Back in 2018, my friend Marla referred Doug Beube to me. Doug is an artist, and was looking to use soap as a medium for one of his projects. He needed a pure white, hard soap. It wasn't as simple as it sounds. Doug and I emailed for a few months before he and his assistant took a private soap making class. …
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Lessons I Learned From My Mom
Lessons I learned from my mom My mom passed away Christmas Eve morning. We had hospice coming to the house for about 3 weeks, so she died where she wanted to. At home. My mom (along with my dad) was my biggest supporter. …
The top three places to store your handcrafted soap
You indulged in your favorite guilty pleasure, and now you need to find a place to store your treasures. Where is the best place to store your handcrafted soap? You want someplace cool and dry so your soap continues to get hard. Remember, the harder the bar, the longer your soap will last. Since you spent your hard earned money on my soap, I want …
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Designing Labels Digho
So many people comment on how much they like my product labels. I believe you should do what you do best, and hire someone to do the rest. Designing isn't one of my strong points. I was happy to pass that on to Diane and Maria of Digho, because designing is definitely one of theirs. When I first started making soaps, Digho designed my logo and my …
A day in the life of a soap maker
A few years ago, I wrote a blog post about a day in the life of a soap maker. Since then a little has changed, but not too much. …