A pre-Oscar party in Beverly Hills next week could tip North Port business owner Jamie Lovern into the big time.

Jamie's company, Lolablue, began as an organic soy candle business and has expanded to include 100 percent natural body products like sugar scrubs, handcrafted soaps and lip balm.

After Lela Christine, the editor-in-chief of Power Player Magazine -- which bills itself as a "lifestyle, international, entertainment, visionary e-zine" -- found Jamie's MySpace page in November and liked her business philosophy, she asked her to send out some of the products for the online magazine to test.

They wound up being featured as the magazine's "power beauty pick" for December.

Then, last week, the magazine's editor asked her to send samples of her products to include in gift bags - known as "swag" in the industry -- for a pre-Oscar party the e-zine is throwing at Chakra Cuisine in the Hills.

Jamie packed up 71 samples of her Skyclad sugar scrub exfoliator -- in lavender, lavender vanilla and lemongrass mint -- and full-size Pucker Up peppermint lip balm, and shipped them off to California. There's expected to be 65 "VIPs" at the party for 300.

Jamie was invited to the bash as well, but decided to stay home to save money.

The four-year North Port resident says she's "kind of in shock" about her good fortune.

But she's not putting too much stock in it yet.

"I can't get excited until I get a call that a company wants to pick up (my products)," she said. "I'm just taking it one day at a time."

For Jamie, 38, owning a gradually-getting-more-successful business is a dream come true. Born and raised in Sarasota and a Ringling School of Art and Design alum, she spent years as a graphic designer in publishing, or, as she puts it, "in the icky world of corporate America."

"I spent nine years there cranking it out," she said. "I had health problems. The day in, day out was killing me. I didn't want to be in front of a computer anymore."

Jamie started Lolablue -- which carries the motto, "Indulge yourself. Respect Mother Earth" -- in 2003. She started slow, working on her products part time, until she was finally able to make the leap to full time last year.

Not bad for a woman who started out making candles as gifts for friends.

"I read a lot of books," she said. "I had faith that if I worked hard enough, I'd be successful."

Jamie wanted change in her life, but she also wanted to spend more time with her son, Dakota, 3, and husband, D.J. Owning her own business allowed her to do so.

Jamie's products are available at the Saturday Farmers Market in the North Port Commons from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. and at the Punta Gorda's Farmers Market from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. the same day. They can also be found at Kyle Kurtis Salon & Spa, 3505 Bobcat Village Center Road, North Port; North Port Floral, 13600 S. Tamiami Trail; and The Yoga Sanctuary, 403 Sullivan St., Punta Gorda.

You can also check out her Web site, lolablueliving.com.

If next week's party makes her company take off, Jamie's got a plan.

"I've had lots of friends over the years say, 'I'll help you if you need me,'" she said.