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Mommaprenuer: Dawn Marie Dillon, Breathless Beauty

by Cafe Handmade on July 2, 2010

Tell us about yourself: I am a mama of 4 great children and a wife to an awesome renovation specialist. While exploring my love for crafting I started my career path in the cosmetology feild in NYC then I moved on to creating wonderful artisan cakes as a pastry chef. Being that I love to learn new things I moved on and learned sewing,knitting,crocheting,jewelery making paper making and finally soap and bath products.

How did you make the decision to pursue your art career and work from home? With small children my youngest being 8 and 1 year I needed to be present for these very vulnerable years of their lives and not just send them to sitters for their upbringing during the working hours!

How do you balance work and family? That is a tough one but all I can say is create a schedule and hope the littlest member of the family adheres to it!

If you could go back in time to the beginning stages of your venture, what advice would you give yourself? I think I should have marketed more from the beginning instead of trying to do it all at this juncture.

Tell us about your average day: I do not have an average day as my 1 year old dictates what and when, but usually its get the 8 year old ready for school and bring her to the bus then feed the one year old and prepare orders, check inventory, check and answer emails, publish blog post, check website reports, make product if needed, promote on twitter, somewhere in between lunch for baby, pick up my daughter from the bus, do homework, dinner prep and then some researching and reading then bed time routine. As my husband travels to and from I also have to fit in some things he needs from me and his dinner and some good reasoning time!

What do you love most about owning and operating your own creative business? I can control everything that is done and that goes into all my products!

Besides your work and family, what else do you enjoy doing? I love water so walks at the break of beaches or lakes, fishing for fun not to eat, playing scrabble and reading a wide array of books.

Why buy handmade? Consumers will get quality and hard work not machine made things that are all the same and not unique. You are also supporting artists and their family’s instead of CEO’s of major corps that do not need another dollar!

 

 

 

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Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Simply Breathless Giveaway

A fellow EtsyMom's product is being featured in a giveaway! She has the Etsy shop, Simply Breathless, which specializes in homemade bath and body products! Some of the things on her shop include soaps, scrubs, lip balms, and even scented pillow spray! You can check out all of her awesome products at Simply Breathless, HERE. The giveaway is being featured on EtsyMom's Blog, and you can find that HERE.

Have a great day!
Laura Elaine

 

 

Read the Review below at http://etsymom.blogspot.com/2010/06/marvelous-mom-weekly-dawn-simply.html

 

Friday, June 11, 2010

Marvelous Mom Weekly - Dawn - Simply Breathless

Being a mom is not an easy job.  Between the kids, the husband, the house chores and for some of us, the job outside the house, do you remember to take care of yourself? With summer fast approaching it is more important than ever to give your skin and body the best treatments you can get. And you can get it from our marvelous mom this week, Dawn, the owner of Simply Breathless Natural Healthy Beauty (http://simplybreathless.etsy.com/).

Below is a little more about Dawn, her family and her shop!


The family:

I am a Mama to 4 great beautiful children , Friend, Boo Boo kisser, Wife, Sargent and lover of life and Earth!


The Talents:
My blessings are so abundant and rich. I have been afforded talents beyond my wildest dreams and have achieved so much within the past 11 years. Guidance has brought me to the place I am now and I prosper each and everyday.

I Started my career as a Hairdresser in NYC then furthered my studies to become a Pastry Chef! That not being enough for me I had taken on crafting in general and learned the skills I carry today for my knitting,crocheting,sewing,papermaking , jewelry making and Breathless Beauty's Bath and Body Care Line!




The Shop:
Breathless Beauty's journey has always been a passion driven one as many things we use and love for our body are made with so many chemicals and unhealthy ingredients. Many long hours of chemistry classes, saponification tables and values, reading soap crafting books non stop and lots and lots of trial and error has brought me to soap and bath and body product crafting.

I want to bring hand crafted back to a society where commercial mass production has become the norm, by providing all my natural bath and body care and artisan works affordably to each and every person I can.
 
