Winner of the Tagline Contest!

I am so grateful to everyone who participated in the Tagline Contest!! There were so many wonderful suggestions, and I spent all day trying to decide on a winner! I asked my family for their input as well, and we […]

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We Made the Paper!

My older daughter and I made the farmer’s market ad in the Johnson County Gazette which is a free local newspaper. It’s just our faces, but those who come to the market will hopefully recognize who we are! The top […]

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Lotion Update

I mentioned in a previous post that I was thinking about re-naming the Jojoba-Shea Lotions. Well, I did. Not without doing a bit of research first, of course. I wanted to use a name that people actually search for on […]

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My New T-Shirt

Look what came in the mail today! Every year I order a new t-shirt from VistaPrint. It’s my uniform when I go to the farmer’s market. You can see my t-shirt from two years ago here. VistaPrint will usually offer […]

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Soap of the Week

I’ve been thinking about what I could do differently at the Olathe Farmer’s Market this year which will be starting up again on Saturday, April 23rd. One idea I’ve had is to offer a Soap of the Week. My plan […]

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Featured in a Local Health Magazine!

After receiving an email from someone locally inquiring about my soaps, I discovered that he found me because of a blurb in a local health magazine. As he said, “You read just about anything while you’re in the waiting room […]

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Win a Great Cakes Soapworks Tote!

Here’s a shout-out to my fabulous customers who have sent me their unsolicited positive feedback about Great Cakes Soapworks products! Well, now I’m soliciting. And bribing you with a tote bag. There are a few products I am hoping to […]

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New Business Cards

I’m on a roll with the marketing tools lately! First, a new soap stamp, and now business cards! I finally ran out of the 5000 cards I ordered several years ago when the colors I used for my business were […]

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Watermelon Soap Tutorial

One of my readers, Erica of Bonnie Bath Co., asked if I would let her use my watermelon soap tutorial for her blog. I wrote some general instructions about how I did it when I announced that it was on […]

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Become a Fan

Are you on Facebook? Are you a fan of Great Cakes Soapworks? Well, guess what! I just created a fan page on Facebook for Great Cakes Soapworks! If you would like to make your fan-ship (is that a word?) official, […]

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