Cyber Monday Craziness!!

Ok, I know what you are thinking....another sale? YES!


Our Black Friday sale went so well that we are in a frenzy, busily creating and packaging items to mail. We could NOT pass up on a huge Cyber Monday event too! This sale will now officially be our biggest sale ever! 50% off!! Yep, I said that right. Fifty percent off!! We will not be running a sale like this until Thanksgiving weekend next year :) So now is your chance to grab some great gifts and don't forget to pamper yourself too. Happy shopping! 


Our expertise are Handmade soaps, perfumes, sugar scrubs, lip balms, shampoo bars & more! 


Please visit our shop for many more wonderful items: Symbolic Imports etsy storefront

Pink Hydra - Shampoo & Soap Bar

Cranberry Bliss Perfume Oil

Black Friday Weekend Sale 42% off

Please come join us and celebrate our biggest sale yet! 


Our 42% OFF BLACK FRIDAY SALE Starts 12:00 a.m. EST Friday. Coupon: BLACKFRIDAY, Also for every $30 or more spent before shipping, a free perfume oil of your choice will be included with your order. (Cannot be combined with any other offer, excludes soap favors & gift certificates.)


We specialize in handmade soaps, scrubs, perfumes, lip balms and more! Many enticing and wonderful scents to choose from. 

Holiday Sleigh Ride - Handmade Soap 

Roll On Perfume - Coconut Lime  

Activated Charcoal - Detox Soap

Stop by the shop for these great deals and specials, a great way to stock up on some of your favorite products.
Click here to go to our Etsy store
Happy Shopping :)

1000th Sale!

I would like to take this time to say a BIG Thank you to all of my customers! We recently hit our 1000th sale!! We could not have done it without our wonderful customers, you are greatly appreciated!

To show our appreciation, please stop by the shop anytime between now and November 18th to receive a FREE Gift with every order ($6 value). Just leave me a note at checkout so I can include your free gift :)

Click here to get to our shop: Symbolic Imports

Thank you so very much! Here's to the next 1000 sales!! :)

❤

Angel

Treasure Hunt

Promotional Frenzy November Treasure Hunt Event!

The Hunt is On!!!!

Huge November sales event from the Promotional Frenzy Team on etsy. There are many shops participating in this Frenzy of a sale! There are various discounts, sales and specials, percentages off, BOGO's, FREE shipping, and many more deals!! This is a great way to stock up on Holiday gifts and SAVE!! 

What you will be looking for in one listing of each shop is this photo below:

Once you've found the "treasured" item you will find your discount and how to redeem it. 

Have fun finding all these treasures :)

List of shops participating:

1. Trinkets N Whatnots - www.galla15.etsy.com
Handmade Button, Crystal and Pearl Jewelry

2. Sewinggranny - www.etsy.com/shop/sewinggranny
Sewn items - baby, kitchen, home decor, holiday

3. CalliopeAZCreations - www.calliopeazcreations.etsy.com
Handmade Jewelry, Medicine Stones, Decorated Feathers

4. jQ jewelry designs - www.jQjewelrydesigns.etsy.com
Gemstone Jewelry that is Classic ... with an Edge

5. KrystalsJewelry - www.krystalsjewelry.etsy.com
Intricate Handmade Jewelry of all styles for all tastes

6. rooee - www.rooee.etsy.com
Quilts & quilted things, cloth dolls, fabric postcards

7. PaintedMemoriesByRos.etsy.com
Fine Art Note Cards and Prints

8. Peelirohini.etsy.com
Colorful and Unique Sterling silver , Gold fill Jewelry with Genuine Gemstones and/or Polymer Clay

9. www.etsy.com/shop/SunnyCrystals
Crystal Tumblestones, Natural Gemtone Jewellery & Decoupage Cards plus a bit of Vintage Jewellery

10. Symbolic Imports - www.SymbolicImports.etsy.com
Handmade Bath & Body - Lip balms, Sugar Scrubs, Handmade Soaps, Perfumes & more!

11. Beautifulswagstore - www.etsy.com/shop/beautifulswagstore
hair accessories, dog toys, baby gift sets, home decor, gift wrapping

12. Bijibijoux- www.etsy.com/shop/bijibijoux
Handmade jewelry/ beads/ supplies -

13. Newcreationz - www.etsy.com/shop/NewCreatioNZ
Fine art and photography craft

14. BountyOfBeads - www.etsy.com/shop/bountyofbeads
Handmade Bead Dangle Drop Charm Sets and Trinity Brass Findings
Jewelry Making Supplies

15. Fair Lady Boutique - www.etsy.com/shop/fairladyboutique
A Beading Boutique with vintage beads + components, Czech glass, gemstones, and custom made bead mixes

