Good Day, Good Followers! Let's get rid of those pesky winter doldrums and welcome the coming of spring soon! Time for some rejuvenating good ol' fashioned tub soaks with a bar of handcrafted Ancient Alchemy! Made with ALL THE GOOD STUFF! Use code AA-20 (case sensitive) at checkout for 20 % off! www.ancientalchemy.com Happy March! Carol ..read more

Hi Followers! I'm coming off one of the sicker weeks of my life. Not emailing to complain or seek sympathy, just to let you know that while I spent a week hacking up my lungs and wondering if I was gonna die, or wish I would and just get it over with, I noticed so many others with the same thing! EVERYONE IS GETTING SO SICK! Long, lingering SICK! Despite testing and re-testing, I kept coming up negative for Covid, I was vaxxed for RSV and pneumonia, so I guess this was just a nasty bug with it's eyes on me and my husband. Anyway, while I sat soaking in a hot bathtub, the only thing that reall ..read more

Hi Dear Followers... Just a quick reminder if you're still pondering a Valentine Gift for your Sweetheart, I'm still having a sale at my Etsy shop - WytchFeathers- just through tomorrow (02/08) for 15% off! Use code VALENTINE15 at check out, err, I think it may automatically be applied! There's LOTS of hand spun, hand knit enchanting warm woolens available, and boy, we sure need them with the weather what it is! Anyway, the sale ends tomorrow so I still have time to get items shipped to you in-time for Valentines Day arrival! There's items for men, women, and kids, all! Below are just a few it ..read more

"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary".... Poe's famous poem, "The Raven". Ahh...so many of us love that poem, each for our own individual reasons. I find inspirations like this often make their way into what I craft...... I love it because it marked a turning point for me. I was a freshman in high school and terribly, painfully, almost cripplingly shy. To attempt to overcome my shyness, I signed up for a Drama class. One of the first assignments was to memorize a poem to recite to the whole class. For me, this was a challenge like you cannot believe! A Poe fanatic fro ..read more

Yes, even here in California, it's bitterly cold! I live just 45 minutes from local mountains that are getting snow as I type this. Most of you found me originally for SOAP. I also love to handcraft with yarn and handspun fiber, ...have since childhood. I grew up with a circle of womenfolk who all knitted, crocheted, embroidered, and quilted, and was lucky enough to be taught these lovely crafts! The Etsy shoppe where I offer my fiber crafts is HERE! Just added is this hand-knit super-soft winter woolen hood in oatmeal-colored yarn, with a real wood rustic button! I don't know about you, but m ..read more

End of year...Always another time of reflection and gratitude, and I am deeply appreciative of all you, my loyal customers who keep my lil enterprise going and have for 30 years now ( My business started on a wing and a prayer, at the encouragement of friends and family who received soap as gifts one Christmas in the early 90's because we were too financially-stressed at the time to give much of anything else. And the surprise was, they all came back asking to "buy" more! I had been perfecting a recipe to suit my own highly sensitive skin and had an abundance of soap laying around, more than w ..read more

For all of you magical folk who LOVE the movie Practical Magic and have been bugging me to bring the Practical Magic Soaps back--- here is a collection of 6 half bars of soap (2.4 oz. ea.) that celebrate special aspects of the story...in a Gift Set! Bathe in the MAGIC! Amas Veritas - True love spell soap! Midnight Margarita Bar - Lime & coconut soap! Rosemary & Lavender Soap - Witches Proverb: Plant rosemary at your garden gate, grow lavender for luck, and fall in love whenever you can! Tonight, I FLY! - Halloween Night scents! Verbena - Sally's charming bath & apothecary shoppe! W ..read more

Christmas Tree Farm, Peppermint Twist, Yule, Wassail, and special gifty-soap Cacao & Honey Soap are all in and available for a limited time! Happy shopping while they last!! And soap isn't JUST for washing with dontchaknow? I LOVE to grate bars up with a potato peeler and leave in bowls around the house as SOAPPOURRI! Brings the luscious scent of fresh Christmas trees and the HOLIDAYS into your home without toxic chemicals! Easy-peasy! Enjoy the season! Carol Ancient Alchemy #christmassoaps #yulesoap #handmadechristmassoap #handcraftedchristmassoap #ancientalchemychristmassoap #xmassoap ..read more

Okie Dokie then....some of you responded to my last post, asking "How the heck do you make Soap Balls out of trimmings?" It's easy-peasy-pumpkin-squeezy! Then keep for your own use, give as gifts (very affordable handmade gifst to make!), or sell yourself at a craft fair! Tutorial below....... and you can purchase the trimmings HERE! Have fun rolling balls! Carol Ancient Alchemy ..read more

Yup, the soap production scraps, end pieces, and trimmings are piling up again...it's been a very busy season so far! This is a great way for you to stock up on premium handmade soap "at a discount"--$15/lb., and "my" lbs. are always more than a lb.! Come and get 'em! PLEASE! Before my workshop runs out of room! White Elephant Soap Scraps Happy Coming Thanksgiving! I'm ever-so-thankful for all of you, my great customers! ~Carol Ancient Alchemy ..read more