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 [...]

I ran across the Simply Stated blog this morning and wanted to share something I found there with you. While the article is about party favors, it provides really inspirational ideas for simple AND gorgeous packaging design. Simplicity in design is important for productivity, but it doesn’t have to be boring and unattractive.
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Do you crochet? I do and I’ve been playing around with patterns for accessories to include with my gift baskets. I want to make them special and I want them to be handmade. Over the weekend, I spent some time searching for patterns for quick and simple items to make and I wanted to share [...]

I thought this video from HowToSoap.com would be very helpful to new soapers. It has easy to follow instructions on how to line your mold with freezer paper. I would add that you should fold the freezer paper so that the slick part is facing up or so it’s what will be touching the soap. [...]

Single Use Bath Petal in French Tub

French Tub Soap Dishes in a Variety of Colors
I love the name of this shop and I love these little French tubs! Elizabeth from A Breath of French Air gives us a good example of how to use accessories to sell your soap. The single use flower petals that [...]

Glacier by Savonara
This soap is brilliant! Aptly named Glacier, it looks just like a glacier with the soap shards ruggedly piercing through the top of the soap. And, it smells of crisp and yummy peppermint - which is what we usually associate with cold, ice and snow. Sher from Savonara uses icy shades of white [...]

Blended African Black Soap
I haven’t had much experience with African Black Soap (ABS), but I find the process used to create this soap and the end results very intriguing. Depending on the region you purchase the ABS from, it can contain up to 48% shea butter. Frieda from Whystle Stop created the ABS soap pictured [...]

Serengeti Cocoa Butter Soap
I’ll just bet that Char Simon has a great time making this festive soap at the White Lye Handmade Soap Co. The color combo of the brown base (achieved by using cocoa powder) and the green and pink confetti swirls is very hip and trendy right now. Cocoa butter in the recipe [...]

Love Charm Swirly Curly Soap
“Necessity is often the mother of invention. Frustration helps, too.” Cari owned a gift shop but was unable to find a quality AND reasonably priced bath and body line to sell in her shop. So she started her own line.
The soap and packaging pictured above is indicative of Cari’s style. All [...]

When sales are slow, it’s time to think outside of the box in order to drum up new business. I can’t think of anything that would work better for Bath & Body businesses than Spa Parties.
I personally have been to several spa parties thrown by Mary Kay and Arbonne consultants, but they always seem to [...]