I hope everyone had a fantastic Fourth of July with lots of friends, food and of course, fireworks. We just wrapped up our 4th of July Make It challenge, and we received a number of fantastic entries. The variety was incredible! We saw lip balms, bath fizzies, all kinds of soaps and even some patriotic nail polish. You can check out the winners here.
We’ve also added a new social media outlet to our quickly growing roster. Bramble Berry is now on Wanelo (which is a combination of “want,” “need,” love,” — cute!) You can search for products, stores and even key words, and Wanelo aggregates results from all across the web. It’s a great place for one stop shopping.
Here is the Soapy Social Media Roundup for this week.
Pins:
Top left: How awesome do these Curry Vegan Kale Chips look? They’re the perfect alternative to regular potato chips at summer backyard barbecues.
Center: It’s here it’s here, it’s finally here! If you couldn’t tell, I am elated about the arrival of the advance copy of Soap Crafting. The book won’t ship out until August, but you can pre-order a copy here. Our international friends can email sma(at)brambleberry(dot)com to request their copy. Each pre-order comes with some awesome extras (two exclusive videos, two never-before-seen recipes and a complete guide to colorants — hint hint!), so don’t miss out.
Bottom: This elegant penny ball serves two purposes — it looks great in your garden, and it also (supposedly, at least according to Pinterest) keeps slugs away. Whereas salt only dehydrates slugs, the tiny amounts of copper in pennies repels them completely. It’s a great way to keep those summer strawberries safe and sound.
Right: Something to keep in mind each and every day!
Vines and Instagrams:
Making the Mantra Swirl for the Great Cakes Soapworks Challenge club. We decided to go with high contrasting colors — black oxide, titanium dioxide and Fizzy Lemonade! The best part? It’s scented with our brand new Cucumber Oak Fragrance Oil =)
And then everyone’s favorite part, the reveal! I love the way this turned out.
This is one we’re calling the “Hawaiian Shirt” soap. Even if you can’t take a Hawaiian summer vacation this year, you can still dream about a tropical paradise. Keep your eyes peeled for a tutorial on this one coming up soon. (Tip: this video doesn’t play automatically, so be sure to click the start arrow!)
Looking for more Bramble Berry videos? Check out Vine and Instagram online. If you have the apps on your phone, my username is @BrambleBerry!
- This is a thought-provoking blog post on how the age-old phrase “boys will be boys,” can be problematic. Sometimes it takes a group of preschoolers to teach us all a valuable lesson about respect and compassion.
- We all know exercise is important, but this article emphasizes how the type of exercise you do should be tailored to your health goals. Looking to control your weight? Go for a run. Trying to stave off heart disease? Walking reduces the risk of heart disease by nearly 9 percent!
- If you have to give a big presentation at work, consider these tips to help hammer home your message. How you frame a topic can make it or break it.
- With temperatures pushing 90 in Washington this week, these adorable ice eggs were just the thing to cool off and have a little fun.
Our warehouse was closed yesterday and we have a skeleton staff today, but we’ll be back running at full capacity catching up and fulfilling orders on Monday. I hope everyone enjoys the rest of the holiday weekend!
I love the Vine video demonstrating the mantra swirl, it turned out so beautiful!
Hi Cee!
We love taking Vine Videos because they really help highlight the design when Anne-Marie is soaping. I’ve actually found myself looking at them again and again when I’m trying to duplicate the look of a certain soap. =)
-Becky with Bramble Berry
Loving that bumble bee vibe on your mantra swirl!
Hi Leilani!
I totally didn’t think of that beforehand, but now I’m really seeing it. I love getting this kind of feedback from our customers and seeing soaps in a whole new light. 🙂
Happy Soaping!
-Becky with Bramble Berry
I love your mantra swirl! The colors are fantastic!
Hi Julia!
We hope you get a chance to try out the mantra swirl, the color combinations are practically endless. 🙂
Three Color Mantra Swirl: http://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/cold-process-soap/three-color-mantra-swirl/
Happy Soaping!
-Becky with Bramble Berry
The mantra swirl soap turned out fantastic! Great contrasting colors and I bet it smells amazing!! The vine videos are such a cool feature.
Hi Amy!
It smelled absolutely amazing, the new Cucumber Oak Fragrance smelled great in this batch. We hope that you get a chance to try it out soon. =)
Cucumber Oak Fragrance Oil: https://www.brambleberry.com/Cucumber-Oak-Fragrance-Oil-P5613.aspx
Happy Soaping!
-Becky with Bramble Berry
Beautiful colour combo.
Hi Barbora!
We thought so too! The Fizzy Lemonade colorant always seems to make any soap look gorgeous. 🙂
-Becky with Bramble Berry
Beautiful colours on the Mantra swirl soap 🙂
Hi Dianne!
Isn’t is just gorgeous!?! I really love A-M’s pick of colors and how bright the Fizzy Lemonade came out. And, it smells absolutely delightful with our brand new Cucumber Oak Fragrance Oil — we hope you get a chance to try it soon! 🙂
-Becky with Bramble Berry
Cucumber Oak Fragrance Oil: https://www.brambleberry.com/Cucumber-Oak-Fragrance-Oil-P5613.aspx
Yes I like the black with yellow mantra swirl soap!
Hi Cris!
Thanks for your feedback! We all really love how it turned out, the Fizzy Lemonade really just makes the soap shine! 🙂
-Becky with Bramble Berry
Fizzy Lemonade Colorant: https://www.brambleberry.com/Fizzy-Lemonade-Colorant-P4965.aspx
Love your mantra swirl, the yellow is a fabulous pop of color!
Hi Stacie!
All of us in the office just loved the colors that A-M chose for her latest mantra swirl — they really do just pop! 🙂
-Becky with Bramble Berry
Congrats to all the 4th winners! Nice mantra swirl, too!
Pretty sure slugs & snails don’t like to cross over a strip of copper in the soil so you place a ring around the base stem of a plant. I think it’s a chemical reaction when touched so they avoid it. That’s still a “pretty penny” ball, though I love the glass gazing balls.
So will those of us who have pre-ordered be receiving an e-mail notification? Waiting…anticipating…drooling…paws up & in sitting position!
Hi Patricia!
We were so happy with the entries that got featured in our 4th of July Challenge, they were all so creative. Great suggestions, I’ll definitely pass them onto A-M.
If you have already pre-ordered the book, you will get a notification that your free premium videos are available, and that your book is being sent! We can’t wait for you to get it. Thank you so much for your business. 🙂
Happy Soaping!
-Becky with Bramble Berry