 
 
Where to find Dawn's wonderful items:
Visit our websites below for product information and ordering!

http://www.simplybreathless.etsy.com/
http://www.simplevibes.etsy.com/

Visit our NEW BLOG http://www.breathlessbeauty.wordpress.com/
 
 
Please visit her shop for much much more selections! And don't forget to post a comment here to let her know how much you like her shop!

Here are some of my picks:  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sweetness Shea Souffle (http://www.etsy.com/listing/41341187/sweetness-shea-souffle) $8.00 This is her best seller!
 

 

 

 

 

 



 


Buying Handmade: Handcrafted soaps by Breathless Beauty

Wednesday April 9, 2008 10:06 AM By Corris Little

I love handmade soap and I also have a serious sweet tooth, so I was pleasantly surprised to find something that catered to my favorite things.

Dawn Dillon is the owner of Breathless Beauty and her soaps are made from scratch using the cold-process method of soapmaking. I must tell you, the soaps smell amazing and the scent satisfies my love of sweets without all the calories! Currently sitting...

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Customer Review: April 2010   Product Toasted Carnival Shea Souffle
Liz, Newark NJ

Hey Dawn Marie,
Thank you! I received my package&everything is as I remember it! I was
raving about you to someone else and they asked for your info, so I'll
be forwarding it to them! Take care& pls never stop doing what you
love! cuz I love the results!


MOMMY OF ONE AND COUNTING BLOG REVIEW!

http://heatherandavery.blogspot.com/2010/04/breathless-beauty-review-giveaway.html

I like bath and body items. I like the smell they give off and I like smelling good, as anyone does ( I hope?). 

Breathless Beauty sent me a Sweetness Shea Souffle and a Sweetness and Oats soap. I like the Smell of the Sweetness. It's so nice and isn't too strong. I don't like products that are TOO strong, but have a nice smell to them.


The souffle felt real soft and smooth on my hands, it was a little oily at first, but I dabbed off some of the excess and it was still enough to soak in and give me a good soft hand. I think if I was sleeping at night though I would leave it all on, but for me to come out here on the computer and stuff it was better to get off the excess. 

The soap is very nice as well. It's nice and soft, again not too strong and is very nice. It's strong while in the shower, but isn't nearly as strong once you get out and I like that!! It definitely cleaned well and it rinsed off well. There was no residue left behind!

Price: The Souffle is $8 which is AWESOME! And the soaps are $4.50!
Overall: **** Very happy with this company and it's an Etsy store so it's supporting a Work At Home Mom!! Which is great!

 

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Summer Fun Giveaway #2 - Simply Breathless

This week's Summer Fun giveaway is sponsored by Our Marvelous Mom from last week - Dawn Marie from Simply Breathless (http://simplybreathless.etsy.com/).! Our very busy Etsymom of four is also a very talented woman. Her talents spans from being a hairdresser to a pastry chef to a creator of all kinds of crafts. One of them is making simply breathless bath and body products. One lucky reader of this post will be able to win a salt scrub from Simply Breathless!



Here are more fun facts that Dawn Marie will share with our readers:

Can you share with us more about you and/or your family? I am a work at home mama and wife that lives in Milford PA. I enjoy making art in all forms.

What are you creating for your shop right now?

New soap scents


What are some of your favorite summer items in your shop and why do you enjoy making them?

My very favorite for summer is Sweetness N Oats soap as when I craft this lovely soap I know that the ingredients are so soothing and the oats are a wonderful addition. The other great summer treats I create for summer is the ever so cooling Uprising soap which contains Eucalyptus leaves! And lastly the Sweetness Waterless Salt Scrub as you can exfoliate anywhere and not be greasy or even have to use water to rinse off!!!

Do you have any big plan for this summer?

I will just be marketing more than ever!

Can you share a tip or two on how to have the most fun in the summer?

Stay safe and enjoy the sun and sand!!!

Do you have a blog, facebook page, twitter account or another shop?

Our blog is www.breathlessbeauty.wordpress.com and my other shop is http://www.breathlessbeauty.net/

As mentioned, the winner of this giveaway will get a Sweetness Waterless Salt Scrub(http://www.etsy.com/listing/32654510/sweetness-waterless-dead-sea-salt-scrub)