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The tutorial and recipe you've all been waiting for...Oatmeal Stout scented cold process made with real Oatmeal Stout Beer. Can it be? It's true and it's made with real oatmeal too! If you have never made cold process soap before, I strongly suggest getting a couple of basic recipes under … Continue Reading
I love reading soap blogs. Scratch that last sentence. I'm addicted to reading soap blogs. While doing my daily reading on Craft Gossip.Com I stumbled upon a Blushie Soap give away. Sweet! Naturally I entered the contest and to my astonishment, I won. I actually won! And not just a bar of soap, I … Continue Reading
Hi Team Soap Queen, We're pulling together a Bramble Berry fragrances soap swap. We're still getting the groups together so we're not sure if it will be 12 or 15 soaps or something in between but if you're interested, we'd love to have you on board! If you're up for it, email us … Continue Reading
My weekend was a perfect mixture of lethargy (Saturday) and movement (Sunday). My book club is reading the new Jonathan Franzen book, Freedom. You may have heard of the book because it's Oprah's latest pick. His previous book, The Corrections, was also critically acclaimed but it's been about a … Continue Reading
2010 Fall Project Mash-Up Let's take a look back at our favorite SoapQueen Fall projects from years past, including some yummy (food) recipes that would be great for Thanksgiving appetizers! Flexy Fast Fall Pumpkins Pumpkin Puree Cold Process Soap Pumpkin Shimmer … Continue Reading
Honey Ale Melt and Pour Ingredients 25 oz Honey Melt and Pour Honey Ale Fragrance Oil Silicone Tray Pan 5 Tablespoons Liquid Soap 8 oz White Soap Base Get everything you need for this project in the click of a button! ONE: Melt 25 ounces of Honey Melt and Pour soap base in the … Continue Reading
Sometimes, you can do everything right and still lose. Recently, I was playing Monopoly with my husband. I did everything right from a strategy standpoint: I bought blocks of property, mortgaged all the worthless non-monopoly properties and proceeded to build massive developments on my … Continue Reading
If you already have Bramble Berry's Soap App be sure to check your iPhone for the update. Bramble Berry just added a new feature: The Soap App can now calculate Liquid Soap! Just choose Bar (cold process) or Liquid (liquid soap). Have you always wanted to make liquid soap but don't know where to … Continue Reading
Happy Monday! Even though today was a super duper busy day, I managed to squeeze in a little Etsy shopping from Kristy's Lovely Lathers. Now I just have to patiently wait for my "Luxurious Artisan Goat's Milk Soap" to arrive. In the mean time, check out the incredibly amazing (and artistic) soap … Continue Reading
My sweet husband and I got away this week for a little working vacation to the Washington coast (cute little town called Seabrook). Amazingly, the weather held for us and we got three whole days of sun. It was lovely respite from our normal daily routine. Even though we did emails, blogged, and (of … Continue Reading
This project is colorful, fun and easy! It is truly a creative piece of art that takes a couple different steps and layers of soap in preparation. It’s a project of imprecise measurements with unique and random soapy shapes. The first step is to make small soaps that are swirled, cut, colored and … Continue Reading
Seven new fragrances are up on the Bramble Berry website as of RIGHT NOW! Want to try them all? Click the button below to purchase a 1 oz size of each of the new fragrances. Oatmeal Stout This fragrance smells positively edible! It's a full bodied and smooth beer fragrance blended with Creamy … Continue Reading
Do you live your life in the future? Do you say "When XYZ happens, I'll be happy?" Are you so focused on your goals that you're not seeing the good things that you have right now? There's a delicate balance between pursuing a better future for yourself and your family and driving so hard that … Continue Reading
Lidded molds and embed paper are my two latest supply obsessions. I just love how easy it is to put colorful images into soap bars, and the lidded molds make it a snap to make perfectly protected and showcased soaps! So now that it's fall I get to pair up my favorite supplies with Mexican Folk … Continue Reading