Gift Certificate Giveaway
Heather over at Geek By Marriage thought she would be sneaky and do a Great Cakes Soapworks giveaway without telling me! That’s right – she’s going to give away a $10 gift certificate to Greatcakessoapworks.com out of her own hard-earned […]
Thinking About Mother’s Day
My husband planned ahead and already bought me a beautiful pink hydrangea bush for Mother’s Day. He wanted me to have something nice before all the flowers were too “picked over”. Isn’t he sweet? Several years ago he bought me […]
First Market Day of 2009
Yesterday was my first day at the Olathe Farmer’s Market this year. My fifth year at this market, but the first time at our new location – the Mahaffie Historic Center parking lot. It’s a brand new space, about a […]
Facial Moisturizer Preservative
I realized after I posted my final facial moisturizer ingredients list that I forgot to list the preservative! I have edited the post and added it, but I wanted to comment about what it is and what I like about […]
Final Facial Moisturizer Formula
This is it!! Third time was the charm. I’m ready to let my testers decide if this is truly a wonderful facial moisturizer. The final formula I made today has a smoother texture, is light yellow in color, and it […]
Facial Moisturizer Test Batch #2
I made another test batch of facial moisturizer today. A very small batch. Good thing too! Do you see how bright yellow/orange it is? That’s Sea Buckthorn Berry CO2 Extract making it turn color. I don’t think that’s going to […]
Crazy Time!
Crazy time has officially begun. I have less than two weeks to prepare for the farmer’s market, and way too much to do. This is the busiest pre-farmer’s market season in the history of Great Cakes Soapworks. I am so […]
Almond Milk Soap Now Available
Ok, so the Almond Milk soap is not much to look at. Medium brown flecked soap. The shimmery heart helps with the overall look. However, and I do mean, HOWEVER, one whiff of this soap and you’ll find out why […]
Two Soaps and a Lip Butter Giveaway
I must be on a roll….yet another chance for you to win some Great Cakes Soapworks products! I found Fiddledeedee’s blog several months ago. She homeschools her three kids, and she finds all kinds of humor in everyday life. I […]