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"Sometimes being a brother is even better than being a superhero." - Marc Brown Pretty soon Jamisen will find out what it's like to be better than a superhero! We're expecting a second little Bramble Bump who is due to arrive in May. We are over-the-moon excited. For those of you doing the … Continue Reading
I'm revisiting rebatch this week with a fun take on the popular look of ombre. A delicious blend of earthy, herby and citrus essential oils come together to complete this warm-hued and fun-textured soap. Plus, read on about a new addition to the Bramble Berry product line and how you can get one of … Continue Reading
Here's my friend and fellow Pinterest obsessor Heather, winner of Seattle Bride Magazine's Best of 2012 for her creative and unique wedding favors, with some tips for packaging your soaps - great for craft shows, Etsy, or gift giving! -Anne-Marie Hi! This is Heather from Heathoriginal reporting … Continue Reading
Pin It To Win It! Isn't that so much fun to say? This contest, to kick-off Givember, had so many great entries. If you search Pinterest for #soapmaking you will be able to see all the fun pins from the Soap Queen blog and Bramble Berry's website that people chose for their Pin It to Win It contest … Continue Reading
Thanks to the Fall/Winter 2012 S.O.A.P. Team for their help picking out our latest fragrance additions! I'm super excited about this round. I can't wait to tell you all about the latest and greatest scents *you* chose (yay!) along with a few of the notes from the S.O.A.P. team's initial responses … Continue Reading
Earlier this year, the HSMG (Handcrafted Soapmakers Guild) filed a Citizen Petition with the FDA to allow the change of the current regulation that requires a street address on cosmetic products, to be changed to allow a PO Box as the place of business on a cosmetic label. Their argument focused on … Continue Reading
"Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather." -John Ruskin … Continue Reading
It's the beginning of a brand new feature on the Soap Queen blog -- Facebook Photo of the Week! Every week we will be choosing one photo from Bramble Berry's Facebook page submitted by you and feature it in its very own blog post. This week's photo comes from Brooke of Her Best Apple. In this … Continue Reading
The results are in, and thanks to a gracious readership, Bramble Berry was been named in Saponifier Magazine's annual awards as Favorite Soap/Cosmetic Ingredient Supplier, Favorite Essential Oil Supplier, and (drum roll please...) Favorite Overall Supplier! Wahoooo! We are super grateful for … Continue Reading
I'm totally loving the weather right now - windy, rainy, and super cold, perfect weather for an active toddler who would love nothing more than to be outside. Woo hoo! Puddles! Honestly though, I love the fact that the cold weather has created an opportunity for me to develop this all-natural … Continue Reading
Happy Monday! I hope that those of you who got an extra hour's sleep this weekend were able to enjoy it. Now that you're all super refreshed, bright eyed and bushy tailed, it's time for another Make it Monday challenge! We've had a blast seeing all the creative bath and body products that you guys … Continue Reading
To kick off Givember, we have an exciting contest for you to participate in. It's Bramble Berry's first ever Pin it To Win It (PITWI)! The team and I love Pinterest (check us out here) and all the fabulous and fun new ideas it gives us and we want to pass this fun onto you. Over the next week we … Continue Reading
"The language of friendship is not words but meanings." -Henry David Thoreau … Continue Reading
