Ribbon-cutting celebrates opening of Dyer House Soaps and More
By Carla McKeown/Breckenridge Texan
Donna Gillespie hand makes all of the products she sells at Dyer House Soaps and More. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Donna Gillespie held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for her business, Dyer House Soaps and More, at the Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce office on Thursday, Nov. 14.
Her home-based business sells a variety of handmade items, including soap, lotion, sugar scrubs, beard balm, beard oil, magnesium spray, magnesium lotion and more.
Gillespie makes all of the items from scratch and tries to use natural ingredients — such as honey, oatmeal, milk, avocado oil, olive oil and almond oil — whenever she can.
“Most of the stuff I use, you can buy on the cooking aisle at the grocery store,” she said.
The Dyer House Soaps and More products can be seen and ordered via the company’s Facebook page or by email at Dyerhousesoaps@yahoo.com. Orders can be picked up at Gillespie’s home-based shop on West Dyer Street or she can arrange to deliver it to the customer locally.
The Dyer House Soaps and More line includes a variety of lotions and oils, including magnesium lotion and magnesium spray. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
In addition to individual products, Donna Gillespie also sells the Dyer House products in gift sets. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Cutline, top photo: Donna Gillespie, center, cuts the ribbon, officially opening Dyer House Soaps and More. Joining her for the ceremony were family, friends and Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce members, from left, Ken Taylor; Maylun VanWinkle; Becky Smith; Josh Davis; Gillespie with her grandchildren, Journeigh Gillespie, 4, and Ryder Gillespie, 7; Ronnie Langford; and Yuri Huntington. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
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