Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Dec 14, 2009, 9:42 pm
Just a quick reminder that the Peanut Butter Hamster soaps giveaway at Cinnamon Hollow WAHM Reviews ends tomorrow! I’m giving away one of each of these (peanut-free) soaps: Original Peanut Butt...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Dec 11, 2009, 4:15 pm
You might remember a couple weeks ago when I hosted a Lip Butter Challenge for five lucky participants. They agreed to use the Great Cakes Soapworks Lip Butter instead of their regular lip moisturize...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Dec 10, 2009, 8:54 pm
If you’ve been following my blog for several months, you might remember my Ode to Robert, the vendor next to me at the farmer’s market who passed away in September. Several of the women v...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Dec 8, 2009, 2:36 pm
If you’re like me, it’s time to start checking your lists and make sure everyone has a gift. Most of mine are already purchased, but I still have a few to pick up. Or, in the case of my ...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Dec 4, 2009, 9:43 pm
Federal Reserve Bank of KC On Wednesday and Thursday this week, I participated in the first annual Holiday Mart for the employees of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. It was a bit of an advent...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Nov 30, 2009, 9:36 pm
Those of you who have been following my blog the past few months know that I have recently created some fun Peanut Butter soaps. Three of them to be exact: Original Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter with ...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Nov 30, 2009, 4:00 am
Get ready for the best sale of the year! It’s only one day though, so don’t miss it! Today only, all orders of $40 or more receive FREE SHIPPING!! You must use voucher code “SHIPF...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Nov 26, 2009, 6:57 pm
We have our winners!!! Congratulations to #14 – Anne-Marie #23 – Molly #4 – Autumn #21 – lighthousegal #20 – AmyD They will be receiving a Great Cakes Soapworks Li...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Nov 26, 2009, 8:44 am
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!! Tis the season to reflect on what we are thankful for (and eat way too much pie…). I am so full of thankfulness right now that it is difficult for me to put it i...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Nov 24, 2009, 4:45 pm
Cherries & Chestnuts Sugar Scrub Here’s the latest: Cherries & Chestnuts Sugar Scrub! Since it will be a few weeks until the next batch of Cherries & Chestnuts soap will be available, now you ...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Nov 23, 2009, 2:48 pm
Great Cakes Soapworks Lip Butter Tomorrow is the last day to enter the Lip Butter Challenge! It’s an easy way to get a free Great Cakes Soapworks Lip Butter to try out. Go leave a comment tel...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Nov 19, 2009, 7:19 pm
Great Cakes Soapworks Lip Butters I had to remind myself why I love the Great Cakes Soapworks Lip Butter better than other lip products you buy at the store. For the past week I’ve been using ...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Nov 19, 2009, 9:54 am
Cherries & Chestnuts Soap by Great Cakes Soapworks After hearing two different customers complain that I didn’t have any more Cherries & Chestnuts soap, I decided to go ahead and make another ba...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Nov 17, 2009, 5:19 pm
Hairwear is a company that is owned and operated by one of my friends from college. I found out about her company on Facebook. It started with my status update several weeks ago about wondering how ...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Nov 16, 2009, 5:49 pm
As promised, here is the new Christmas Splendor soap: Christmas Splendor Soaps in Green and Gold This is the first time I have made a soap in two different colors with the same scent! One is a plai...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Nov 12, 2009, 1:53 pm
Moroccan Spice Coffee Soap The fall weather must be putting me in the mood for more spicy scents. Now that I’m down to the last seven Cinnamon Bun Coffee Soaps, I decided it was time to make an...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Nov 10, 2009, 4:03 pm
In addition to the Original Peanut Butter scented soap, the Peanut Butter with Chocolate Swirl as well as the Peanut Butter and Jelly soaps are now available! These soaps were made specifically for t...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Nov 9, 2009, 9:04 pm
Remember Project Week? Back in July, I think it was? I was working on re-decorating my daughters’ rooms for their birthdays. I almost finished. I’m still not completely done, but at le...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Nov 6, 2009, 4:10 pm
I’m on a roll with the marketing tools lately! First, a new soap stamp, and now business cards! I finally ran out of the 5000 cards I ordered several years ago when the colors I used for my bu...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Nov 4, 2009, 3:53 pm
After the wonderful experience I had getting the “Peanut Butter Hamster” soap stamp, I finally ordered a “Great Cakes Soapworks” stamp. Both came from my soaping friend Anhoki...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Nov 3, 2009, 11:10 am
Rather than try to update yesterday’s post on how to make dishwasher soap, I decided to create another one based on the comments I’ve received so far. 1. My dishes came out clean and spar...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Nov 2, 2009, 7:38 pm
After visiting Sam’s Club and discovering that they no longer carry the Member’s Mark brand of dishwasher detergent, I decided to make my own. I had heard of people doing this – esp...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Oct 31, 2009, 5:06 pm
Our family had some “Good, Clean Fun” today at Jerry’s Bait Shop in downtown Lee’s Summit, Missouri. The girls put their Alice in Wonderland and Padme costumes on for the para...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Oct 29, 2009, 12:07 pm
... any pictures, but it was very neat! Later that afternoon we got some great deals at Macy’s One Day Sale. We grabbed dinner to go at SATCO (San Antonio Taco Company) where you create your...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Oct 27, 2009, 4:28 pm
