Author Archives: faeriemade

About faeriemade

Faerie Made is a woman-owned business located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Come experience our artisan natural soaps, body care and botanical perfumes. Life is short, live it to the fullest. I do!

Guiltin’ on a Sunday

It’s Sunday and I really prefer to make this day my day of sloth. Pretty much my entire adult life, I’ve had a goal to make Sundays my day off of work. I sometimes may take another day, but I … Continue reading

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Seasonal changes and dry skin

Here it is September 19th and I’m already feeling the effects of fall climate. The temperature definitely has changed. This summer was record breaking heat all over and I was not immune to that. I’ve always been in a bit … Continue reading

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Making Business Decisions & Silver Linings

I know a lot of you think I just hang out with dogs, cook awesome food and obsess over plants. But I also have a business too! I make soaps, body care, perfumes … Okay, I am aware you all … Continue reading

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It’s Our Birthday! 9 Years!

It’s our birthday! Yep, Faerie Made is 9 years old this month. Huzzah Hooray! It’s been a wonderful 9 years as I’ve watched my baby evolve and grow. It’s been a fluid evolution, meandering at a rate which has allowed … Continue reading

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Why do I Blog?

Recently I helped someone set up a blog for writing. He bought a domain name for it and he’s settled on blogger to use. He’s always expressed an interest in writing and has hand written things, but I’ve advocated blogging … Continue reading

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Making a list and keeping to it

Every morning before I get up I make a list of what I would like to accomplish that day. I don’t often write down the list, I do write down the lists I make when I’m working, but it does … Continue reading

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Ice Cream so GOOD You’ll Scream!

So my daughter’s birthday has come and gone. When I asked her what she wanted for her birthday, her response was not for presents, because she has plenty of “stuff”, but for memories. She wanted her special people to spend … Continue reading

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Too Many Books Can Be A Good Thing!?!

I’ve always been an avid reader. I mean always. Ask my sister. Ask my parents. Ask anyone. I don’t go to sleep at night unless I have read something for pleasure. My mother told me when I was a  baby … Continue reading

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Spam Comments Left on my Blog

Sometimes I peruse my spam file on my blog so I can check and see if something REAL got trapped there. Usually not. In fact, I’ve noticed a lot of comments regarding my blog posts are mentioned when I link … Continue reading

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Yet Another Pet Food Recall from China Making Me Think

Yesterday, I saw a post on Facebook regarding a concern that chicken jerky made in China for dogs are causing illness (Fanconi symptoms which are kidney related) in Canadian dogs. I dug a bit deeper and saw the same concern … Continue reading

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