Kind & Simple

Earth-friendly products designed and handmade by a wildlife conservationist 🌿

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#marchmeetthemaker Day 25: How it's made⁠⠀
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The foundation of making lip balm is pretty simple: melt the ingredients and pour them into a tube. But making a really good tube of lip balm is pretty tricky. After a lot of testing and figuring out the… https://t.co/FjyKKicWms

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#marchmeetthemaker Day 21: Change⁠⠀
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This is a picture of me from December 2013 while working at a primate sanctuary in Panama. Sometimes I think back to this time in my life when I was working at the University of Maryland's School of Medicines E… https://t.co/A4fb62DnKi

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#marchmeetthemaker Day 20: Marketing⁠⠀
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True confession: I'm terrible at marketing. I do my best to make great products but getting them out in the world is so hard for me. I should probably blog more or reach out to promoters but that's one of th… https://t.co/ktqnsr7cDF

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#marchmeetthemaker Day 18: Technique/Skill⁠⠀
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Probably the trickiest technique I utilize when making my products is label design, especially when including animals. To make this custom candle, featuring the adorable and perfect Moe (@klawho1), I f… https://t.co/59eZuJZctY

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#marchmeetthemaker Day 17 (a day late): Most Proud of⁠⠀
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I'm really proud of my lip balms, not only because they took so long to perfect, but because so many of you have taken so well to them! It's difficult to introduce a new kind of product to t… https://t.co/75tfrKq138

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#marchmeetthemakers Day 16: Self-care⠀
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I'm a big supporter of self-care. American society tends to frown upon it, life is supposed to be tough, right? Well, yeah life can be tough, but it doesn't have to be unbearable. When you find a way to care … https://t.co/AcvR8dp5o7

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#marchmeetthemaker Day 15: Help⁠⠀
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Holy moly, good help one of the most valuable things a small business owner can come across! This business wouldn't be anywhere near where it is without the crazy amounts of help I've gotten over the years. From … https://t.co/U49AwQykkQ

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#marchmeetthemaker Day 14: Current project⁠⠀
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Most makers will tell you there's rarely one thing they're working on. Besides updating my pamphlets, expanding to dog candles, drawing more wildlife, and expanding my subscription options, my current … https://t.co/BZoJjGkc21

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#marchmeetthemaker Day 13: USP⁠⠀
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I think that as a business, my greatest USP (unique selling point) is not only my focus on wildlife but my background in wildlife conservation. There are businesses out there that give back to wildlife, but few we… https://t.co/YE6lL12SlS

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#marchmeetthemaker Day 9: Rough/Mock up⁠⠀
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I'm not exactly sure what this prompt was suggesting but here is some rough vegan wax melt planning I've been working on for MONTHS. You probably remember when i first started working on it. It's been a s… https://t.co/HF1lpmJNvG

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#marchmeetthemaker Day 8: Love to make⁠⠀
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This one is difficult, but if I had to pick, I'd probably say that sugar scrubs are my favorite thing to make. It's fun to use an electric mixer and watch everything fluff up to double and triple the size … https://t.co/3DzBcFbEab

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#marchmeetthemaker Day 6: Reducing waste⁠⠀
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So it's probably no surprise that reducing waste is super important to me. It's also really really hard as a business owner. Labels come on label paper, wicks need to be trimmed, deliveries are shipped i… https://t.co/AAqYa7HzKx

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#marchmeetthemaker Day 5: Close up
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If you look at anything closely, it's bound to look a bit different than you're used to, a business is no exception. The minutia of what I do each day is probably a lot different than you might expect; the awkward and… https://t.co/2HDMMA8RwW

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#marchmeetthemaker Day 4: Branding⁠⠀
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Branding, like most marketing concepts, has always been a struggle for me. I tend to work more organically. A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, yes? But I'm not sure if I named my business "dump tru… https://t.co/AfO3IlHuDb

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#marchmeetthemaker Day2: Hands at Work⁠⠀
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I work with my hands a lot, it's one of my favorite things to do. I love working with dirt and animals and crafts and art and creating things with my hands because it's tangible. So often, this digital wor… https://t.co/GAhp4AnrQN

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#marchmeetthemaker Day 1: Story⁠⠀
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Hi folks! It's MEEE, Lily, the creator and founder of Kind & Simple, LLC!⁠⠀
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My passion is environmental care, with a particular interest in wildlife. I've worked with animals throughout my life in one cap… https://t.co/f6x4WliKRJ

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Does anyone remember when I did #marchmeetthemaker last year? Even though I kept calling it "March Meet Your Maker" people seemed to enjoy it, so I'll be doing it again this year! It starts on Sunday, March 1st, it's a lot of posts and I'm sure I'll fall… https://t.co/RxHEUUjtGA

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I'm not typically a huge sweets person. I'll eat sour candy sometimes and crave chocolate once a month but typically I'm a savory gal. But now that I'm 5 months pregnant, I could eat chocolate for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I guess I'm really lucky it… https://t.co/GIqKLM8hWi

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New business partner coming soon!

Heading out of town for a few days to celebrate Valentine's Day, but I’ll be back to business as usual on Wednesday 😊 https://t.co/HKwt9X3p7F

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Valentine's day is in one week, are you excited?⁠⠀
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#valentinesday #candles #waxmelts #lovecharm #romantic #pink #kindandsimple https://t.co/1a7ZPW6TL9