It was just like Christmas when the Fed-Ex guy rang the doorbell!! I tore into the boxes as fast as I could and was NOT disappointed! My custom soap boxes finally arrived!!! I was all teary-eyed when I saw my soap inside this beautiful packaging. Seriously. I never would have imagined that it would look [...]
International handmade soap blogger Cocobong has posted her interview with me and review of the Great Cakes Soapworks Patchouli Beer Bar on her blog. Cocobong has reviewed multiple soap companies from around the world based on a point system that she’s come up with. It’s a great review, and I am grateful for her kind [...]
Last Wednesday I made a comment on the Joyful Soaps blog that made me a winner of two of their fabulous Easter soaps! Today, I received my prize in the mail: Aren’t they adorable? They smell great too, with the perfect amount of fragrance so that you don’t have to wonder if they are scented [...]
Andee of Majestic Mountain Sage contacted me awhile back to see if I would do an interview for their blog. Since they are one of my favorite suppliers, of course I agreed! She asked some good questions, so if you are interested in more information about me, you can check out the interview here.
I want to start by saying that for being a relatively small industry of handmade soap makers, we have some highly talented bloggers! There were some really, and I mean, REALLY tight races in a couple of the categories. I am so blessed to be part of such a wonderful and sharing community. Here are [...]
Voting for the Best Handmade Soap Blog Awards will be closing this evening at 10pm CST. Please visit this post to place your votes. I hope you have found some great new blogs in this process, because I know I sure have! Huge thanks to everyone who has already voted – as of this moment, [...]
The nominations are in, and the poll has been made. I have removed this blog from the nominations, because while I appreciate the good word, I feel that it’s my award to give, not to receive. I’ve added my own nominations as well. Here are the blogs that have been nominated in each category, listed [...]
With the 83rd Annual Academy Awards just announced recently, I would like to create a similar extravaganza honoring handmade soap bloggers! There are lots of great handmade soap blogs out there, and I would like to gather them up here and showcase the best ones. No prize involved, just the satisfaction of being the best, [...]
Are you a fan of Great Cakes Soapworks on Facebook? If you are, then you probably wouldn’t notice that I have a new welcome page for first time visitors. However, if you aren’t a fan, then I highly suggest that you check it out! Mike Holmes of Redpinservices.com contacted me before Christmas saying that he [...]
The state of Kansas is 150 years old today! I was invited to demonstrate old-fashioned soap making at Eisenhower Elementary School at Fort Leavenworth for their Kansas Day celebration yesterday. I had no idea what to expect, but I was just blown away by the wonderful displays, demonstrations, and hands-on activities for the kids! There [...]
