Hello Members, Kelly Bloom is one amazing lady and we will have her at the next Experts Panel – “Grow Your Business” Day at the HSMG Forum. She does it all as a Supplier of Extraordinary soapmaking supplies, Soapalooza! Soap Arts Studio owner, Blog: southernsoapers.com/news/ & Southern Soapers Yahoo Forum owner as well as mother to five children. Find out … Read More
Membership News and Notes
As you have noticed on this blog, February is our month for a Membership Drive and the benefits to you could not be better!It’s “Double Bubble” month. For each new member that you refer to join the Guild you’ll receive ‘double bubbles’ for your use in the HSMG merchandise section of our website. The member who gets the most member referrals … Read More
Conference and Certification Scholarships
2009 Conference Scholarships Stratus Insurance is generously offering two scholarships to the 2009 Annual Conference! The scholarships will cover Conference registration, 4 nights hotel stay at the Miramonte Resort and Spa and $500 in cash for travel and other expenses. Scholarship Based on Need One scholarship will be based on need. Applicants must fill out a questionnaire including an essay … Read More
HSMG Annual Membership Drive
February is Annual Membership Drive Month, with double Golden Soap Bubbles awarded for all referrals who sign up. The person who gets the most Golden Soap Bubbles will be awarded a full conference scholarship courtesy of Stratus Insurance! You can now submit referrals and view the status of all your referrals online in the HSMG website Member Area. www.soapguild.org … Read More
Member Call for Recipes
The HSMG Member Resources Reference Library section of our website http://soapguild.org/will soon include a searchable area for all types of soapmaking recipes. P&S Committee member Barb Downey mrsmagnet@roadrunner.com will be collecting your recipes to be posted. We are looking for MP, CP and HP of all kinds, simple to exotic. Each recipe will include your signature and contact info. If you … Read More
HSMG Membership Tops 1,000!
As of the 1st of January, 2009, the HSMG has over 1,000 members!!! What a way to start the New Year! As can be seen by the graph here, membership has been steadily increasing for a long time. I think this is a testament to the all the members who are spreading the word about the benefits and accomplishments of … Read More
HSMG 2009 News Update
1. The new DOUBLE issue of The Journal will be in the mail in the next week. Look for the feature article “Soapmaking in a Shooting Gallery” (featuring a soapmaker in Afghanistan). 2. February membership drive receive DOUBLE golden soap bubbles, the member that refers the most new member will receive an expenses paid trip to the 2009 Conference in … Read More
Member Benefit Product & General Liability Insurance
“Member benefit insurance” is an integral part of the membership benefits for Soapmaker Members, not an optional add-on. Why did the HSMG decide to include insurance as a member benefit? The HSMG implemented the member benefit insurance program in September 2006 as a way for soapmakers to have access to reasonably priced insurance at a time when insurance options for … Read More
Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays from the Board of Directors at the Handcrafted Soap Makers Guild! We all wish you and yours a wonderful Holiday season and a very Happy New Year!
“Why Handcrafted Soap” Brochure
The “Why Handcrafted Soap” brochure is a wonderful tool for telling your customers about the advantages of handcrafted soap and explaining the difference between handcrafted and commercial soaps.This 4-color brochure is professionally printed, beautifully done and even contains a space on the back where you can put your contact information. There is a downloadable .pdf version in the Member Area … Read More