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	<title>Great Cakes Soapworks &#187; Ruebee</title>
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		<title>Ruebee Swap</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:52:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Warden</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So now you know what Ruebee is, I thought I&#8217;d share a little bit more. I had the opportunity to participate in a swap recently. All the participants turned in a list of things they liked to the hostess who then hooked us up with someone who was a good fit. I received a really [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.greatcakessoapworks.com/handmade-soap-blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/swap_items.jpg" onclick="return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fwww.greatcakessoapworks.com%2Fhandmade-soap-blog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2008%2F06%2Fswap_items.jpg','swap_items')"><img src="http://www.greatcakessoapworks.com/handmade-soap-blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/swap_items-150x150.jpg" alt="swap items 150x150 Ruebee Swap" title="swap_items" width="150" height="150" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-115" /></a>So now you know what Ruebee is, I thought I&#8217;d share a little bit more.  I had the opportunity to participate in a swap recently.  All the participants turned in a list of things they liked to the hostess who then hooked us up with someone who was a good fit.  I received a really neat collection of items from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5079465" onclick="return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fwww.etsy.com%2Fshop.php%3Fuser_id%3D5079465','Sally+L.+Smith')"><u>Sally L. Smith</u></a>, including a small journal, notecard set, and bookmark card, some great jewelry and other &#8220;findings&#8221;.  You can see how talented she is!!</p>
<p>I sent one of the <a href="http://www.greatcakessoapworks.com/handmade-soap-blog/index.php/experiment-2-kosher-salt-bars/" onclick="return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fwww.greatcakessoapworks.com%2Fhandmade-soap-blog%2Findex.php%2Fexperiment-2-kosher-salt-bars%2F','kosher+salt+bars')"><u>kosher salt bars</u></a> and a matching Pineapple Blossom lotion, as well as a foot scrub with a small jar of whipped shea butter, and a Limeade Lip Butter to my swap recipient.  I hope she likes it!!</p>
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		<title>What is Ruebee?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Warden</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maybe you&#8217;ve noticed that I have an icon in my sidebar stating that I&#8217;m a member of Ruebee. If you haven&#8217;t clicked on the icon, maybe you&#8217;ve wondered what on earth it is. It&#8217;s actually a community of over 200 Christian crafters and artists. I found Ruebee because of Trish&#8217;s blog. This is why Trish [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.greatcakessoapworks.com/handmade-soap-blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/ruebee.jpg" onclick="return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fwww.greatcakessoapworks.com%2Fhandmade-soap-blog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2008%2F06%2Fruebee.jpg','ruebee')"><img src="http://www.greatcakessoapworks.com/handmade-soap-blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/ruebee.jpg" onclick="return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fwww.greatcakessoapworks.com%2Fhandmade-soap-blog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2008%2F06%2Fruebee.jpg','ruebee')" alt="ruebee What is Ruebee?" title="ruebee" width="96" height="96" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-111" /></a>Maybe you&#8217;ve noticed that I have an icon in my sidebar stating that I&#8217;m a member of <u>Ruebee</u>.  If you haven&#8217;t clicked on the icon, maybe you&#8217;ve wondered what on earth it is.  It&#8217;s actually a community of over 200 Christian crafters and artists.  I found Ruebee because of <u>Trish&#8217;s blog</u>.  This is why Trish loves Ruebee:</p>
<blockquote><p>Ruebee is a place where I can speak freely of my Christian values and what Christ means in my life; no one here is going to roll their eyes and shrug. I know that here at Ruebee I am going to find clean jokes, fun times and giving praise where praise is due. Here, I am going to see gorgeous handcrafted items made by Christian artists and there are no questionable items that are going to assault me and catch me offguard. I can see items that give glory to God, praise His name, meet honest, caring folk who share similar values and artisitic talents.</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t know of any other place like Ruebee. It is truly a blessing.</p></blockquote>
<p><u>Amy Larson</u> is the founder of the group, and this is why she started it:</p>
<blockquote><p>Ruebee was started because there was a need to gather Christian artists to encourage them, inspire them, and promote them.  We now have an opportunity to gather as believers in the Lord Jesus Christ to openly give credit to God for our talents and gifts.  If sellers are willing&#8230;.we can also share/help each other with marketing tips and suggestions to help our businesses grow.  The Lord gave me the name Ruebee&#8230;and that&#8217;s the very short version of how Ruebee was birthed.</p></blockquote>
<p>I got this wonderful message from Bevie the other day and I asked her if I could share it.  Like Trish said, it is truly a blessing!</p>
<blockquote><p>I just wanted to thank you for allowing me to be your friend on Ruebee&#8230;it&#8217;s a grand place to meet really nice people and enjoy each other&#8217;s creations as we create them&#8230;.it&#8217;s a real pleasure and hope to get to know you better&#8230;Have a blessed day!!!  Bevie</p></blockquote>
<p>Even if you aren&#8217;t an artist, if you like to support Christian artists, you can <u>join</u> as a shopper/supporter of Ruebee. </p>
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