More Giveaway News

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Amy Warden

Today is the last day to enter the Oatmeal Stout soap giveaway! I have 39 entries as of this moment, and I’m sure I’ll get at least one more by the end of the day so that I can give away 4 bars of Oatmeal Stout soap. (I’m guaranteeing 1 in 10 odds!) If you haven’t entered, now is your chance! (Comment on THIS post.)

Secondly, I wanted to let you know about the Made With Love event, hosted by The Reynolds Mom. Ashley Reynolds, along with several other bloggers have put together a long list of sponsors who are giving away handmade items. Great Cakes Soapworks is giving away some natural facial care products, including one soap and one full sized Skin Glow Facial Moisturizer. You can see Ashley’s review of the Creamy Castile soap and the Skin Glow Facial Moisturizer as well as enter the Great Cakes Soapworks giveaway here. There are links to other giveaways as well. Go enter to win some prizes and please spread the word!

Huge Giveaway of Handmade Items

Oatmeal Stout Soap Giveaway

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Amy Warden

It’s been too long since I’ve hosted a giveaway! So, just for fun I thought I’d give you all a chance to win a bar of the Oatmeal Stout soap. You may have seen the photo on Cocobong’s blog when she did her review of the Patchouli Beer Bar, and you may have also noticed that it is the Soap of the Week:

Oatmeal Stout Soap by Great Cakes Soapworks, photo by Cocobong

The soap is made with a rich, dark Oatmeal Stout from local brewing company Free State out of Lawrence, Kansas. (Notice the whipped soap on top!) The fragrance reminds me of oatmeal cookies, but with the subtle smell of hops.

Entering the giveaway is easy – just leave a comment telling me why you love handmade soaps and how you got started using them. Or if you haven’t tried a handmade soap, why you might want to! I’ll have as many winners as it takes to have a 1 in 10 chance of winning, or I run out of Oatmeal Stout soap!

Comments will close Tuesday, July 19th at 10pm CST, and I will contact the winners the next day. (One entry per household, please. Open to readers from around the world!)

Comments are now closed. Winners will be announced tomorrow!

The Usual

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Amy Warden

That’s what I’m up to lately. Nothing feels particularly blog-worthy, so I haven’t posted for a few days.

Tonight I’m doing a 30-minute presentation for a small PEO (Philanthropic Educational Organization) group of ladies (one of my customers invited me to speak), so I made a small batch of soap yesterday so I could bring it along with me and cut it in front of them. Thirty minutes seems like a long time to talk about soap, but I’m sure it will go by fairly quickly. Also planning to bring other visual aids to make things more interesting. Here’s the soap I made:

Plumeria Pear Soap - looks like it overheated a bit

If nothing else, I can demonstrate what happens when you use a floral fragrance – it can overheat and create cracks in the soap and cause liquid to seep out (which should re-absorb into the soap as it cures). I can also tell that the fragrance may be a bit discoloring, even though the supplier claims it isn’t, since the pink is now more of a peach color. There are other colors underneath which shall be revealed in due time!

While I was making a batch of soap for the presentation, I decided to go ahead and test the Honey Almond essential oil blend from WSP in a batch of goat’s milk soap. After reading reviews that the scent likes to disappear in the soap, I decided to use 1 oz per pound of soap and see how it goes. Still smells pretty strong as of today, but it’s still in the mold. We’ll see what happens once it has a chance to cure.

Honey Almond Goat's Milk Soap

I also made a custom soap ball order that I make every year for a customer in Pennsylvania. She orders ten Citrus Basil soap balls that are about the size of a tennis ball. I use my hot process method in the microwave for these. They will look like this once they are packaged up:

Citrus Basil Soap Balls

This week I was also asked to participate in another giveaway on Facebook. Remember the one I told you about at KDNovelties? They are at 1993 fans, and the giveaway closes when they reach 2000, so it’s nearly over! It’s been a great way to network for me – I’ve gained at least 50 fans from it (I forgot to check how many I had when it started!). If you act quick, you can still enter to win the Gardener’s Dream Skin Care Set I’m giving away here.

Gardener's Dream Skin Care

The other giveaway I was asked to participate in is hosted by The Reynolds Mom. She is going to run a similar giveaway on her page, only hers begins when she reaches 1500 fans. Still trying to decide what I’ll give away for that one.

Today I made another batch of Hand & Body Lotion so I can scent some with the Honey Almond blend. I need to come up with at least one more all-natural scent blend for lotion, so if you have any stellar ideas, please let me know! I already have Stress Relief (mint/eucalyptus), Lavender Meadows, and Grapefruit Parfait (grapefruit/vanilla). I sold one of the Grapefruit Parfait lotions to the guy who came over to estimate a new roof for our house! Once he heard that I made soaps, he asked about lotions which he wanted for his super-dry hands.

Ok, now I feel better about not posting. I guess I’ve been busy! What are you up to this week?

Facebook Giveaway

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Amy Warden

Great Cakes Soapworks is participating in a fun giveaway on the KDNovelties Facebook page. KDNovelties specializes in personalized children’s books, music & gifts. In an effort to gain new fans, Kim is networking with several businesses to offer fun free prizes from each. Once KDNovelties reaches 2000 fans, I believe the giveaway will be done. They have 1920 at the time I published this post. My contribution is a Gardener’s Dream skin care set which includes a Bye Bye Bugs soap, and a Bye Bye Bugs solid stick to be used before going out to work in the yard; a Lavender Lemon Scrubby Soap to remove tough dirt and odors, and a small Whipped Shea Butter to soften and moisturize skin once the work is done.

