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For bright, fun, whimsical and very trendy papers for wrapping your soap and making your labels, check out Love, Elsie. She has some wonderful heavy-weight pop-out, 3-D paper that would make for good sign backing or label frames. She's got a great blog that shows all her goodies as well. The best … Continue Reading
One of my favorite and longest-time customers is Scott Blackson from The Soap Fairy. He's been a customer for going on seven or eight years! First of all, I love his name. But it's not just a whimsical name that sets him apart. He follows it up with a comprehensive line of soaps and toiletries and … Continue Reading
My great friend Jody, over at Verite Coffee just made the most amazing, decadent chocolate cupcake suitable for two! For an ultra amazing Valentine's Day, never-to-forget, pop on down to one of her three shop locations (Ballard, Madrona and West Seattle) and grab a treat for you and your … Continue Reading
Maya Road has the cutest, most adorable ribbons (love the Journey East with the matching stamps) and chipboard cut out tags for a very classy looking soap package. Think about what you need to do to command $7/bar. Packaging is an important component of getting that higher end soap market. The best … Continue Reading
April Lee has done a really nice job of using low temperature cold process to create a creamy texture for her swirled Cucumber Melon soap. I also like the great shot of a full collapsible soap mold. They are very nice to use once you get the joints completely airtight. The best soap supplies on … Continue Reading
That's me, on the left, along with the super cool chicks from Treasury of Memories in Bellingham at the Martha Stewart Keynote address at the CHA Show 2007. And onto one of the higher points in my short business life: Martha Stewart likes our name. That's right, she actually said, in front of … Continue Reading
Seriously now, aren't these little Amphibian & Reptile molds the absolute cutest things you've ever seen? I can see an entire children's line using White Melt & Pour soap, Labcolors (especially the Emerald) and fun kid fragrances like Pearberry and Grapefruit. The best soap supplies on the … Continue Reading
I *love* the handcrafted aspect of the soap packaging here. It's an very inspiring story with a very nice web presence and branding. They've even been on t.v. Here's the clip. The best soap supplies on the internet are found at Bramble Berry. Click here to browse Bramble Berry. Have a … Continue Reading
Just saw this fun little video on what happens when you put a bar of Ivory soap in the microwave. If anyone's a chemistry buff out there and can tell me why that reaction happened, I would be very interested! There is also a more grainy, slightly more irritating version of this video that … Continue Reading
Did you hear that washing hands with plain soap and water is as effective as using the expanding range of sanitizers or antibacterial soaps if done correctly and often? This is great news for handcrafted soapmakers! The study was conducted by the Harvard Health Letter and found that just washing … Continue Reading
I am so excited about our new Limited Edition fragrance Sugared Walnut. It should be here any day now! It smells delicious. I don't think the name "Sugared Walnut" does it quite justice because it has an amazing blend of Blood Orange, Asian Mandarin, Brown Sugar, Roasted Walnut, Hazelnut Coffee, … Continue Reading