"We're actually going to merge our partnerships," said Paula Lindsay, who started Pass Christian Soap Company in her kitchen in 2001.
Chase and Erin Moseley operate Oak Crest on Menge Avenue in Pineville, outside Pass Christian.
Lindsay said she will renovate and enlarge the carriage house on the property with the same plantation look. A spa will be created where Pass Christian Soap Company products will be used and Oak Crest will get its own label of products to provide those staying in the guest rooms.
"I'm so excited to finally find a home for us that meets the needs that we have," Lindsay said. "What a beautiful place to go to work."
Her business was destroyed during Hurricane Katrina and she had to move out of Pass Christian, to Alabama and later to the outlets in Gulfport, to produce her soaps. She now sells her products online, at locations nationwide and at a retail store she will continue to operate in downtown Pass Christian.
"We're just trying to expand so we have space to bring in people," she said.
Lindsay said she has planned to provide tours since she and her mother started the company. "We want to share with everybody the craft of soap making."
She plans to show young children how to make Silly Soap that lets children play with the soap like modeling clay and then bathe with the soap.
"It's our newest product," she said. "It's massively popular right now."
Teens will be able to learn about the chemical reactions that occur while making soap, she said, and women can book a soap making party and enjoy hors d'oeuvres at the mansion.
She has already begun booking tours and Lindsay said, "My goal is to be open before June."
It could be that when she opens there's going to be a wedding between the two companies. "I can't wait for this," Lindsay said.
Read more here: http://www.sunherald.com/2013/01/10/4399751/pass-christian-soap-co-and-oak.html#storylink=cpy
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