New Birds Bathing Video
Here’s another in our developing series depicting birds in our bird bath. This project is still definitely a work in progress.
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Milk & Honey Soap goes speckled!
There is absolutely nothing wrong with the soap. It’s simply not the way we usually make it or sell it. It has little speckles of honey through it and it doesn’t feel quite as smooth to your skin. But it is essentially the same soap! It still has no added scent. Still great for sensitive skins and babies or even for use as a complexion bar. But it is speckled.
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ACRES & Las Vegas
I and two other soap makers were selected by the HSMG to represent them in a booth at the ACRES Las Vegas show. It was a beautiful show with informative presentations and the staff were all extremely helpful. Unfortunately, buyer attendance was down by 20% and so many vendors were disappointed in their sales numbers (us included).
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After the HSMG Conference – Key West
We are back home now and getting back to normal after the HSMG Conference and then 5 nights in Key West. I thought you might enjoy a pictorial of our visit there. If you are planning to visit I show some of the restaurants we ate at and the things we did. It’s very laid back and we had a great time! We love to learn about the history of places and so that’s a lot of what we did.
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Day 2 After the HSMG Soap Conference
Today we visited the Vizcaya House, located in the Coconut Grove area of Miami. It was built by James Deering or International Harvester fame and fortune. We decided to take on Miami’s public transportation to get there which ended up being a bit of an experience. On the plus side we met a very nice girl from Moscow, who is here in the USA and planning on studying engineering.
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Day 3 at the HSMG Soap Conference
Kevin Dunn with Cheerleaders and Nerds
And the learning continues:
Debbie May of Wholesale Supplies Plus stresses making a plan and knowing how you will handle customer service.
Kevin Dunn gave us all the facts on soda ash and also a substitute for jojoba which is now almost impossible to get.
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Day 1 After the HSMG Soap Conference
So now the HSMG Soap Conference is over. Jerry and I have planned to take advantage of being in Florida and see some sights. Day 1 we went on an Everglades excursion, including an airboat tour. That evening we had dinner at a local Cuban diner, Latin Cafe.
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Day 2 at the HSMG Soap Conference
This was shot from my hotel window this morning. Day 2 is only halfway over as I begin this post, but I know it will be a bit of a late night as we have the Essential Wholesale Event tonight. It’s offsite in Fort Lauderdale.
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Day 1 @ HSMG Soap Conference 2011
I am sitting in my hotel room after the end of Day 1 at the HSMG (Handcrafted Soap Makers Guild) Conference 2011. The conference is being held at the Miami Hilton Downtown Hotel this year and as always it’s fabulous! Or as Feleciai says, yummy! Every year it’s amazing to me how smoothly everything runs and how they pack so much into such few hours. I come back every year for several reasons: learn about new techniques, products and what’s going on in the industry, network with other soapers and vendors to gain tips and tricks, recharge my enthusiasm for my business and have some fun and get some goodies! I am going to try to report each day from the conference with a nod to the goals I hit that day.
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