Did you read the spotlight on the new forum a few days ago?  Bubblin Bath and Crafts .

I was on it last night and found a wealth of recipes. Have you wanted to add solid perfume to your inventory? Or do you need a good recipe calculator?  Trying to decide between making sugar or salt scrub? Get the opinion of others. All you need to do is join.  Painless and quick.

 The url is long so be sure to put it in your favorites. http://bubblinbathandcrafts.forumsmotion.com/profile.forum

Have a Happy Day,

Barb

What is Clique Da Cour? Tiffany is a clothing designer worth watching. If you have one of her designs, it won’t be long before you will own something from a famous designer.

Take a look, I think you will agree.

Tiffany designs and sews all of her original works. I see on her Etsy shop that she has branched out in a very different direction with her dog treats!  This is not unusuable as most craft artist, love and need to master more than one art.

By the Way, Tiffany, what does “Clique Da Cour” mean?

Have a Happy Day,

Barb

You probably know that I find many of the soap and craft artist spotlighted from my followers on Twitter.

This morning I came across Bubblin Bath and Crafts Forum.  I recognized two of the moderators, that have been spotlighted on Soaps n Stuff Daily. One of my spotlights recently was on Natures Art from New Mexico.  And in March BeachBabiesBath was featured.  These two plus a lady named Kellie have started this unique forum.

This forum is a great place to go to ask a question on crafts, soapmaking, etc. or just want to vent your frustrations. Easy to join, I just did. You can go on as a visitor and read the post, but to get the full benefits and use, join. Bubblin Bath and Crafts

Ladies, congratulations on the new site and hope you have much success with it.

Have a Happy Day,

Barb

Caledonia Soapworks in Canada is being interviewed today by her local newspaper. Congratulations!

 Beadlover08 is closing her Etsy Shop. We are sorry to see her close, but it is a good opportunity for you to save money on her wonderful products. But don’t procrastinate – she is closing 8/20/10.

Something SusanSoaps put on Twitter caught my attention and I went to her blog site to look further. As usually happens with me, I got sidetracted and read this posting she wrote on customer loyalty. Here is the link, http://susansoaps.com/blog/customer-loyalty-that-went-above-beyond/. It is well worth reading.

Have a Happy Day,

Barb

 One of the soap artist that I follow on Twitter is Kenias Soap. I find she is in Nashville/Gordonsville, Tenn. Since I grew up in the Nashville area and my Dad’s name was Gordon, my ears pricked up. Never heard of Gordsonville and wonder just where it is in conjunction to Nashville?

Oh well, Kenia and her Etsy shop is what is interesting and worth knowing about. She has been making soaps since 2003, and is about to celebrate her first year anniversary with Etsy.

Very pretty and all natural. Check out her site and join her on Twitter.

http://keniassoap.etsy.com

http://twiter.com/keniassoap

Have a Happy Day,

Barb

I received this as a press release a couple of days ago.

I just wanted to let you know that with the help of many generous donors we are going to be able to donate 5,000 bars of soap to the Canadian Forces for Christmas this year.  Our biggest sponsor was Voyageur Soap & Candle who took this on as their corporate sponsorship for 2010 and donated over 4,000 bars themselves.You can read all about it on our website – www.MalaspinaSoapFactory.ca

Of course I had to look both of these wonderful companies up.

Malaspina Soap Factory deserves heartfelt thanks  for taking on this project and making it such a huge success. And, it is only July!

It seems there are going to be a lot of Canadian Military men will be clean and have baby soft skin! 

Voyageur Soap and Candle Co really helped this project to make its goal with the donation of 4000 bars of soap. That is a lot of soap!

It seems this company started out like all of us as a homebased business makeing candles. They have now grown into a large soap and candle supply company. Perhaps much of their success is from giving as much as they receive. Check out their site, there is more than supplies to help the soap and candle makers. Thank you Voyageur .

Have a Happy Day,

Barb

I have always liked the scent of Citronella  and used it in all of my dog shampoos. Had a spray with citronella that freshened dogs between baths and kept the mosquitoes away.

I decided this was the day to look up Citronella and do a short article.

Did you know that Citronella has many uses besides as an insect repellant? According to what I am reading it was and is used in traditional Chinese medicine. Used in the treatment of fevers, menstrual problems, digestive problems,and internal parasites.

In aromatherapy, Citronella has been used as an insect repellant, to treat colds and flu, headaches, excessive  perspiration, migraines, and neuralgia.

Never having used Citronella for anything but insect repellant, I do not know if any of the above works. I do know that as an insect repellant it does work.  In another time frame, we used to spend our weekends anchored out on our boat. I always lit a citronella candle on the table while eating. It was great to keep the flys away from my floating picnic!

Amazing what you learn by reading and research! The plant sold as the mosquito plant is not Citronella, but a geranium with slight scent of citronella.

 This is what Citronella really looks like. A member of the Cymbopogon family. Commonly called Lemon grass.

 So, don’t be fooled and buy the mosquito plant that does not work!

 Citronella scented geranium.

Email me at barb@soapstuffdaily.com and I will be glad to give you my formula for Insect spray.

Got a another use for Citronella or experience with it? Leave it below in the comment section.

Have a Happy Day,

Barb

Dr Mom Essential Oils

 Scrolling through my Twitter followers I found Natures Art. Going to her link, I found a beautiful website. Click on her products tab and it links you to her Etsy Shop.

Looking through her skin care products, you will find olive oil soaps, lovely whipped soaps, soy candles, etc.

The soy candles are in 2oz tins. These are great to take with you visiting as a gift. If you find yourself in a “non smoking” motel room that reeks of stale       smoke, pull one of these candles out of your bag! What a great idea!

A fruity blend of cotton candy, lemon drops, caramel and raspberry jam on a dry down of musks. This incredible creamy dreamy scrub is very gentle on skin

Indian sandalwood is a warm, sweet, rich, woodsy fragrance. This large chunky bar is made of nothing but incredible skin-loving moisture rich oils to pamper and soothe your skin. This is a truly decadent soap to fill all your senses!

Have a Happy Day,

Barb

NEW! Now Soaps n Stuff Daily is going to feature other types of craft artist. Don’t worry, you soap makers will still be my primary focus, but a variation every now and then keeps life interesting.

It must be fun and a great way to express your artistic impressions by making these beautiful candle creations.

Candle Confections signature candle is her whopping 1/2 pound cupcake!

If you want old-fashioned votives to burn everyday, Candle Confections has those also.

             Whoops! How  did       that cookie candle get in there??

Have a Happy Day,

Barb

This tweet caught my eye:   Whoo…I’m infamous! Etsy’s Legal Dept just deactivated two of my listings because of copright infringement… http://fb.me/AzT2E8sp

Of course, I had to check it out and found a funny, down to earth, and very popular soap maker.  I am sorry that happened to her and by a singer I really like. In one way, it is flattering that her etsy site was found by someone so famous. But,  how on earth could this name hurt or infringe? How about considering it free advertising? 

Check out her etsy site, it is full of wonderful, pretty and hilarious soaps and skin care products. http://thesoapseduction.etsy.com 

Can’t you see this soap in your guest bathroom?