The Story of Three Friends, or Why I Started Making Soap

Penny, Lynette, and I grew up together almost from birth. Our parents all went to church together, and we are also “loosely” related to one another. They are the kind of friends that when you get together, no matter how […]

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SOAPing with a Friend

My friend Summer came to visit me over the weekend. We first met in 2005 when she was living in Olathe, and she came to my booth at the farmer’s market to buy soap. It wasn’t long after we decided […]

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Now THAT Was Funny!

So, I brought my oldest daughter with me to the Overland Park Fall Festival again this year. She was a champ at offering people samples of the Jojoba-Shea Lotion! We sold out of the Almond Milk fragrance (I have more, […]

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Good, Clean Fun!

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 parade that started at 10:00, got some candy along the […]

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A little bit of history

It was the end of 2004, and I had been doing business as Amy’s Handmade Soap for about a year.  I decided that it was time to have a business name that would reflect my faith in God.  After consulting some […]

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This is where it starts

Woo hoo!  I am so excited to share my blog with you.  I wanted to give you a glimpse into my life as a soapmaker.  My hope is that you’ll see my heart for Jesus as I create, write, and share.  This isn’t […]

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