Adventures With The Sage

It is Friday again! I am looking forward to this weekend because I am going to visit one of the parks here in Beijing to look at the blooming peonies. Just a few weeks ago, I had a chance to visit the Beijing Botanical Gardens and take pictures of the beautiful cherry blossoms found there. I loved seeing all the beautiful cherry blossoms, so I’m even more excited to go see the peonies!

I hope you get to have a wonderful Mother’s Day weekend! I’ll miss being able to give my mother a hug for Mother’s Day, but I’m going to do something special for Jerry’s mom!

I will be giving away goodies to two people today. These lucky winners will get to choose a travel mug, a ceramic mug or a goodie box from the MMS blog kitchen! How fun is that?

Now, on to the winners! These lucky winners are Dani and Neal! Congratulations! I will be emailing both of you for your addresses and which of the prizes you would prefer. Take care everyone!

Hallelujah! It is WEEKEND! I was so ready for a break by Wednesday! I had one of those weeks where you are so busy you need to recharge your cellphone every night and are considering of asking your friends and family to put you on their do not call list. Yikes! Talk about an overwhelming week!

To buck off the remaining shreds of my crazy week, I thought we should do a give-away! I will be giving goodies away to three different people people today. These lucky winners will get to choose a travel mug, a ceramic mug or a goodie box from the MMS blog kitchen! How fun is that?

Now, on to the winners! These lucky ladies are Caren, Andrea and Janet! Congratulations! I will be emailing each of you for your addresses and which of the prizes you would prefer. Take care everyone!

It is Freebie Friday! Are you ready for the weekend? I certainly am! I have quiet the case of spring and I don’t want to spend my weekend cooped up inside. I plan on going to a park with some friends and then do some sightseeing. What are you inspired to do this weekend?

I have loved doing the botanical comparison. Wow! It is so exciting and eye opening! What botanicals are you most excited for? What have you thought of the comparison so far? I am excited to see the entire comparison. That will be great!

We have had so much overwhelming response that I had to make sure I didn’t miss out on Freebie Friday again! The good news is that it here! It is my pleasure to announce that the winners of the last 3 weeks are: Kam, Genny and Tanya! Congratulations! We will have a goodie box of things packed up and on it’s way to your doorstep!

Don’t forget! Comment on the blog any time during the week and you are automatically entered for the drawing. More comments gives you a better chance of winning! Thanks for reading and being a part of Adventures with the Sage!

Whoot! It is Friday! I am so excited for the weekend! It is starting to warm up here in Beijing. The sun has been shining, the ice has been melting and the birds have been singing. It has been wonderful! I plan on making some quick bread and going to the park. What are you going to do this weekend?

Now, as it is customary on Fridays, we have another Freebie Friday! So, we will be sending out a box of goodies from the blog kitchen. Remember, comment anytime during the week and you are entered to win!

On that note, the lucky winner is….. Robin! Congratulations! I will be sending you an email for your mailing address, and then we will have your treasure box on its way to you. Enjoy!

Wow! I am impressed with our percentage challenge results! All the messages we received showed that you can do it and it isn’t that hard. Whew! I love it when something so intimidating proves to become easier with just a few tips and tricks.

Now that the math for your lovely projects is more manageable, what are some things you want to make? Will you be tailoring more personal batches? Making plenty of test batches? Or making all of your lotions in one fell swoop? I want to know!

In recognition of all our readers, customers and fellow crafters, we will be sending a goodie box out to one of you. Don’t forget! We do this every week! Just comment sometime during the week and you are entered to win.

On that note, the lucky winner is….. Cindy! Congratulations! I will be sending you an email for your mailing address, and then we will have your treasure box on its way to you. Enjoy!

The Chinese Spring Festival is coming to a close and while I’m sad to see the celebrations, fireworks and bright signs disappear, I’m also looking forward to having my normal (and quiet) life back next week. As I write this post, the leftover food of a family celebration sit in my refrigerator and the scent of tea, boiled dumplings (jiǎo zi, 饺子) and spices still linger in the air.

