*NEW* Valentine’s Day Gifts
January 31, 2012 Written by LaurenJ
We know it’s super last minute to be adding these Valentine’s Day Gifts up on-line, but we got off on a creative tangent and couldn’t help ourselves in coming up with these cute gift sets. Shelly, our neighbor, spoiled us with boxes full of stamps to make this “craft project” come alive. We hope you like each of these as much as we do!
Deluxe Valentine’s Gift Set ($45) – with Bed of Roses goat milk soap, Sweet Nothings facial creme, original lip balm and nourishing bath soak
Valentine’s Day Cards (set of 10, $20) – Hand-stamped cards with mini rose geranium goat milk soap
Goat Milk Soap Gift Bag ($10) – in hand-stamped muslin bag
Holiday Gift Sets
November 16, 2011 Written by LaurenJ
We’ve got lots of holiday gift sets that I’m uploading into our on-line store as we speak. You can see all the gift sets that are up so far here.
This photo is of our Deluxe Holiday Gift Set, which includes 1 Butterfield Road (Boutique/Peppermint Citrus) goat milk soap, as well as 1 facial creme, lip balm, and bath salt all packaged up in our brand-new wooden gift box, kraft crinkle and cranberry grosgrain ribbon. These wooden boxes are extra special because they are handmade on our property using reclaimed wood, and are great to re-use again and again as a gift box or storage container. This gift set is a perfect way to share the best of Chivas with your friends and family!
What new to expect at our Holiday “Open Farm” this year!
November 15, 2011 Written by LaurenJ
We know many of you have loyally attended our Holiday “Open Farm” for up to 5 years in a row. First off, thank you for your support – it means the world! And secondly, we want you to know that we are always thinking of ways to make each year a little different so that you have something new to look forward to. Here’s what’s new this year…
(1) The shopping and food will be moved into the house, so there will be no potential hiccups with the weather. So, come rain or shine!
(2) We have 9 new animals on the farm: Lola (our newest puppy), Bacon (our infamous tea-cup pig) and 6 chickens.
(3) There will be FIVE new vendors: Lina’s Pottery, Healthy Surprise vegan snacks, Michelle Caplan mixed media arts, Kady’s creative welding & Aliun’s Senegalian baskets.
(4) Brandy and JoAnn will be helping at the Chivas table, which means Donna and Lauren will have more quality time to spend with each of you.
(5) We’ve made a number of improvements to the property that we’re excited to show you including red-painted barn, local-rock-pilaster gate, local-rock entrance to new porch doors and more.
Have any other ideas on how we can make this the best year yet? You can make suggestions on our Facebook page.
Custom Corporate Gifts for the Holidays
October 25, 2011 Written by LaurenJ
Looking for creative corporate gifts for your clients or employees this holiday season? We offer beautifully packaged, artisanal goat milk soaps ranging from $9 to $100 that can be delivered directly to each giftee.
Click here to download a PDF version of this brochure. Contact Lauren at (310) 266-6989 with questions or to place an order.
Patchouli Cedarwood Soap is Back in Stock
February 1, 2011 Written by LaurenJ
This soap was much more popular then we ever expected so we ran out of inventory this fall. Finally, it’s back!
Click here to buy the Patchouli Cedarwood goat milk soap now.
Haven’t tried this soap before?
Here’s what one customer wrote: “ Will you be carrying the Patchouli Cedarwood again in the future? I bought my boyfriend a bar of it from the Unique L.A. design and craft show last year for his eczema, and he says it really helped. I’m so sad to see it not listed on your site anymore!! Please bring it back.”
Here’s the description: Our Patchouli Cedarwood Goat Milk Soap is where Woodstock meets the woods. Trivia for hemp-lovers: Hemp seed oil helps heal dry skin because its vitamins and enzymes are easily absorbed. Like all Chivas Skin Care soaps, this blend is moisturizing, nourishing & gentle for dry or sensitive skin. Made for your hands, body & yes, even your face.
Ingredients: goat milk, palm oil, coconut oil, olive oil, soybean oil, sodium hydroxide, hemp seed oil, shea butter, peru balsam essential oil, cedarwood atlas essential oil, patchouli essential oil, frankincense essential oil, sea kelp powder, lotus leaf powder, rosemary extract.
Click here to buy the Patchouli Cedarwood goat milk soap now.
Buy 5 Goat Milk Soaps, Get 1 Free!
December 7, 2010 Written by LaurenJ
Got Goats? Share Your Story with Us and Get 25% off!
September 7, 2010 Written by LaurenJ
We’ve recently connected with a few different Chivas customers who also have goats at their home or farm. Making these connections is a real joy for us! And we’ve realized that more people have goats then we ever imagined. So, we wanted to launch a “Got Goats?” campaign to encourage all you goat-owners out there to share your stories with us (and our other customers who may want to get goats one day)!