It’s finally ready! Cool, smooth peppermint for your bathing pleasure. A real wake-up scent in a moisturizing, super-lathering soap. Want a deal for buying 4 or more? Check out the Handmade ...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Oct 23, 2009, 9:03 am
Jessica D. of The Dietzel Family is the winner of the Peanut Butter Hamster CD and Peanut Butter soap. Congratulations!! random winner picked Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway! It sou...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Oct 21, 2009, 9:52 pm
PBJ = Peanut Butter & Jelly. The grape jelly is sandwiched between two layers of peanut butter. YUMMY! This will be one of the Peanut Butter Hamster soaps. After it cures, I can add the official P...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Oct 20, 2009, 5:55 pm
Yesterday was one of those days that I wished I could just do over. I mentioned that I was making the peanut butter & jelly soap. Well, the jelly layer that I worked so hard to perfect before attemp...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Oct 19, 2009, 3:37 pm
I’m working on a special project with a new children’s band called Peanut Butter Hamster. One of their songs is called “Good, Clean Fun”, and they’ve asked me to come up...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Oct 17, 2009, 8:38 pm
First, if you are not yet a Great Cakes Soapworks Preferred Customer, now is a great time to sign up! I’ve just changed the front page of the web store to make it easy for you. Not only can yo...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Oct 14, 2009, 4:42 pm
Now that we are half way through October, it seems appropriate to dedicate this blog post to all things pumpkin. These links were inspired by the October newsletter from The Soap Dish. Not only are ...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Oct 13, 2009, 8:11 pm
Sorry it’s been awhile since my last post. The crud came to the Warden family last Friday, and still has us hacking our lungs out…fortunately, we’re all fever-free finally! In the ...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Oct 9, 2009, 11:27 am
Citrus Sunrise Jojoba-Shea Lotion It’s been a busy week, getting ready for the Olathe Medical Center’s Holiday Craft Show today. Yesterday my friend Kathy came over to help me put the OM...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Oct 6, 2009, 8:52 pm
Last night I was noticing that my younger daughter’s remaining front tooth was getting rather loose. I commented to her that I wouldn’t be surprised if she lost it in a few days. Well, t...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Oct 6, 2009, 8:37 pm
Peppermint Soap by Great Cakes Soapworks Won’t be long now and the Peppermint Soap will be back! This one is only stocked for the holidays, so you will want to get some before it’s gone. ...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Oct 3, 2009, 2:30 pm
My mail carrier, Michelle, is very high on my list of favorite people. I have written previously that she should win Mail Carrier of the Year for arranging to have my packages picked up while she was...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Oct 2, 2009, 8:15 pm
It’s been sort of a rough week. My good friend Robert, who sold bread with his wife Joan at the booth next to mine at the farmer’s market, passed away on Sunday. Visitation was yesterday...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Sep 30, 2009, 12:23 pm
I went ahead and made a third batch of purple soap yesterday – using only ultramarines this time. Mostly violet, with a tad bit of brick red and blue. I think this is much closer to the color ...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Sep 29, 2009, 1:25 pm
I made some purple grape soap again yesterday – this time with the grape pop mica, and just a little bit of the ultramarine slurry from the first batch. It came out surprisingly similar to the ...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Sep 28, 2009, 10:47 am
My daughter and I had a GREAT day on Saturday at the Overland Park Fall Festival! She was a fantastic sales girl! First, she handed out soap balls with my business card in little ziplock bags. I mu...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Sep 25, 2009, 5:21 pm
I’m almost ready for the Overland Park Fall Festival tomorrow! My tent is set up, and the tables and a few other display props are already on site. I just need to finish packing up products an...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Sep 24, 2009, 4:02 pm
Ready to find out the new Lip Butter flavor and Jojoja-Shea Lotion scent? Here they are! Cinnamon Bun Lip Butter by Great Cakes Soapworks Just in time for fall: Cinnamon Bun Lip Butter!! Lots of w...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Sep 22, 2009, 9:12 pm
It’s going to be a busy week! I have several new products in the works as I gear up for the Overland Park Fall Festival this Saturday. I made a new Lip Butter today, and added another Jojoba-S...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Sep 21, 2009, 3:15 pm
We had an unusual weekend packed with activities. Normally, I sell soap at the Olathe Farmer’s Market on Saturday mornings, but this generally wears me out, so weekends are for relaxing and not...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Sep 18, 2009, 1:24 pm
As promised, the Lava Lip Gloss is back in time for the holidays. So unique and fun! You can tilt it, shake it, and have all kinds of fun with it before you apply it, after you apply it, or whenever...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Sep 17, 2009, 12:43 pm
I know you weren’t overly impressed with my purple soap yesterday. The color I left you with in the mold wasn’t exactly pretty. However, you know if you are a soapmaker that there is a l...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Sep 16, 2009, 5:40 pm
There are several fragrances that smell purple to me. And almost all of them are yellow tinted oils. I’m really not sure how many batches of grey soap I’ve made trying to get a yellow ti...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Sep 14, 2009, 3:13 pm
As I was filling an order for a new wholesale customer this afternoon, I realized that I haven’t really talked about this aspect of my business. If you go to Greatcakessoapworks.com, you will s...
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