Tutorials on soapmaking, bath fizzies, lotions and more
Today marks the 2 day countdown to Soap Weekend Intensive 2011. Eek! We're running around the warehouse working on the finishing touches to make this a soaping weekend to remember. And I'm picking the cutest outfits for Jamisen to wear when he makes his guest appearances. Kristy, from Kristy's … Continue Reading
You may be familiar with the ABC "Wipeout" series, where people compete in an extreme obstacle course for the title of "Wipeout Champion" and a chance to win $50,000. My family and I enjoy watching it from time to time, though I cringe when people are catapulted 50 feet into their air into a pool of … Continue Reading
LabColors are easy to use and adored soap colorants from Bramble Berry. I'm delighted to show you how to use them in cold process soap to maximize your colorant possibilities. Before reading on, if you haven't read about the colorants and how to properly dilute them, read about them HERE. The … Continue Reading
It's a beautiful day here in Bellingham, Washington and we're enjoying the summer sun and some fun summer soap projects like Strawberry Pie Soap, Summer Lip Balm and Soothing After Sun Oil. What are some of your favorite summer soap projects? Juicy Watermelon Soaps Summer Strawberry Pie … Continue Reading
We had a super fun family photo shoot this week for the Bellingham Business Journal. They sent their best photographer, Chad DeRosa to do some shots at our house. You can't tell but that's our back deck and the chair? It was built by Bramble Berry's awesome COO, Norman, as a housewarming gift. … Continue Reading
We're making the big switch from 1 ounce bottles to 2 ounce bottles on Monday, June 6th. If you didn't hear about the switch yet, catch up on the details here. The goal of the switch is to keep costs down for YOU as commodities costs continue to rise. You'll see the new 2 oz. size on the website … Continue Reading
We had 2 cancellations for Soap Weekend Intensive 2011. That means YOU can still sign up for the 4th annual soaping extravaganza! This year is going to be bigger and better than ever (and not just because our little Bramble Baby will be making frequent guest appearances). We have a new location that … Continue Reading
Learn to make a soap that is perfect for scrubbing those green thumbs clean! In this episode of Soap Queen TV, Anne-Marie shows how to make a beautifully layered soap using 2 kinds of natural exfoliants - Walnut Shells and Shredded Loofah. This project is perfect for that gardener in your life or … Continue Reading
I spent the last several days on pause, on #INDIECruise 2011. You can enjoy the photo album at our FaceBook Page here. As most of you know, this is a rare thing for me — or at least it used to be. Along with Lela Barker, Kelly Bloom, Dawn Fitch, Maria Gelnett, Robin Schmidt, Stephanie Craig, Nikki … Continue Reading
Labcolors are a unique and innovative soap, lotion and toiletry colorant system offered by Bramble Berry. The Basic 12 can be used to mix 'n' match over 100 different colorant combinations, making Labcolors an economical colorant choice. The colorants are FD&C or D&C Dyes, highly … Continue Reading
Remember how MSN came to video our road to Washington DC? If you want to see the behind-the-scenes blog post, click here. Below is the final product - I love how they worked in my sweet husband and 2 week old baby. National Small Business Week was a fantastic opportunity to meet the best … Continue Reading
That's right, Jamisen is 1 month old! Can you believe how fast time has gone by already? It's funny - the nights are long, long, long and the days are mostly short - unless he's crying and then they're long. I'm sure all the other parents out there reading this understand that. =) Thank you … Continue Reading
When my husband and I went to Small Business Week in Washington DC (miss that post? Check it out here - there are adorable baby photo outfits + scandalous politician snubs), Google really went all out for the Small Business Week winners. They served us free espresso drinks in the morning. They … Continue Reading
Once I saw the Gnome Mold at Bramble Berry I knew I had to have it. Gnomes are in right now. You see them popping up on Etsy and if you have kids you might have seen the movie Gnomeo and Juliet. I wanted to give the gnomes detail and color so I thought Water Soluble Paper would be the perfect way … Continue Reading