Get ready for some October fun

You know that October news I mentioned earlier? Well, the time has come to spill the beans! We're having a Webkinz Halloween Carnival, and you're invited!

What: A Webkinz Halloween Carnival
Where: Cottage Soapworks
When: Friday October 17, 2008
What time: 6-8pm

So make sure you mark your calendars and get ready for for tons of Halloween fun. We'll give you more information about the activites as it gets closer, but I'll leave you this little hint:

For those of you who came to our Summer Bash, I hope your gardens are growing well!

Bookmark Contest Winners!

The results are in, and it's time to announce our Webkinz contest winners. We first want to thank everyone who entered. All the entries were so good, our winners had a hard time choosing just one grand prize winner! So without further ado, let's give a big Webkinz congratulations to our grand prize winners:

Group 1 (age 3-8)- Ashlyn Dorminey with "A Beautiful Day in Webkinz World"
Group 2 (age 9-15)- Cassidy Shoop with "Read to Your Webkinz"

And here our our runners-up:

Group 1
1st place- Andrew Goffinet
2nd place- Gerret Robbins
3rd place- Ryan Kimberling

Group 2
1st place- Gaby Sisk
2nd place- Elizabeth Gabler
3rd place- Sierra Lundmark
Honorable Mention- Marcus Malesh and Emma Forester

You'll get to see our grand prize winners soon, printed as real bookmarks. All winners, look for your confirmation email in your inboxes. Everyone who entered has won a free bookmark entry into our raffle as a consolation prize. Check back soon to see when the bookmarks come in, and get more information about the reading contest. And then it's time to get reading!

Halloween Webkinz Sale

If you missed out on the limited edition Black Cat last Halloween, here's your chance to make it up! Right now, when you buy two Webkinz at full price you can snag a Black Cat for just $4.00! Cottage Soapworks also has the newest Halloween Webkinz, the Bat! Check out the Halloween fashions as well.

A Big Thank You & Contest Update

Everyone here at Cottage Soapworks wants to extend a big thank you to everyone who has expressed concern for Alyssa after her car accident. You will be happy to know that Alyssa is doing fine and healing up nicely. The outpouring of support and well wishes from our customers has made this experience easier on all of us.

For those of you who are wondering about the bookmark contest winners, here's an update. The judging was delayed after the accident happened, but is now back on track. Look for a special notice on the blog on Monday, September 15, 2008 to see who won some fabulous Webkinz prizes.

September Pets!

That's right, we've got the new September pets. You'll want to hurry in and get them quickly, especially since two of them have already been retired. They're going to go fast, so come in soon!