Today marks the 2 day countdown to Soap Weekend Intensive 2011. Eek! We’re running around the warehouse working on the finishing touches to make this a soaping weekend to remember. And I’m picking the cutest outfits for Jamisen to wear when he makes his guest appearances.
Kristy, from Kristy’s Lovely Lathers, and her husband Bruce flew into Seattle last night. After many emails and phone calls over the last few months, it’s so nice to finally meet them!
Amber was Kristy’s soaping assistant today.
We all had takeout last night from the best local Italian cafe, Mambo Italiano and got caught up on their life in Ohio. They’re both really into Harley Davidson and luckily we have a Harley Davidson store here, in downtown Bellingham. Guess where Bruce was first thing this morning? You guessed it! Bruce is such a perfect match with Kristy. You can tell he’s Kristy’s number one fan. And, he’s super generous with his time too. He even offered to mow our lawn (and now, my husband is his biggest fan!). I was tempted but politely turned him down. I wouldn’t dream of putting him to work on his vacation.
Playing with the BB Neon Colorants…so bright!
Today, Kristy’s here in the BB Soap Lab prepping for her Saturday class. She is such a talented artist, er, soaper. It’s hard to distinguish where the soap science ends and the art begins. Her soaps are so stunning I’d like to just keep one in my bathroom as art to impress guests. It’s such a treat to watch her in her element and create these insane masterpieces which we call soap. And did I mention she came to the warehouse bearing gifts?  Too many gifts and for my entire marketing team included! She even brought gifts for little Jamisen. It was an eventful morning full of squeals, oohs, ahhs and a ton of laughing. If this morning was any indication, I have a feeling this is going to be the best SWI event to date!
Kristy’s jaw-dropping soap.
Read Kristy’s full bio HERE and see SWI blog posts from the past…SWI 2008, SWI 2009 and SWI 2010.
Wow. Now that is a piece of art. This is quite inspiring but I am not sure that “Jaw Dropping” is a strong enough phrase. 🙂
I totally agree with you, Adam! Kristy was so sweet and brought us all some soap. It’s so pretty I haven’t even used mine yet!
Courtney from Bramble Berry
I am so inspired by this soap I went and bought some PVC pipe!
I am with you on those neons. I know those will be very pretty. I am on the East coast , cant be much futher away.
We are in love with the new neons. They are AMAZING in cold process!
Courtney from Bramble Berry
I just arrived in Bellingham last night for the weekend intensive classes. We are whale watching today!
Hi Karen! So nice to meet you this weekend =)
Courtney from Bramble Berry
Those pictures look like my childhood dream…making potions! I’m sure those ones smell a lot nicer than the ones I used to create…
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Definitely makes me wish I were there! And I wonder if Bruce might mow our lawn? LOL! What a nice guy!
That black and white and yellow soap design is stunning! I NEED to see how the neon color soap turns out! It looks like the students are in for some serious soaping! Can’t wait to see pics and adorable Jamisen in his outfits!
I have a feeling Jamisen will be the star of the show when he makes his guest appearance. We’ll definitely post pictures of the fun neon soap. We’re so lucky to have Kristy for the weekend!
Courtney from Bramble Berry!
That soap is seriously cool! Love it!
ooops…I meant Bellingham. All I know is it’s a long way from here and I definitely want to go there someday. :o)
My jaw sure dropped when I saw it! Awesome Kristy! While you guys are soapin’ it up in Seattle, we’ll be doing the same down in here in TX at our Lone Star Soap & Toiletries gathering. Have fun y’all!
That soap is stunning! Properly stunning. Sounds like you all had a great time too xx
How the heck does she do that? Man I am missing out for sure. I am going to have to make a trip to WA in the near future.
Her soap and techniques are unreal! We’ll post more pictures for the weekend for sure.
Courtney from Bramble Berry
Kristy’s soap rocks! I am in awe of her talent and your students are so luck to have her!