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The other weekend, Team Bramble Berry headed out to the local bowling alley to participate in an extra special event. Every year, Big Brothers, Big Sisters has a nation-wide fundraising event called Bowl for Kid's Sake, and the Bramble Bowlers jumped at the chance to help out. From BBBS website: … Continue Reading
Father's day is June 17th. Do you need a gift idea? This shaving soap recipe couldn't be easier using our foaming bath whip with a couple additional ingredients. The foaming bath whip is a very gentle and versatile base (check out our favorite fluffy frosting recipe and sugar scrub). The bath whip … Continue Reading
Have you ever heard the term "burping your blender?" and then wondered what that means and how it applies to soapmaking? It's a super easy trick that I do every time I make cold process soap that helps prevent air bubbles in your CP soap. Try it on your next batch. You won't regret "burping". I … Continue Reading
It's definitely a change being back home after a jam packed week of soap guild fun.Yesterday was a hectic (but awesome) day at the BB office after being away for practically an entire week. Despite the fact that we're all playing catch up, the trip was totally worth it. Amber, Courtney, Kat and I … Continue Reading
It has been a little while since we've done a "What's New" post and there are many new products to report on, including a new book on making milk soap from scratch. It has been months in the making so we're super excited to share it with you. It covers making all types of milk soap - from cow milk … Continue Reading
Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms out there! We had a wonderful weekend (thanks to awesome planning by Chris). Betweeen two hikes in the sunny Pacific Northwest, a lovely visit to a local sculpture park, visits to the park, bouquets of flowers and a new Nook (hello, Mother's Day gift from sweet … Continue Reading
Raise your hand if you were at the Handcrafted Soapmaker's Guild Conference in Portland, Oregon. Whoop de whoop! We hope you had a chance to see these soaps in person (and gave them a sniff). We used the Goat Milk Melt and Pour Soap base with Fresh Snow Fragrance Oil and Activated Charcoal for … Continue Reading
The Bramble Berry Team and I are enjoying the first full day of the Handcrafted Soap Guild Conference in Portland, Oregon. We've been on the go since Tuesday morning at 5 am and we haven't stopped since (and we're loving every second of it). I've really enjoyed the inspirational speakers and classes … Continue Reading
We have been hard at work on our Handcrafted Soapmaker's Guild annual conference display for the last few months. First came the visioning and sketching process. We knew we couldn't bring all of our products so we carefully planned out what we wanted to bring and then designed the displays around … Continue Reading
Hello! We're almost all packed up for our road trip to Portland to the Soap Guild conference. Kat, from Otion, is teaching Swirling 101 (those are her soaps below) at The Handcrafted Soap Guild Show this week in Portland, Oregon. I'll be teaching Milk Soap 101 (those are my soaps above). We both … Continue Reading
If you've visited TeachSoap.com recently, you'll notice it looks a little different. If you haven't seen it in a while, you should go check it out! We've completely re-organized our projects, and given the website a fresh new look. We've reorganized the categories to make everything a bit … Continue Reading
Today’s project is a variation on one of the most popular projects from the Soap Queen Blog, Whipped Shea Butter. As of this very moment, the blog post has 264 comments. That’s crazy! I had no idea that project would be so popular! So I’m bringing the recipe back, but with a twist. In the video I … Continue Reading
Bramble Berry was recently delighted with the opportunity to participate in the Whatcom Literary Council's 16th Annual Trivia Bee! The Whatcom Literacy Council is a wonderful and free service that matches adults with literacy needs to volunteer tutors in the Whatcom County area. I love the … Continue Reading
A couple years ago, I spoke at Women's Leadership Northwest. It was an excellent event. You can read my blog write up here. I attended last year (hugely pregnant - I'm pretty sure I was 3 weeks out from my due date!). It was a wonderful growth opportunity for me last year. If you're in the Pacific … Continue Reading