Pumpkin Butt is in another Etsy Treasury!

We're still feeling the Pumpkin Butt love and running low on product again. Who would have thunk it?? We're getting wholesale orders for the stuff like crazy!!!!

Pumpkin Butt Lip Balm Lands on the Front Page of Etsy!

Well, Pumpkin Butt landed on the front page of etsy.com on Saturday, Sept. 12th for about a half hour until someone purchased the listing. Then, alas, our 30 minutes of fame was up. Everyone so far who has smelled the balm really likes it!!

Nobody gets in to see The Wiz...

I lived in Nassau County outside of Queens on Long Island for a couple years back in the late 90s. I have a quirky best friend who is a big fan of The Wiz. I surprised her when she visited me out there once. I found a way, way, way off Broadway (community theatre production) in Far Rockaway of The Wiz. What a hoot. We sat in the audience singing along to most of the songs. So, I'm tickled to have my Wicked Witch of the West fabric print featured in this Treasury. Thank you LeeBeads!

Tooth Fairies and Toofy Doodles

Well, we were driving to the park when my six year old son loudly proclaimed that his wiggly tooth fell out! He held it up proudly and quickly showed me his bloody stumped pearl and then, just as fast, popped it back in his mouth again.

"No! Don't put it back in your mouth!! It's not candy!!!" Said I. I could just envision the hysteria that would ensue if the tooth was accidentally swallowed. This tooth fairy isn't dumpster diving into poop piles in search of a tooth that is about the size of an eighth of a tic tac.

"I can't believe I lost a tooth!" He just kept repeating it and giggling. Like it was a rite of passage into first grade. This is the third tooth he's lost now. He lost the first two teeth about a year ago, not long after he started kindergarten. He can't wait to tell the kids in his class tomorrow at school and proudly display his new gap. The innocence of the moment was quickly squelched when he asked if we could stop off at the McDonald's (right next to the park) to get an apple juice box so he could drink the juice and hopefully counteract the taste of blood in his mouth. He's such a little man.

We carefully brought the tooth home. (I knew if we dropped it, we would never find it) My gosh, it's the dinkiest little toofy-doodle. That's what we call teeth around here. Well, that's what I call teeth around here. Toofy-doodles. He placed the little gem in a ziploc baggie. Somehow the tooth did make it to its final resting place under his pillow. I checked just a few minutes ago and made the switch. A crumpled up dollar bill now has a new home under his pillow.

I'm sure in the morning I will hear all about the big plans he has in spending that dollar. New match box car, no doubt.

Marie Antoinette Lavender Salve

This is my new Marie Antoinette lavender salve. Lots of lavender essential oil for dry, rough, cracked skin. Soothing to the skin and soul!

Pumpkin Butt is in a treasury on Etsy!

Thank you GoldenNeedleCreation for showing some Pumpkin Butt love!!! This treasury was recently posted on etsy!!!

New Halloween Lip Balms by Vintage Bella Body

Well, there's a story behind the new 'Pumpkin Butt' Lip Balm. A couple weeks ago, I moseyed on into the Vintage Bella Body Lip Balm Lab and was overpowered not by the usual confectionery or fruity scents, but by the smell of, well, OK......I wandered in and asked "why does this room smell like a**?" (rhymes with crass) I was informed that the smell was our new Halloween lip balm scent of pumpkin pie spices. My response was, well, "We can't sell that..... it smells like the back end of a used toilet paper roll!!!!" The balms had already been poured into tubes. So what was I to do?

I told the story to a couple of friends and they thought the scent was hysterical. In fact, not only did they think I should still market and sell this obnoxious scent, but they each wanted a dozen or so, to hand out to the losers that cross their paths. One of my good friends responded with: "I want to gift them to all the butt heads that enter my life. For example, the annoying person in wal-mart check out, the rude person at the gas station who sits and eats their lunch at the pump or how about that person who doesn't read your ebay listing descriptions."

So, we bring you - PUMPKIN BUTT Lip Balm! Let all the buttheads moisten their (pumpkin) pie holes!!!! I have to be honest, once the lip balms cooled down, the scent no longer smelled like the sludge from the bottom of an outhouse. The scent is kind of a rugged, nutty, spicy, pumpkin pie kind of scent. Not for the faint of heart! I dare you to try it!!!

**Disclaimer** No pumpkins or butts were harmed when making this product.

Halloween Pendants

My good friend, Sharon, made these wonderful pendants. Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year! Aren't these adorable?! She makes the best stuff! Check out her store: www.HaberHeartwork.etsy.com

Vintage Crochet Toys

Years back I went to a great estate sale with belongings of a wealthy couple in Michigan who had done a lot of traveling in their younger years. I found these darling little crochet toys - both babies with butterfly wings and babies in baskets. I have an original box that would contain 12 of these little cuties. And I have another set of 12 without the box. These were made in Shanghai, China before everything was made in China. I'm going to go and list these in my etsy store! www.vintagebella.etsy.com

Etsy Treasuries

Well, it's September 1st and we're off to a good start in the treasury department at etsy.com. We've been featured in 2 treasuries today! Many thanks to JackWabbitPrimitives and SecretMe for choosing Vintage Bella Products!