16. HollysFollyGlass - www.etsy.com/shop/HollysFollyGlass
Fine and fun Lampwork Glass Beads by artist Holly Dare.

17. Glitterbird Glass - www.etsy.com/shop/GlitterbirdGlass
Home decor and jewelry made from beautiful fused glass.

18. CrochetedbyCharlene - www.etsy.com/shop/CrochetedbyCharlene
Beautiful crocheted afghans, accessories, and much more.

19. Camillescloset- www.etsy.com/shop/Camillescloset
Handmade jewelery items.

20. Prittify - www.etsy.com/shop/Prittyfy
Handmade Jewelry, Modern, Altered Art, Steampunk

21. Crystalphotography - www.etsy.com/shop/crystalphotography
Fine Art Photography Prints and Greeting Cards

22. iaFlowerPower - www.etsy.com/shop/iaFlowerPower
Whimsical Crocheted and Knitted Baby Hats and more

23. Gabby's Quilts - www.etsy.com/shop/GabbysQuilts
Handcrafted Quilts, Tablerunners, Wallhangings and Embroidered Gifts

24. CNJ Ceramics - www.etsy.com/shop/CNJCeramics
Contemporary Clay Jewelry and Home Decor

25. LostLemonade - www.etsy.com/shop/LostLemonade
Body Care Products made to cleanse, moisturize and soothe

26. RomanticThoughts - RomanticThoughts.etsy.com
Handcrafted Jewelry, PreMade Scrapbook Pages, Vintage Items and More

27. Ooh Leela! - isabelafelix.etsy.com
Handmade dish towels and trendy accessories

28. KatersAcres - katersacres.etsy.com
Polymer Clay Creations, Trinkets, & Treasures with a Whimsical Feel

29. Magda - magdamagdaFashion.etsy.com
custom clothing, accessories and supplies

30. Ugly Duckling Beads - www.etsy.com/shop/uglyducklingbeads
Handmade glass beads, digital collage sheets, tutorials, and jewelry

31. BellaTheBead - www.bellathebead.etsy.com
Handcrafted jewelry and supplies with vintage soul

32.IdeasBloom - www.ideasbloom.etsy.com
Handcrafted decorative wreaths

33. Greenhouse Glassworks - www.greenhouseglassworks.etsy.com
Fused Glass Jewelry, Stained Glass Home Decor, and Handmade Cards and Tags

34. Five Supplies - Five0101.etsy.com
All the supplies you need to create

35. TheMayFlower Fashions - themayflower.etsy.com
Fun & Stylish Fashion Designs for Women

36. Something Wyrd- www.SomethingWyrd.Etsy.com
Handcrafted jewelry and beaded charms

37. iluvmarin - iluvmarin.etsy.com
Greeting cards, scrapbooks, cupcake toppers, & festive banners

38. Lexilouflowers - www.etsy.com/shop/LexiLouFlowers?ref=si_shop
Hair Accessories, Feather headbands, and Hair ties

39. Mt Baldy Glassworks www.mtbaldyglass.etsy.com
fused glass jewelry and home decore

40. LexiekinPrints - www.etsy.com/shop/LexiekinPrints
Personalized, customized and Printable Invitations, tags, cards and more!

41. Turtlexiii- www.turtlexiii.etsy.com
Sterling Silver Jewelry with Swarovski Crystals and Pearls, Gemstones & more.

42. IsabellesAttic- www.isabellesattic.etsy.com
aprons, accessories, baby items and more

43. AshlynDesign - www.ashlyndesign.etsy.com
Artisan handmade lampwork beads, metal charms, and finished jewelry

44. eveyinorbitshop - www.eveyinorbitshop.etsy.com
Mixed media art, original aceo and zines.

45. Suzie Tenzer - www.susietenzer.etsy.com
Original fine art paintings and prints

46. LindaB - www.lindab142.etsy.com
Artisan crafted beaded and wire wrapped jewelry, Jewish jewelry and accessories, wire beaded kippot

47. DellCoveSpices - dellcovespices.etsy.com
hand mixed spices, magnetic spice kits, cocktail sugars & margarita salts, organic popcorn, popcorn toppings & other treats

48. OverTheMoonGifts - overthemoongifts.etsy.com
personalized gifts, accessories, and home decor 

49. craftycreations81 - www.etsy.com/shop/craftycreations81
Peacock feather items, wedding items and items for newborns/children

50. nan gates designs - www.nangatesdesigns.etsy.com
Fabric handbags, totes and accessories

51. ProdigyCrafts - www.prodigycrafts.etsy.com
Crocheted Clothing, Accessories and Gifts

Halloween Cupcakes

My kids and I made some fun Halloween cupcakes today (they did most of the icing and decorating with sprinkles) :) It is always fun to bake with your children, they are always so helpful and want to get their hands into everything, but what really made these cupcakes special was Ashley @ iluvmarin, I purchased these cute Halloween cupcake toppers from her, they made such a cute addition to our cupcakes this year!

 Ashley's shop includes individual handmade scrapbook pages & page layouts, one of a kind greeting cards, notecards and of course cupcake toppers :) Please be sure to check out Ashley's handmade shop, iluvmarin on etsy! Happy Halloween! 

