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Just two more days to get your entry into the contest! The randomly drawn winner will receive a fabulous goody basket of handmade products from small indie companies. Pictured on the left are just a few of the prizes: three Posetts Perfumes (Haute Love, Ultramarine and Madame X) and one of PJ's … Continue Reading
I am totally having a jealous moment over Cabela's coming-soon Lacey, Washington store. For the uninitiated, Cabela's sells hunting and fishing gear, at excellent prices.Shoppers come from far and wide to shop at Cabelas, many times driving well over 100 miles to visit a Cabela store. The most … Continue Reading
Satsuma Press has come out with some simple and elegant letterpress holiday designs. See their entire line here and buy it at Etsy! Readers of this blog might recall that I'm a total sucker for anything letterpressed (click here to see an explanation of what letterpress is, here to see a previous … Continue Reading
Thank you to Debora for emailing me with an even more detailed crockpot soapmaking video. Check out her site here to see 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 post? Come join us … Continue Reading
Photo by by cakespy These amazing cupcakes look delicious. It's lunchtime. If I were closer to Seattle, I'd seriously consider heading over to Bluebottle and grab one of these sugary morsels. As it is, I'll sit here at my desk and try to be content with my hard boiled egg, pear and Douglas Fir … Continue Reading
Joanna is having a contest over at The Soap Bar Blog! Click here to read about her contest. It's easy: just email her a photo of your most creative soap to enter. This is my entry for the day. The best soap supplies on the internet are found at Bramble Berry. Click here to browse Bramble … Continue Reading
Thanks to the gals at Knelow, I had a smashingly fun time at Crave today. We talked for (literally) hours about incense formulations, making lotion with real brewed coffee and the drama of parabens in lotions. Lisa and Jamie are awfully cool chicks who are passionate about what they do. Their … Continue Reading
Pink Lemon Cupcake I'm back from the second day of the Crave Party show! I have photos and stories to share later tonight. In the meantime, feast your eyes and allow your mouth to water while gazing upon this Pink Lemon Cupcake. Yum! The best soap supplies on the internet are found at … Continue Reading
Puteri Salat Cupcakes filled and frosted with Pandan Egg Custard The baker says: Although it's not a cupcake that I created from scratch, this cupcake was inspired by one of my fave Malay dessert, Puteri-Salat a.k.a Seri Muka a.k.a. Glutinous Rice with Egg Custard. I basically use my fave basic … Continue Reading
In a case reminiscent of the Coty J-Lo Glow versus GLOW back in 2002 - 2003, there's another David and Goliath match up in the scent world. If you're not familiar with the GLOW case, click here to read a great article by Inc. magazine about that lawsuit. Jennifer Lopez and Coty settled out of court … Continue Reading
I have the privilege of speaking at the Crave Show in Seattle today. I'll be going back tomorrow and speaking at 12 and 4:30 so if you're in Seattle, check out http://www.craveshow.com/and get last minute tickets to attend the party. Here's a video of one of the vendor rooms. It looks … Continue Reading
I can't believe I forgot to post these yesterday! Oh well, they are still glorious examples of great melt and pour by the soap artists at Otion! 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? … Continue Reading
The Saponifier Magazine has named their best supplies for the year as voted on by readers. Bramble Berry took 2nd place in the Best Fragrance Oil category and also 2nd place for Best Overall Supplier. We're thrilled and honored to have been included in the round-up. All told, there were 59 … Continue Reading
Bleach manufacturer Clorox is the latest big player to muscle into the naturals market with the acquisition of Burt's Bees for $925m. Large companies are beginning to pick off small natural and organic personal care firms to capitalise on the growth of the niche market and ultimately boost its … Continue Reading