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Thanks to all of you, the second edition of The Everything Soapmaking Book has been selling like crazy.
So far we've done three booksigning events and they were a blast!! I did a little talk at the wonderful Arizona Gathering of Soap and Candlemakers in Phoenix. Read about it here (scroll down to the June 25th entry) on the Annabella and Company blog.
In August, we went to Otion in Bellingham. Read about it here. Scroll down to the August 8th entry. In October, we went to The Nova Studio in Pt. Ricmond in the Bay Area. It was so fun (scroll down to the Oct. 4 entry) and I got to spend time with The Real Annabella. I'm in the process of shipping and packing holiday shopping orders - lots of new things, which you can see at the Collective's Etsy Shop, "Annabella's Annex." I've put shopping over there because it is easier for me to keep it updated and manage orders. Happy Holiday! Stay warm and have fun.
With love -
Alicia
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| Dear Readers:
Thank you for the email letting me know how much you like the book. It makes me so happy to know that my book is helping people learn to make soap.
To supplement the photos in the book, I've put up a gallery of images taken while preparing the manuscript of the second edition over at Flickr.
I'm working with some fellow soapmakers to put on a few book-signing events. If you'd like to know more about them, please let me know.
Many thanks for all the encouragement and kind letters. It really makes my day when someone writes to say that they just can't stop making soap!
Alicia
May 3, '07
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| Errata - As I read through the new edition, I will find things that warrant noting.
1. On page 37, in the middle of the third line of text it says, "It's true that all soap contains lye." This is an editoral error!! Soap does not contain lye.
This is what it says in my manuscript:
"Making Soap Without Lye.
All soap is made with lye. Lye in this case means a strong base solution. The transformation of oils into soap, called saponification, can only happen through the interaction of this base solution with the oils. Home soapmakers use two kinds of lye: sodium hydroxide, which is used to make solid soap, and potassium hydroxide, which is used to make liquid soap."
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| The Indie Beauty Network published two articles about Alicia. One in the January 9, 2006 issue of their newsletter, The Indie Beauty Connection.The other article is a Success Spotlight from June 23, 2003. Subscribe to the newsletter to keep up on what's happening in the exciting and inspiring world of Indie Beauty. |
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| Alicia is available on a limited basis for speaking and workshop engagements. |
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| Alicia shares her home with her husband and their five companions: Mack, The Hat, Greymulkin, Bodie and Henry. |
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