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Fourth of July Challenge Winners!

Filed Under: Bramble Berry News

A Happy Fourth of July weekend to all! I hope that you are enjoyed a day full of beautiful sunshine,  healthy food and lots of fun with your family and friends. We had so much fun in the sun on the Fourth but alas, Jamisen did not see any of the fireworks since our tired little toddler was asleep by 8 p.m. (unlike his sister who stayed up until 1 a.m. crying). In the spirit of Independence Day, it is time to announce the winners of our Fourth of July Challenge. To see all the entries in this challenge, take a look at Bramble Berry’s Make It: #4thofJuly Facebook album. Are you ready to find out who won? Let’s have a soapy drum roll of excitement…

 

 Top Row: Jill Cooper, Catherine Witt,  Tanya from Baby Duck Soap Co.

Middle Row: Timmy from Ivy Coreen, Ada from SoapMuchLove, Wendy LaJoy

Bottom Row: Holly from Missouri River Soap, Tina from TrueSkin, Janet Schreiner

Many thanks to all the incredible soapers who joined in on the Fourth of July Challenge. It was so inspiring to see all your entries (from nail polish to bath fizzies, soap and more!) and to see the creativity that you put into your creations.  Be sure to keep your eyes on the Soap Queen blog for new and exciting challenges. Do you have a full tutorial (+ pictures) to go with your entry? Submit your recipe to teachsoap(at)brambleberry(dot)com for a chance to win a $10 Bramble Berry Gift Certificate, click here for more details!

#4th of July Mashup

Filed Under: Bramble Berry News

So many positively patriotic photos were entered in our Fourth of July Challenge over the last week. Haven’t had a chance to submit your photos yet? Today is the last day! Just share your challenge-inspired bath and body product by posting a photo on Bramble Berry’s Facebook page with the hashtag #4thofJuly.  Keep your eyes peeled next week when we announce the winners, and remember to check out all the red, white and blue-hued entrants to our Facebook page below!

Fourth of July Challenge

Filed Under: Bramble Berry News

Do you have what it takes to Make It?  The Make It challenge is returning to the Soap Queen blog, and we wanted to bring it back with a bang (of fireworks, naturally!). This month’s challenge is all about the Fourth of July. This time, any bath and body product counts — scrubs, lotions, bath fizzies, cold process, lip balms, melt & pour and more! It is fun to start summer off with a challenge, and everyone in the office is waiting on pins and needles (fireworks and sparklers?) to see your best red, white and blue creations. Keep reading for the official rules, and then get to creating!

Fourth of July Challenge

The Mission (if you choose to accept it)

  • Create a unique item that follows the challenge’s theme. For this challenge, you can showcase anything that follows the Fourth of July theme. Cold process, melt and pour, lotions, scrubs, lip balms and home crafts are all allowed.
  • Post pictures of your themed product to Bramble Berry’s Facebook page between June 18th and July 1st.
  • Your entry  must include the designated hashtag “#4thofJuly” in the photo caption in order to be entered into the contest. Photos without #4thofJuly will not be considered.
  • You can make multiple projects, but we will only consider three  pictures per person.
  • At the end of the two weeks, Team Bramble Berry will pick our favorite items. The winners of the challenge will be featured in a  Soap Queen Blog post.

You have until Monday, July 1st to post your pictures! Remember to include the #4thofJuly hashtag.

Here is some inspiration to get you started:

Top Row: Solid Bath Sugar Cubes Tutorial & Easy 4th of July Stars

Bottom Row: American Flag Soap & Goodness Gracious, Great Balls of Freedom

#Rebatch Winners

Filed Under: Cold Process Soap

Thanks to everyone who entered this fun #Rebatch Challenge! To see all of the entries in this challenge, take a peek at Bramble Berry’s #Rebatch Facebook album. Let’s have a soapy drum roll for the winners…

Rebatch Winners Mosaic

 Ann from Pitter Pattern Designs – ‘Out To Sea’ – Made with Aqua LabColor and Titanium Dixoide

Andrea from Soap4Squares – ‘Oatmeal Cookie Soap’ – Made with Goat’s Milk Rebatch, Cappuccino Mica and Gingersnap Fragrance Oil

Esther from YouWish – Made with Sandalwood Vanilla Fragrance Oil, Soft Beige Mica, Bronze Mica, and Round 3D Mold

Debbie from SoapyLove – Soap Balls

Are you ready for another soapy adventure? Enter this weeks fun and creative Make It Monday challenge: #Packaging!

 

Make It Monday: #Packaging Challenge!

Filed Under: Tips & Tricks

This week, it’s all about your fabulous and fantastic packaging. From plastic buttons to paper origami to upcycled vintage sheet wrappers, we want to see your unique way of using materials in the presentation of your soaps and body products! What brilliant new idea have you come with to enclose your melt and pour soaps? Do you have an exciting way of packaging your cold process soaps? How about overcoming the challenging shape of a round bath bomb?

Make it Monday Packaging

 Mission (if you choose to accept it)

  • Create a unique soap that follows the theme for the challenge of the week. This week is all about packaging — for all types of soaps and body products! 
  • Post your pictures of your cute and creative packaging to Bramble Berry’s Facebook page during the entry period (October 8th -October 22nd).
  • Your entry must have the hashtag of the week in order to be entered into the contest. This week, your picture must have the hashtag #Packaging
  • At the end of the two weeks, Team Bramble Berry will pick our favorite entries. The winners of the challenge will be featured on the Soap Queen Blog. You have until Monday, October 22nd to post your #Packaging photos. Please submit your photos by 12 pm (pacific standard time).
  • You can submit up to three different pictures

Make it Monday Packaging Mosaic

Happy Packaging!

Missed any of our challenges? Check these albums for all of our challenges to get some extra-soapy inspiration for your next project:

Make it Monday: #Rebatch Challenge

Make it Monday: #Unique Tops Challenge

Make it Monday: #Natural Colorants

Make It Monday: #Soap Sculpting Challenge

Make It Monday: #Swirling Challenge

Make It Monday: #Embedding Challenge

Make It Monday: #Layering Challenge

Don’t forget to check back later today to see the winner’s of our Make it Monday: #Rebatch Challenge!