Welcome to February. It is the shortest month of the year (only 28 days), but it sometimes it feels pretty long and cold here in the northern Midwest. The word February comes from the word “februa,” from an old Roman festival of purification and cleansing… Read More »Welcome to February!
Technically, the holidays are over, but we still have a residual Christmas glow. We are energized and excited to start new projects and develop new products. Thinking back on 2017, we had such a good time making soap, going to markets and meeting so many… Read More »New Year Sale!
We had a great time at the Linden Hills Holiday Market/Minneapolis Craft Market last Sunday. We were located in the Sunnyside Market greenhouse. The market was packed with people who were buying their Christmas trees and shopping for unique, handmade gifts. Many shoppers brought their… Read More »Happy Holidays From Sweetie Pie Soaps!
We hope you will join us at the Linden Hills Holiday Market/Minneapolis Craft Market on Sunday, November 26, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. We will have plenty of our customer favorites, as well as some fun new offerings for the holiday season. The market features… Read More »Upcoming Events
Global News: Did you know that October 15 is Global Handwashing Day? The theme for this year is ‘Our Hands, Our Future’. Research shows that handwashing with soap could reduce many of the millions of sick days from school and 50% of infections from healthcare… Read More »October Updates
Flo is a Silver Polish chicken. She belongs to some friends of ours. Flo lives the good life, with plenty of sun, fresh air and tasty snacks. For chilly days she has a cozy chicken coop with a chandelier (nope, I’m not kidding).Now that we… Read More »Say Hello To Flo: Happy Yolk Soap
What ingredients are used to make your soap? People have been making and using soap for at least 2000 years. For centuries, people made soap using various kinds of fats and oils and ashes. Eventually, synthetic ingredients were added, using a different chemical process. Today,… Read More »Soap Ingredients
How’s your summer going? We are keeping busy – swimming in the lake, practicing our ukuleles, and of course, making soap. We like to try out different scents and new products, so the soap room is getting a little crowded. If you need soap but… Read More »Independence Day Sale
It was drizzling at 7:30 am, as we set up our tent at the Hopkins Main Street Days. We were a little apprehensive about the rain, but still stubbornly optimistic. So we were startled when the wind gusted down the street and our tent was… Read More »April Showers Bring May…Showers?
It’s May and at last we are seeing signs of spring in the north woods. There are tiny, pale green leaves on the trees. The spring peepers are singing their froggy chorus. The groundhog appears each morning at 7 a.m. for his breakfast. It is… Read More »It's May, Time To Plant Soapwort!