We love the products we make. We love them so much that we want to share with our friends and family. Some eventually decide to sell to the public, and that is where the trouble often starts.
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Keeping Track of Supplies
It is a happy day when a package arrives on your doorstep. It is a long-awaited order from your favorite supplier, even if it only took a few days.
Read MoreIntegrity
Let us talk for a minute about integrity as a soap maker, and candle maker or a cosmetics maker. What does it mean to have integrity? What are some examples? The person with integrity studies copyright/patent/trademark laws and determines what is legal before taking the writing, ideas, photos and so on, of others. Yes, you…
Read MoreWhy don’t they like my products?
“I gave soap (insert any handmade product) to my family and no one will use it. Why don’t they like my products?” Nearly everyone I know makes the same complaint. Why, indeed? Let’s look at some of the reasons they might not like what you make. The product is poorly made or presented. No, it’s…
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I Don’t Want to Waste Ingredients
A little lecture on learning
Read MoreMY MOTHER WON’T USE MY SOAP!
“My Mother won’t use my soap!” This is a reoccurring complaint from bath and body and candle makers everywhere. Those close to them stash their amazing gifts instead of enjoying them and sometimes even refuse them altogether. Why? Naturally, makers want to share their creations with those closest to them, hoping the recipient is as…
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