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Yep, it's that time again!

20% off your entire order and a free 1.5 ounce bar of soap with orders over $25! (As usual, this does not include shipping charges).

Be sure to check out our new Cold and Hot Process soaps: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6062671§ion_id=6173711

Special runs from Saturday at 5 PM EST thru 6 AM EST Sunday Morning. 20% refund will be issued via paypal after payment is received! If paying by USPS money order, please convo us for a revised invoice.

Art + Yard Sale = Yart!

We are participating in the Yart Sale on Etsy sponsored by Team ESST!

-Sale runs June 10th through June 14th.

-Save 15% on everything in our shop (does not include shipping charges).

-Your refund will be issued via Paypal after payment is received! If paying by USPS money order, please convo us for a revised invoice.

Soap of the Day ~ Monday, May 18

The Heartsabustin Natural Goat's Milk and Glycerin Soap!

A sparkly blood red top layer in natural glycerin soap over a creamy white layer of natural goat's milk soap in the delicious scent of Strawberry Cream!



Our embodiment of Heartsabustin is bright, fruity, and delicious...and of course in the shape of a heart! Today it is 25% off, only $3.75.

Visit Heartsabustin at http://www.heartsabustin.etsy.com!

~~~~~~~~~~SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL~~~~~~~~~~

Take 25% off EVERYTHING in both shops (does not include shipping): http://heathenshearth.etsy.com and http://littleheathens.etsy.com and receive a free 1.5 ounce soap with your purchase!

Special runs from Saturday at 5 PM EST thru 6 AM EST Sunday Morning.

25% refund will be issued via paypal after payment is received! If paying by USPS money order, please convo us for a revised invoice.

Soap of the Day ~ Lavender Natural Goat's Milk

Friday, May 15, 2009 Soap Of The Day is Lavender Natural Goat's Milk Soap!


Delicately colored and scented with soothing lavender essential oil for a relaxing and soothing bathing experience.

















Save 25% on this soap. The listing is already at sale price, so no waiting for a refund....just grab and buy!


Wanna try a smaller version of it? Here is our 1.5 ounce bar that is only $2.

Soap of the Day ~ Thursday, May 14

Thursday, May 14, 2009 Soap Of The Day is Tuscan Melon & Apricot Natural Glycerin Soap!

The rich sweet taste of Tuscan melons paired with fresh apricot and a hint of honey with added apricot seeds for gentle exfoliation. This soap will take you away to sweet summer under a warm Tuscan sun!

Save 25% on this soap. The listing is already at sale price, so no waiting for a refund....just grab and buy!

Soap of the Day ~ Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Wednesday, May 13, 2009 Soap Of The Day is Pink Sugar Type Natural Goat's Milk Soap. This soap is a fruity blend of cotton candy, lemon drops, caramel and raspberry jam and a hint of musk....a delicious and delectable treat!

Save 25% on this soap. The listing is already at sale price, so no waiting for a refund....just grab and buy!

Teakwood - Tuesday, May 12 Soap of the Day!

Tuesday, May 12, 2009 Soap Of The Day is Teakwood Natural Goat's Milk Soap!

A blend of Teakwood, Sandalwood, Cedar, Vanilla...this is a sweet yet earthy and exotic scent that is perfect for men or women.

Save 25% on this soap...it's only $3.75. The listing is already at sale price, so no waiting for a refund....just grab and buy!

Soap of the Day ~ Saturday, May 9, 2009

Friday, May 8, 2009 Soap Of The Day is Rice Petals and Shea Natural Goat's Milk Soap. This soap is so soft and delicate. This soul-soothing fragrance has top notes of ozony sea water, crushed ginger root, and anise leaves. Middle notes of coconut milk and rice flower; and sits on base notes of amber, musk, and sandalwood.

Save 25% on this soap. The listing is already at sale price, so no waiting for a refund....just grab and buy!

Soap of the Day

Starting today, we have a new feature in our Etsy Shop! Every day we will be featuring a different soap at 25% off. The listing will already be at sale price, so no waiting for a refund...just grab and buy!

Friday, May 8, 2009 Soap Of The Day is Oatmeal, Milk & Honey Natural Goat's Milk Soap.











