Artisans' Spotlight

Kate Elfatah
Designer Kate Elfatah has decided to achieve her dream with her creative ability to craft quality and trendy handbags and accessories. Kate's love of fashion and sewing can be traced back to her humble roots, growing up in a working class Irish family in East Falls, Philadelphia. Kate continued this family tradition by majoring in Fashion Design.

Kate worked in the corporate world for many years. A few years ago, Kate went to the local fabric store and picked up a pattern for make-up bag. Looking at the pattern, she thought of how she could make the pattern bigger or different. Kate began making make-up bags for her friends and relatives. She started creating not, just your standard tote, but beach bags and clutches. Her greatest joy would come when she was out and about and noticed someone carrying one of her bags.

Kate has begun a new journey, with her own design label, House of Minerva. Her bags and accessories are designed with classic yet fun patterns and fabrics with new twist on the standard tote.

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Carol's Scents N' Soaps!
You are about to start on your path to softer, smoother skin while enjoying the beautiful aromas of our enticing products. Each item is made in our studio using only the finest ingredients. All our soaps are created with Shea butter, cocoa butter, Vitamin E and are super fatted with milk. These natural ingredients moisturize and sooth the skin while rinsing clean. Our long lasting 5.5 oz bars DO NOT melt away in the water like most soap do. We cook our soaps twice to make a harder longer lasting bar that gives you a rich lather.

Bath Salts. Our Dead Sea Bath Salts are created to clean the pores, soften the skin, and relax your tired muscles. Created with Dead Sea Salts, Epsom Salts, Baking Soda, Vitamin E, and Butter Milk.

Bath Teas. Just imagine a tub of beautiful scents just waiting for you to soak in. Imagine the scents of Lavender and Chamomile relaxing your tired muscles and soothing your soul. Or, picture the stimulating scent of Rosemary in our Rejuvenating bath to help you wake up and feel full of energy. Each bag of Bath Teas holds 3 tea bags (enough for 3 baths!). Simply drop a tea bag into your bath, hot tub, or Jacuzzi and let it steep while your senses enjoy the aromas, and your body responds to the natural herbs.

Bubble Bath. Relax in a luxurious rich Bubble Bath! Go ahead! You deserve it! Created to sooth, moisturize, and relax, with ingredients such as Shea Oil, Vitamin E, and Butter Milk.

Lavender Soap. Lavender essential oil is healing to the skin and is recommended to anyone with sensitive skin. Lavender flower buds are added as a natural.

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Park Avenue Pastries
The Cookie Elves at Park Avenue Pastries have been hand baking, icing and decorating incredible cookies for over eight years. Their edible works of art are as delicious as they are beautiful. They use only the finest ingredients in these creations, which include flour, butter, sugar, pasturized eggs and vanilla. The icing is a Royal Icing made with merangue powder, powdered sugar, and artificial colors. They do not use any nut products at our facility.

Every cookie is made to order to ensure that it is the finest and freshest quality product when you purchase any cookie. Park Avenue Pastries individually wrap each cookie and suggest that you enjoy them within two months of receiving your treats - if you can wait that long! So stop by the Boutique and satisfy you cookie sweet tooth!

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ME
MaryEllen started Creations by ME in 2007. She has a varied product line hoping to have "something for everyone" and takes pride in the fact that all of her creations are made from a minimum of one recycled item to completely recycled. MaryEllen has worked in the desktop publishing/design field for 27 years, but her passions are playing guitar, gardening and designing; giving her ample outlets for her creativity. Custom orders available on most products.

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