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Welcome to 2014, everyone! I have so many goals both personally and professionally for this year, and I'm excited to put them in motion. In fact, I'm inviting everyone to join me in my goal-setting mission. Earlier this week I wrote about SMART goals and how I make them work for me, and I encourage … Continue Reading
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I hope everybody had a happy and safe New Years! This week we did plenty of reminiscing on 2013 and planned for a fresh new year. Soap Queen's Best of 2013 features our favorite and most popular blog posts, ranging from informational posts for beginners such as the Free Beginner's Guide to Melt and … Continue Reading
This project combines the beautiful swirls you can achieve easily with cold process soap and the ability to layer designs in melt & pour. You can print out these cute holiday creatures from this template on water soluble paper and layer them on your soap to give your finished soaps some … Continue Reading
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I blog almost every day. That is a lot of posts to wade through and it's easy to miss a few. But, these are ones you don't want to pass over: the most popular Soap Queen posts of 2013. From beginner's guides to tutorials to posts packed with info, the following is a list of reader favorites as well … Continue Reading
Here's to a happy, healthy and prosperous 2014! “Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one.” ―Brad Paisley … Continue Reading
A goal without a plan is just a wish. - Antoine de Saint-Exupery Look back over the last year and take stock over where you are today in your personal and professional life. Are you where you hoped you would be? Did you meet the goals you set for yourself? My beloved treadmill desk! Such a … Continue Reading
I made a goal last year to read 52 books this year and came in just over the wire. Phew! With a new baby and sleep being at a premium, I haven't had as much time to read as I'd like. It was good I had that goal or else I'm not sure I would have cracked open much more than a children's book or 53,482 … Continue Reading
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“Mere color, unspoiled by meaning, and unallied with definite form, can speak to the soul in a thousand different ways. ” ― Oscar Wilde The first thing anyone sees about your soap creation is its color and shape. The thing that will intrigue a customer and get them to pick up a bar of soap is … Continue Reading
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I hope everyone had a happy holiday filled with plenty of food, family and friends! Although Bramble Berry is still operating with a skeleton staff until January 2 (we took inventory today; fun times!), Bramble Berry will be back in full force in 2014 to get your goodies shipped out and answer all … Continue Reading
This is a very simple swirl technique comes to us from our friends and Otion, and it yields dramatic end results. This is a great beginner cold process recipe, but it is important to keep the batter nice and thin during the entire process. That's the key to getting nice rings of color and making the … Continue Reading
Happy Holidays from my family to yours. May your day be filled with laughter, love and family. Ours has been filled with lots of baby squeals and toddler peals of excitement. We have Gingerbread House decorating still to do. Jamisen can hardly wait. He has had more sugar today than he's ever … Continue Reading
If you're not having a white Christmas this year, this cute little snow globe might be the next best thing. A fun decoration for your own home or a quick gift idea, our Holiday Snow Globe is a simple and customizable project that is kid friendly and easy to whip up at the last minute. For the … Continue Reading
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While there are many reasons to love the holiday season (cookies, Christmas music, fun decorations and spending time with family), my favorite thing about the holidays is giving back to others. Wednesday, December 11th marked the 7th year Bramble Berry teamed up with the Salvation Army in order to … Continue Reading
Lights, camera, action! The team and I spent this morning filming not one but three episodes of Soap Queen TV. We filmed a cold process recipe, a melt and pour project and finished off with three shades of lipstick. We even had time to squeeze in a helpful Soap Queen TV short (hint: it will make … Continue Reading