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Lorena on December 1st, 2011

Yes, I do sometimes offer these at Craft Markets, but that’s only one day a month. How can you get your lips on some of my HaldeBalm all the other dry, chapped days…? By shopping in person or online ordering of tins and tubes from Wild Iris Books. Good for lips, cuticles, and other dry [...]

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Lorena on December 1st, 2011

The GLAM Craft Show (full list of vendors here) Sunday, Dec. 4 noon – 5pm Villa East, Downtown Gainesville 301 N. Main Street, Gainesville, FL · $3 adults — kids free Parking is available at Villa East, at SunTrust Bank, and along NE 1st Street. Come see, shop locally, shop for the holidays, get something [...]

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Lorena on November 10th, 2011

As part of taking on more responsibility with the Monthly Craft Market, I’ve recently started an off-Facebook blog to showcase photos, interviews with vendors, reviews of previous markets, and information about upcoming ones. Check it out – Gainesville Monthly Craft Market!

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Lorena on October 6th, 2011

Gainesville by Rob Hicks My rating: 5 of 5 stars I was pleasantly surprised by this book, although really I shouldn’t have — they had me at the front cover. I have lived in Gainesville for 32 years and have seen so many changes just in that time, so I love a good history book [...]

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Lorena on September 23rd, 2011

Ice Cream Party!!!

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Lorena on September 13th, 2011

Are you local, near to Melrose, or even live in Melrose or Keystone Heights? Now when you stop by the fabulous artist’s collective and gallery, Shake Rag, you can also pick up some HaldeSoap in their gift shop! $5.50 will get you a good-sized bar (the “grooved bar” design in one of 24 different fragrances. $1.25 will [...]

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Lorena on September 10th, 2011

I’m pleased to say that my current full line of soap available at Wild Iris is also now available online at the Wild Iris Marketplace! Online prices are the same as in-store prices (which are the same as my Etsy prices) and some designs (like the goddess soap) and some fragrances (like the “Wild Iris” [...]

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Lorena on August 28th, 2011

Once again, I had a great time at the Monthly Craft Market. Big thanks to Laura for helping me out, and both LaLa and Lesley for coming by and hanging out and helping too! This month saw a change in that we moved from The Tabernacle to what I hope will be the location forever-and-ever, [...]

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Lorena on August 10th, 2011

Other than the obvious, that is, what with skulls normally containing brains (unless you’re in a zombie movie). I brought a bunch of Skull soap and Brain soap to Wild Iris Books yesterday, getting the jump on my Halloween stock over there. In skull soap there is a selection of Applejack, Candy Corn, Leather, Pumpkin [...]

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Lorena on August 4th, 2011

A couple of weeks ago, I brought a new soap design to Wild Iris Books – And with the exception of a set that I sent off for my friend’s fundraiser, Wild Iris Books is the only place where you’ll find this bar from me. And to make it more enticing, I also brought in [...]

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