Here’s how it works:
1. Send us an email at info@chivasskincare.com with the subject heading, “Got Goats_(your name)”
2. In this email include, two to five photos of your goats at your home/farm with captions per photo and/or a short story about life with your goats. Video is also perfectly acceptable. Please tell us if you would like us to share your name and hometown (not required, but a nice personal touch). Also, if you have a website that you would like us to link to, feel free to add.
3. We will approve your submission (assuming the content is appropriate and genuine) and then send you a coupon code for 25% off your next on-line order. This code is valid for all Chivas Skin Care products, including goat milk soaps, goat milk facial cremes, goat milk bath salts, goat cheese cookbooks, gifts sets and more!
If you’re curious to see what others have submitted, see Cathy’s nubian goats!
Need a Birthday Gift Idea? What About a Country Cooking Gift?
September 6, 2010 Written by TaylorH
If you have a birthday party coming up, Gifting Goat can help! Just follow these 3 simple steps!
#1 – Pick an Apron Pattern
Simply Savvy Aprons makes adorable and unique aprons. We fell in love with the Country Girl apron and chose to go with a “country cooking” theme for the birthday gift. The apron has pockets, and a cute ruffles around it.
#2 – Pick a Chivas goat milk soap
I thought the Lemongrass goat milk soap paired nicely with the “country” theme. There are tons of soaps to chose from, so if Lemongrass is not your favorite try Herb Garden goat milk soap or Santa Rosa Valley goat milk soap. Place the soap of your choice on a walnut soap dish and tie together with a ribbon.
#3 – Pick a Cookbook
Pick your favorite cookbook and write a sweet note on the inside cover. Maggie Foard’s cookbook “Goat Cheese” is a wonderful cookbook. The recipes are divine and include our favorite ingredient, goat cheese! The hard cover cookbook is filled with amazing photos and can be a coffee table book as well. Wrap the cookbook with the apron and place the soap dish on top.
Need a gift idea? Check out Gifting Goat’s suggestions!
How to Make a College Care Package
August 31, 2010 Written by TaylorH
Care packages are a great way to help a new college student feel at home in their new surroundings. Gifting Goat thought it would be nice to send a care package with a theme… college showers. The reputation college bathrooms have for being dirty is not a wives tale. The recipient of the care package will be grateful to have certain luxurious amenities even if they have to shower in the not-so-luxurious dorms. Gifting Goat suggests you include these few things in the care package…
- Shower Shoes: it is absolutely amazing how dirty shower floors can be, so send off a pair of fun shower sandals. We loved these nautical shower sandals from Dorm Buys.
- Clear Complexion Goat Milk Soap: skin has a tendency to break-out in new environments. Making first impressions is important so include a Clear Complexion soap in the package, as this soap is designed for acne-prone skin. The bottom layer helps prevent new blemishes from forming, while the top layer helps to heal current scars. Learn more here.
- A Travel Soap Container: bar soap is cleansing but it is important (especially in showers used by multiple people) to keep your soap clean. Send along a travel container so they can store their soap in their room. You can find tips on how to use a travel soap container on our “Travel with Chivas” blog post.
- Something Fun: this little hippo is a toothbrush holder. You can suctions him to the mirror and keep a toothbrush protected from dust and other bacteria… not to mention he is cute! We also found this little guy at Dorms Buy.
Photo credit: Taylor Harkins
Attending a No Gift Wedding? Give Them Something They Will Cherish
August 18, 2010 Written by TaylorH
Being invited to”No Gift”* events is always a challenge for me since I find comfort in wrapping presents. So, at the last “No Gift” wedding I attended I gave them a goat! Let me explain…
Chivas Skin Care partnered with The Nomad Foundation to donate a herd of goats to the nomadic Tuareg people of Niger. You can Donate a Goat to a Nomadic Tribe for only $55. The best part about this gift is that the recipient will receive a gift box containing one Leslie Clark print certifying the donation, and a goat milk soap of your choice. Okay, so yes, it is a small gift for the recipients, but the main point is that they can feel good about having a donation made in their name, rather than another Le Creuset cooking pot.
Of course I wanted to make this gift extra special so I wrote a little poem to go along with it…
I had originally bought you a huge boat,
But you asked for no gifts so I just got you a goat.
While we celebrate your wedding,
To Niger is where your goat is heading.
You will probably never see your new pet,
But I hope you never forget.
Every time you use this soap,
Remember that your goat has brought others hope.
Wishing you two all the best!
The couple I gave this to thought it was hysterical. They loved the idea of “having” a goat. They appreciated the donation and I was glad they had something to unwrap. Everyone was happy… even the goat!
*Note: Here’s what Emily Post says about the issue of “no gift” weddings: “Often a second-time bride or groom or an older couple feels that they have everything they need and prefer that their guests not give them a gift. Regardless, the joy and happiness a wedding represents include the giving of gifts to celebrate that happiness, and the printing of ‘No Gifts Please’ on the invitation is not acceptable. Again, family members and attendants can share this information with guests or can provide the name of a favorite charity to which guests may contribute in lieu of giving a nuptial gift.”
