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If you're anything like me, and hate wasting soap, you'll have plenty of soap scraps laying around the house from all of your melt and pour projects. I recently got a bee in my bonnet to embedded some of my old soap in one loaf mold (below) and chop up melt and pour scraps to integrate into a Cold … Continue Reading
These marbled soaps make the perfect gift or favor for any occasion. And if they’re not cute enough as is, you can fit 5 of these little guys into one of our new soap boxes. The best thing about this soap project is that you can pick any color combination for customization that fits your occasion. … Continue Reading
Cold Process Soaps for Christmas Cranberry Fig CP Loaf Cranberry Fig CP Bar Christmas Forest CP Loaf Christmas Forest CP BarSoap Boxes Pink Pillow Box Blue Pillow BoxMiscellaneous Cyclomethicone Glow in the Dark DuckiesSoapylove Molds Stacked Star Striped Heart The best soap … Continue Reading
This afternoon is our 4 hour monthly management meeting (curious about what we talk about? It's all here). Though none of us technically have 'time' for this meeting, it is imperative that we make time. It is our time to look back at the month to see what worked, what didn't work and determine what … Continue Reading
Gillian DeConto is the owner of the Little Bitty Soap Company out of British Columbia. She's also the only Certified Soapmaker in all of British Columbia and one of two in the entire nation of Canada (pretty cool). Oh, and did I mention she won 'Best Soap' at the Handmade Soap Guild Annual … Continue Reading
I was interviewed for Entrepreneur.com recently on how to create measurable impact and expand your online presence. You can read the article here. In another wonderful bit of press, Indie Beauty Network highlighted our pioneering work with our Soapmaking iPhone App. They're even doing a … Continue Reading
Big yahoo for frequent blog commenter, Burnt Mill, for winning the random-drawing survey takers contest. Congratulations Misty! I'll be sending you a full set of the following: Candy Jar Fragrance Set Delectable Desserts Fragrance Set Sweet Treats Colorant Set Jewelry Box Colorant Set all … Continue Reading
When we flew Debbie from SoapyLove up to Bellingham to teach at our sold out Otion Soapmaking Weekend Intensivethere were many, many comments asking for a video of the classes to bring the learning into your own home without having to travel to Bellingham. Debbie and I have done a SoapQueenTV video … Continue Reading
The 2009 Nellie Cashman Businesswoman of the Year event was a once-in-a-lifetime party. The entire process started back in early 2009 when nominations for the award were taken. All the nominees spoke at an early morning breakfast, filled out many essay questions and then waited as the judges went … Continue Reading
We've been working behind the scenes together for quite some time now on the new Soapylove supply line getting all of the colors, fragrances, molds, and soap bases just right before we were totally happy and ready to put the Soapylove and Bramble Berry seals of approval on them. Now that they're … Continue Reading
This gingerbread man soap project has been a favorite of mine for years and is one of the most popular kits at Bramble Berry. Our gingerbread man soap mold is easy to use and the results are always adorable. I couldn't resist sharing this classic project, but I wanted to give it fresh, new twist. So … Continue Reading
I can't wait to share with you who won and photos from the evening. The awards banquet is tonight (eek!) and I'll be blogging it up with photos and tidbits by Monday at the latest. I am sooooo excited for tonight's dinner. My whole family will be there, along with my business mentor Charlie Billow … Continue Reading
We're so thrilled and honored to be the exclusive distributor for Soap Mold SuperStore (formally known as Martin Creative). They have reorganized their business and are back and better than ever! These single cavity molds are a fantastic deal (just $3.50 each)! Check out all of the single cavity … Continue Reading
I couldn't help but notice how awesome the discussion was on the 'This is My New Normal' blog post. It made me wonder, do you want more business posts? More personal musings? Or do you like things the way they are? I've designed a two question survey to discuss this very question. You can click … Continue Reading