Feature Friday - Artisan Jewelry Designer Brandi from CatiesBlue

It's that time again! Yes, when I become a rogue spokesgoat; I do love the sound of that. It makes me sound so tough. You can't imagine how un-tough a dwarf goat really is - especially a very pregnant dwarf goat - so I will take these things where I can find them. Today I am going to introduce you to a very lovely lady named Brandi. She makes gorgeous artisan jewelry full of beautiful color. I am so inspired I may even go get my ears pierced! What do you think? Would I look good around the goat pen wearing these?

They are called the Lilly Earrings and you can even design your own pair! How cool is that? You could have a wardrobe of handmade earrings to fit your every need. I would just have to worry about Abigail trying to eat them.

I am also partial to the Celia Earrings. I guess you have noticed that I like pieces that look like flowers. Hmmmm, I hope I don't try and eat them! That is the trouble with us goats, we like to munch on things we really shouldn't.

But I know my readers. You will be good. You will appreciate the beauty in Brandi's artisan jewelry and wear it as it is supposed to worn; as adornment, not snack! So go to CatiesBlue and check out all the beautiful, colorful jewelry. Brandi also has a shop on Artfire and writes a very interesting blog named Brandi Girl. I don't just write a blog - I do read others too. I am a well rounded goat. No pregnancy jokes, PLEASE!

Coveted Scratch of the Tail Award

I woke up this morning to exciting news from my publicist. She told me that my wonderful soap had been on the FRONT PAGE of etsy. Now that is just wonderful. It means that so many more people got to see my rich, goat's milk soap. So of course this means it is time again to bestow The Coveted Scratch of the Tail Award. Ta da!

The list was created by DalMare who makes beautiful crystal jewelry. In fact she is having a President's Day sale in her shop right now. Maybe I will get my ears pierced and treat myself to these. I think I would look good in purple, don't you? And I noticed that she comes from the Jersey Shore! That is where my publicist moved from before she came to Montana. So I thank DalMare for adding my Sea Urchin Soap to her beautiful list.

I also found my Shaving Soap to be in another lovely list from Strandsoflight. Her shop tag says "mindfully made to be playfully worn." I like that. I do everything playfully. That is the life of a goat! I like these but I fear Abigail might think they were real flowers and eat them right off of my ears!

I thank both of these ladies for creating such beauty and including my soap in it. I hope they enjoy their award.

Coveted Scratch of the Tail Award

Wowzers! New treasuries opened and nice etsy folk have again featured my soaps!

My very popular Sea Urchin soap was in a list curated by eclipse. Her shop is lots of fun to browse through. I think that if I wore this I might not be as cold. I also might buy this and put it in Michael's pen - it might take some of the stink away but I doubt it. There is no hope of taking Michael's stink away - he is a buck.

The second list comes courtesy of another Montanan - AsianExpressions. Uyen has been kind enough to feature me before and I thank her again for showing my Rich Goat's Milk Soap Scented with Sandalwood. I wrote about her beautiful kimonos before but they are worth mentioning again. I still would like to have this for my goat house. But Abigail would probably eat it!

The Coveted Scratch of the Tail Award

Hooray! I am so excited. Again. I think people are getting excited about the Coveted Scratch of the Tail Award. Our publicist found our soap in two treasuries last night so it is my great honor to bestow the award on:

MemoriestoYou for this list full of soapy treasures. She featured our Maaaaaaassage Bar Scented with Cherry Cordial amonst all the other lovely bath and beauty products. Her shop is full of pretty memory boards in all different shapes and sizes. I think this one would look good in my goat house. What do you think?

The second list was made by that Treasury Queen of the Big Sky Montana Team, Judy Elizabeth of JudyElizabethsFlock. She makes the most adorable soft sculpture lambs. She picked the Herd of Goats listing which shows an adorable photo of Michael and Sarah when they were kids. I think Judy Elizabeth is trying to wallpaper her house with her awards.

