Hey Punkin!

Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice soaps now available on Etsy!

Made with shea butter, sparkly mica, and Pumpkin Spice with Biscotti fragrance. I am ready for fall!

Deep in the Heart of Texas

Bean Street Market makes its home in the Texas Hill Country, and we love it here! So to show off some of our Texas Pride, we proudly present our Heart of Texas Soaps!

These little soaps have a Texas sized heart right smack dab in the middle of the Lone Star State. And since Tex-Mex is one of our specialties here, we scented them with a Pineapple Peach Cilantro Salsa fragrance.

You can get yours here on Etsy!

Starry Starry Soap

We're gearing up for the holidays! These soaps are embedded with shimmery, sparkly, soapy stars, just the thing for holiday parties and celebrations.

Travel Tuesday- Sedona, Arizona

Sedona is a very interesting little town, tucked away among these red rock formations. The scenery is breathtaking, the red rock set off by the bright blue desert sky.

We drove through Sedona earlier this year and stopped for a few hours- ate at a little deli and shopped a bit before heading on our way. A great way to spend an afternoon!

Shout Out- The Fresh Picked Blog & The Handmade Movement

I found a neat blog the other day- Fresh Picked!

Fresh Picked finds great handmade and vintage products all over the web. Their shop directory features sellers with less than 300 sales, giving new sellers a little boost to get going!

They are also members of the Etsy S.N.E.A.K. Attack team over at The Handmade Movement. They describe the Sneak Attack like this:

"It's a way to support independant artisans who are trying to sell their wares
online. Three days a week at an appointed time, an Etsy shop with few
or no sales is announced. As many people as possible then buy items from
that shop, resulting in a frenzy of surprise business to the unsuspecting
shop!"

Pretty cool, huh? It's also fun to read the Sneak Reports from the shops who have been "attacked" on their blog. They've got an attack planned for Monday, so check it out!

Pomegranate Autumn Leaves Soap

Our newest soap for fall!



These 1-2 ounce soaps are brightly colored in sparkling micas, and scented with a fantastic Pomegranate scent.



They make wonderful guest soaps, and several in a pretty bag would be the perfect hostess gift.

Travel Tuesday- Big Sur

With all the wildfire news, California has been on my mind. My heart & prayers go out to the people who have lost everything, and the firefighters who risk their lives.

This Travel Tuesday takes me to Big Sur- one of my favorite places on earth! This picture in particular captures my imagination...

We took this photo on a trip out there about 3 years ago. Look closely at the little clearing on this cliff. It's difficult to see, but there is a bench set out there, overlooking the water. I don't know who put it there, or who is lucky enough to sit there and watch the sun set every evening, but I must admit, I envy them! What a beautiful place!

Buzzin' Around

We got some super cute little erasers to use as soap embedments this week- here's our first project with them:

I think the bees look great, but we might jazz the soap itself up a bit- making the background layers either a grassy green or sky blue. They're scented with sweet and flowery Grapefruit Lily- good for a bee!

Texas Rainstorms

My husband & I were sitting out on the deck this evening, when we heard a funny noise coming from the neighbor's yard. It sounded like a rainstorm, but it was perfectly dry on our side of the fence.

For about 30 seconds, it continued that way, until finally the rain crossed the fence and reached our yard! That's a Texas rainstorm for you!

And as a bonus to the much needed rain, we got a rainbow, too (over the whole neighborhood this time, unlike the rain...)

Travel Tuesday- White Sands, New Mexico

White Sands National Monument is located in South Central New Mexico.



While you've probably heard of the adjacent Missile Range, White Sands is also a National Park, and is quite beautiful. It covers 275 square miles and is the world's largest gypsum dune field.

It's pretty easy to spend the day playing here- taking a walk along the dunes, digging your toes in, and a lot of the dunes are big enough for sledding! My favorite time to visit is during a full moon, and of course the stars are spectacular out there as well.

It's definitely out of the way, but well worth it!