Tutorials on soapmaking, bath fizzies, lotions and more
Thank you to all of our Bramble Berry friends and fans who have been such a big support this year. We love working with you and for you and feel so delighted, thrilled and humbled to be surrounded by such great customers and inspiration. We are taking a couple days off to relax and laugh with … Continue Reading
This afternoon is Bramble Berry's holiday party. The entire staff is doing a White Elephant and a Cookie Exchange (I'm super excited). I found this fabulous recipe in Food and Wine Magazine and got to work Sunday night so I could impress my fellow coworkers. I decided to plunge into Gingersnap … Continue Reading
Wash Away 2009 - Hidden Surprise Soap The idea with this fun project is to wash away 2009 and start fresh and clean in 2010. I originally got this hidden surprise soap idea from Soapylove's Halloween tutorial. For this project, I painted 2009 on top of the soap so it would wash away in the first … Continue Reading
Snuggle up on the couch with a guilt-free holiday cocktail. My hubby and I sipped this light eggnog drink with my brother and sister-in-law. It started snowing outside so we all plunked down for game night, which is always full of laughs and "friendly" competition. I love eggnog but the calorie … Continue Reading
If you don't follow me on twitter, here are this weeks business-y tweets that ya' missed. Enjoy! Reading @MichaelHyatton presentation tools:http://bit.ly/6ywQm I'm checking out all his links but probably won't go Mac. Sweat wicking sheets - there's a market for everything: … Continue Reading
I was in a pinch this year to get my presents wrapped and out the door (but, of course, didn't want to settle for run of the mill wrapping paper since my handmade gifts certainly weren't run of the mill). I dug through my gift wrapping box and found some adorable paper that I could use to coordinate … Continue Reading
Waiting in the airport hoping to catch an early flight back home and I'm thinking about how my meeting didn't go quite as I had hoped. But I took away so much positive from it and already have my awesome action plan for improving the next meeting. I realized that I am seeing the optimistic side … Continue Reading
I'm glad that everyone seems to be enjoying the scheduling and planning posts I've been doing. I apologize that this post doesn't have many photos. I'm in the airport and sans photo hard drive. There were a few questions on this planning post and I've answered them below. What Tools do you use for … Continue Reading
On this very rainy and chilly day, baking cookies sounds like the perfect project. But there's just one problem - the last thing I really need right now is a jar full of cookies staring at me. As Oscar Wilde said, "I can resist anything, except temptation." So today I'm bringing you the fun and … Continue Reading
Every year Bramble Berry adopts a Salvation Army families and buys Christmas gifts for them (our post from last year). This year we had 5 families with a total of 33 individuals. It was a big job - but fortunately much of the crew turned out to help! It's a holiday tradition that we all love. The … Continue Reading
Are you having guests over this Christmas? Sneak these Candy Cane Soaps into the guest bathroom for holiday ambiance. Just tell the little ones not to eat them, they look and smell like the real thing. This project involves mixing melt and pour with glycerin to give it a softer, pliable … Continue Reading
More fun on Martha Stewart Radio! 1-866-675-6675 Friday, December 11th @ 1 pm (Eastern Time) 10 a.m. (Pacific Standard Time)I'll be live on the Living Today Show (Sirius Satellite) talking body butters, balms and bath fizzies. I would be thrilled to answer your questions LIVE! The studio … Continue Reading
In my office with one of the planning whiteboards (taken with my webcam) I was heartened by the level of reader engagement on my post about scheduling yesterday. Thank you for reading and participating. A couple questions came up on the comments - some easy ones: How much do you sleep? 5 to 7 … Continue Reading
Me with members of the Women President's Organization Morgane commented on the Brand Spankin' New Items post: I was thinking that if i had to manage my own company, the first thing that would scare me would be managing my time. Anne-Marie, i would love to know what a day or even a week at … Continue Reading