Showing posts with label etsu. Show all posts
Showing posts with label etsu. Show all posts

Monday, February 3, 2014

Multipurpose Blogging

I've had this blog for ages... In fact, this July, my blog will be three years old! I've loved being able to share all kinds of things with you all, from my own products to tutorials to features on other handmade crafters and artists! Some of my posts have went viral, such as my 1-2-3 Sugar Scrub tutorial. It's been a wonderful journey and I have adored sharing it with everyone.

One of my new years resolutions involved my blog, and it is my goal to go from 2 posts a week to 4, maybe even 5! Mondays will be a general post, Tuesdays will feature folks from Twitter, Thursdays will feature soapy creations inspired by photos, music and more (and loads of soap porn, too!), and Fridays will feature random products from my Etsy shop.

But now, my blog has a second purpose and it involves one of my college classes.
For the course "Writing for PR" I need to write and maintain a blog as part of my grade, and this one counts! Hooyah! Two birds, one stone!

So, hello Ms. Fannon! I hope you enjoy watching my little soap making blog!

Friday, April 27, 2012

Farewell, Spring Semester... Hello, Moving Day!

With only finals week left to go, I am looking forward to my summer vacation! I cannot wait to spend my summer with my son, playing outside, picking blackberries, and selling soap at our local farmer's market! I am also looking forward to the Fall semester, when I will start taking business classes in earnest, and I will take my first accounting class... Kind of scary, but I am excited!

The only thing I am NOT looking forward to is our summer move.
Packed and ready to go!
My family and I are fortunate enough to live in family housing at East Tennessee State University, where I attend. However, our apartment complex is fairly old and in need of some renovations. So, for the summer months, we are being relocated to another apartment on campus. While I am excited about the new apartment (and the washer/dryer that comes with it!), the process of packing up our things has me panicky. Not to mention, I am also having to pick up my business and move it, just to move it again come August when the renovations are complete! Argh! Stressful!
In preparation for the move, I have limited myself by not making any new soap for the past few weeks, so I do not have to worry about moving any soft soap. My tasks for this weekend include wrapping the last few bars of soap that have finished curing and packing them away. I've found that packing my soaps, lip balms, and other things in rubbermaid shelves has made the easy to transport and lift, as well as keeping them at hand in case any new sales come in during the move.

Plus, once we are moved and (kind of) unpacked, I can start making more soaps!! So, be on the lookout in my Etsy shop and my Zibbet shop for new creations!

I guess I have put off packing for long enough... Happy Creating!

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Weather this weather...

I don't think that the plants in East Tennessee for the memo that it is still winter...

My favorite tree on the ETSU campus, this tall, beautiful magnolia, is already blooming! Come on, tree, it is only February 9th!