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Thanks to Haute Market for featuring Great Cakes Soapworks products on their blog today. They’ve focused in on the Caribbean Diva soap and Bug Off spray, so if you have used either of these two products, please head on over […]

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And the winner is…

Angela!! Congratulations!! Angela just won two free tickets to the next Haute Market shopping party on July 17. Now she just has to decide who to take with her. 🙂

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On the Curing Rack: Banana Berry

I cannot stop sniffing the Banana Berry soap! I made the first version of Banana Berry last year to give away samples at the Applefest at Deanna Rose Farmstead as I demonstrated how I make soap. It was a pre-blended […]

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Free Haute Market Tickets

Today I delivered the soap samples to Jennifer Hermon of Haute Market. Turns out she lives less than a mile from me. Anyway, she gave me two free tickets to the upcoming Haute Market shopping party on Thursday, July 17, […]

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Haute Market Soap Samples

I have been putting together 250 soap samples for the next Haute Market shopping party, coming up on July 17 at The Ritz Charles in Overland Park. This will be the 2nd birthday party for Haute Market in Kansas City, […]

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On the Curing Rack: Moroccan Spice Coffee Soap

I realize it’s not quite fall yet, but this scent was just begging to be used. I enjoy changing the scent of the coffee soaps just a little bit each time. This one is called Moroccan Spice. It has some […]

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On the Curing Rack: Bamboo and Teak

Ok, so I really liked the effect of the bronze dragonfly stamp on the Lily of the Valley soap, so I decided it would look great on this one as well. I was hoping the darker green swirl color would […]

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The Big TV

We have a new addition in our basement as of yesterday. My husband got a really great deal on this monstrous 60″ flat screen TV in the clearance section at Sam’s Club. He wanted to surprise the girls and me, […]

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On the Curing Rack: Lily of the Valley

My friend Jacki requested a Lily of the Valley soap. She’s a great lady and I love her to pieces, so of course I agreed. The scent reminds me of the African Gardenia soap that I made a few years […]

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On the Curing Rack: Hunter/Fisherman’s Soap

I’ve been wanting to make this soap for quite awhile now. What makes this one so special, you ask? It is made with anise and lavender essential oils. Yes, it smells a lot like black licorice! However, that’s not what […]

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