Friday, May 22, 2009

HSMG Conference 2009 - Palm Springs, CA!!!


I was in Palm Springs, CA last week for the annual Handcrafted Soapmakers Guild http://soapguild.org/ conference. It was such an amazing experience!! I have attempted to attend a soap guild conference for several years. This year it was finally close enough for me to fly and not have to spend an entire day in transit.


Day one: Keynote speaker - Erin Brockovitch (www.erinbrockovitch.com) What a treat! She spoke about "stick-to-it-tive-ness". Basically sticking to it when things go wrong or you think you just can't. Can you believe in school she was voted "Least likey to succeed". Unbelievable! I was lucky enough to win one of her shirts that simply states, 'Ask Me If I've Got It' The back says stick-to-it-tive-ness. Awesome! The photo above was from the masquerade party which was simply amazing. (Erin and the party were sponsored by www.essentialwholesale.com) The party was something out of a book: from mimes, stilt walkers, jugglers, ice sculpture that dispensed martinis to top it off with comedy by Wendy Liebman and John Reep. I can't say enough about how much fun this day was. Thank you Essential Wholesale.

The remaining days were crammed with classes ranging from demos, manufacturing practices, social media, exporting and the list goes on.

So much fun meeting online friends and putting a face to ummm.... a screen name if you will.

I had an incredible experience that made me go hmmmmmmmmm.......... however it really requires its own post. (sorry to lead ya'll on but...)


Stay Tuned For As The Soap Lathers,
Cindy


2 comments:

Dennis & Kayla said...

It was soooo much fun...glad you got to come. You won't want to miss next years event either. Be sure to get your tickets soon.

Cibaria Soap Supply said...

We were also at the HSMG conference as well. It was great fun!




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