Pumpkin Gooey Butter Bars

It's that time of year again, where I enjoying making all kinds of seasonal foods and sweet treats. I am going to share a recipe that my friend/neighbor shared with me a few years ago. If you love pumpkin, then you will surely love these gooey butter bars. They are rich (like cheesecake) but can quickly become a guilty pleasure. 

I believe that my neighbor got this recipe from Paula Dean, so I am going to give thanks to her for creating such a delicious dessert and post the ingredients as shown here from Paula Dean on the FoodNetwork.com


Ingredients

Cake:

• 1 (18 1/4-ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 1 egg
• 8 tablespoons butter, melted

Filling:

• 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 8 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 (16-ounce) box powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine the cake mix, egg, and butter and mix well with an electric mixer. Pat the mixture into the bottom of a lightly greased 13 by 9-inch baking pan.

To make the filling: In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and pumpkin until smooth. Add the eggs, vanilla, and butter, and beat together. Next, add the powdered sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and mix well. Spread pumpkin mixture over cake batter and bake for 40 to 50 minutes. Make sure not to overbake as the center should be a little gooey.

Serve with fresh whipped cream.

Variations: For a Pineapple Gooey Cake: Instead of the pumpkin, add a drained 20-ounce can of crushed pineapple to the cream cheese filling. Proceed as directed above.

For a Banana Gooey Cake: Prepare cream cheese filling as directed, beating in 2 ripe bananas instead of the pumpkin. Proceed as directed above.

For a Peanut Butter Gooey Cake: Use a chocolate cake mix. Add 1 cup creamy peanut butter to the cream cheese filling instead of the pumpkin. Proceed as directed above.

Definitely give these a try if you are interested!! You'll be glad that you did! Enjoy!

Etsy Front Page Feature

I would like to announce our double etsy front page features this past weekend! On September 17th and 18th, our shop was chosen by two wonderful talented fellow etsians and the team over at Etsy  to be featured on their front page. How exciting!!





Handpicked collection by: MyHomemadeHome


Also, another stunning collection featuring our "Golden Sands" handmade soap.





Handpicked collection by: SheShell

It was such an honor to be included in these AMAZING collections, thank you both so very much!! 

Halloween already ?

It is hard to believe that it is almost that time of year again! The warm summer days will soon give way to cool, crisp nights, then arrives the changing fall foliage which never fails to surprise and delight us.

Before you know it, Halloween is upon us! Halloween is not my most favorite time of year, but it is definitely fun and exciting, especially if you have children, they always keep us on our toes preparing for this special night. 

In our house, this Halloween, there will be lots of pumpkin carving, costume parties to attend, scary movie nights and then the best part of it all trick-or-treating!

Feel free to share any traditions your family may have for Halloween or comment on your favorite Halloween movie or candy below. 

Featured Seller on Crafty Attic

Crafty Attic offers daily deals on craft supplies, handmade goods, and vintage findings brought to you by artists, crafters, and independent suppliers.They focus on small, independent businesses; their featured shops are ran by individuals with a passion for their craft and who have a love for handmade goods.

Visit Crafty Attic's website

Crafty Attic strongly believes that handmade goods are special and should NOT be offered at 80% off. They strive to offer a lower minimum required discount than other daily deal sites, but one that will still be appealing to shoppers, so their artisans and suppliers are still able to make a profit while gaining exposure.  

As featured seller on Wednesday 9/14, Symbolic Imports is teaming up with Crafty Attic and offering a deal of $12 for $20, that's a HUGE 40% discount off of our handmade bath and body products!!!! What a great way to pamper yourself and to stock up now for the approaching Holidays. We offer the following wonderful handmade products and much much more:

Take your pick from some amazing fragrances - Our handmade Perfume Oils

Sugar Scrub Cubes - Exfoliate dead skin cells and replenish moisture

The aroma of a Classic Halloween favorite - Candy Corn Soap

Please click the following link to see our handmade special:

Symbolic Imports & Crafty Attic team up here! 40% off discounts!!

Curious as to how our deal works? Please check our shop  announcement in our store: Symbolic Import's etsy store 

Proactivity vs. Reactivity

We all deal with people each and everyday, whether it be at our jobs, with co-workers, online or just during normal day-to-day activities. Most of these individuals that we interact with are rather nice, energetic and proactively productive people. However, there are some out there who want to feast off of our happiness and proactivity. These are called the reactive bunch! 

Do you ever wonder why some people are just plain reactive no matter what you say or do? Is it because they dislike their  job, feel frustrated, feel trapped in their life or do they lack in self esteem so the only way they can feel powerful is by hurting others emotionally? Reactive people live only to get a reaction out of you and the only way they can is by attempting to push your "buttons". Parasites are going to appear in and out of your life. The trick is to learn how to deal with them before they appear. Unfortunately they will attempt to drain all of your energy without you even realizing it.

Together we can make a change, we can help ourselves and others grow into better proactive styled thinkers. Take a moment and ask yourself what type of person you are?

Is your glass…
Half-full?
Half empty--but what will you do when it IS empty?
Empty? You just knocked it over.