One of the things I love about making Nail Polish from scratch is the instant gratification factor. It's ready as soon as it's made! If I decide I'd like a quick custom color for date night tonight, boom. Done. And so much fun to experiment with different colors and color blends. The addition of a … Continue Reading
Cuteasaurus Rex
Jamisen's second Halloween celebration kept with the animal theme (last year, he was a cow). Only, this time, it wasn't an actual living animal. He went as a Cuteasarux Rex! And, while I would never be one to be competitive, I'm pretty sure he was the cutest Cuteasaurus Rex at the Harvest Festival … Continue Reading
#Halloween Winners
Happy Halloween! What is everyone dressed up like today? I'm dressed up as a soapmaker and have been testing recipes like a mad scientist all morning. Jamisen's outfit is way cuter than Mom's. He's going to be a dinosaur, which is the cutest thing you've ever seen. Babies + Halloween costumes = … Continue Reading
What’s New for Fall
New items are rolling into the Bramble Berry warehouse what seems like every day! We are keeping busy finding shelf space for all the new goodies. Even with the shelf puzzles, we are finding 30 seconds to vote daily for Bramble Berry in the Fed Ex Grant Contest. We'd love your vote too so we can … Continue Reading
Announcing Givember
Give + November - get it? =) Givember is a month long celebration where Bramble Berry gives back to you, our wonderful customers, readers, friends and fans. What to expect: For current newsletter subscribers, four newsletters during the month of November. Four exclusive, brand new projects! … Continue Reading
Halvah Cheesecake Part Two: The Cake
Here's part two of the Halvah Cheesecake from my dad's 25 year old IOU! Check out the full story of the IOU and how to make Halvah from scratch tutorial here. Ingredients: 16 ounces of softened cream cheese 3/4 cups granulated sugar 3 eggs 1 1/2 cups sour cream 2 tablespoon spelt flour or … Continue Reading
Budding Chef
"When you are truly comfortable in your own skin, not everyone will like you, but you won't care about it one bit!" -Unknown … Continue Reading
Making Bath Truffles on Soap Queen TV
Learn to make luxurious and fun bath truffles! What's a bath truffle? It's like a bath fizzy with lots of moisturizing oils and butters that you crumble into your bath for a home spa experience. In this episode, I use cocoa butter and shea butter for that luxurious touch. Bath truffles are a great … Continue Reading
Behind the Scenes: SQTV + Dirty Laundry
It was such a fun day on the Soap Queen TV set with our special guest, Jeanee from Dirty Laundry! She flew all the way from Miami to film with the Soap Queen crew. Flying from Miami to Bellingham meant flying through the night (!), with two flights over 15 hours, and then getting in a car and … Continue Reading
Talk It Out Tuesday : Nail Polish
Happy Tuesday! It's time again for another installment of our ever popular Talk it Out Tuesday series (check out our previous posts on lip balm, preservatives, bath bombs, melt and pour, lotion and colorants). I am super excited about this week's topic because it is all about my latest crafty … Continue Reading
Make It Monday: #Halloween
If you're struggling for a reason to love Mondays, we've got just the ticket: the latest Make it Monday challenge! Here's the spooky twist...we're looking for all things Halloween. Literal representations, interpreted color schemes, themed packaging. Anything with a spooktacular vibe … Continue Reading
#Packaging Winners!
If you're stopping by Bramble Berry's Facebook page regularly, you may have noticed our Make it Monday Challenges. They're the pictures that are posted by our Facebook fans with hash tags like #rebatch, #naturalcolorants, or #uniquetops. This time around, it was all about #Packaging! We've seen all … Continue Reading
Halvah Cheesecake Part 1: The Halvah
Halvah (or Halva) is a favorite sweet treat found in the Middle East and some South American countries. Regionally it can take many forms, some even resembling a jelly, but some of the more popular forms are nut-butter based. Halvah also happens to be my dad's favorite dessert! When I was about 13, … Continue Reading
Curiosity
"Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect." -Samuel Johnson … Continue Reading