Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Chapstick anyone?


Our mom Bonnie Jill (left) and my aunt Jackie (right)
These are the women who inspired Betty Jewels.
My sisters and I think this picture is pretty special....even the
damage gives it character.


Have you even been left stranded with chapped lips and no lip balm? You pat down all your pockets and rip through your bag...but still no lip balm. Well here in the icy tundras of Hanover, NH every extremity gets dry...so this happens to me ALL the time. But not anymore! My genius sister Ascher did a little research and found recipes for lip balm. Seriously....we made our own chap stick...little tube and all. (I will post a picture of it as soon as I get one.) We took beeswax, grapeseed oil, honey and flavoring and viola! lip balm. And it's good too. It has none of those addictive ingredients that just dry out your lips. Plus the 30$ you spend on materials will make 15+ tubes. That is much better than spending 3$ per tube only to lose them again and again....and again.
We call it Jack and Jill's (we made labels). My mom and aunt were both hippies so it seemed only natural to call our all natural lip balm after them.


a fuzzy picture of our chapsticks.

Going for the Gold


Look at all the gold goodies! The solid discs range from 15$-18$. The
large cut-outs are 20$ and the small ones are 15$. The chocolate isn't
for sale.

Here at Betty Jewels we LOVE LOVE LOVE gold! We love its sophistication, its glamour and most of all how it always seems to make you look good! When I look at gold I think of ancient treasures, pirates (mmm...Johnny Depp), Egyptian jewelry, extravagant living, dark chocolate (usually it has a gold wrapper), and of course my favorite...winning! To me gold represents success and mystery, greed, envy and love....so I guess it's no wonder why we love it so! The things man and woman would do for gold!


gold leaves and pea pods! 15$ each.

Although our pieces are not real gold (obviously)...they are made from a substance called NuGold. It has the same color, is MUCH more affordable and still fit for royalty.


The king is dead * Long live the QUEEN
I'm pretty sure Marie Antoinette would love Betty Jewels.