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ISSN 1530-9630 | Volume 6, Issue 49
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My guest will be Graceann Keohohou Lee, co-Founder of the Direct Selling Women’s Alliance. DSWA unites participants in the direct sales industry toward the common goals of success for themselves, their teams, their companies and the industry. Graceann is a direct sales expert with several years of marketing experience, and she has the tips and strategies you need to make your network marketing business a success. Graceann is a co-author of "Build It Big: 101 Insider Secrets from Top Direct Selling Experts," and Build It Big 2 will be published in April 2006. She will discuss direct sales as a means to start your own business both as an independent consultant and as a brand owner! We will take caller questions and comments. To request a show reminder before the show airs on Mondays, email me with LCEO SHOW REMINDER in the subject line.

That which you create in beauty and goodness and truth lives on for all time to come. Dennis Waitley I read an article in a nationally distributed newspaper that the holidays start earlier every year. So it was especially refreshing when I went to a large department store yesterday and saw a sign in the window announcing that shoppers would not see a single holiday decoration in their store until the day after Thanksgiving. Since I don't publish a newsletter the day after Thanksgiving, I hope you won't mind some holiday cheer and a few shopping suggestion a few days before that. In my Holiday Gift Guide, you'll find all sorts of unique handmade beauty goodies made by people who make products with the pride, effort and passion that make "handmade" so very special. Some are big companies and some are small, so you will see a variety of website styles, but no matter where you go, you'll find products made with a special sense of appreciation for the beauty of the earth and a desire to see you pampered and cared for. Wherever you shop this year, remember that no matter what the gift, if it comes from the heart, it will always serve its purpose. I hope you enjoy my 2005 Holiday Gift Guide! Gift Sets & Kits Unique Handmade Soaps 'Tis The Season Bath & Body Favorites When you see this graphic, you'll know it's a product I have personally tried and enjoyed! Gift Sets & Kits Pocket Sized Diffuser Colorful and user friendly, these allow you to take your favorite aromatherapy scents wherever you go. SunRose Aromatics, $9.99 sale! Eat, Drink And Be Merry Packaged and ready to go, bath bombs are always a welcome treat. Lush, $23.95 Mineral Makeup Cosmetic Making Kit Giving to a DIYer who loves makeup You can't go wrong with everything you need to make your own makeup. Monave, $50.00 Christmas Soap Gift Crate Smooth goat milk richness for "that special someone." Choose your own 3 scents in a gift crate. Alabu, $13.50 Island Escape Gift Set Hawaiian Algea Salts, mango butter a fruit grown in the tropics along with a natural bristle body brush.  team. Berkshire Butter Co., $33.50 Pampering Purse Facial Cute purse with everything for a delicate face: cleanser, toner, cream sorbet and soft cloth. Parisian's Pure Indulgence, $46.00 Gingerbread Man Soapmaking Kit Great kit for young people and anyone who loves gingerbread. Includes cappuccino mica! Brambleberry, $19.14. Melt & Pour Soapmaking Kit Melt and pour holiday soap kit, with essential oil, mold and base. $25.00 Holiday Tarts & Burners Tarts and burners. Choose burner color and scents: pumpkin pie, apricot crumble, Rudolph's sweet kisses. Natty Products, Tart: $1.99. Burner: $9.99. Deluxe Natural Look Mineral Makeup Choose your own colors to match your skin tone and mood. Includes foundation, color and brush. Herbs of Grace, $50.00 Romantic Holiday Gift Set Snuggle up to someone you love with edible body spray, body cream, massage roller and more. Raw Beauty, $49.99     Unique Handmade Soaps Tea Soaps For the tea lovers on your list. All are great, but the chai is my favorite. Creekside Soap, $3.75 each. Gift sets and packaging available. Christmas De-Light Soap Molded into holiday treats. This one is colorful with cinnamon and clove. Other themes: Presents Galore, I'chaim and Let it Show. Hydra, $6.00 Soap On The Rocks Fossilized limestone keeps soap of your choice dry and long lasting. An award winning combination. $16.95 Three Kings Soap Sprinkled with gold and scented for the season with frankincense and myrrh. Flower Peddler, $5.40 per bar. Spice Blossom For luxury soap lovers, pure essential oils only: ylang ylang, cinnamon, vetiver, ambrette musk. Nature's Gift, $9.00 Marzipan Premium Fragrance Soap A swirled treat without calories. For the sweet almond lover in your life. Fairies Kiss, $4.00 Sleigh Ride Soap Cool and creamy with mistletoe scent. Also try Celtic Christmas. Sugar Plum and Jack Frost. Soap Dance, $4.95 Cabernet Wine and Roses A must have for any connoisseur, luxury soaps made with wine. Try merlot and chardonnary too! Mary's Chanticleer, $5.50 to $6.50       'Tis The Season Bath & Body Favorites Awaken Dead Sea Salt Body Polish Shake off the cobwebs and glow! Citrus zest and Dead Sea Salts do the trick. Innerglo, $24.00 Chocolate Bouchèe Body Polish Rich, gooey and fragrant with brown sugar and chocolate extract. Death by chocolate in a jar. Body Blessings, $25.50 Gardener's Hand Cream A favorite this year, this smoothes everything from insect bites to diaper rash. Unscented or your choice. One Der Bar, $9.48 Ultra-Moisturizing Body Butter Your skin will shout for joy with shea and almond butter. Cranberry fig is my choice for scent. Spoiled Rotten, $14.00 Crash Course Manicure The great name is backed by oils and an uplifting aroma. A real treat for dry skin. Symren, 4 oz. | $14.95 Sun-Kissed Sage Spa Manicure Scrub Luscious and creamy with a lemon sage aroma to die for. Beauty Bar Boutique, $12.00 Chocolate Sugar Mud Scrub Is there something better than sugar and chocolate? I think not. Lutzy's Lather, 8 oz. | $15.00 Wise Woman Emollient Face Creme A facial cream for any skin type. Essential oils galore: sandalwood, jasmine, rose, myrrh. Garden of Eve, 1.3 oz. | $57.00 Mini Poinsettia Lotion Bar A finishing touch for a guest room. Shea butter, almond oil, etc., in terra cotta tray. Retailers at website. Footbridge, $8.00 Serum - Absolute 71% organic, with rooibis, jojoba, carrot seed and more, to smooth and nourish the skin day or night. von Natur, 1 oz. | $29.00 Soy Candle Travel Tin, 8 oz. The Holiday Spice scent will cheer up any room and light it with a warm glow. Greenridge Herbals, 8 oz. | $10.00 Wholemade Sugar Scrub Delicious and simple, this cleans and exfoliates with sugar, glycerin and essential oils. Wholemade, 16 oz. | $16.95 Fairie Mist Soft, fragrant and perfect to round out a busy holi-day! Blue Moon Herbals, $12.00

Have A Great Week!!
Donna Maria
Editor, The Handmade Beauty Connection
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