This double layer soap is as adorable as it is moisturizing! The top layer is a mixture of goat's milk base and honey while the bottom layer includes not only goat's milk and honey, but ground oatmeal and a touch of molasses.

Star Wars Day Sale!

In honor of Darth and Luke, CP30 and R2-D2, Leia and of course my favorite, Han Solo, Little Heathens is throwing a Star Wars Day Sale!

Everything in the shop is 25% off (shipping not included) and your refund will be reimbursed via paypal after payment is received!

There's lots to choose from (click on the pics to take you to the listing)!

Bubble Bath/Body Wash/Shampoo - 3-in-1! This listing is for BubbleGum scented, but we can do it in any of our fragrances!






















Cookies and Cream Natural Goats Milk Soap!


















Oh Baby! Butt Balm






















Lavender & Chamomile Soothing All Natural Baby Oil





















So remember, on this day, May The Fourth Be With You...and save 1/4 for your Little Heathens!

The SOOOO Close Free Shipping Sale!

We are 12 items away from 1,000 total items sold in our shop, Heathen's Hearth ...so to get the ball rolling at get to that 1,000th sale, we are offering free shipping in the US/Canada!

All shipping charges will be refunded via paypal at the time of purchase!

Take advantage of it to get some of our new summer must haves:

Strawberry Banana Lip Balm

Cucumber Mint Natural Soap

White Tea Sugar Scrub

Lavender All Natural Soap

sale, Sale, SALE!

Yeah, the came out about a week ago, but we are having an Introductory Sale for our Perfume Oils.

We've marked them down 20% from $15 to $12 from now until next Monday so get them while the gettin is good!

Check them out! Right now you can choose from:

• The Morrigan
• Eden
• Eden Lost
• Stormy Seas
• Sandalwood
• Euphoria
• Fleur Noir
• Sang Noir
• Beowulf

FREE SHIPPING!

Yes, we love you. And because of that, we are giving you free shipping on everything in our shop http://heathenshearth.etsy.com (for US and Canadian destinations)!

Whether you spend $2.00 or $200.00 (c'mon, you know you wanna spend $200), you won't pay anything to have your fantabulous smell goods shipped directly to your door!

Been eyeing some goat's milk soap or glycerin soap? Been scoping out the sugar scrubs? Licking your lips in anticipation of our lip balms? Brooding over the Body Oils? Panting over the new perfume oils? Now's the time to get it all!

Take advantage of it now...the length of the sale is yet to be determined!

All shipping charges will be refunded immediately via paypal.

Don't forget to check out our other shop http://littleheathens.etsy.com for more free shipping!

The War Is Almost Over

2 hours and 55 minutes to go and I am losing. I held onto the lead for so long and now I fall behind *cries*. I won't say that she cheated (almost borderline), but she plays dirty...so I will too!

(clicking the pics takes you to the listings)

Oh Pink Sugar, why hast thou failed me?! Must I really make Amy breakfast in bed?! Can't you pull through for me?!

Well...there is still time...stock up on your Pink Sugar while it's 25% off!

SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL!!!

10% off your total purchase of $10 or more and a free lip balm in your choice of flavor for every $10 spent!

Choose from Devil's Chocolate Food Cake, Peppermint Frosting, Peppermint, Pomegranate Vanilla, Chocolate Mint, Hazelnut Vanilla. We will refund your 10% via paypal upon receipt!

Sale good from Saturday, March 7 at 5 PM EST through Sunday, March 8 at 6 AM EST.

Don't forget our scents of the week! Creme Brulee and Oatmeal Milk & Honey....tonight you can get up to 30% off of those!

So here's something new we're trying...You'll like it!

A weekly sale! Each week we will choose two different scents and everything in our shop with those scents will be 20% off!

Each week we will choose one of our most popular, best selling scents and one of our newer, lesser known scents...that way, you can get your old stand-by....AND step outta the box and grab a newbie!

The prices on the items have already been reduced....what could be better or easier?!

So, today, March 4th through Tuesday, March 10th save 20% on the following:















Oatmeal, Milk & Honey Natural Goat's Milk Soap
Oatmeal, Milk & Honey Whipped Body Frosting - 3 ounce
Oatmeal, Milk & Honey Whipped Body Frosting - 6 ounce
