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This Is Where It All Started

Hey friends. Stacie here. Can I tell you a secret?

Momma Bears Creations didn’t start as a business idea.

It didn’t start with market research or a business plan or dreams of craft shows.

It started with teacher gifts.

Let me take you back: Maddi was in school. Every year, the same dilemma hit: What do I give her teachers to show I actually appreciate everything they do?

We All Have “That Person”

Hey friends. Stacie here. Let me tell you about my friend.

She’s amazing. Kind, generous, always there when I need her. She’s supported our business from day one, shows up to our craft shows, tells all her friends about us.

She also has EVERYTHING.

Seriously. If she wants something, she buys it. Her house is beautiful and curated. She doesn’t need more decorative objects. She doesn’t want clutter. She’s practical and particular.

The Candle Dilemma (Every Gift-Giver Knows This)

Hey friends! Stacie here. Let me paint you a familiar picture:

The scenario: You need a gift. Teacher appreciation, friend’s birthday, Secret Santa at work, Mother’s Day, “thank you for helping us move” gift. You want something thoughtful, but you’re stuck.

Your thought process: “Maybe… a candle?”

Look, I LOVE candles. I burn them in our Enola house constantly. But here’s the truth: Everyone gives candles. That teacher already has 47 vanilla-scented candles. Your friend has a whole closet shelf of unopened candle gifts.

The Question I Get Asked

By Scott (Papa Bear)

People ask me all the time: “Why did you start Momma Bears Creations?”

And honestly? We almost didn’t.

Not because the products weren’t good. Not because there wasn’t demand. But because Stacie would have been perfectly happy giving everything away for free.

Let me explain.

Stacie’s Heart

My wife, Stacie (Momma Bear), has always made things. Soaps, lotions, balms - all from natural ingredients, all by hand, all from the heart.

Four Different People, Four Different Conversations

Hey friends! Stacie here.

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At Pumpkinfest last year, I had the most interesting day at our booth. Four different people stopped by asking about Tattoo Luv, and each one needed to hear about it in a completely different way.

First person: A heavily tattooed guy in his 30s, sleeves on both arms, asking detailed questions about ingredients

“Is Handmade Soap Really That Different?”

Hey friends! Stacie here from Momma Bears Creations.

When I tell people I make soap by hand in our Enola, PA home, I usually get one of two reactions:

Reaction 1: “Oh, that’s nice! Smells good!” walks away

Reaction 2: “Wait, is there actually a difference between handmade and what I buy at the store?”

The honest answer: YES. Big difference. But not always in the ways you’d expect.

“How Many Bars Can You Make in a Week?”

Hey friends! Stacie here.

Someone at Pumpkinfest last year asked me: “How many bars of soap can you make in a week?”

I thought for a second. “Depends on the week, but maybe… 100-150 bars?”

She looked surprised. “That’s it? There are companies that make MILLIONS of bars!”

“Yep,” I said. “But those aren’t made the way we make ours.”

“What do you mean?”

Someone Asked Me Why I Do This

Hey friends. Stacie here.

Last week at our Carlisle Creative Vibes booth, a customer asked me a question I wasn’t expecting:

“So how long have you been doing this?”

“About eight years,” I told her.

“Wow! And do you… like, do this full-time?”

“Not full-time, no. This is… well, it’s hard to explain.”

She looked confused. “So is this just a hobby? Or a business?”

The Most Common Question We Hear at Craft Shows

Stacie here.

If I had a dollar for every time someone picked up a lotion bar at our booth and asked, “What’s a lotion bar?” - well, I’d have a lot of dollars.

People ask us this question quite often. And honestly? I love it. Because it means they’re curious. They’re holding something in their hand that looks different from drugstore lotion, and they want to understand it.

“Is That… Soap?”

Hey friends! Stacie here. You know what question I hear at literally EVERY craft show?

Customer picks up a lotion bar, smells it, looks confused

“Wait… what IS this? Is it soap?”

Me: “It’s a lotion bar!”

“A lotion… BAR? Like solid lotion?”

Me: “Exactly!”

“So… how do you use it?”

And that’s when I know we’re about to have a great conversation.

Lotion bars are one of those products that confuse people at first glance - they look like soap, they’re solid like soap, but they’re definitely NOT soap. And once people understand what they are and how to use them, they become obsessed.