Ok, soapmaking friends. I know you’ve never done something stupid like I did and order the same fragrance twice. Oh yeah, I did. A couple months ago I ordered some Pumpkin Pie fragrance along with several others I was running low on. Then last month I was placing another order and thought, “I need to [...]
I didn’t write a post for Memorial Day, but I wanted to share my favorite quote from the many I saw floating around through the social media channels over the weekend: “It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.” – General George S. [...]
A couple years ago I had someone contact me about teaching her to make cold-processed soap. She lives in a smaller town south of here, and so she was able to come on over to my house and see how it’s done. We had a grand old time! Well, after making her own soap for [...]
If you are interested in how Great Cakes Soapworks got started, you can read all about my story at the Essential U blog where I answered Kayla Fioravanti’s interview questions. Kayla is an amazing entrepreneur. Her company is Essential Wholesale in Clackamas, Oregon. Essential Wholesale has one of the largest selections of natural and organic [...]
Last December I posted about the Holiday Swap I participated in with the Creative Soapmakers group in Facebook. What I didn’t mention was that there was a prize involved for the best packaging. Stacy Herrod of Day Star Candle & Soap Supply donated a $20 gift certificate to her store where she sells fragrances of [...]
Yesterday, I decided to try the new swirling method by Nicole Benitex that won the Saponifier’s Swirl Contest. I needed to make some soap for a swap that I’m participating in, and I wanted to use one of the new fragrance oils that I just purchased. So, unfortunately, these will not be for sale – [...]
Just to let you know what’s going on in my world! My brain is usually spinning about this time of year as I think about gearing up for the farmer’s market and another busy season selling soap. I’m going to address my soapmaker friends in this post to see who is thinking like I am. [...]
See this beautiful salt bar? I didn’t make it – Anhoki did. And after using it just once, I am determined to experiment some more with this type of soap. It is absolutely wonderful!!! You know how there are different qualities of handmade soap? Some are just three oils – the simple olive, coconut and [...]
I was reminded again today why I love my smell through shrink wrap. It is so easy to use and makes my soaps look so professional! I have another use for it now too: wrapping soaps in gift crates, like the ones in the picture. I made several like this today for the Holiday Craft [...]
This is for my soapmaking friends. Saponifier Magazine is doing their survey for the Best of the Best Supplier Awards. First of all, if you haven’t subscribed to this fabulous online magazine, you need to! They have loads of great information about having a soap business, product and packaging information, the latest trends in bath [...]
