When Sarah Drew and Patty Roberts met as vendors selling handmade goods at the Vashon Farmers Market, they quickly recognized a kindred spirit in each other. Recently, the two realized a mutual vision to create a retail outlet with a working studio space when they opened Dream Chaser Studio last weekend. Dream Chaser is located in town next to Hinge Gallery.

Three years ago, the women were both new to Vashon and the market, but according to Drew, they “bonded by the enthusiasm we shared over our separate ventures we were embarking on.”

For Drew, that venture began when she started exploring how to make soap that would not irritate her children’s sensitive skin. She began studying herbs and oils and eventually designed a line of botanically based soaps called Sudzology.

“Three years ago, I didn’t even know you could make soap,” Drew said. “Now my soaps are customized for customers, and I’m really having fun experimenting with products you don’t expect to be in soaps, like beer, hops and other essential oils.”

Clearly thinking outside the soap box, Drew also created a line of soap for beards, with the goal of nourishing the underlying skin and softening the beard itself.

Roberts’ art ­— previously sold under the name of Falcorations Odyssey —  developed from her desire to sew whimsical stuffed animals for her son, who is now in his thirties.

“I used to sell Discovery toys,” Roberts said. “And that got me into doing more fun kid toys and dolls.”

Roberts took classes from a former maker of the famous Steiff stuffed animals and began fabricating mohair teddy bears.

Today, her animal menagerie includes zombie bunnies whose heads rotate 360 degrees, tooth fairy monsters with pockets for a lost tooth and dream pillow creatures complete with a special slot for note cards and pencils.

Making and selling their individual wares at the new shop may be the bread for the creative duo’s butter, but the dream they chase is for the store to be a community space.

“We want it to be an escape for someone on a rainy day, a foster community infused with creativity,” said Drew, “because that’s who we are, creative individuals coming together to join the artist community and small businesses on Vashon.”

Roberts added that they are taking the next step by hosting classes. On Friday and Saturday, they will open a craft corner for kids to drop by and make Valentines for their moms. They will soon offer classes in soap making, sewing for children and Photoshop.

“Our goal,” the duo said, “is to provide unique, premium products, spark imagination and unleash the kid in us all.”