. They burn for over 11 hours and come in all our fragrances. Please specify in comments section of order form until we get our buttons up.

Candle Holders - but don't limit it to just candles...these recycled, handpainted glass beer, wine, soda and water bottles are limited only by your imagination. Collected, cut and painted by a local artisan, they come in small, medium and large sizes and are also available with our pure beeswax candles already poured into them.

small brown votive holder - $2

small brown votive with candle - $4

med. green votive holder - $3

med. green votive with candle - $6

med. blue votive holder - $3

med. blue votive with candle - $6

large clear candle holder - $4

large clear holder with candle - $8

large green candle holder - $4

large green holder with candle - $8

Pet Rocks - exquisitely detailed, handpainted rocks by local artisan. Specializing in all kinds of critters, from amphibians to pugs. Specify your preference in comments section of order form.

Small Pet Rock approx. 2"x2" - $5

Medium Pet Rock approx. 2-1/2"x3-1/2" - $7

Large Pet Rock approx 4"x4-1/2" - $12.50

Gift Baskets and Bags

please specify color and fragrance preferences, etc. and whether you prefer gift basket or gift bag, in remarks/comments section of order form.

Basic Treats $17.95

Includes one each: Fresh Milk Soap, Homestead Lotion Bar, L-l-lucious Lip Butter, Soap 'n' Lotion Bag and votive candle nestled together in a cute little basket.

Homesteader Treats - Large $27.50

All the basics plus a large handcrafted hot/cold pad presented in an attractive gift basket.

Horseshoe Treats $25.95

All the basics plus a handcrafted horseshoe neck hot/cold pad all inside a very nice gift basket.

Boo-Boo Treats $22.50

All the basics plus a handcrafted boo-boo bag hot/cold pad all snuggled up in a cozy gift basket.

Handcrafted Hot/Cold Pads

Individually hand sewn pads, hand filled with natural heat/cold retaining rice or corn. Heat in microwave approximately 3 minutes for heating pad; freeze for cold pack. Covers available in various calico prints.

Homesteader's heating pad $10.00