Mustache Soap for the Prostate Cancer Foundation

About 5 years ago my family got some terrible news.  My dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer.  Thankfully due to early detection and proper treatment, he has been cancer free for 4 years.

According to the Prostate Cancer Foundation:

Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer in America, affecting 1 in 6 men.

In 2013, more than 238,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, and more than 30,000 men will die from the disease. One new case occurs every 2.2 minutes and a man dies from prostate cancer every 17.5 minutes.

It is estimated that there are more than 2 million American men currently living with prostate cancer.

I don't know about you, but I know more than 6 men.  The good news, this disease is extremely treatable once discovered - so the main issue is getting our guys to get checked! 

Hence Movember and Zero and a bunch of other awareness raising organizations out there.

So I thought I'd do my part and introduce a cute, but socially conscientious, Mustache Soap!

This super cute aqua blue mustache soap will not only keep the man in your life clean and fresh, but for every bar of soap that's sold I'll donate $1.50 to the Prostate Cancer Foundation!

The soap is scented with Bay Rum fragrance oil - which in my opinion has an awesome "clean smelling boy" fragrance.  Made with vegetable glycerin soap, it'll keep skin moist and fresh rather than dry or itchy.

And the best part?  You'll get to tell him that part of the proceeds from the soap went to prostate cancer research.

New Products & Black Friday/Cyber Monday Sale!

I'm currently offering a Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale on my Etsy shop!  From now until Tuesday morning you will be able to get 20% off by using the coupon code: BLACKFRIDAY20  So far, it's been my most popular sale to date!

And there are a lot of great new products to choose from!

  Tardis Soaps!

 Lavender Bath Bomb Cupcakes

Salty Rose

Snowflake Soap

Cocoa Cows

Coconut Macaroon Bath Bombs

Cucumber Melon Bath Bombs

Eucalyptus Bath Bombs

Lavender Bath Bombs

Bath Bomb Gift Set (pick 4 of the above for $12)

R2D2 Soaps

Christmas Cabernet

Cranberry Orange

Christmas Trees

Gingerbread Soap

Santa's Sleigh Soap

Christmas Soap Gift Set

Cocoa Mint Soap Cake

And after making all that, and selling it at 2 craft fairs, I'm BEAT!  I'm hoping to only make custom orders from now until Christmas so that I can turn my focus back onto my kids and Christmas, and homeschooling.

Fall Soap and other fun stuff!

In my dreams, I'm a regular blogger.  But I just read an encouraging post about how to be better at that, so hopefully as I apply those tips I'll get better about it and you'll see more of me here!

But has gotten crazy here!  I started homeschool this week, so I've figured out a new routine to our day, and hopefully it makes room for both making kids literate, and for soap!

In the meantime, I've made some fun stuff!

 I made leaf, turkey, and pumpkin soaps using fallen leaves fragrance oil!  The girls helped me cut out the shapes, and were extremely cooperative that day so I let them help with other stuff too!  Hopefully this will be the start of more joint efforts.

 Here's a closer look at the leaves.  Each soap has two layers of color, so they're reversible to match holiday bathroom decor!

 And with the scraps from cutting out shapes, I made this fun autumn confetti soap!

I got a special order and part of it was for Peppermint Soap.  I was completely out, so I thought I'd try out my new colorants!  And WOW, what a result!

Since the Peppermint bars turned out so great, I thought I'd try something new and broke out the lollypop mold that's been languishing in the bottom of my mold bin.  Love the result, and I'm already sold out of them so looks like I'll have to make more!  I'm thinking these will do great at craft fairs this fall, and would make awesome stocking stuffers!

Since the girls were so helpful with the cut out soaps, I thought I'd let them make bath bombs with me.  Was my kitchen a wreck when we were done?  Absolutely!  But does bath bomb mix get mixed up faster with 4 little sets of hands in the bowl mixing away?  Yup!  It sure does!

 We made Green Tea w/ Himalayan pink salt and Pink Grapefruit Bath Bombs.  Both smell fantastic!

And then the pretty part!  I had someone special order bath bomb cupcakes for bridal party gifts, and her wedding colors are red/gold so I made these lovely little numbers for the bridal shower!  Honestly, they're the best ones I've made yet!  Maybe I'm actually getting the hang of piping bubble icing!  But let me tell ya, my wrists and hands were hurting for 48 hours after making them!  Not sure what I'm going to do if they turn into great sellers.

Anyway, hope your back-to-school week is going well at your house!  It's shaping up to be a great school year here at Sunbreak headquarters. :)

Three New Soapy Listings!

I've been busy this past week!  What can I say, I felt inspired by all that art glass!

First up, Coconut Lime Verbena soap!  These adorable pink soaps would make a great gift or party favor, and they're made with my new favorite fragrance!  Coconut Lime Verbena has this awesome fruity, tangy scent with a hint of floral.  I LOVE IT!

Next up, Lemon Poppy Seed Soap!  This was actually an old standby when I first started making soap, but it's been a while since I've had it in stock, so it's new to you!  It's a shea butter soap, peppered with poppy seed, and lemon essential oil.  It's a lovely soap!

And Last, but not least, there's a fun Orchid Soap with a star design on top and lots and lots of gold sparkles!

To order, just swing by my Etsy shop! :)

Christmas In July Sale!

I've just now activated my Christmas In July coupon!  So you can officially start a few hours early if you like.  Just go to my Etsy shop, and use the coupon code CIJPDX to save 10% on my entire shop!

To see what other shops are offering similar discounts during the sale, check out this link!  PDX Etsy Christmas In July Sale!