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After realizing that cow’s milk was creating health issues for me, yet I was able to tolerate goat’s milk, we went on a search to find a milk goat.

We found some kind people close by who were providing a home for a few goats who had apparently come from an unhappy environment. They really didn’t want the goats themselves. It so happened that when we had bought our new homestead there were a couple old automobile parts left in an out building. We had no use for them but the owner of the goats was delighted to trade one of his goats for the automobile parts. So we did a happy trade and I ended up with a WILD little goat who did not like people and would bound to the other end of the pasture if a man appeared. My friends who also had goats said, “Are you sure she isn’t part deer?”

My mother named my little goat “Jewel” because I was anxiously waiting for my own goat milk which she said would be a jewel for me. I tried to win Jewel’s confidence. In due time she presented me with two tiny little kids and soon I was ready to start milking. But my Jewel did not want to be milked and I wondered if she was a rebel instead! Eventually she consented to the idea and learned that I was her friend. I was happy to find indeed I did have a Jewel after all. She knew if another goat was tormenting her, she could run to me for safety but unfortunately she never got over her fear of strangers and would not trust me for her safety when strangers appeared. My friends and customers wanted to see my little Jewel goat, but she would dash off and snort!

After awhile I had extra goat milk to deal with. A friend suggested making goat milk soap. That was a new idea for me. I wasn’t sure I was impressed. But after considering the idea a while I thought I’d give it a try. A kind lady helped me understand the science of soap making and I proceeded to formulate my own recipes. I was set on making the best soap and since my skin was very dry and we were living in dry Utah at the time, MOISTURIZING was a large focus as I began my soap making. And because of my sensitivities to anything other than natural, ALL NATURAL was also a big focus.

My little Jewel goat got the honor of having the business named after her, Jewel Soap. And although she hated having her photo taken, it’s her portrait that graces many of the products. Most of the bar soaps are wrapped in a piece of fabric, tied shut with some sort of string or ribbon and have a homemade label attached, which was recycled from old cards or some other paper source.

Snipping, whether it be paper or fabric is another of my favorite pastimes! Snipping paper quite often results in HANDMADE CARDS. Stamping, embossing and all those “modern” ways of creating handmade cards does not appeal to me. It’s the little pictures and snippets that ordinarily go in the trash that inspire me to be creative.

THE QUILTS are all homemade and hand quilted. Much like my cards so are my quilts- very original-for some reason I don’t follow the pattern but always have to change the pattern to fit my own ideas.
I have enjoyed collecting tiny pieces of pretty fabrics ever since I was a little girl. These are some of the inspirations that grew out of “my scrap bag”.
Quilts may be machine washed on gentle cycle, with cool water.

jewelsoapbylauramae@gmail.com or 574-642-0550

Shipping policy

I usually ship within a day or two, however some items I may need to wait for weather reasons and so cannot ship right away!

Return policy

None: All purchases final

Please no returns on Jewel Soap products.

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