The Poor Soap Maker's Custom Stamp

I was stalking one of my favorite soap blogs the other day, and I came across a photo of a soap with an impression of the word "soap" which looked like it was handwritten or etched in the soap rather than stamped. "How cool!" thought I...I'm totally stealing that, and stole I did! I love it! I'm owning it! I can't afford a custom soap stamp right now, so I thought I'd convey either the scent or the experience of the soap by etching it in by hand. Good thing I've got good penmanship...

ps...Thanks Amy for the lovely blog award. I really appreciate it, and I accept it with love and pride:)

Branding Revisited

A few months ago, I blogged about the importance of branding and how your packaging helps to define your business. Well I've taken it a step further by investing in a soap stamp! Not only will your customers know who made the soap, but it's a cool way of watermarking your photos without watermarking your photos.

I got my stamp from Print Letter Press on Etsy. It's not mounted (which I plan to do at some point), but it makes a cool impression on my soaps. In my opinion, the stamp works best on a hard bar of soap. I tried stamping a few half-cured bars, and when I pressed on them, they began to crack somewhat. I am gonna have so much for stamping up my soaps-but I've got a lot to do!