This article is a how-to method for working on overcoming resistance to change. The method seems like it would be useful in business as well as family life. Here is a teaser from the article: When most managers encounter someone who won’t change, their natural impulse is to push back even … Continue Reading
Next Week’s Project
I already have my soaping project for next week! I just got this note from Elsa in Germany: I hope everything is doing fine over there. Oh! I saw your picture with your husband today at the web page; you make a very nice couple. Congratulations! I would like to know if if the cold cream soap can … Continue Reading
Using 3-D Molds – Pouring & Fill Line
Making 3-D Soap-On-A-Rope is easy and produces a specialty bar that will retail for $7 - $10, depending on your local market and your unique differentiation.After you have your entire set up laid out, it's easy to do melt and pour soap. Put your soap in a heat safe glass (I used a mug in the photo … Continue Reading
Contest! Prizes! Fun!
Anyone that posts a comment this week on any article/blog post through Sunday will be entered into a drawing to win an assortment of 3-D soap molds! You'll get five 3-D Soap molds and, if you're a brand new soaper, let me know and I'll make sure you get a free copy of the beginners Melt & Pour … Continue Reading
Using 3-D Molds – Set Up
This week's blog postings will be a daily series on using Heavy Duty 3-D Molds ($6.50 - 8.00 each) and soap ropes along with the normal random musings about business and soapy self-employment.Using the Heavy Duty molds is convenient because they withstand very hot 165 °F sustained oven temps and 180 … Continue Reading
Estrella Soap Company
Estrella Soap Company in Seattle WA makes very sophisticated soap, brilliantly executed swirls with clean packaging. Their site is functional and not too messy. The best soap supplies on the internet are found at Bramble Berry. Click here to browse Bramble Berry. Have a question about … Continue Reading
Using 3 – D Molds
This upcoming week will focus on 3-D molds and how to use them to make delightfully different bars of soap. Because they are a speciality item, they command higher pricing and are a good addition to your soaping repitoire. Here's a sneak peak of the process. The best soap supplies on the … Continue Reading
Reason #4,598 not to believe the media
Or as Jezebel called it, "The Annotated Guide to Making Faith Hill Hot. They've also done a very nice PHP/flash site (takes longer to load, those of you not on DSL) that really shows the before and after pictures of this lovely Faith Hill photo shoot. What's shocking is that Redbook felt like … Continue Reading
Pisch Posch Yummy!
Pich Posh's Solid Bath Melt is very large. It seemed wasteful to use this brick-sized product all in one bath. I attempted to chop it apart with a knife. I used a spackling trowel to wack away at it. I attempted to shear it apart with a sharp thrust of a knife straight into its heart. Nada. Zip. … Continue Reading
New Exfoliants at Bramble Berry!
Ginger Root Apricot Seed Powder Almond Meal I love using exfoliants because they vary the texture and look of soap. Plus, exfoliating helps to expose new skin and new skin is pink, dewy and fresh looking. Who doesn't like line-free, fresh skin? I start at 1 tsp of exfoliants per pound of … Continue Reading
Hot Oil Hair Treatment – Recipe & Technique
I have been addicted to hot oil hair treatments since I was about 12 years old. I used to warm the oil up, put it on my hair, and then rinse it out with apple cider vinegar/baking soda. I'm not sure that the last part of my hair treatment was all that healthy but I swore by it. Well, I'm a … Continue Reading
$100 million in capital down the drain
Sun Rocket, a WA DC based company, competing in the difficult market of VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol - or, in laymen's terms, talking over the internet instead of landlines) just went kaput. It was lights off for the company after burning through $100 million in venture capital in a little … Continue Reading
Skeeter Beeter Tips for Summer using EO’s
I am taking a Medical Aromatherapy Course and will be finished with my coursework on Thursday! One of the most interesting things from today's lesson was about Palma Rosa Essential Oil as a mosquito repellent. This quote was taken directly from the study, published in the Indian Journal of … Continue Reading
Pich Posh My Gosh!
I just got a huge order of Pich Posh goodies in the mail from their small store in Canada. The photos don't show everything I got. I was having trouble staging the photos with all the products in the frame. My bad. The order came quickly, was packed well and the presentation was excellent. … Continue Reading