Father's Day is Sunday! If you're thinking of making something special for your Dad, husband or grandpa, these are the fragrances at Bramble Berry that strike me particularly Dad-like. Oatmeal, Milk and Honey Arabian Spice Beau Brummel Cedar and Saffron Cold … Continue Reading
Calling Summer Sun in Bellingham
With Summer supposedly around the corner here in Bellingham, I am desperate for happiness even if it comes in the form of cheery soap. I hope these sunny flowers make you smile.Here are the supplies you will need to make these Summer Sunflower soaps:Clear Melt and Pour Soap base Sunflower … Continue Reading
Weekend Recap
Wow! What a great weekend, both professionally and personally. First things first, Otion sponsored the local Monologue Competition. Here Erik (Otion Store Manager) and I are with the fabulous (and oh-so-young!) winner, Elizabeth. Erik was so excited about the talent that young Elizabeth … Continue Reading
Button Flowers for Summer
I made some cute Daisy (or as we call it on the Bramble Berry web site: "Button Flower") soaps this week (all in the name of more color and fragrance testing) but really, I just can't get over how adorable the mold is. It must be the overcast weather in Bellingham that makes me gravitate towards … Continue Reading
Working Out Increases Energy
Think you don't have enough energy to work out at the end of your long, stressful day? It turns out that maybe you don't have the energy because you DON'T work out. Regular exercise increases your energy according a study reported in Perceptual and Motor Skills. The study found that exercise … Continue Reading
Under the Sea
The Otionites are so very creative. This display utilizes Bramble Berry melt and pour base, Milky Way molds, rubber molds, sand from the beach and non-bleeding pigments. Using non-bleeding pigments was ultra important to this project to ensure that the colors did not fade and morph into … Continue Reading
Celebration Soap Fans
Over at the Homestead Notes blog, they made the Soap Queen project: Celebration Soaps! I like the patriotic color scheme that they devised, especially with Flag Day coming up on June 14. If you miss this project, click here to review the instructions. The best soap supplies on the internet are … Continue Reading
S’Mores Donut in My Belly
Just another reason to think that Bellingham, Washington is one of the most skookum cities in the nation - S'Mores Donuts courtesy of Rocket Donuts. Rocket Donuts is conveniently located across the street from Otion and makes our soaping adventures much more hyper and sugar-laden. Hm, I wonder if … Continue Reading
Learn From The Best
Cameo Bars, finishedOriginally uploaded by soapylovedebDo you want to learn how to make these sa-weet Cameo Soaps from one of the best soap artists of this decade? Debbie Chialtis, aka "SoapyLove" designs amazing soap creations and is best known for her soapsickles. See previous blogs about Debbie … Continue Reading
Cool! I Want Product for Free!
Click here to see the entire list of Commonly Asked Craft Show questions. Click here to see the answer to "Why does your soap cost so much?" Click here to see the answer to "Cool! How is this made?" Click here to see the answer to "Cool! Can you teach me to make this?" Cool! I want product … Continue Reading
Butter, Butter, Toil and Trouble
Shea Butter Originally uploaded by LilyBaySoap I absolutely love playing with new nut butters and we just received a new shipment of exotic butters, priced aggressively. We just added Pistachio Butter, Almond Butter, Macadamia Butter and Mowrah Butter to our already-comprehensive line of fixed … Continue Reading
Bramble Berry Mineral Makeup Kits everywhere!
We are feeling the love this week as two beauty blogs recognize our super fab (eyes downcast modestly) Eye Shadow Making kits. Thank you Beauty Secrets Revealedand Beauty Tips for the recognition. The best soap supplies on the internet are found at Bramble Berry. Click here to browse Bramble … Continue Reading
Rollin’ the Soap
All of the Brambleberrians are squealing with delight over this adorable soap! We. Love. It. At $10 for both dice, it's an attractive price too. Check out DugShop, a cooperative of artists with very whimsical soap designs, here. The best soap supplies on the internet are found at Bramble Berry. … Continue Reading
More from Jeremy Davis
More from our over seas soaper, Jeremy Davis, a Peace Corps Volunteer serving in Ghana, West Africa. Jeremy caters to Bramble Berry's curiosity. Bramble Berry: Finally, the question on all of our soaping minds, what are her recipes? Jeremy Davis: The process to make the two soaps is virtually the … Continue Reading