Monday, March 9, 2009

Giving Life To Old Formulations

Hey Y'all!

I hope this post finds you doing well! The weekend was absolutely beautiful and staying indoors was not an option. I hope your skies were bright and you had a relaxing couple of days.

Over the weekend, I worked in the yard taking in the sunshine and blue skies. Gardening totally relaxes me and some of my most creative ideas come from working in the yard.

I have decided to give new life to old bath and body formulations. Cruelty-free and vegan creations that didn't make it to the solitude of my shop are about to get a new lease on life! For whatever reason the formulations were never put to the test, I am looking forward to working on them again with a fresh eye and a wide selection of fabulous ingredients at my disposal.

So, y'all please keep your eyes peeled for the unveiling of new formulations and thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!!


Creator Extraordinaire
Cactus & Ivy

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Cactus & Ivy In The News

Hey Y'all!!

I hope this post finds you doing well. 2009 has proven to be a fabulous year in the opportunities of publicity!


Michael Benning with WLTX TV contacted me on Friday afternoon requesting to do a story on Cactus & Ivy. I said yes, of course and when would you like to come out? Ummm, this afternoon around 6pm, how's that for you? he said.

WOW!! Talk about a mad dash to make myself presentable! Here's the video from my story and my television debut!



Woo-hoo y'all!! Hope you enjoyed my 15 minutes of fame. Technically not 15 minutes, that's just how the saying goes. How stoked am I right now? I'm so excited I'm crawling out of my skin!

Thanks for stopping by y'all and have a great day! Mine has been absolutely, positively fantabulous!


Creator Extraordinaire
Cactus & Ivy

Friday, March 6, 2009

Beauty on Alltop - The Southern Accent is There!

Hey Y'all!!

I hope this post finds you doing well. Cactus & Ivy made the beauty listing on Alltop!! Woo-hoo!! For those of you not familiar with Alltop, let me enlighten you.

As their site states, Alltop "is an online magazine rack of popular topics". The stories listed on Alltop are updated every hour. You can find information from beauty to movies to jobs. Anything and everything you can imagine, right there at your finger tips.

Featured in Alltop

You can search Alltop by category, name or go through the alphabet until you find what it is you are looking for. If for some reason your search turns up empty handed and you feel they have missed the boat on covering a particular topic, then suggest one here.

While The Southern Accent has only been part of the Alltop family for less than a day, I can tell you their response time is pretty darn quick and the folks are good as gold. To people in the South, that means they ROCK!

So, mosey on over to Alltop and give it a whirl!! Thanks for stopping by y'all and have a great day and a fantabulous weekend.


Creator Extraordinaire
Cactus & Ivy

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Custom Blending

Hey Y'all!

I hope this post finds you doing well! What is Custom Blending? Cactus & Ivy offers the option for our wholesale clients to have cruelty free and vegan products created especially for their business.

Custom blends are created based on botanicals, scents, and other raw materials indigenous to the clients area. We also create from a particular theme, scent and botanical of the clients choosing.

Once the formalities are handled, research begins on the various oils, plants, trees, flowers and scents that are indigenous to your area or theme. Custom blended products will never be marketed to another client, even though Cactus & Ivy maintains ownership of the formulation.

Cactus & Ivy can create custom blends for use in Retail, Professional, In-Room Amenities, Bath Butler, Sales/Marketing and the possibilities are endless. For more information, please complete the request form here.

Thanks for stopping by y'all and have a great day!!


Creator Extraordinaire
Cactus & Ivy