The Sweet Smell of New Soap

Mmmmmmm, lavender. And mountain huckleberry. Oooh and exotic red tea. It is an exciting time around the Happy Goats soap kitchen. New soap has been made and while lavender is an old favorite we are introducing some new scents and shapes for spring! Now of course I am not to be involved in the actual soapmaking I am, after all a goat but my publicist always lets me have a sniff of what she has made so I can give her my hoof stamp of approval. I have been a long time fan of lavender; it is so very relaxing. I think that maybe if we fed some to Abigail it might just calm her down a bit and she would stop trying to hog all of the hay.

The new scents we have made so far for Spring include: Afternoon Tea, which is a sweet and lightly spicy fragrance that I think is my new favorite. Orange Creamsicle, mmmmm remember those ice cream bars with the orange ice on the outside and the vanilla ice cream in the middle? It smells just like they did. Mountain Huckleberry, this one is like a bowl of fresh, tart wild huckleberries. Red Tea, slightly sweet and quite exotic. This one is limited and I chose to have Pricilla bars made in it. So you can see that it is going to be a sweet smelling place around here...

A few of the new shapes have already been introduced in the shop like the I Heart My Goats, The Eagle on the River and A Pet for The Goats but there will be more new soaps coming soon to celebrate the soon to be new residents of the Happy Goats Farm - WE'RE GETTING CHICKENS! That's right, cute little feathered friends to frolic with on the farm.

I realize this has been a highly informational post but I am , after all a spokesgoat and must sometimes do my job and put forth the good word about the wonderful soaps that are produced with my milk. So head on over to Happy Goat Soap and check them out for yourself. Tell 'em Pricilla sent you and you will get a 15% discount on your order. You can wait for an updated invoice or just pay and my publicist will issue you a refund. Aren't I a generous spokesgoat?

Coveted Scratch of the Tail Award

I was browsing through the Treasury lists and found one created by Twinklefish that features our Sea Urchin Soap. It is a lovely list that features items from the sea. So of course this means (insert TA DA here) that I am awarding Twinklefish my Coveted Scratch of the Tail Award!

Her shop has a lovely assortment of jewelry items including this necklace that I think would look lovely on me. Well, if it could be extended, of course.

So thank you Twinklefish - we really appreciate it!

SpokesGoat Alert - Now to be Known as The Coveted Scratch of the Tail Award!

I was thinking about "SpokesGoat Alerts" and how boring that must sound so I have come up with a new idea. I have run this by my publicist and she thinks it is a marvelous idea! Perhaps you recall from an earlier post my comment on how much I enjoy a good scratch of my tail. I thought it would be a good idea to rename the SpokesGoat Alerts and call them The Coveted Scratch of the Tail Awards. I don't know about you but nothing feels better to me than a scratch on the tail...


So here we grant the first two Coveted Scratch of the Tail Awards: they are presented for two beautiful Treasuries on etsy featuring Happy Goats Soaps.

The first list was curated by JunkyardGypsy and features our Rich Goat's Milk Shaving Soap Scented with Dragon's Blood - don't be scared it's a sexy scent with a cinnamon overtone. Her shop is full of recycled items and there is even an barnyard friend for me!

The second curation by TamaraDesigns shows our Sea Urchin Soap Scented with Lavender. (Aren't the new pictures great?) I took a look through Tamara's shop and she makes beautifully detailed paper cutouts. I love this one, don't you?

I thank both of these lovely creators and bestow upon them the Coveted Scratch of the Tail Award!

Goats DO Love Pine Trees

As the spokesgoat for Happy Goats Soap I do have to do some work. Today my work is actually a pleasure. We offer a lovely soap called Goats Love to Eat Pine Trees Soap and my publicist thought it would be a good idea to prove this. A very generous person over at the Forest Service office gifted us with their personal Christmas tree - yum! Our male person chopped it up into four sections and we all got to share in the munching - yum! Then the Forest Service gave us its office Christmas tree. How exciting - even more yummy green pine tree to eat. Yum! This time of year with all of the tasty weeds covered by snow it is nice to get something green.

I have been enjoying my pine tree even though I have to share it with Abigail. I also use the trunk of the tree to scratch my head. I guess this spokesgoat thing really isn't that hard after all, is it?

So why not head over to Happy Goats Soap and check out ALL of the rich, beautiful soaps available. I wouldn't be a good spokesgoat if I didn't encourage you to do that, now would I? The soaps make a good, fluffy lather and leave your skin feeling moisturized, not dry. You can read here what our customers have had to say.

