I'm Alive!

Yes I am alive!  Thanksgiving weekend was AMAZING!  Thank you so much to everyone that placed an order or even just stopped by!  It is truly overwhelming!  I am currently working on orders from the 28th and just one left from the 27th (I'm waiting on the bag!)  That means everything before the 28th has been shipped and is on its way to its new owner!  Whew!

My co-worker isn't doing too much to help!

Just looking handsom as usual!

Ok I have to go back to the lab!  Look for some new products in the next few days and thanks again for all of your support!

Jenni

New Scent Day 2 "Sherlock"

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle(1859-1930) was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He studied to be a doctor at the University of Edinburgh and set up a small practice at Southsea in Hampshire during his 20s. While the practice proved largely unsuccessful, the lack of patients provided him with the opportunity to create possibly the most popular character ever introduced in the history of fiction, Sherlock Holmes.

While at University, Conan Doyle had been greatly influenced by Dr. Joseph Bell, one of his professors. Bell was an expert in the use of deductive reasoning to diagnose disease. Conan Doyle was so impressed that he used these same principles when creating his famous detective.

Sherlock Holmes was introduced in A Study in Scarlet (1887), followed by A Sign of Four in 1890, but didn't really take hold of the public's imagination until Strand magazine, newly founded in 1890, published a series of short stories called "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes." From that point on the public couldn't get enough of Holmes and his always reliable confidant, John H. Watson, a retired military doctor.

Residing in London at 221B Baker Street, Holmes's character and personality set him apart from all others. "Holmes, with his keen sense of observation, his lean face and hooked nose, his long legs, his deerstalker hat, his magnifying glass, and his ever-present pipe. This personality is what caught the reader's imagination." (The Literature of Crime and Detection)

Thank you!

We are currenly on a 3 day production rate.Coming soon: Body Tonic Wash, sugar scrub, & solid lotion bars!  The response to Nevermore Body Company has been overwhelming!  So why should Black Friday only take place on...well....Black Friday! From now until Midnight Sunday November 27th take 10% off any order by using coupon code BlackFriday.  Thank you so much everyone and Happy Thanksgiving!

Introducing "GRIMM"

The True Story of the Real Brothers Grimm

Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm was born in January 4, 1785, in Hanau, Germany. Just over a year later, in February 24, 1786, his little brother Wilhelm Carl Grimm was born. Their father was a lawyer, and they had six more brothers and one sister.

In 1802, Jacob went to university to study law at the University of Marburg. As always, his little brother followed him, and entered law school in 1803. During their university years they began to collect folk and fairy tales. Folklore is stories that have been passed down from parents to children, by word of mouth, but at that time many had not been published in books. The Grimms were especially interested in stories that included Germany and German culture.

Jacob and Wilhelm published their first book of fairy tales – “Children’s and Household Tales” - in 1812. There were 86 folktales. Readers were so happy to see the stories they had been told as children all collected together that the book was a success. In the next volume of “Grimm’s Fairy Tales”, the brothers added 70 more stories. It went on growing like this for six more editions. Finally, the book contained over 200 stories! It is probably the best-known work of German literature. Even if you don’t know the Brothers Grimm, you definitely know a Grimm fairy tale.

If only all brothers were as close as the Brothers Grimm. They were always together – even when Wilhelm married his wife Henriette, Jacob continued to live with them! The Brothers Grimm were both professors and scholars. In fact, Jacob Grimm is considered to be the father of the study of German history. They both taught as professors in Germany’s capitol, at the University of Berlin. They became known throughout Europe as experts on anything to do with folktales, language, and anything German. They were so into books that they both became librarians as well! During their lifetimes they published many more very important books, including “German Mythology”, “Old German Tales”, “The History of the German Language”, and even the German Dictionary.

Grimm fairy tales include stories of kings, magic, and talking animals. Even though the stories are sometimes scary, fairy tales allow us to work through our fears. They often teach us a lesson about moral values, and right and wrong.

Fresh start!

Everyone needs a fresh start if they've had a business or crafting hobby for multiple years. Although my jewelry business has been very good to me, and no I am not quitting it completely, I needed a fresh start. In 2008/2009 my family and I had a storefront close to where we live and we started a bath and body line. At the time it was called Enchanted Wings which was also our shop and jewelry line namesake. The response especially around christmas was unbelievable. Through much thought we have decided to bring it back! I opened the Etsy shop on halloween and have sold out twice! Thank you so much to everyone who has been so supportive! I will do my best to blog regularly. Look for our limited edition scents in the next few days!