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I am a control freak. That's freak with a capital F. It is not a secret. I am currently almost incapable of relaxing. It's not a good thing.My staff and my family are mildly tolerant of me, partially because I get so much done and partially because it's just how I'm wired so they quietly roll their … Continue Reading
In case you were wondering, some fruits are better for blood-sugar-spiking than others. Mark's blog here has the round-up. But here's a hint: no melons for snack food. Sorry. The best soap supplies on the internet are found at Bramble Berry. Click here to browse Bramble Berry. Have a … Continue Reading
We have spent the last few months preparing to do a local media blitz with Otion press kits. My sister in law, Cheriss, worked for Deutch LA for the last few years. She has a degree in Marketing, is creative and saavy with press. She was quite generous to help out with our press kit blitz.Each of … Continue Reading
The New York Times has an interesting article about advertising on cars. Click here to read it. An excerpt from the article: Brian Morris, the owner of We Fix Ugly Pools, a pool repair and construction company in Phoenix, wrapped more than 30 vehicles in his fleet in ads for his company. He … Continue Reading
Day One: Set Up Day Two: Double Boiler Set-Up Day Three: Hersheys Trouble Day Four: Bittersweet Recipe Day Five: Clean-Up Day Six: Cocoa Balm After testing the chocolate balms all week and overdosing on chocolate this weekend, there is a clear winner. The Brambleberrians in the … Continue Reading
Click here to see more photography by Chema Madoz. 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 soapy … Continue Reading
We are totally feelin' the love out there for Otion, soap and all things Soap-Queen related.Big thanks to Joanna at The Soap Bar Blog for writing about our own little homegrown soap bar - Otion and reviewing our Soap-Queen blog. Read her take on Otion and the blog here.Michelle, a frequent reader at … Continue Reading
Here are some photos from Alicia Grosso's Soapmaking Class! A big shout out and thank you to Alicia and her sweet husband for staying overnight in Bellingham to teach. They even hung out to do dinner with the whole class. Alicia was the sweetest (!!!) person and I am frantically trying to get here … Continue Reading
red velvet (not day forty) Originally uploaded by bryiarrose I finally had a cupcake! After a four week dry spell, our friends Jennifer & Scott had Cupcake Royale cupcakes at their wedding reception tonight. Bless them. I devoured a Red Velvet cupcake as soon as it was polite to do so. I … Continue Reading
cupcakes 001 Originally uploaded by robyn w The Red Velvet cupcake was so good that um, I had another. I snuck up on the cupcake table in stealth mode. I didn't go straight over. I talked to one group, talked to another group, did a side samba over to the table and quick as a jackrabbit, made … Continue Reading
Day One: Set Up Day Two: Double Boiler Set-Up Day Three: Hersheys Trouble Day Four: Bittersweet Recipe Day Five: Clean-Up Day Seven: Final Recipe Taking the basic chocolate recipe one step further, I tried White Sparkle Shimmer mica in the recipe to add texture and color. The mica mixed … Continue Reading
azure68 - Pink Sugar Cupcake Soap Originally uploaded by azure68 Peg's shop on Etsy is: aromaticessence.etsy.com/ Happy Saturday! It's a rainy, overcast day in Bellingham but since that's an every day event here, Chris and I are going about the day like it's warm, sunny and beautiful. We're … Continue Reading
coconut jewel cupcakes 1 Originally uploaded by chotda The baker of these Coconut Jewel Cupcakes says: "From the Barefoot Contessa's recipe. The only modification is the type of coconut (Dessicated Baker's Coconut, not the moist angel flake-type), and the fruit jelly marshmallow on … Continue Reading
Day One: Set Up Day Two: Double Boiler Set-Up Day Three: Hersheys Trouble Day Four: Bittersweet Recipe Day Six: Cocoa Balm Day Seven: Final Recipe My husband is an engineer. He successfully lived 32 years without me. He keeps a mostly tidy house, can do all of his own laundry and likes … Continue Reading