Denise's Yadda Yadda on Soap Making, Crafts & Personal Ramblings

It's time for us to clear out the warehouse shelves for incoming 2008 stock. We have discounted a number of soap molds that are overstoc...

Pictured above: French-milled s oaps for your A-List Baby from Noodle & Boo.com . Just another one of the "premium" type bath...

Pictured: Chunky pieces of peppermint bark -- entirely made of soap. Etsy.com is an online community with a mission that enables people to ...

The things one can find to do with melt and pour soap. I've been in this business a good number of years; I must admit, this is a first ...

This beautiful holiday wreath arrived today from a local florist. It was sent by my next door neighbor in thanks for hosting Soap night (se...

On Tuesday I hosted a "Holiday Soap Night". It was an evening of soaping, socializing, and sipping wine (what's a soap night ...

The holiday season is upon us and I thought a few decorating ideas were in order. Hope these inspire you to dig out those boxes of Christma...

Instead of an ice cream sundae, how about a bath salt sundae? This is a great project to do with kids. Here's what you'll need: 1) ...

My daughter is pregnant with her 3rd child, working on her Master's Thesis, cares for 2 children under 4, and works full-time as an edu...

Many years ago my husand and I had New Year's Eve dinner at a posh restaurant in the Greater Detroit area called the Lark. While dining...

Congratulations to Lesha Anderson of Indiana the winner of our recent soap giveaway. Lesha will receive 6 beautiful handcrafted soaps from ...

I opened my email box today to find this uplifting note from a customer. It was a wonderful start to my day. One of my long-time customers ...

Most of us tend to follow conventional wisdom and to think in routine ways when problem solving or investigating new ideas outside our comf...

I've always admired people that think outside the box. They inspire, get the creative juices flowing, and motivate me to try new soapin...

I recently interviewed Paula Kates from pjsoaps.com . I’ve personally seen Paula’s work and sampled the end product. Without reservation, I ...

This past week I received a customer email from Amanda about the use of Styrofoam packing peanuts.... "Dear Denise, I received my pack...

There has been a recent revival in the craft of felting around a bar of soap. The process involves matting and pressing together wool fibers...

Earlier this week, I made a post about how to make chalk using soap molds . If you're not sure what to do with your homemade chalk let ...

I recently hosted a wine tasting and h'orderve party for a group of friends. All were woman between the ages of 30 and 60. At some poi...

Looking for another use for your collection of soap molds? Use them to make snazzy looking sidewalk chalk. Who said chalk had to be tube sh...