Spokesgoat Alert

We start today with another Spokesgoat Alert. I do want to thank all of these wonderful people for featuring our soaps in their beautiful Treasuries. I as a humble spokesgoat am very honored.

The very talented TwoLeftHands curated a glorious Treasury and featured our I Heart My Goats Soap. Her shop is full of the most adorable dolls I have ever seen. But I will be honest, this is one creature I NEVER want to see up close! What I do wish for all of you is for Cupid to grant all of your Valentine's Dreams!

Spokesgoat Alert

One of our newest soaps, The I Heart My Goats Soap is listed in a beautiful Treasury created by the very talented Uyen from AsianExpressions She is very talented and if she would only make goat kimonos I would shop like a goat with a $10,000.00 credit limit. But since she doesn't I will have to satisfy myself with just looking at her beautiful products. She also lives in Montana, just like me.

The I Heart My Goats Soap would make a perfect gift for your Valentine! You can see that my publicist/udder massage specialist has taken a new style of photo including an adorable papier mache ME! A truly talented artist by the name of Natalie created this beautiful sculpture. Her work can be found in her shop, Humblebea. She also makes beautiful kid's clothing. Oops, maybe I should say children's clothing....

WOW! Another Treasury listing! HeathensHearth has listed my Sea Urchin Soap in her beautiful curation. In the relaxing lavender scent. There are a beautiful collection of bath and body products in her shop. If I used body frosting I know where I would find it.

Interview with Michael The Goat

I, of course, am the most well known of the goats on the Happy Goats Farm but I feel it is important for all of you to get to know the other goats here. (Actually my publicist is making me do this - she feels it will be good press.) I am choosing to start with Michael because he is my son and I think the nicest goat on the place beside me of course. He can have a bit of a one track mind, so please bear with him....

How did you come to live on the Happy Goats Farm?

Mom, uh, you kidded me. Duh!

What is your purpose on the Farm?

I eat lots of hay...gotta get a doe,gotta get a doe,gotta get a doe,gotta get a doe!

I run around and chase Luke...gotta get a doe,gotta get a doe,gotta get a doe!

And I protect the publicist...she's fun!

If you ran the Farm what changes would you make?

Well, for one thing I wouldn't be in a pen all by myself! I would be in with the does, of course!

Gotta get a doe,gotta get a doe,gotta get a doe,gotta get a doe,gotta get a doe,gotta get a doe!

I think I would feed myself more grain too.

It seems you only think about yourself, do you ever think about the other goats on the Farm?

I do think about Luke - I really didn't think we needed to add him into the family. And I don't understand how you can say that when I am thinking of you girl goats all the time! Gotta getta doe, gotta get a doe, gotta get a doe.

Well, Michael I can see this interview is going to devolve from here so I think I will end it. Do you have any last comments?

Gotta get a doe!

I did warn you that he had a one track mind people! But he is a good looking goat if a mother can say so. I will continue the interviews as time goes on. Hopefully Luke will be a little less focused on ..... what am I saying. He's a buck too!

Boys Will Be Boys

I am sure like many of you females out there in the world that no matter what your species - THERE IS NO UNDERSTANDING MALES. We have two males on our farm, Michael and Luke. Male goats are called bucks for the educational portion of today's blog...Michael is my son and Luke came to us from a farm in Spokane, Washington. I will, as I mentioned in another post, be interviewing them so you can get to know them better but I thought you would like to see them first.

Yesterday my publicist/udder massage specialist took her camera out while the boys were uh, engaging with each other. Now, I watch the boys everyday; I am after all a doe and what doe does not like to look at a handsome buck? Even after daily viewing I can't tell if they are playing or trying to kill each other! They stand on their hind legs and bang their heads together so hard sometimes. Perhaps this explains their, hmmmmm, stubbornness. Yes, let's just call it stubbornness.

You don't know any males like that, do you?

Spokesgoat Alert!

