a giveaway with superstar soapylove!

well as folks cheer & vote on the 2011 edition of the handmade olympics - {yay!}  - today we're cheering on one of the GOLD medallists from the inaugural event. way back in 2010 :) the wonderful debbie of soapylove strode to first place in the innovative design category with her gorgeous creation of typographic soap!

already a bonafide handmaking superstar, this week debbie is celebrating her 5th  anniversary of her beautiful glycerin soap empire (my words - not hers! i'm such a fan! :)

in honour - one lucky rikrak studio reader will WIN one of soapylove's  brand new *happy birthday* prize packs - complete with a Soapy Pop, amazing Cupcake Bath Bomb, Mini Bath Bombs, and bonus Lip Balm - all scented in delicious Vanilla Icing!  it comes in a beautiful glossy logo gift box tied with polka dot ribbon.  it's everything a bath lover could want!

YAY!

you'll just love debbie's beautiful, mouth-watering & colourfully fabulous soaps, the fun & fabulous books she's authored, her brilliant & informative DIY youtube channel, and this week ONLY ---> a deal - a - day to celebrate soapylove's 5th anniversary!

congrats debbie. you're a handmaking superstar & we're all so happy for you! thanks for showing us what fabulous creative success can look like! {ps: i love this reflective post by debbie about the ups & downs of the first 5 years of her indie business! it's wonderful!} cheers to you, cutie!

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1. visit the lovely soapylove shop

...  tell us about your favourite goodie & why you love it!

=   1 entry

2. sign up for the soapylove mailing list.

... & tell us.

= 1 entry

3. become a fan of soapylove on facebook. 

...  & tell us.

=   1 entry

4. follow BOTH soapylove {she's @soapylove} AND the rikrak shop (that's me! @therikrakshop)  on twitter.

... & tell us.

= 1 entry

5. tweet on twitter

... about this giveaway OR the soapylove shop and come back here and tell us! be sure to include @therikrakshop OR @soapylove so i can find you! 

= 1 entry

6.  follow or subscribe to the rikrak studio blog

... & tell us.

= 1 entry
 

7. share with us something YOU'RE celebrating!

= 1 entry
 

8. blog about this giveaway

... come back and tell us.

= 1 entry

9. grab one of my rikrak studio buttons,
like this one from the left hand sidebar, for YOUR BLOG!

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and add it to your blog!

{ ... just copy & paste the text in the box above  onto your blog sidebar! thanks! }

10. :: PLEASE NOTE: 

each entry must be it's own comment.

thanks! ::

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:: RULES ::

a) it is possible to have a maximum of 9 entries total per person.
b) please make sure to leave each entry as its own comment. thanks!
c) using random.org, 1 winner of the soapylove giveaway will be chosen on friday, february 25th @ 11pm EST.
d) open to contestants worldwide.
e) please be sure to leave me an email where i can reach you if your account doesn't link to one. thanks.
 

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greatest hits: with soapylove

what inspires you artistically & creatively? what would those inspirations look like visually? in this fun series, (please see the others here) ... i’ve invited some wonderful artists to share with us 4 images of inspiration in their artistic life, something of an interview in images! the guidelines were basically this: choose 4 visuals (something like your creative-stimuli *greatest hits!*) that you feel most inspires & expresses your art or craft today. for some, it might be a person, place or thing; a material; a pattern; a colour; a sound or song, etc. it might be a photograph, a drawing, a scan, etc. i’ve tried to leave it a bit open-ended so that we might better glimpse into these artists' motivations and their amazing, raw talent! today i’m delighted to present the next in the series : greatest hits with Soapylove!

woowee!
the instant i LOOKED at soapylove's amazing work i longed to be her colourful-loving-friend & i just knew we were kindred spirits {skipping happily through colour-iffic candy-coated daydream worlds!} spending a few moments browsing her gorgeous online shop a few years ago! wow!

her beautiful, design-savvy, delicious soapy creations are the stuff of vivid sugary-dreams and i just adore her beautiful creative aesthetic!

so i was excited to ask Debbie, the colourful-handmaking-soap-guru known as Soapylove, as a gold medal winner of our *handmade olympics* (remember her amazing event 1: fave innovative design winner: that fabulous typographic soap?! wow!) to share with us a little glimpse into what inspires her as a creative powerhouse! i've always adored her works, and her new line of boxed soaps are just .... WOW!

so get ready for the palette-of-springtime and , in her own words, soapyloves' greatest hits!

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#1: Delicious colorful desserts
because they tap into some of the most uncomplicated emotions we have - glee and excitement! I try to capture these feelings with my soaps using fun colors and scents inspired by sweets and candy. photo source

#2: Things that are painfully cute
like this adorable plaid fawn because anything that makes my heart leap in my chest gets my creative juices flowing! photo source

#3 Design
using color and a quirky style because I believe that life shouldn't be stuffy or serious! photo source

#4: KIDS
are a huge inspiration because their obsession with playing and having fun is a something that adults should never lose in themselves. If I can create something that reminds people how they felt as a kid, then that would be a very exciting achievement! photo by soapylove

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thanks so much, nicey!
and be sure to visit soapylove's beautiful shop, her wonderful blog (with all kinds of fabulous soap-making tutorials!) and follow her soapy delights on facebook & twitter! Pin It