Oatmeal, Milk & Honey Sugar Scrub- 4 ounce
Oatmeal, Milk & Honey Sugar Scrub- 8 ounce











Creme Brulee Natural Goat's Milk Soap
Creme Brulee Whipped Body Frosting - 3 ounce
Creme Brulee Whipped Body Frosting - 6 ounce
Creme Brulee Sugar Scrub - 4 ounce
Creme Brulee Sugar Scrub - 8 ounce

A little more math...

just in case your head wasn't spinning from the last post...lol

Our first month of business, we sold .37 items per day.
Our second month in business we sold .66 items per day.
Our third month in business we sold .43 items per day.

4th - 4.13 items per day (it was november... holiday shoppers abound)
5th - 6.9 items per day (it was december... more holiday shoppers)
6th - 2.5 items per day....

Obviously this isn't enough information to extrapolate accurately how quickly we'll grow as a business... that's going to depend on too many outside factors (like, are we really in another "Great Depression", because, contrary to some peoples opinions, what we sell can be considered a luxury item).

But lets say for the sake of argument...that every 6 months the number of sales we have per day will grow 7 times.

we started out making .37 items per day. After 6 months we should be selling 2.59 items per day (that's fairly accurate as it goes, since I rounded up from 6.57 to 7)

12 months = 18 items per day
18 months = 126 items per day

Nifty. i didn't even plan that... lol. but according to that, if we maintain a steady growth over the next 12 months, by sometime next year we should be making enough sales to open a retail shop...almost exactly... since the previous posts calculations put us at needing 126 sales per day in order to hire people to work in our shop. :-)

Obviously, I don't think it will work that way, because I'm sure there will be slow periods in there, and definately some periods of tapering off, where we hit plateaues (how the hell do you spell that?!?) and level off on the number of new customers we gain. But it gives me something to work with plan wise.

When I take into consideration that I can't really plan anything until we know where we're moving to after The Hubby retires...which is at least 3 years from now... 30 months into this little business venture.

So according to the math, 18 months is what we need. According to life, I'll plan on 36 months.

So my new goal is to open a retail store front by no later than August of 2011... :-D

happy sales ya'll

Retail Sales and living expenses

So I was curious about things tonight. I should never get curious. On nights like tonight its bound to affect my sense of self. But I do. I digress.

I went looking at the cost of retail shops. Average cost around Suffolk, Va $14 a square foot, per year - at least so far as I can tell that's what it was looking like - and we're looking at 500sq foot space (which, by the way, doesn't exist in Suffolk, they start at 1200 sq ft, but I digress again). Doesn't sound too bad does it?

That's only 21k a year in rent. Which works out to $1750 a month. Add in half that amount again to cover electricity, gas, property taxes and such, and we're at $2625 a month.

Factor in a good salary, for both of us, say... $20 an hour = $40 per hour x 48 hours a week x 4 weeks per month = $7680

Decent pay for the hired help (I refuse to pay anyone the laughable minimum wage) = $8.00 an hour x 20 hours per week x 4 weeks = $640

Right there we're at a monthly expense of $10,945

Making approximately $6.60 per item (average of all items across the board deducting for supply costs - this is a fairly high estimate)....

that means we'd need to sell a minimum of 1659 items, just to make ends meet.

This of course, does not include annual tax fees, business licensing fees, inspections, permits, advertising, signage, store appliances, storage, shelving, displays, or anything of the sort. We're talking ballpark figures though... so lets say that adds another... oh... $1000 a month..its a nice round number.

To cover those miscellaneous things, we'd need to sell another 152 items per month.

So we're up to 1811 items per month...

and we haven't even covered profit for expansion or whatever else companies use profit for... (what do companies use profit for besides company expansion... lol)

