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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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Sep 11, 2009, 2:38 pm
Ok, perhaps I’m exaggerating slightly. But for the past couple of months we’ve been having printer issues, and each time the labels won’t print very nicely, I end up at Kinko’...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Sep 10, 2009, 5:04 pm
Very exciting news! Both the Almond Milk goat’s milk soap, and the Almond Milk Jojoba-Shea lotion are back in stock! If you like almond scented products, you will LOVE these. Just $5.95 for...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Sep 9, 2009, 2:50 pm
Vanilla Hazelnut Whipped Shea Butter My apologies for keeping the Vanilla Hazelnut Whipped Shea Butter out of stock for so long. I forgot how yummy it smells!! It reminds me of buttercream frostin...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Sep 8, 2009, 2:00 pm
Over the long weekend, my husband and I decided it was time to make salsa again. Usually, we make a couple batches during the summer and put it in the freezer to last us all year. This time we decid...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Sep 4, 2009, 3:51 pm
I was looking at my web stats this afternoon, and got a little chuckle over one of the search phrases that brought someone to my website: “how to make your basement not smell like beer”. ...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Sep 3, 2009, 3:06 pm
I decided to make more Jasmine Rose and Black Raspberry Creme soaps this week. I have quite a few matching Jojoba-Shea Lotions in these scents, and with Christmas coming, it makes sense to have soaps...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Sep 1, 2009, 5:37 pm
What is it about getting the LAST cookie, or the LAST pair of shoes in your size, or the LAST one of your favorite soap? I thought you might want to know that there’s only one Black Raspberry C...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Aug 31, 2009, 8:55 pm
Dead Sea Mud Facial Masks by Great Cakes Soapworks I’m having a bit of a dilemma as I am down to my last two Dead Sea Mud Facial Masks. The supplier I was using for the mud isn’t carryin...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Aug 28, 2009, 7:39 pm
Skin Glow Facial Moisturizer by Great Cakes Soapworks As promised, the sample-sized Skin Glow Facial Moisturizers are ready to go today! For those of you who have been on the fence about trying this...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Aug 27, 2009, 8:57 pm
Citrus Sunrise Soap by Great Cakes Soapworks Yep, it’s true. Get some fresh, wake-me-up soap at Greatcakessoapworks.com! Tomorrow I’ll have the sample sized Skin Glow Facial Moisturizer...
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Amy W. posted an article on Great Cakes Soapworks - Aug 26, 2009, 12:49 pm
You know how sometimes you have information about something that’s coming, but you can’t really talk about it yet? Well, I have one of those things…sorry, I can’t share any mo...
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