Dear Botanicals

Today is Small Business Saturday, and I’m feeling a bit nostalgic. If you had asked me 20 years ago if I ever thought I’d be running my own business, I probably would have been horrified.

Some days it feels like climbing an insurmountable mountain, but most of the time I’m just so excited to be making beautiful things for you. It’s been a strange journey, but it’s definitely the best-smelling job I’ve ever had!

Here are some snapshots:

1. Literally climbing a mountain (thanks )
2. Baby TV producer out in the field
3. Making my first batches of soap in my old apartment kitchen
4. Processing early soap orders with my baby
5. What our soaps look like now!
6. At my first soap-related conference, so grateful to be doing this full-time.

Many of us are fortunate to live in a time and place where we have more than we need and so many options, so it means SO MUCH to me when you choose Dear Botanicals.

Thank you for shopping small today and every day! 💛💛💛

✨DECEMBER SCHEDULE✨Join me and my fellow makers and artists at one of our holiday markets this season! See you soon! ✨

Dec 3 - BOSTON, MA | Massachusetts Conference for Women, Boston Convention Center 8am-5pm (Conference attendees only, I believe—are you one?)

Dec 7 - LEXINGTON, MA | Temple Isaiah Sisterhood’s Holiday Marketplace, 10am-3pm

Dec 13 - CHESTNUT HILL, MA | Studio Carta Holiday Event, 11am-4pm

Dec 14 - BOSTON, MA | Gifted Holiday Market, Fairmont Copley Plaza, 11am-4pm

Dec 15 - LAST DAY FOR SHIPPING

Dec 21 - SALEM, MA | Salem Holiday Market, Old Town Hall, 11am-4pm

Dec 22 - CLOSED until 2026! 💛✨