This is the home of The Fabric of Sweet Repose, where all the ideas come from and where peace and tranquility dwell within  ol'timey walls. Me and my Cairn terrier, 'Scratchy' live in harmony (most if the time), painting furniture, sewing lampshades and brewing Grannies ol-time lye soaps. This little pink nest is old and crumbling, but it suits my creative soul. Having an antique/gift shop for 15 years, I have just opened in a new location in the historic downtown district of Muscatine, Iowa. My building is being renovated, but its 100 year old structure is just the palette I need to create my vignettes, with peeling green paint on its' original tin ceilings and water-stained walls, I can give the illusion of...'it is supposed to look this way'.

 

I make pure soy wax candles and glycerin soaps in a miriad of scents that carry the label of 'Made In America', simple design and reasonable price, something that has gone by the wayside in this once wonderful country. No foreign imports on this site, so please enjoy and God Bless America.