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I have a wall of my bath goodies at the Blue Genie Art Bazaar, located at 6100 Airport Blvd, open 10am -10pm 7 days a week until Christmas Eve!

Up Next: Winter Holiday Art Market (Houston)

Houston! I’ll be back for the weekend for Fresh Art’s WINTER HOLIDAY ART MARKET. There will be food for sale from local vendors, Complimentary beverages all weekend long, live artist demonstrations, free entry and free parking. Friday night is the “UGLY SWEATER” PREVIEW PARTY! – Friday, November 17, 6 – 10pm Open bar and specialty cocktails, light bites, live music, early shopping access, and…

Thank you Houston Maker Faire!

We received an Editor’s Choice Ribbon from Maker Faire for our Make Your Own Soap & Nail Polish Booth Thank you Houston! We loved making soap and nail polish with you at the Houston Maker Faire. We’ll be back for the Winter Holiday Art Market next month, so hopefully see you there!

Maker Faire Austin is NEXT Weekend!

Do you have plans this weekend? If you want a fun, family friendly event to go to, check out the Austin Maker Faire this weekend. Get your tickets here! It’s all day on Saturday and Sunday! I’ll have my Make Your Own Soap and Make Your Own Nail Polish stations there! You’ll be able to make custom soaps and nail polishes right on the spot.

October’s Bath Bomb of the Month is…

October’s Bath Bomb of the Month is Perfect Pumpkin! It smells like a Sweet Autumn pumpkin topped with the perfect touch of cinnamon and clove. Sweet sugary maple adds the finishing touch to this fabulous fall fragrance. Sign up here or click on the picture to get this bomb in time for Halloween! I ship them all out mid-month, so you have a few weeks! I’m also offering mini versions of these here…

Make Soap and Nail Polish this weekend in Houston and Austin

Make Soap and Nail Polish this weekend in Houston and Austin

I’m making nail polish and soap in Houston at Comicpalooza! I’ll have Father’s Day themed embed papers to make some rad gifts for Dad plus a big pile of toys! http://comicpalooza.com Comicpalooza Exhibit Hours: Friday June 17, 2016 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM Saturday June 18, 2016 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM Sunday June 19, 2016 10:00 AM ———- On Saturday in Austin you can make soap and nail polish at the Burlap…

Maker Faire Austin is this Weekend!

Do you have plans this weekend? If you want a fun, family friendly event to go to, check out the Austin Maker Faire this weekend. It’s all day on Saturday and Sunday, and on Sunday there will be free chair massages for moms! I’ll have my Make Your Own Soap and Make Your Own Nail Polish stations there! I’m the red X on the map below! You’ll be able to make custom soaps and nail polishes right on…

Austin De-Stash Bash – An Arts and Crafts Garage Sale

Kicking off the first of my holiday shows with the De-stash Bash Arts & Crafts Garage Sale  Supplies only, no finished products at’s Tom’s Austin!   Seems like fabric is the big winner this year, but can you really ever have too much.  PLUS we will have everything from Japanese quilting fabric to vintage barkcloth.  I’ll have bath & body supplies, packaging and displays. Here’s the star studded…

Detroit here I come!

My next Make Your Own Soap / Maker Faire adventure will be Maker Faire Detroit in a few weeks. It’ll be my first time in Motown and I hear good things about the Henry Ford Museum. Highlight video from Maker Faire Detroit: I’ll head home to Austin from Detroit, and after refilling my soapmaking supply cases, will road-trip to the…

Eli has been visiting my Make Your Own Soap Booth since he was small. (over 7 years ago, but who’s counting?) He’s 15 now and made some rockin’ polish for his mom at my booth this year.

  I met Jordan at the Snap Conference in Salt Lake City, so it was great to catch up with her again in Houston while she made some “king cake” soap and nail polish. 

    I can’t wait to be back next year! Thanks for having me!

Here’s a quick glance at how my booth has changed over the years since my very first one in 2007. I used to take a microwave with me. I also had to cube ALL the soap base (from a massive 24 lb soap block) we were using that day. That’s what all those lined up cups are full of in the picture from 2008. Now I bring a soap melter with me in a trunk that my friend Kai told me about. I still use the same two trunks to cart my supplies that I bought way back then! I’ve streamlined the process, and the booth has gotten much neater (and brighter!)  than it was way back when.

My Austin team will be in full force at the Austin Mini Maker Faire helping you create your custom bars of soap on the spot, too, so don’t worry, you won’t miss out on any soapmaking fun!

If you’re not in the Bay Area or Austin, check out the Maker Faire Map for a Maker Faire near you, or start one if there’s not one in your city!

  The De-Stash Bash is happening at the TOMS Shoes on S. Congress April 26th 11-5pm.

Think of it like a group arts and crafts garage sale. Over 7 of Austin’s craftiest makers will be purging their stash of craft supplies. From hard to find vintage jewelry parts in bulk to brand new bolts of fabric. Something for every crafter. Don’t come looking for finished items. This is all about the supplies.

How to make a Chalkboard Clipboard

I’m crazy about clipboards. I use them ALL the time, for everything! I hang art from them, and put calendars on them. Every project gets a clipboard. While I don’t mind the brown chipboard that they come in, I have been wanting to dress some up, so today I present to you, my clipboard chalkboard to do list! I bought a 24 -pack of clipboards on Amazon (you remember I use these for everything…