Happy weekend everybody! Tomorrow I’m boarding a plane and heading to Mexico for #IndieCruise Mastermind 2016! The theme of the cruise is to highlight the progression from making things to making money. I can’t wait to meet all the fellow attendees, soak up some sun and swap business ideas. If you’d like to see peeks into the trip, follow me on Snapchat! My username is “Bramble-Berry.”
Here on the blog, get ready for a fresh start for the new year! I will be sharing a collection of natural cleaning recipes made with essential oils, baking soda, salts and more. In the meantime, check out my favorite pins, tweets and ‘grams from this week.
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- Valentine’s Day is a great reason to spread the love with random acts of kindness. These DIY Random Acts of Kindness Hearts are adorable.
- I love the cheery colors in this Pick Me Up Goat Milk Soap by Earth’s Raw Beauty. It reminds me of sunshine!
- These Lemon Raspberry Cupcakes look delicious. The raspberry on top is the perfect finishing touch.
- The swirls in this Sweet Pea Handmade Soap by Soap Fixations are gorgeous.
Instagram:
I made these soap spheres with the leftover soap from the Rainbow Heart Swirl Cold Process Soap. I squirted the soap into the Large 9 Ball Silicone Mold. I’m not quite sure what I want to do with them yet. According to your answers on Instagram, I’m considering just leaving them as is!
I love the colors in this Taiwan circling swirl made with Energy Fragrance Oil. If you’re a fan of these hues, they can be made with Super Pearly White Mica, Fired Up Fuchsia, Fizzy Lemonade and Black Oxide.
- If you’ve been in an exercise lull recently, this article on What Happens to Your Body When You Stop Exercising might motivate you to start!
- You don’t need to win the Powerball to be the luckiest person alive (although it might help). Becoming the luckiest person on the planet only requires 4 steps!
- Smoking hookah has become more popular as cigarette smoking declines. But, it’s not a healthier option. Not by a long shot.
- If you have celiac disease, should you be concerned about gluten bath and beauty products? Find out here.
- I love sriracha. So much so that I put it on donuts in 2014. See more delicious sriracha recipes here.
I hope you’re having a great weekend. To keep up with the latest soapy social media throughout the week, you can follow me on Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, Pinterest, Vine and YouTube and Snapchat. To watch my ‘stories’, which include sneak peeks into future projects, add me. I’m Bramble-Berry on Snapchat. Don’t forget to tag your soapy projects on Instagram with the hashtag #SoapShare so I can see what you’re making! =)
The random acts of kindness hearts are adorable! I love Valentine’s Day crafts. Looking forward to the natural cleaning recipes!
Also, I wanted to let you know that I received my package from BB with the planning tools. The workbook is FANTASTIC! I have already started working through it. The more I use it, the more I like it. I love how it encourages you to put your thoughts down on paper. Once I have the goals written down in front of me, it is so much easier to visualize what I need to do, create a plan of attack, and then follow through with action. There are a lot of very thought-provoking questions that get you excited about the year ahead once you complete them. Overall, the book is very inspiring, and I can’t wait to work through more of it! Coupled with my day-to-day planner, I believe it will really help me to accomplish a lot of things this year.
Also, I LOVE the soap! I was so excited to receive a bar from the actual SoapQueen! Quite possibly my favorite thing of all, though, was your note, Anne-Marie. It meant so much, coming from a soaper and businesswoman who is an inspiration to me. I’m going to pin it on my bulletin-board where I can see it daily. Thank you so much, Anne-Marie. 🙂 And have a fun trip!
Yay, so glad you got your planning tools! I’m glad they’re helping you visualize what to do next. That’s so helpful! Also, glad you’re loving that soap and the note from Anne-Marie. We really appreciate you taking the time to answer with your goals for 2016. Can’t wait to see what you accomplish this year! I’ll pass along your sweet comment to Anne-Marie. 🙂
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry
Thank you Kelsey! ☺️
You’re welcome! 🙂
I think you should use those rainbow balls as embeds. They look nice now, but I think they’ll look amazing when cut through. 🙂
That’s a great idea! The cool colors and swirls inside would look really pretty in a soap. 🙂
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry