Returning Customers are KEY.

I spent all day Friday and Saturday at a Holiday Mart hosted by A Unique Boutique. I had more sales this weekend than at any other event in the history of Great Cakes Soapworks! Let me tell you, it wasn’t […]

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My Adventures at the Bank

On Wednesday and Thursday this week, I participated in the first annual Holiday Mart for the employees of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. It was a bit of an adventure! First, you should know that every time I […]

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Fall Festival Fun!!

My daughter and I had a GREAT day on Saturday at the Overland Park Fall Festival! She was a fantastic sales girl! First, she handed out soap balls with my business card in little ziplock bags. I must have brought […]

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Wholesale Handmade Soaps – No Longer Available

I have updated the Great Cakes Soapworks website, and will no longer be offering wholesale soap. However, if you are interested in purchasing a custom batch of soap, please contact me and we can discuss the details! The minimum requirement […]

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Olathe Farmer’s Market

In case you didn’t know, I sell my soaps and such at the local farmer’s market every Saturday morning starting in May, and going through the second week in October. We’ve had some very unusual weather this summer in Kansas. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Top 5 Reasons to Use Handmade Soap

#5: Aromatherapy There are two ways to scent a handmade soap – naturally with essential oils, or synthetically with fragrance oil. Very few store-bought soaps are scented with essential oils. Natural essential oils have various properties that can affect your […]

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My Brain is Spinning

Just to let you know what’s going on in my world! My brain is usually spinning about this time of year as I think about gearing up for the farmer’s market and another busy season selling soap. I’m going to […]

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Handmade Natural Soap

Handmade natural soap has been available from Great Cakes Soapworks for over four years now. I registered my company with the Kansas Department of Revenue on January 11, 2005. Before that, I was selling my soaps under the business name […]

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