I love living on Long Island. I'm grateful for so many things that are near by. Here is my Long Island gratitude list. …
Long Island Soap Makers
Collaboration, not Competition
I believe you need to have an attitude of collaboration, not competition, to succeed in business. It sounds counter-productive, but it's not. Let me tell you a story. A few Sundays ago I was a vendor at the Sea Cliff Mini Mart. I wasn't the only soap business at the event. …
Long Island Collaboration
My latest Long Island collaboration is with Justine Moody. Justine is a fiber artist, she works with natural fibers. All of her work is hand dyed and hand felted, and absolutely beautiful. She was born and raised on eastern Long Island and graduated from Pratt Institute. She's also a really nice lady! We were both vendors last …
Bridal Shower Favors
A few weeks ago I received an order for 19 of my Soap for Soup soaps and an email from Helga. It seems her son was getting married and she needed 30 soaps for bridal shower favors. Her son works for Association to Benefit Children and the bride-to-be works for Breaking Ground. The almost married couple are big believers in giving back …
Soap Conferences
Soap Conferences It's not a secret that I love to talk about all things soap. The properties of different base oils, blending fragrances, cold process soap vs hot process soap vs melt and pour soap, the features of different stick blenders, additives, botanicals. I could go on but I won't. At all soap conferences I go to, the attendees are …