Wow! It's a busy day on the spokesgoat front! Another lovely Treasury featuring my Goats Love to Eat Pine Cones Soap in the intoxicating Spicy Nights Fragrance! What are the odds?! This one was created by the generous Annette from DragonHouseofYuen to support The Buckeye Rabbit House Rescue . She has donated one of her beautiful rabbit bags to the raffle. My publicist has sent off a check to the cause. Cute, furry bunnies should have good homes, don't you think? So here is another beautiful Treasury for you to visit. What a great day in spokesgoatdom.

Spokegoat Alert!

Today I will start with my new series called SPOKESGOAT ALERT. I will post short notations anytime my beautiful soaps appear in Treasuries or other blogs. This way I keep my publicist/udder massage specialist happy and can give full attention to these beautiful lists.

A lovely Treasury is listed on etsy today that was created by the owner of an interesting shop called ShavingKitSupplies . It shows my beautiful Goats Like To Eat Pine Cones Soap in the intoxicating Spicy Nights fragrance. I thank ShavingKitSupplies and must admit I found her shop to be a revelation. I suggest you all check it out for yourselves.

Ahhh, Sunday!

I love my Sundays. I don't have any official spokesgoat duties and I just get to relax and enjoy myself. Unfortunately today was not a nice day. I woke up to another new layer of snow. Now my publicist is very nice about getting the snow off of my hay pile, but really! I am getting tired of all this snow. I can't find any little weeds to nibble on or any fresh grass. A goat gets tired of hay, hay, hay and more hay.

But I am not going to be a whining goat. I will share with you a funny story. Yesterday Michael decided he didn't want to stay in his pen. Why yesterday was his day to attempt to escape I have no idea but it was fun to watch. He would run up the side of his fence and LEAP. Well, after about 5 attempts - HE MADE IT! He jumped right out of his pen. Now I did not give him up but shortly thereafter the publicist/udder massage therapist came out and Michael went trotting up to her quite proud of himself. Needless to say, she was not happy....pen adjustments were made.

Starting next week I am going to interview the other goats on the Happy Goats Farm so you can get to know them better. Perhaps I will start with Michael so he can tell you more about his athletic feats.

The Glory of Being a Goat

Now I know that most of you reading this will never know the glory of being a goat and I am sorry for you. My life is just wonderful. My publicist/udder massage therapist takes wonderful care of me and I get to browse in a most scenic corner of the world. My only complaint is Abigail and since I gave birth to her I suppose I am mostly to blame....

But today I am going to discuss Happy things. It is Saturday and I am taking time off from my spokesgoat duties. A doe needs a break now and then, don't you agree? The first topic I want to bring to your attention is a wonderful fundraiser for another worthy species; the bunny! My furry friends from across the pond Arabella and Wesley (you can read all about them here ) are donating a beautifully crafted rabbit bag from their publicist to a wonderful organization - The Buckeye House Rabbit Organization to raise money for abandoned bunnies. A beautiful treasury has been created to showcase bunnies and other cuddly creatures and draw attention to this worthy cause. So why not check out the raffle and the Treasury?

And the MOST EXCITING NEWS since I have become spokesgoat for Happy Goats Soap
a wonderful etsy seller by the name of Lambert curated a Treasury and NAMED IT AFTER ME!!! How exciting is that? I cannot tell you how thrilled I was when I was told. I immediately did my famous goat dance of joy. Sometimes being a spokesgoat is just too much fun. I thank you Lambert and I must say I do like the Two Hens painting. When I next redecorate my goat house I will surely keep you in mind!

SpokesGoat Duties

Now you might think that being a spokesgoat is all about just looking good in my photo but that is not the case at all. Remember, I am the face and Maaaa of Happy Goats Soap so I must, at all times remember to get my name and the soap's name out there for people to see. Today I did my job well! The first thing I did with help from a wonderful etsy curator; Happy Goats was on the FRONT PAGE of etsy today! I was so excited when my publicist/udder massage specialist told me I did my famous goat dance of joy! What better way to get the news out about Happy Goats Soap?

The second thing I did today was curate my own Treasury. This was a first for me, I will admit. And it was tough for me to do all that searching with my hooves - but I think I did a fine job. You can check it out here . I tried to add a screenshot but that was beyond my spokesgoat duties.

Well, I am going back to the goat barn to eat some hay. I am hoping that since I did such a good job today I will get some extra carrots tonight!