I love these custom made Cupcake soaps! They’re HUGE at 14 oz, but the top and the bottom separate into two soaps. The really neat thing about this soap is that Shannon from The Bath Project will customize the colors of the soaps, the color of the cupcake paper and the scent. (Cake and frosting [...]

This is a great idea and a great way to display your business name or message on the front of your market table. They’re made using old newspapers and some glue, paint and twine. Big impact, low cost.
Newspaper Bunting Tutorial

Have you recently joined or renewed your membership to the Handcrafted Soap Makers Guild or the Indie Beauty Network? If so, you’ll want to let Southern Soapers know that you did by forwarding a copy of your membership info to them. In return, you will receive a $25 gift certificate for your new/renewed Handcrafted Soup [...]

I was reading the Recycled Crafts blog when I ran across these awesome Fairy Lights. They’re made using a few egg cartons and a strand of LED lights. I think they’ll add that little somethin’ somethin’ to any market display and you can’t beat the price!
For assembly instructions, visit the Esprit Cabane Blog.

Happy Friday everyone!
I wanted to share my thoughts about the course I recently took at SparkplugU. I completed the Diversify Your Income Workshop last week and I’m still processing the info and creating a plan to utilize all that I’ve learned. And I’ve learned a lot. Much more than I thought possible in three short [...]

I recently found a great blog called Poppytalk - a Canadian design blog that has great organizational tips and display ideas. I highly recommend that everyone subscribe if you have your own shop or do craft shows and markets. It really inspires you to think outside the box, or in this case, the basket. The [...]

It’s beginning to smell a lot like…CHOCOLATE! OMG - I want to take a bite out of this soap. Aunt Nancy makes this yummy Chocolate & Peppermint soap with Olive oil, Coconut oil, Sweet almond oil, Cocoa butter and Avocado Oil. Scented with peppermint essential oil and cocoa powder, it smells like a Peppermint Patty! [...]

I found this link to Zen Soaps Single Oil Swap Results on the Dish last year and was reminded of it again recently. A group of soapers swapped soaps made from a single oil in order to test the results of what each oil brought to the table. I find the results very useful when [...]

This year’s Blog Action Day topic is POVERTY and what we can do as individuals and groups of individuals to help. I hope that all of my fellow bloggers participate this year. If you have a blog - get Involved on October 15, 2008! Visit http://www.blogactionday.org for more info.

Blog Action Day 2008 Poverty from Blog [...]

The Little Black Box is a great way to get samples of your products into the hands of many potential customers interested in handmade items. It works like this: you send your samples to The Little Black Box and they put them together with samples from other vendors and sell the boxes on their website [...]