The Handcrafted Soapmakers Guild and Association of Artisan Businesses Reach an Acquisition Agreement Tuesday, August 31, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Marrijane Jones (AAB) or Gayle Vrla (HSMG) AAB phone - 1-800-542-6183 HSMG phone – 1-866-900-7627 AAB Email: memberservices@artisanbusinesses.org HSMG Email: info@soapguild.org The Association of Artisan Businesses (AAB) and The Handcrafted Soapmakers Guild (HSMG) [...]
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United Way Day and Catholic Charities
Donate Your Soap August 17, 2010 Do you have left over inventory or products that aren’t moving and are collecting valuable shelf space? Here’s your chance to donate some of that inventory to a worthy cause before year’s end. The Handcrafted Soapmakers Guild has collaborated with this worthy cause in upstate New York. On September [...]
HSMG Participates In CNY Soapmakers 2010 Gathering
Central New York Soapmakers, (CNY Soapmakers), a Yahoo group of over 197 members held its 10th Annual Gathering in Syracuse, NY on July 31, 2010 at the lovely home of Samantha Kingsley. There were over 33 attendees who traveled as far away as Pennsylvania and Connecticut. There was even one visitor who traveled from Russia [...]
Personal Care Truth or Scare, Information Based on Scientific Facts
Lisa M. Rodgers, founder of Cactus & Ivy and Kristin Fraser Cotte, founder of The Grapeseed Company are soapmakers extraordinaire that are making a difference through their joint website www.personalcaretruth.com. They founded personalcaretruth.com to deliver scientific based information on what’s in personal care products to YOU. Their definition of YOU? Lisa and Kristin have been [...]
From the President – Colorado Safe Personal Care Products Act
Colorado has proposed a bill known as The Colorado Safe Personal Care Products Act, it was introduced by the Colorado Women’s Lobby under the Campaign For Safe Cosmetics. If passed, Colorado will place a ban on all personal care products that contain carcinogens or reproductive toxins, placing $5,000 to $10,000 fines on any manufacturer that [...]
HSMG Partners with Clean the World!
HSMG Partners with CTW! Over 9,000 children will die today! With your help, we can reduce these needless deaths dramatically by donating something as simple as our soap. Clinical studies have shown that the simple hygiene practice of washing one’s hands with bar soap can reduce these deaths by up to 60%. The HSMG invites [...]
Happy Holidays from the HSMG!
Wishing everyone a peaceful and meaningful Holiday season.
HSMG Video Contest: “Handcrafted Soap, the BEST Soap!”
Here is your opportunity to tell the public about the marvelous benefits of handcrafted soap! The HSMG is launching our first ever video contest. To participate in the contest, just submit a video that finishes the sentence *”Handcrafted soap is the best soap because ….”*. Winners will be announced at the 2010 Annual Conference in [...]
Happy Thanksgiving from the HSMG!
The HSMG would like to wish everyone a very Happy and enjoyable Thanksgiving! Safe travels to all!
High Tea at St. Paul’s
What could be better than combining pleasures like handcrafted soap and a relaxing cup of tea?. Board Member and Programs and Services Chair, Cathleen Timberlake, came up with a great idea to do just that at her home base in Clyde, Missouri. The Teahouse at St. Paul was just the place to relax, enjoy and get together. [...]
