I never win ANYTHING but I’m happy to announce my losing streak has come to an end. It could not have happened at a better time either. Well - I could have won the lottery yesterday but THIS IS GOOD TOO! I won a drawing that enables me to take as many SparkplugU courses I [...]

If you’ve searched for information within the maze Federal Government Web sites, you know how time consuming and frustrating it can be. Next time you need government info, start your search at Business.gov.
Managed by the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Business.gov site serves as a web portal to all other federal agencies. Important business information [...]

Great soap CAN be fun! Sometimes we take ourselves way too seriously which is why I love this playful soap made by Wendy from Wendy by the Bay. (That would be Galveston Bay, Texas) This soap bar is a full 28 oz. and measures 6″ in length and 6″ in width. There’s no added color [...]

I’m a web and graphic designer by trade so Photoshop is something I use everyday. I don’t usually recommend Photoshop to my web design clients because it has a bit of a learning curve and a large price tag. It’s just not for everyone. I do recommend Photoshop Elements often because it’s easier to use [...]

I met Rachel Smith some weeks back on the Soap Dish when she needed help redesigning her Weird Stuff in My Desk blog. She’s a great gal and has spent countless hours working on her giveaway for the Bloggy Giveaways Carnival. In fact - she has managed to secure over $975 in prizes! Many of [...]

Soapers tend to use way more coconut oil than we could make ourselves, but I thought you’d find this tutorial interesting anyway. The Chezlin blog gives step by step instructions on how to make your own coconut oil. It’s amazing how little oil you get from each coconut. It really gives you the sense of [...]

I had a great time reading various blogs this week and thought I would share a few things you might find interesting:
The Packaging Diva listed seven great tips to evaluate how well your packaging helps to sell your products.

The Storque announced that Moo and Etsy have teamed up to make creating Moo products from your [...]

I rarely see gift cards offered at craft shows. Occasionally I’ll see a small sign stating that they’re offered, but not in a way that really promotes their use. Gift cards could sell very well at craft shows -especially during the holidays. B&B products are very personal items and many show goers would welcome the [...]

Late yesterday afternoon I purchased a crochet pattern set from Sandy at CapecodConsignments. The pattern is for washcloths and soap savers for gift sets I am working on. As with most e-patterns bought on Etsy, it would be emailed  to me within 24 hours of purchase. But Sandy sent the pattern to me within an [...]

Some weeks ago I wrote a post on how to make your own lightbox. While at the SoapDish Forum today, I ran across a post by koala-nut saying that she found a PORTABLE pre-made kit with lights and a small tri-pod at LTD for $37.95. This is a GREAT deal folks and those of you [...]