So lets say... we want to make... oh... $500 a month in profit to reinvest in the business...its another nice round number.

that's another 76 items.

1887 items per month. 63 items per day.

This is how much we'd have to sell to make our little "at home" business into a profitable venture that would allow for expansion.

at 126 items per day, we could officially hire people to work in the store, leaving us to creating things and cutting back our hours to something resembling "normal" working hours.

Fun huh?

The Wonders of Networking

First up, its all about networking and word of mouth.

Amy contacted someone in our local Freecycle list because she is giving away a bag full of packing peanuts, and she has asked for samples of our soap, so we took her some samples of Cucumber Mint soap and lotion. She emailed Amy back raving about it and said that we'd be seeing her around the holidays. :)

Amy is also planning on taking some samples and business cards with her next week and for J to take to work with him. T has taken some and gotten a few orders from his minions at work, who are also spreading the word to their girlfriends, etc.

In the meantime we've been getting rave reviews from people who have already purchased the soap, including these:

--I wanted to say that I LOVE your soaps! My skin is no longer dry and itchy after baths and showers and I've even stopped using lotion afterwards daily. [My kids] who are even more prone to dry skin than me (the ones with eczema) have been using it and I see a big difference there too. Plus they smell like thin mint cookies when they're done and they like that. I'll definitely be a repeat customer. And now that I see you have bath salts up, I'll be ordering sooner rather than later. - Aylwyn

--This soap is pretty awesome. The dragon's blood scent isn't overwhelming like some dragon's blood products I've used. It also looks nice and makes my skin soft. - Pinkcaffiene

--This, too, is awesome. I've used some sandalwood products made by other people that really overwhelm me with the smell, this is not that way, just right. As with the others, it made my skin really soft, rinsed off cleanly and.. well, cleaned. Good stuff. - Pinkcaffiene

--Suds up awesomely. Definately softened the skin. - Pearls

--These are amazing soaps, that last a long time. There's nothing like Lavender mint to wake you up in the morning, and cinnamon nutmeg to put you to sleep. - Mohnkern

I won't mention my receptionist who after using the Pomegranate Vanilla soap forced me to feel how soft her skin is....she says she's our #1 fan. #1! LOL.

Yay for good reviews.

We also have a couple of sales going on at Etsy including:

A Labor Day Special on our Basic Gift Set (1 bar soap, 1 8oz lotion, 1 9oz bath salt) at $16.50, over 25% off our regular price of $22.50.

And we also have special on bar soaps, through Etsy only, Buy 5 regularly priced bars, get 1 free.

As well, we've decided to start phasing out our summertime scents (Citrus Amber, Strawberry Vanilla, Orange Cream, Lemon Cream, Tea Tree and Chamomile, Cucumber Mint, and Ocean Breeze), and those (soaps only) are currently on sale for $3 a bar while supplies last.

In the works currently, are final plans and purchases so that we can begin to create our larger gift baskets, including Smoothing Sugar Scrub, All Natural Un-Beatable Body Butter, Luscious Lip Balms (also all natural), and Ultra Moisturizing Bath Bombs. We will be getting them started soon, so that we can be ready for craft shows in the fall and ready for shipping to customers who order online.

We're also offering Gift Shipping, so that anyone who wants to order and save postage by not having to mail things twice, can tell us who to send the gift to, and we'll mail the package directly to the gift recipient. We'll include a gift copy of the invoice (no prices included) and a gift card with the purchaser's requested greeting in the gift package, and email the actual invoice to the person purchasing the order. All that will be required is that each gift shipped will pay the full shipping price and no multiple purchase discounts can be applied to shipping. Wrapping the gift (inside the box) can also be included for a small additional fee. All in all things seem to be going pretty well for a brand new business.

And remember, if you have a special request, just ask...we're pretty flexible!