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My Mother recently had a great experience with Alaska Airlines. My parents run a psoriasis skin care company. She went to the mid-year meeting of The American Osteopathic College of Dermatology (that's her, on the right with Lorelei, the manager of Ontos) to promote their products. On their way … Continue Reading
Just a reminder - if you'd like to be entered to win all of the tools I used in the Springtime Cutout project, sign up for the FeedBlitz emails on the right hand side of this page. I'll be doing a random drawing this week for a winner. The value is a full $75, including the colorants needed, the … Continue Reading
Here is Otion's latest Springtime Inspiration display. The theme is Jojoba Beads and spring. Jess, the director for the project, said this about her vision: "Since we're a small store, we're limited in floor space and therefore display space. I used the small mini molds so they wouldn't crowd … Continue Reading
HGTV has some very cute, temporary label templates that you can print out and handwrite your labels with. Click here to view them.The best soap supplies on the internet are found at Bramble Berry. Click here to browse Bramble Berry. Have a question about this blog post? Come join us … Continue Reading
I loved the season-appropriate cupcakes made by SweetiePie in Napa Valley. I managed to resist this amazing temptation so can't vouch for the quality but if they're anything like the fabulous cakes we tasted, they wouldn't have disapointed any St. Patrick Day revelers. This is "Baby," the teacup … Continue Reading
Blocks made by IceHouse Crafts.Buy your own set for $9.99 The best soap supplies on the internet are found at Bramble Berry. Click here to browse Bramble Berry. Have a question about this blog post? Come join us at Bramble Berry's Facebook page and we can help you out with any of your … Continue Reading
Learn the recipe for this soap over at the TeachSoap Forum here. Kudos to Barbara at Soaps & Potionsfor designing the recipe and graciously sharing it. The best soap supplies on the internet are found at Bramble Berry. Click here to browse Bramble Berry. Have a question about this blog … Continue Reading
These are about three weeks too late (sorry Portland Soapers!) but they’re still worth sharing. These are the soaps from the Portland Soapers Unite swap. Big thanks to my Dad for going through my terrible photography and editing to make the soaps look as pretty in photos as they do in person. If you … Continue Reading
Our Napa Adventure began with Erik being pulled out of line in the security section for an extra bag search. We watched as the federal security agent pulled out a 4 ounce bottle of hair gel. We laughed and teased Erik about his poufy hair days to come. Then, our jaws dropped as the agent pulled out … Continue Reading
I'll tell you where the money isn't - it isn't being put into the hands of women entrepreneurs. Women own the majority of businesses in America. They own more than half of the 7.7 million firms in America that are responsible for more than $1.1 trillion dollarsin sales every year.Despite owning the … Continue Reading
From the adorable illustrations to the extensive cupcake coverage - Cake Spy has everything we love in a blog (a little light on soap though). Anne-Marie had the pleasure of meeting Jessie, Head Spy, last year and has been ooohing and aahing over her creations ever since. One of their most recent … Continue Reading
Greetings from sunny and green Napa Valley. After a refreshing 4 mile run for me and early morning Bass fishing for the boys, we're off to the first church to evaluate for a potential September wedding for Erik and Cheriss. I can't wait for the cupcake tasting. The best soap supplies on the … Continue Reading
I'm so excited. We're headed to Napa this evening to go wedding-location-shopping for my little brother Erik. My husband Chris, Erik, his soon-to-be wife Cheriss and I will be visiting 5 churches tomorrow and doing two cupcake tastings. Yummy! The goal is to try as many cupcakes as possible because … Continue Reading
Many thanks to the Wall Street Journal for chatting up the Soap Queen blog yesterday. We appreciate the recognition. You can click here to be transported to the article and the Wall Street Journal's "Independent Street" blog. The best soap supplies on the internet are found at Bramble Berry. Click … Continue Reading