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I thought I had found the holy grail of reds - an all natural colorant that would stay gloriously magenta in cold process soap. Alas, my hopes were dashed within 45 minutes as the entire color morphed into a lovely color of decaying potatoes. Back to the drawing board ... The best soap … Continue Reading
I love buying insane amounts of bath products to use. It's a great education - checking out what formulations and colors people use in their products and comparing it against what worked well and what didn't work so well. In this case, I tried the Pich Posh Green Mean Machine, or at least … Continue Reading
This is what the crafty artist says about this cupcake design on the Craftster Forum: 3 days, 3 pounds of white sprinkles, 3 pounds of butter, 1 pound flour, 2 pounds powdered sugar, 1 pound sugar, 110 green cupcake foils, 10 bento (lunch) boxes, 10 chopsticks later, 1 bag gummy worms, and 1 bag … Continue Reading
If you missed the "Why does this soap cost so much" question, click here to read the answers and discussion on this important craft show question.Make sure that you have your own personal answer to this question so that it rolls easily off your tongue when asked. And, please add your own thoughts … Continue Reading
Thank you to an astute Soap Queen reader for telling me about Sugar Bliss, the cutest cupcakes I've seen for a while (at least a week!). Feast your eyes ... and if you're lucky enough to live in Chicago, get delivery! The best soap supplies on the internet are found at Bramble Berry. Click here … Continue Reading
Yummy! Check out the delicious bath fizzy food-y treats that Bliss Soap in Seattle makes. Pssst, for those of you in Seattle, they even have a storefront. These are mondo sized treats too - they are at least 10 ounces each for the two decadent dessert sized fizzies. Buy your own here. Of … Continue Reading
This was basic test loaf (we're planning Christmas fragrances already) that Otion made last week. I really like how Erik and his team worked in just a hint of gray for interest and to tone down the brighter oxide used in this soap.Colors used are Ultramarine Blue Oxide and Vintage Gray Mica.The best … Continue Reading
Thank you to Mineral Make Up Blog for reviewing our eye shadow kit. This is what they had to say about our product: Lately, I have just noticed that there is a growing number of mineral makeup mavens out there who are more adventurous and started mixing their own formulations, adding some minerals … Continue Reading
Thank you to Judith Ann from Sugar Island Treasures for sending us this fabulous photo of her Hummingbird soaps. She is very artistic, having painted the Hummingbird photo in the back of the soaps and making the Hummbingbird soap to match. Using our Melt and Pour Tool Kit and the Milky Way … Continue Reading
We have a local honey producer that we trade old barrels for honey with. Wendel, from Fourth Corner Farm in Ferndale makes the best honey and for an affordable price! We trade so much with him though that we're just a bit overwhelmed with honey and I think that all the staff have 3 or 4 bottles … Continue Reading
My folks visited this weekend. It was a gloriously sunny weekend in Bellingham (thank you, weather gods). We played a raucous game of Bocce Ball, complete with a kitschy ceramic squirrel as a prize. Whoops, my Mom is reading this. Make that a "delightfully charming, moss-covered, heirloom" squirrel. … Continue Reading
Congrats to Bramble Berry customer Lisa from Feto Soaps for this amazing 5 minute spot on HGTV's show "That's Clever." I was lucky enough to meet Lisa at the Soap Guild show this year. She was a bubbling personality with superstar qualities. It's a joy to see this great recognition for Lisa and the … Continue Reading
Congratulations to Jeannie, aka Pajama Mama in South Georgia. She won 5 Aloha Molds (value $55 plus shipping) for her comments on this post. Email me at info (at) brambleberry (dot) com with your choices. You can pick them from this page. They're in the Aloha Molds category. We're all excited … Continue Reading
It's about an extra $750-1000 to get a really great custom photo for your ad or cover of your book. Is that a lot of money? Of course it is! But, when viewed over the lifetime of the project (the total cost of the ad campaign, the number of books printed, the thousands of brochures handed out), it … Continue Reading