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You read it right, get a free soap mold from Bramble Berry! Choose from one of these seven exclusive ELF mold designs; oval massage, tractor, peace sign, slim broad rectangle, slim oval, slim short rectangle, or slim square. See all of your choices here. Use coupon code: FREEMOLDSQ To use the … Continue Reading
It's Father's Day week on the Soap Queen Blog so get ready for a fun, five day count down of my favorite soapy projects for Dad. Today's project is Army Soap! It is so fun and easy to make a cool camouflage soap using our non-bleeding liquid oxides. But my favorite part of this project is the Blue … Continue Reading
I found an awesome blog post from The Sirona Springs Blog explaining the chemical reaction of lye and why you must have lye to make soap. Thank you, Ruth, for letting me post this. I couldn't have explained the chemical reaction better myself. Enjoy everyone! Is there Lye in your … Continue Reading
Thank you Hachette Book Group for including me in their blogger outreach for Tony Hsieh's new book, 'Delivering Happiness.' (affiliate link) You'll have to forgive the lack of gorgeous photo but I'm on the road this week and don't have all the office tools at my disposal. I have an extra book to … Continue Reading
I love celebrating the 4th of July holiday with my friends and family. It's tradition to do a big BBQ on Lake Samish filled with swimming, volleyball, food, drinks and SOAP! Send your guests home with something special! Learn how to make cute star soap below. Ingredients Stars Mold 12 Bar … Continue Reading
How much does it cost to make your own liquid soap? Prepare to be astonished. It will only cost you $52.27 to make 42 bottles of soap. That's 336 fluid ounces! Check out my math below and remember that you can save even more money if you buy in larger, bulk sizes. My Castile and … Continue Reading
Soapylove I Heart Soap Soapylove Rainbow Petite Bendy Christmas Soap Mold Set: Snowman and Pine Tree Petite Bendy Basics Soap Mold Set: Flower Star and Beach Wave 3 Knots Tray Mold Rosettes Guest Chinese CoinsCan you tell we've gone a bit mold crazy here? It was … Continue Reading
I can't believe I forgot to tell you that we updated the iPhone Soapmaking App last month - we added a NOTES section to the iPhone App. The App allows you to formulate soapmaking recipes on the go, wherever you are. There are over 60 oils with superfatting ranges up to 20%. The App also figures out … Continue Reading
Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself. ~ Abraham Joshua Heschel Earlier this week, I commented on this cupcake thread that 'Nothing tastes as good as making a promise to yourself and keeping it.' As I went through my 'Healthy … Continue Reading
Spots are still available for Soap Weekend Intensive: Sign Up HERE We've already introduced Erin Pikor, from Naiad Soap Arts, and are so excited about her melt and pour projects: Strawberry Rhubarb Pie and Ambrosia Salad. Jude from Aussie Soap Supplies just emailed me some fabulous pictures … Continue Reading
Graduation is just around the corner which means your graduation party is just around the corner too! Make these easy melt and pour graduation scrolls in your favorite school colors. Your guests will give you an A+ and they'll never know how easy it was! Ingredients 4 oz clear soap 4 oz … Continue Reading
Despite being on my Healthy Living Week, life still happens and in this case, life included baking Carrot Cake Cupcakes. It was Christina's 3 year Bramble'versary and Carrot Cake is her favorite dessert. Lucky for me, Facebook Fan Lyn S. from New South Wales had a recipe to share with me. The … Continue Reading
Regular readers and Twitter followers (shout-out to my tweeple!) know I strive to live a healthy life with my eating, supplements and exercise habits (though, I do succumb to cupcake failures fairly routinely). Twice a year, I do an extra super duper effort to eat perfectly clean (last year, I did … Continue Reading
I hope your Memorial Day was fantastic - and that sometime today, you found a moment in silence to reflect on why Memorial Day matters to you or better yet, thanked a service person for their sacrifice on behalf of our Country. The SoapQueen.TV crew and I took advantage of the week day off to … Continue Reading