Sonnee posted about this fabulous looking soap on The Dish Forum. Inspiration for “Zebra on the Beach” came from her swimsuit! Just goes to show you that inspiration truly is all around us. Sonnee tells us how she made it using real silk cocoons on her blog: Duffin’s Soap Bakery

If you’re new to preservatives or changing your formula – Southern Soapers has a wealth of info to download from their web site. Preservative topics include an Overview, Why You Should Use Preservatives and specific info on the popular preservatives used today.
This info was gathered in one of the Southern Soapers classes. To join the [...]

I know there are more than a few of us that get a little anxious when it comes to master batching. Thank you Kelly Bloom from Southern Soapers for posting a great tutorial on how to get started!
Big Batch Soap Making

These Soap Calculator Videos were mentioned on the Southern Soapers Message Board. Sadly, I’ve not had much time to participate on this board or any others lately, but I hope to rectify that over the Holiday weekend. Many of you already know how to use Soap Calculators, but if you’re new to the craft, these [...]

This is fabulous! The Senri International School website that has over 35 packaging templates available for free to download and print on your own card stock. Some of the designs are a tad on the small size but can easily be enlarged using a photocopier. The folks at your nearest Kinkos or print shop can [...]

Bleu Arts has posted a tutorial on how to make these fun trees to use in your home or market display. They’re easy to make and would add a great deal of character to your table.

If you’re looking for a new project or something to add to your holiday line, Anne-Marie from the Soap Queen has posted and excellent tutorial on how to make Loofah Soaps on a Rope. They are adorable and look like they would be fun to make. How cute they would be hanging from a Christmas [...]

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’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 [...]

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 [...]