Gardener's Dream Skin Care Set

Here’s how it works. First, you’ll have to “like” KDNovelties. Then visit the 2000 Fan Giveaway Photo Album. You can see all the rules and how to enter. Or you can just go directly to this photo to see how to enter to win the Gardener’s Dream. (Of course, you’ll have to “like” Great Cakes Soapworks on Facebook as well if you haven’t already.) There are 15 different businesses participating, including KDNovelties. Some will ship to U.S. & Canada, some only to the U.S. I will ship to either. Go check it out and tell KDNovelties that Great Cakes Soapworks sent you!

Review Our Products, Win Some Products!

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Amy Warden

One of the best features on our new Great Cakes Soapworks web store is the ability for customers to write reviews – both on our products as well as our customer service. Do you love our products? Then tell us!

Each month in 2011, all reviews that are approved will be entered in a drawing for a $20 coupon code to be used at Greatcakessoapworks.com! (They don’t have to be 5-star reviews to be approved – just honest reviews.) If you have written a review in the past, you are welcome to repeat your sentiments on the new site. All reviews that have already been received are automatically entered in the drawing for April, which will be held on the 30th. Here’s one that came in over the weekend about the Skin Glow Facial Moisturizer:

skin glow testimonial Review Our Products, Win Some Products!

Skin Glow Facial Moisturizer Testimonial

I just made a fresh batch of Skin Glow this afternoon, so this is a great time to get some!

Win Soap from Tierre Verde!

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Amy Warden

My friend Michele of Tierre Verde Handmade Soaps is giving away three of her beautiful soaps in this cute pumpkin basket:

pumpkin soap basket Win Soap from Tierre Verde!

Soap Basket to be given away by Tierre Verde Handmade Soap

Choose from Lemon Poppyseed, Rosemary/Mint, Autumn Ambrosia-an orange and cinnamon blend, oatmeal milk and honey, oatmilk and almond, star anise, or unscented.

To win> just blog about the giveaway on your blog passing along the news to other fellow soap lovers- then leave a comment here. Winner will be drawn on October 31st.

♥All Tierre Verde soaps are created from an all vegetable base and are scented with essential oils. Colorants are kept as close to natural as possible. Rosemary/mint contains green oxide and titanium dioxide. Star Anise contains titanium dioxide. Lemon Poppyseed is colored with yellow kaolin clay.

Handmade Soap Giveaway!

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Amy Warden

There’s a new Great Cakes Soapworks giveaway going on right now at Adventures of the Domesticated Mama! Kime’ has just posted her review of four of my soaps: Dead Sea Spa Bar, Oatmeal, Milk & Honey, Stress Relief, and Bye Bye Bugs. You can enter to win four soaps of your choice simply by telling her which Great Cakes Soapworks soap is your favorite! She has also provided NUMEROUS ways to gain more entries and really give you a great chance at winning. I’ve opened this one up to residents of the U.S. and Canada.

Comments close on Monday, September 13, so head on over!

Free Laundry Soap Samples

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Amy Warden

All Natural Laundry Soap Sample

Did I get your attention? I’m giving away samples of my homemade laundry soap this weekend only with any paid order via Greatcakessoapworks.com! It is made with the Great Cakes Soapworks Orange Essence Lye Soap. The recipe for the laundry soap is part of the gift because I have no intention of selling pre-made laundry soap, but I believe if you try it, you will want to make it for yourself. In fact, my recipe and tutorial is posted over at The Soap Bar if you’d like to check it out!

I did a lot of math to figure out that I’m spending about 4.3 cents per load to make my own soap, and we were spending eight cents per load on the generic powder stuff full of fragrance and synthetics from Sam’s Club, so it’s well worth it for my family!

What Time Is It? It’s Giveaway Time!

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Amy Warden

Items up for review

I’ve been at it again. Sending off my products to be reviewed and given away. This time the Giveaway Lady is hosting! She was a bit skeptical of my bar soap, but I think it’s possible she’s been converted. Should be simple for you to get a whole bunch of entries in the giveaway for one soap, one lip butter, and one small Jojoba-Shea lotion of your choice. There are LOTS of ways to enter! Head on over here and see how you can get a chance to win.
You have until June 18th to get as many entries as possible – Best Wishes!

It’s a Great Cakes Giveaway!

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Amy Warden

Here’s another Great Cakes Soapworks Giveaway with lots of ways to enter! Katie Talks About is hosting a giveaway for three Great Cakes Soapworks soaps and one 2.5 oz. Jojoba-Shea lotion of the winner’s choice. I sent Katie her choices of three soaps and a lotion to try for several weeks before posting her review. She chose Lavender Meadows, Oatmeal, Milk & Honey, and Stress Relief soap and the Almond Milk lotion. Check out what she has to say about these products and how to win your own set here!

Tomorrow I should have pictures of some new soaps, and Friday I’ll have another giveaway to post, so stay tuned!

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