I'm of two minds over this email in response to our Yahoo Finance feature. On the one hand, I want to please everyone and I would hate to actually turn anyone away from our site because it's too difficult to read or look at. But on the other hand, I really like our design and think that it's very … Continue Reading
Product Body pretty much rocks my world
I love the innovative goodies and packaging design at Product Body. Their products rock, they get great press and Joanna, their owner and creator extraordinaire has her own blog with business musings and funny little asides, kind of like I try to do with mine. One of these days, we'll have to … Continue Reading
Would you like some coffee with that gas?
The C-Store (a small 100 store chain in California) will be wafting coffee aroma at their gas pumps to entice their gas users to come into the store and spend some money on coffee. It makes sense that a gas station would do anything it could to lure customers into the store. After all, gas stations … Continue Reading
Go Rosie?
So Barbara Walters misses a day and wow, meltdown on the view! I almost feel sorry for Elisabeth Hasselbeck. The best soap supplies on the internet are found at Bramble Berry. Click here to browse Bramble Berry. Have a question about this blog post? Come join us at Bramble Berry's … Continue Reading
Easter is here. Make soap instead of dyeing eggs!
Easter is almost here and I know your family is probably descending upon your house (not that I'm not thrilled and excited to see them!). For a fun afternoon activity, after all the children are in a post-sugar-induced-blank-stare-state and the adults are just thrilled that the furniture has lived … Continue Reading
Steak Soap, Anyone?
Steak Soap anyone? The soap is scented with Cranberry fragrance and apparently was designed to match a meat-themed-bathroom. You would think I was kidding ... but I'm not. It's a very cool example of creativity and thinking outside the proverbial, cliched box. The best soap supplies on the … Continue Reading
Trip to Rome anyone?
Apparently, archaeologists exploring Cypress have found the world's oldest perfume factory. Spanning over 40,000 square feet and thought to employ over a dozen people, the factor even had its own oil pressing machinery. Scientists have recreated some of the fragrances based on bits of materials and … Continue Reading
We’re supporting Captain Seahorse
That's right, a band called Captain Seahorse is going to be where we're putting some of our charitable donation funds this month. Downtown Renaissance Network helps to pick up where Bellingham City services leave off - for example, DRN pays for someone to clean up trash off the streets. (Total … Continue Reading
Google? Not so many satisfied useers
My best friend's son, Kyle, was recently diagnosed for an intrinsic brain stem glinoma. For the blissfully uninitiated, that means that he has an inoperable brain tumor. For once, I have something to obsess about that's not soap or business related. So, I've spent copious amounts of time in the last … Continue Reading
Me at the Women’s Hall of Fame dinner
I had the great privilege of serving on the Women's Hall of Fame board this year. We had our awards banquet this weekend and to the left, is a photo of me speaking to Mauri Ingram (on left) from the Community Foundation and Rachel Meyers (on right) from Whatcom County Literacy Council. The … Continue Reading
You trademarked WHAT?!
It seems like if you have enough money, time and high powered attorneys that you can get anything trademarked. Speaking from experience, I tried for five or six years to get Bramble Berry trademarked (and finally got put on the supplemental registry!) but it took serious effort, time and money. If … Continue Reading
Nice 80 lb signage paper
The Paper Element truly makes some of the most sassy background paper for signs. It can easily take Rub-Ons so that makes it versatile for greeting cards (if you're like me and you happen to do both). Be thinking about your summer craft show booths. How nice would a uniform sign program look? For … Continue Reading
FBI and soap go together like …
I just got a fun note from Mr. Wood in South Korea who read the Yahoo Finance page story on me. I like the FBI connection. I am going to write him back and see what kind of business he's going to start up. I also am interested to dialogue with him about the challenges of setting up a business in … Continue Reading
Double Rainbows and Fudge Sundaes
Chris and I went out to dinner last night with a super cool couple - Max and Sarah from Handcrank Films. We went to Anthony's and watched the most amazing sunset, complete with hundreds of seagulls drifting up on air currents and a double rainbow! It was entirely picturesque and reminded me why I … Continue Reading