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 [...]

Thanks to ZAJA Natural for recommending this tutorial on the forums, and thanks to Nizzy for writing it! When I’ve used PVC pipe  and other verticlal soap molds in the past - I wasn’t able to get a consisent swirl from top to bottom. BUT - I think Nizzy’s tutorial would help me to fix [...]

It’s the first day of July and I am turning my thoughts towards December and the Holidays. I’m really into upcycling materials and with that in mind, I’ve been working on new packaging and promotional ideas for my holiday line of products. Today I’d like to share with you the gift set packaging idea I [...]

Just because you can’t afford to pay a professional to take your product photos doesn’t mean they have to look horrible. Constructing your own lightbox is inexpensive and easy to do and will dramatically improve the quality of your photos.
I’ve used several lightboxes, with costs ranging from the homemade to the expensive and have had [...]

Rebatched Handmade Soap Tutorial Image
A failed batch is bound to happen. Usually when you’re working with your most expensive ingredients. Your only choice is to throw it out or try to save it. As much as I HATE to rebatch, I almost always try to save it but I’ve talked to many soapers that have [...]