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This is a two part interview with Lissa, the owner of Arcadia Aromatics. Her web site ishereand her Etsy store can be found here. Bramble Berry: Now, a little about you as a person - are you married? Kids? What doesyour family think about your soaping obsession? And more importantly, is … Continue Reading
This is a two part interview with Lissa, the owner of Arcadia Aromatics. Her web site is here and her Etsy store can be found here. Bramble Berry: Your photography is clean, professional and very artistically staged. Do you have any sort of art background or photography training? Lisa: Oh … Continue Reading
Meet Amy! Amy originally started as a night stocker for Bramble Berry. She toiled for many months, by herself in the warehouse, doing things like cutting 55 pound blocks of shea butter or pumping an entire drum of Coconut Oil. Now, she works during the day, pulling orders and we're all the happier … Continue Reading
Our Super Saturday started off in a promising way - the sunshine rose bright and high in the sky. It was our first weekend of real sun. Apparently, even the weather in Washington wanted to show respect to the Dalai Lama. Before the Seeds of Compassion show, Chris and I had a chance to wander … Continue Reading
The Seeds of Compassion show at Qwest Field was inspiring. His Holiness, the Dalai Lama was incredible. Even in the nosebleed section (section 307, row KK, seat 11), his burbling joy was palpable. His sense of humor was mischievous and delightful. Click here to read the Seattle Time's news story … Continue Reading
We're headed to Seattle today to listen to the Dalai Lama. We'll be seeing him along with 40,000 other people at Qwest Field. Click here to read a news report about the visit or here to visit the official Seeds of Compassion web site. Amazingly, Lela from Belle Lucce Beauty is also going to be … Continue Reading
Thank you BridalWave for featuring the Bramble Berry Wedding Favor Soapmaking Kits on Bridalwave.tv today. We were thrilled to be included in their wedding planning website. The best soap supplies on the internet are found at Bramble Berry. Click here to browse Bramble Berry. Have a … Continue Reading
How cool and functional is this little device? Not the needle holder (which looks suspeiciously like the pencil holders I used in fifth grade) but the yarn ball holder case. Balls of yarn stay clean and sit securely inside the zip case, while the yarn can be pulled through the grommet holes on … Continue Reading
I had a creative night playing around with even more colors! We're in search of a hardcore, non-bleeding red right now. While Bramble Berry already carries a liquid non-bleeding red color and our Merlot Mica is ideal as a non-bleeding burgundy red, I'm working on finding an even deeper, more … Continue Reading
I’m sure you all know how much we adore Cake Spy. Remember that hysterical interview they did with the Cadbury Cream Egg? We’re still laughing about it! Well, we’ve taken our fandom one step further. The staff at Bramble Berry has created a new fragrance in Cake Spy’s honor. Any guesses? Ahem- … Continue Reading
As I've blogged about before (here and here), I'm not a huge fan of airbrushing for numerous reasons but mainly because of the unrealistic expectations it sets for society about beauty. My Dad found this over on the Komando.com web site. It's a good example about what make up and Photoshop can … Continue Reading
…And the winner is Feedblitz Subscriber #41 (number picked by Adrienne in Customer Service) - Jan P. in Ohio. Congrats! The Soap Queen is proud to present you with $75 worth of awesome soaping supplies to re-create the Springtime Cutout Project at home. Thanks for being a FeedBlitz subscriber! In … Continue Reading
For those of you who watch what you eat, here's the final word on nutrition and health. It's a relief to know the truth after all those conflicting nutritional studies. 1. The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than British, Americans or Canadians. 2. The Mexicans … Continue Reading
Thank you to Barb from Miller's Homemade Soaps for this awesome suggestion to fix divots in lip balm: You can fix holes in your balms by waiting until the holds appear and then waving a heat gun set on low over them. The heat gun will remelt the top of the balm. I usually add a little more balm … Continue Reading