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In order to make room for all of the cool stuff coming in from our orders at NY Now, several items will be going on clearance.

Look for deals 20-75% off.

In addition to soap and other body care items that we make at Soapy Gnome we carry a variety of items made by talented artisans. We would like to share information about some of these gifted makers.

Last week we had the opportunity to attend the National Stationery Show in New York City. We had the pleasure of meeting Genesis. She is the owner of Graphic Anthology, a line of cards that we carry in the store.

A few weeks ago, I was talking to my therapist, and she said, "Imagine your happy place." 

Tears started flowing and I couldn't speak.

I was imagining my face buried in the neck of a fuzzy horse in winter. I hadn't brought this image up for years!

I haven't been on a horse in over 20 years. But as a kid ages 7-17, horses consumed every waking and sleeping moment of my life. I was that horse crazy girl.

This is a two-part story of small mistakes and simple, unexpected requests. Read on to see how the universe brings it all together. 

About a month ago, Jacie and I were catching up on making lip balm. We were almost out of lavender and peppermint, so those were top on our list. We got everything made, and poured into the little tubes.

We recently had a request from a low-vision reader to turn our blog posts into a podcast. While I don't have time in my week to record and edit a podcast, I do want to make sure that our content is accessible.

I made a short video to show you how to add text-to-speech to your web browser so that our blog (and most others) can be read aloud to you. It just takes a few quick clicks to add it to your browser.

Part of our mission at Soapy Gnome is to give back to the community. We're always looking for ways to help support the good stuff that's going on in the community.

It is really important to us that we are good stewards of our donations. Our policies will help them go further.

So, your branding and pricing is on point. You have systems in place for handling orders and you are have an awesome product to sell to shops. You are ready to start wholesaling!

Here are a few tips to help you make a good first impression, and to keep you from earning strikes against you, before you even start your journey.

1. Don't pop in to sell me something when its busy. 

Wholesale is a possibility, but it isn't for everyone. There are some hard facts to swallow about wholesale. Wholesale isn't for every business and that's okay. Read on to find out more about some of the cold hard truths of selling to shops.

1. Do the work of pricing your work correctly, before you approach us. 

Soapy Gnome loves carrying products by small businesses, especially makers from the US.

Since we are a shop of makers, we get lots of requests from folks to carry our products. Some people are rip, ready to go with their wholesale. Most still have a little work to do before approaching a shop.

Do you love our little shop?

We could use your help--it won't take more than 60 seconds and doesn't cost a dime.

Please vote for us in the Gift Shop Magazine Creative Display Contest.

The winner gets a feature in Gift Shop Magazine. This could really help us get the word out to other gift shops about our Soapy Gnome products available for wholesale.