Almost Paradise Soap Now Available

What can I say? It’s been a full week! We went swimming, my parents were here for a night, school started, and I’m just starting to get back in the swing of things. I made more Dead Sea Spa Bars […]

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New Soap and Lip Butters!

The Watermelon soap is finally available at Greatcakessoapworks.com! Made to look like a real watermelon slice, and smells like one too! Truly fresh and juicy, with hints of green rind – so yummy! Get your Watermelon soap here, or get […]

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Pumpkin Pie Fragrance Oil – Up for Grabs!

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 […]

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Fall Preview

Just thought I’d let you all know that I went ahead and ordered a new lip butter flavor tonight: Candy Corn! Doesn’t that sound like the perfect flavor for fall? I also ordered more Watermelon flavor which has been requested […]

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More Lip Butter Testimonials

I’ve received a couple of testimonials recently about the Great Cakes Soapworks Lip Butter that are too good not to share. They are actually quite similar! The first is from Jared Cash, a local friend of a friend. He says, […]

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Birthday Parties

My girls’ birthdays are exactly two weeks apart. They both love parties, so we try to plan something fun for them and a few friends. A couple weeks ago, my older daughter turned 9. We hosted a beach themed party […]

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Almost Paradise Soap: Final Reveal

Ok, the suspense is finally over! Here is one of the best out of the batch: Like my photoshop skills? I know you thought I drove all the way to the beach from Kansas just to take this picture! Ha! […]

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Almost Paradise: A Soap Saga

I’m just going to go ahead and admit something to you right now. I have a problem with patience. Yes, it’s true. That’s what made this soap story into a soap saga. It started with some inspiration from Soaphora and […]

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On the Curing Rack: Watermelon Soap

I mentioned to my Preferred Customers that I started the watermelon soap last week. It’s a two-day process to get all the layers made. I had to refer back to the tutorial that I wrote for Bonnie Bath Pro last […]

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Maiden Voyage

My husband likes to take our girls fishing. Sometimes I go along, but I don’t have my own pole – or really care to. The lakes around here have a few fish in them, but my family hasn’t caught more […]

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