Design Mania Haul (includes 12-Layer soapmaking!)

I wanted to share my experience participating in and winning the Design Mania Contest hosted by Making Soap Magazine this year to let you all know about the contest and see the fun prizes I received! Prize Sponsors in the order they were shown (total prize package valued over $600!): Making Soap Magazine - All-Access (1YR) Online Subscription and Formulators Notebook (https://www.makingsoapmag.com/) National Shrinkwrap – $100 gift certificate (I requested a roll of Biolefin biodegradable shrink wrap. The one I requested was NOT perforated, but they have that option available which would help the scent to come through! https://www.nationalshrinkwrap.com/home.html) If you’re interested in the polyolefin Smell Through Shrink wrap that I sell, you can find that here: https://www.greatcakessoapworks.com/products/smell-through-shrink-wrap Excellentia Intl - Set of Six 4-oz Organic Essential Oils. They are a bulk supplier! (https://www.excellentiainternational.com/) From Nature with Love - $50 Gift Certificate (I purchased a variety of items, including colloidal oats, exotic carrier oils and hydrosols) (https://www.fromnaturewithlove.com/default.asp) Candle Cocoon - $25 Certificate (I purchased the Tall & Skinny Mold https://candlecocoon.com/collections/molds-soap-bath/products/tall-skinny-loaf and 2018 Best Selling Fragrance Collection https://candlecocoon.com/collections/candle-cocoon-scents-all-sizes/products/1-candle-cocoon-year-round-best-sellers-sample-set-of-10-2017) American Soap Supplies - Twelve 1-oz micas (https://americansoapsupplies.com/) OrangeMonkie, inc - Foldio2 Plus Foldable Lightbox & Front Cover includes international adapters to plug the lights in! (http://us.orangemonkie.com/) (Sustainable Packaging Industries – Also provided a gift certificate that I did not use since I don’t have a retail business anymore, but they have all sorts of eco-friendly packaging solutions! https://www.s-packaging.com/) Information about the Design Mania Contest techniques always comes out in the May/June issue of Making Soap Magazine. I've had a subscription since 2008! It's an excellent online publication, and you can order hard copies of the magazine as well. For more information about the Soap Challenge Club, visit https://soapchallengeclub.com/ Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soapchallengeclub/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/soapchallengeclub/