I’ve enjoyed being Taylor’s tester for the coffee lovers week. (Don’t worry! She still has two more posts!) I think I’ve fallen in love with the Coffee Oil and that is quite the thing since I was already in love with the Coffee Butter! Since we have had lots of comments about this weeks theme, I decided I should give away a jar of Coffee Butter along with some other surprises from the blog kitchen. This box contains partial items that are sent from our Production Department to the blog kitchen. I think this box will be so much fun!

The winner for this week is … Cee! Congratulations! I will be sending you an e-mail for your mailing address. Your treasure box will be sent out next week!

Remember, if you comment any time during the week, you are automatically entered into the Freebie Friday Drawing.

Can you believe it? It is Friday! I love Friday. I love how it wraps up the workweek and how it signifies the start of a weekend. Whether you prefer your weekends quiet and peaceful or hustling and bustling with activity the weekends are perfect to spend a little quality time with yourself, friends and/or family.

For me the weekends means time for crafting! On the weekends you can find me making soaps, lotions, lip balms, bracelets, earrings, necklaces, bread, desserts, all kinds of things. If I am not up to my elbows in something, I have a pile of things to read about my next adventure. (I am hoping I can talk Tina into letting me share some authentic Chinese foods. Will you help me plead my case?)

In recognition of all our readers, customers and fellow crafters, we will be sending a goodie box out to one of you. Don’t forget! We do this every Friday! Just comment sometime during the week and you are entered to win.

On that note, the lucky winner is….. Debbie! Congratulations! I will be sending you an email for your mailing address, and then we will have your treasure box on its way to you. Enjoy!

I hope everyone has has a good week and I know I’m glad it is Friday! This week has had me running with packing, moving, and unpacking again. I’m completely moved and mostly unpacked. I’m loving the new apartment as I now have more space. (Including space for soaping!)

Now, onto this week’s giveaway! This week we are giving away some partial items from our Production Department. Many of the partial items are sent to the blog kitchen and our collection of partial items has gotten overwhelming! Not only are you helping us keep the blog kitchen clean, but you get to play with some new goodies too! This week’s goodies focus on fun fixed oil ingredients! This box has a bottle of Macadamia Nut Oil along with some other surprise fixed oils. I think this box will be the perfect box for experimenting while making lotions and lip balms!

The winner for this week is … Kathy R! Congratulations! I will be sending you an e-mail for your mailing address. Your treasure box will be sent out next week!

Remember, if you comment any time during the week, you are automatically entered into the Freebie Friday Drawing.

It has been quiet the week! I’ve been having fun with the humectant series and I’ll be sharing the results from my testing the lotions tomorrow!

Now, onto this week’s giveaway! This week we are giving away some partial items from our Production Department. Many of the partial items are sent to the blog kitchen and our collection of partial items has gotten overwhelming! Not only are you helping us keep the blog kitchen clean, but you get to play with some new goodies too! This week’s goodies include Transparent Melt & Pour Soap, Lavender Buds, Strawberry Seeds, and a 1 oz bottle of Mediterranean Silk Fragrance!

The winner for this week is … Catalina! Congratulations! I will be sending you an e-mail for your mailing address. Your treasure box will be sent out next week!

Remember, if you comment any time during the week, you are automatically entered into the Freebie Friday Drawing.

Yippee! It is the first Friday of 2013! While it hasn’t been a complete week, I have already enjoyed the way this year has started for me. Have you had a good beginning to the year? I hope you have!

This week, I am giving away a 1 fl oz of our new Rhubarb and Sugar Cane Fragrance, 1 oz of Ground Luffa and a partial container of Transparent Melt & Pour Soap Base. It sounds like it is time to make some soap!

The winner for this week is … Mickey! Congratulations! I will be sending you an e-mail for your mailing address. Your treasure box will be sent out next week!

Remember, if you comment any time during the week, you are automatically entered into the Freebie Friday Drawing.