Saponifier Survey – Please read, ballot box stuffers!
Warning! One person, one vote!
We at the Saponifier know that you love your favorite suppliers and want to see their efforts and businesses thrive. As a matter of fact, we’ve noticed that some of you are so fervent that you’ve taken the survey multiple times. Knowing this may have caused some of you to forego voting, or to distrust the results.
We want to allay some of your fears as to the outcome of the voting. While you can vote multiple times, we will sort the ISP addresses before we tabulate the votes, and will throw out multiple votes.
Just think how much more time this will give us all for soaping and candlemaking if we’re not filling out the survey over and over again!
Can you describe yourself with soap colors, swirls, layers, scents???
That’s the challenge asked of S.A.F.E. (Soap Artisan Friends of Etsy) to it’s members.
“IF I WERE A BAR OF SOAP”
Think about it. CAN you describe yourself with soap colors, swirls, layers, scents??? The only limitations is your own imagination.
Check out the entries and leave a comment, voting for your favorite and you will be entered to win the “winning” bar of soap.
Cast Your Vote: “Supplier of the Year” Readers Choice Awards (2009/10)
8/11/2009 UPDATE: We have reset the entire count, asking those who have already taken the survey to resubmit their answers. It has been brought to our attention that the original survey might have appeared leading or suggestive in ways we did not intend.
Here we are again, collecting data for the Saponifier’s 3rd annual “Raves for Faves” article. So many of you participated in this survey in the past, and I hope you’ll do it again, or complete it for the first time.
The companies that are listed, consist of last year’s winners. We’ve also included a ‘other’ open option that you can use to nominate your choice of any supplier for each category.
The first year, all of the questions were open-ended, and the votes were tallied to find the most popular, 2nd, and 3rd, and so on. Last year, in order to make the tallying less laborious, we listed the three top companies voted upon the year before, and included a blank space for another supplier. We did the same this year.
Thus, it’s not that we are arbitrarily selecting companies to vote on – that’s how the votes came in.
CAST YOUR VOTE! http://saponifier.2009-awards.sgizmo.com
Thank you ahead of time for your willingness to help out. Your time and attention is great appreciated by me and by your fellow artisans.
Please note: The Survey closes August 27th.
Beth Byrne
Interview/Review Editor
Saponifier Magazine
‘Best Swirl’ Entries
Voting is now open Closed
Winner to be announced in the March/April issue!
Are you Subscribed?
Update – March 1, 2009:
Winner – (Entry #9) Nicole Benitez, http://www.balsam.etsy.com
2nd place – (Entry #5) Sharon Jernigan, http://www.grumpygirlcandles.com
3rd place – (Entry #46) Lori Nova, http://www.thenovastudio.com
4th place – (Entry #30) Sindy Anderson, http://www.sinfullysweetsoap.com
5th place – (Entry #44) Karen McDaniel, http://www.goodscentsbathandbody.com
‘Best Swirl’ Photo Contest
Show us Your
‘Best Swirl’
Voting is now open! (view the photos then go vote!)
Click here to cast your vote for the ‘Best Swirl’
(Polls will close Friday January 30th at 10PM (PST)
Attention all soapmakers: How’s your swirling technique? Do you think you have it down to a science and have the ability to produce the most gorgeous swirled soap? Now’s your chance to show us what you’ve got!
Saponifier is looking for the best swirl soap photo for our March/April cover.
The best submissions (as voted on by the industry) will appear in Saponifier’s March issue and on Saponifier.com. The winning photograph will grace the cover of the March/April issue and receive a “Voted Best Swirl” award graphic, as well as a free copy of the March/April issue. Runners up will be showcased within the issue.