This melt and pour masterpiece created by Amanda Louise was well planned and executed. Everything from the color and scent of the soap to the fly embed and the label fit the Jurassic Amber theme perfectly. She even included bubbles and cracks like real amber would have. This is exactly the type of product that [...]

It could be that everyone but me has seen this before, but I fell in love with this packing tape when I saw it. What a great way to add flair to your packages! If you don’t like the price, I’m sure it’s easy to make by laying inexpensive lace on the packing tape before [...]

I’m a web site statistics junky. I look at my stats at least once per day to see where my traffic is coming from, what people are reading and what outside links they click on. I also keep track of how many subscribers I have to my blog. I find that many of the same [...]

Guinness Handmade Soap by Anhoki

MMMMMMMM…Guinness. I love Guinness and I love this soap made with Guinness by Anhoki Smith. It’s unscented and gets it’s rich tan color from the beer alone. This soap has me looking forward to Fall and Football and FOOTBALL PARTIES! I’ve tried my hand at beer soap myself a few times [...]

I know - it’s only July - but it really is the time to start planning for the end of the year. The holiday season is stressful, and the time you spend in preparation now will reduce your stress and increase your sales.
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Last month, Lisa Lam at Craft Boom wrote an excellent article called Tips [...]

If you ask someone why they don’t recycle, most of the time the answer is because it takes more work to clean and sort an item for recycling than it is to throw it in the garbage can. I wonder though, if we were paid to recycle, would more homes and businesses do it? I [...]

I was reading Design Sponge for my daily droolfest and ran across this great idea on how to create beautiful serving/display trays out of old picture frames. You probably already have old frames lying around that need re-purposing, but if not, you can find them at garage sales and thrift stores in abundance. Don’t worry [...]

A business card can and should do more than simply provide contact info. It costs very little- if anything at all- to have your cards printed on both sides. One side of the card should contain all important contact info and the other side of your card can act as a promotional item. Doing so [...]

I know many people don’t use or even get Twitter yet, but for those of you wondering about it, I found two pieces of info on Twitter today that are definitely blog worthy.
The first piece of news I found on Twitter was posted by Saponifier Magazine whose tweet revealed that OnlineLabels.com just released their [...]

I ran across this tutorial for making your own wine charms and realized that with some creativity, they would make great promotional items such as bottle charms for your B&B bottles, fun and reusable hang tags and custom candle charms too! You can purchase Ink Jet Shrink Film at many stores near you, including Joann’s [...]