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Woo hoo! Check out these awesome new kits from Windy Point Soap Making Supplies using my formulas!

May 30, 2023 by SwiftCraftyMonkey

Oh wow, this is awesome! Windy Point Soap Making Supplies (Canada) has created four kits base on my formulas for a gelled foaming facial cleanser kit, liquid body wash kit, solid shampoo bar kit, and a solid conditioner bar kit!  If you’ve wanted to make some of these, pop on over there and get everything … Read more

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Update for the site and this month’s e-book

May 29, 2023 by SwiftCraftyMonkey

First things first, I’m sorry there won’t be an e-book this month. $10 subscribers will receive a $25 coupon off the cart total for e-books you buy from the store. Click here to get that coupon. Content warning: Police, mental health, trauma Why is there no e-book this month? Long story short, there was a … Read more

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Site update: The $1 subscription level will be eliminated on June 1, 2023

May 19, 2023May 19, 2023 by SwiftCraftyMonkey

As of June 1, 2023, we will no longer be offering the $1 monthly subscription level. If you’re a current $1 subscriber, you can remain at that level as long as you wish. If you unsubscribe or your payment bounces, you’ll have to re-subscribe at another level on or after June 1. 2023. If your … Read more

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Welcome to May 2023! (Monthly posts are linked here!)

May 1, 2023 by SwiftCraftyMonkey

Welcome to May 2023! As you can see by these gorgeous tulips we found down by the Vedder River on our favourite biking trail, April showers have indeed brought May flowers! Spring is finally here with cherry blossoms and plum blossoms and magnolia trees all filled with blooms. It is really spectacular! April was a … Read more

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Updates from around the blog, mostly health related stuff…

April 11, 2023 by SwiftCraftyMonkey

Hi everyone! Hope you’re doing well. Raymond and I are just getting over almost two weeks of COVID, and we’re both still a bit shaky. We’ve just started going through all the email, messages, Q&A, and other comments this morning, answering quickly what we can, making lists, creating posts, and doing all the other good … Read more

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