Miles of smiles for local lasses......

It is days like today when my job here at MPH just makes me smile.  This evening I was driving out to St Andrew's Beach, to drop off some products of mine to a lady I had spoken with on the phone.  After I had arrived at her house, I was lucky enough to be shown around her studio.......which was exuding the most divine aroma of essential oils.  This lady is Judy from Gunbower Creek Olives & Olive Products and she is just so lovely and very, very clever.  She makes all her skin care products in her backyard studio, from organic and natural ingredients.  They are most beautifully packaged and presented.

To say the least, I was thoroughly impressed!  Judy was kind enough to give me some lovely foot balm to try....

Even more exciting.......Judy will be commencing soap making classes in the future.  I am signing up for sure!!  I only use handmade soap at home and have always wanted to make my own......Yippee!  I left Judy's house filled with such inspiration and thrilled that I had found yet another wonderful local business.   I am discovering so many new products that are Peninsula made......we are very fortunate in our little piece of the world to have such a vast array of talented makers.  Stay tuned to read about Judy in a Meet the Maker post soon.

Last week I also met another lovely local lady, Karina Reyne from The Noble Box.  Like Judy, Karina gave me a warm welcome into her home.  The Noble Box is an online gift box store, specialising in eco-friendly, organic, handmade, fair-trade products which look wonderful too.  I love how Karina promotes and supports these types of products.....they are worlds apart from sweat-shop produced, cheap imported goods.  The gift boxes can be ready made selections, or you can choose the "create your own" option.  There are a wide range of products to choose from: children's gifts, stationery, skincare, clothing......just to name a few.  A great option to give a gorgeous gift, which doesn't contribute to destroying our gorgeous planet.

If you are lucky enough to be visiting the Sustainable Living Festival's  The Green Market  at Federation Square this weekend, then keep an eye out for Karina and Judy at their combined stall.  They are promoting locally produced Peninsula products, so pop by and take a look.  The market is running from Friday Feb 17 at 12pm to Sunday Feb 19 at 5pm.  I am hoping to sneak up there on Sunday.....fingers crossed!!

Cheers,

Jodie
MPH xx