Tutorials on soapmaking, bath fizzies, lotions and more
- Portland Soaping Lunch - Let's get together and chat soap, laugh about our successes (and failures) and swap goodies! On Saturday the 23rd at Besaw's: http://www.besaws.com/ for lunch (noon). I'll be delivering orders (no shipping!) if anyone wants something delivered. I can't fit too … Continue Reading
At dinner the other night, my brother and husband got to talking about cool soap ideas. Since Erik works at Otion and my poor husband has lost his kitchen to soap, they're both pretty savvy about soapmaking. Somehow, they started talking about how cool it would be to have a geometric soap with manly … Continue Reading
What a great post! Thank you to Escape from Cubicle Nation for pointing this valuable resource out. Of all the advice, I'm drawn to Michael Port's thoughts on trust: “All sales start with a simple conversation. It may be a conversation between you and a potential client or customer, between … Continue Reading
I designed some fun Tomato Leaf Fragrance blends last month that I thought I'd share. After all you never know when you will tire of a fragrance and need to create something new fresh and different with it. 1 part Cucumber Melon Cybilla 1 part Tomato Leaf 1 part Mango! Mango! 1 part Tomato … Continue Reading
It's a Red Velvet Day redux, only this time, instead of Red Velvet LabColors... it's a Cupcake Royale Red Velvet cupcake. I'm happily hunkered down at Cupcake Royale in Ballard (a cute suburb of Seattle) writing this post. See the laptop on the right in the photo? Red Velvet Cupcakes are my … Continue Reading
We recently had a Bramble Berry customer that had a bit of trouble with the Red Velvet LabColor not turning out to be the color she wanted. We made her proprietary recipe and came out with a really bright, snappy color. I'm wondering if it's a usage rate issue? There's always a possibility of … Continue Reading
sunflower calendula soap Look how vibrant and colorful these Sunflower Calendula Soaps are. They were made by the talented Anke in Berlin, Germany. Anke runs a cute blog about her life and creativity. She is an avid scrap booker and jewelry maker as well. The soap is also an excuse for me to … Continue Reading
This quote inspired me this morning. I'm sharing it with you, hoping that it makes you think as well. Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties. -- Erich Fromm The best soap supplies on the internet are found at Bramble Berry. Click here to browse Bramble Berry. Have a … Continue Reading
I've had a wonderful day thus far. I read a partial chapter in the book "Influence." I worked out. I ate a healthy lunch. I planned my trip to a soap conference in June. I researched a retail sales management group. And, I did a bunch of other miscellaneous things in between, like pay bills, review … Continue Reading
Check out this helpful soap tutorial (in two languages no less) on how to make thick, lumpy soap look like you meant to make it that way! Besides color, texture is another medium that can be used to make your soap stand out on the shelf and provoke and immediate, "Wow! Cool! I gotta look at that … Continue Reading
It seems a week cannot go by without a cupcake or cupcake related product catching my eye. When you see the detail work on the soap cupcakes below, you'll understand why these caught my attention. Heather from Twin Birch Bath and Body created these amazing cupcakes. When I make them, I use your … Continue Reading
PS - Quilling done by All Things Jenuine. Buy her art here. 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
Thank you Amber for being at Bramble Berry for two years. Amber does the Bramble Berry newsletters, the beautiful photos on the web site and sorts the info (at) brambleberry (dot) com email inbox. She's a busy gal! To celebrate her anniversary, I made chocolate from scratch last night. Here … Continue Reading
Congrats to Gassner Custom Soaps for clearly getting the gist of the Jelly Roll Tutorial down! Doesn't the soap look great? Learn how to make your own Jelly Roll Soap here. While you're learning to that, I'm making chocolate ... from scratch! It's Amber's 2 year anniversary with Bramble Berry … Continue Reading