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  • January 11, 2008

    6 Billion Others, an inspiration website for humankind

    This suggested website has nothing to do with my usual topics, but I found it interesting and beautiful, so I wanted to pass it along to you.

    www.6billionothers.comis a project site where people from all over the world are asked to talk about various things. Listen to men and women from every continent answer questions such as "what is the meaning of life?", "what was your happiest day", "what are...
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  • December 28, 2007

    Me, in Carpet


    I saw an article about how some guy hooked carpets which were portraits of big CEO's and then sold them for 1,000's of dollars. My dad is a carpet-hooker and thought he'd try the scaled-down, little CEO version worth . . . what, ten bucks? Here I am, in carpet.
    Kaila Westerman
    TKB Trading, LLC
    www.tkbtrading.com
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  • December 27, 2007

    Korean/Japanese Household Items as Molds




    I'm lucky to live a stone's throw from Oakland's Koreatown, and I always enjoy shopping there -- especially when on the hunt for soap molds. I found two possibilities in my last expedition I wanted to share with you.


    This first one is called a "Kimchi Cutter". Kimchi is spicy, pickled cabbage eaten in Korean cuisine. But for soapmakersthis cutter makes a smart little loaf mold. It measures about...
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  • December 20, 2007

    Pen Turning. Learn something new today.

    Financier Warren Buffet says that he always tries to go to bed at night a little smarter than when he woke up earlier that day. If you are having a hard time accomplishing that goal today, let me help by introducing you to pen turning.

    Did you know that there are people dedicated to the hobby of handmaking pens by turning them on a lathe? I didn't until I was contacted by a man named David who...
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  • July 22, 2007

    Welcome IndieBeauty Network

    We happily welcome Indie Beauty Network members to our blog.

    We think you will especially enjoy:
    • Our educational video snippets which instruct on how to make cosmetics;
    • Several interesting link-to's about other successful independent beauty businesses such as yours.
    • Even more interesting links for resources on growing your internet business.
    Don't forget to visit our website, and consider clicking her...
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