New Soaps: Penguin and Santa Cartoon Mouse Soaps

I just added two new winter/Christmas themed soaps to my Cartoon Mouse line of glycerin soaps.  These soaps are great for fans of Vinylmation and are perfect little stocking stuffers.

Product on Kjscrafts.com: Penguin Cartoon Mouse Soap
Product on Etsy: Penguin Cartoon Mouse Style Glycerin Soap
Weight: 0.5 ounce
Color: Black and White
Scent: Ocean
Price: $0.75 each

Product on Kjscrafts.com: Santa Cartoon Mouse Soap
Product on Etsy: Santa Cartoon Mouse Glycerin Soap
Weight: 0.5 ounce
Color: Red, White, and Black
Scent: Candy Cane
Price: $0.75 each

5 Inexpensive Glycerin Soaps for Trick-or-Treaters

I usually get a few orders every September/early October for 50 to 100 small Halloween shaped soaps that people plan to give out to trick-or-treaters.  It is not something I would have lot of doing, but once I heard about I thought it was a great idea.  The soaps are fun for kids and it is not a sugary junk food, but rather something the kids can use to keep healthy by washing their hands with or even just washing off the sugar mess they end up with from eating their Halloween candy.  Below are 5 of my small Halloween soaps that make great inexpensive glycerin soaps to hand out to trick-or-treaters.

1. Candy Corn Cartoon Mouse Soaps - These are Vinylmation style Mickey Mouse soaps made to look like Candy Corn.   Price: $0.75 for 1
2. Pumpkin Cartoon Mouse Soaps - These are Vinylmation style Micke Mouse glycerin soaps that are colored to be like pumpkins.  Price: $0.75 for 1
3. Ghost Cartoon Mouse Soaps - These are white colored Vinylmation style Mickey Mouse soaps.  Price: $0.75 for 1
4. Jack-'o-Lantern Soaps - These are small pumpkin soaps.  Price: $1.25 for 1
5. Mixed Jewels Soaps - These are not Halloween related, but they are fun little treasures to give out.  Price: $4.75 for set of 6

Want to save 5% on Halloween soaps for Trick-or-Treaters?  Read this post about my 5th Anniversary Coupon for my Etsy Shop to learn how.

Kj's Crafts Etsy Shop 5th Anniversary Coupon Code

I opened my Kj's Crafts Etsy Shop on October 26, 2006.  In honor of my shop's 5th Anniversary coming up, I am offering a 5% off discount when you enter the coupon code 5YEARSONETSY when ordering from my Etsy shop.  The coupon code will remain active until the end of October 2011.

Can't decide what soap you want from my wide selection, then maybe you want one or more of my Top 5 Selling Soaps so far this year:

1. Eiffel Tower Soap - $0.75 each
2. Cartoon Mouse Soap - $0.75 each
3. Spiral Star Soap - $0.75 each
4. Small Heart Soap - $0.75 each
5. Mini Figurine Soap - $0.75 each

Please contact me if you would like more than 1 of a design and/or a different color/scent combination.  I can set up a listing for you and then you can purchase and use the coupon code to save on the order.

My Glycerin Soap Clearance Sale on eBay

This summer I worked on reorganizing my inventory.  I ended up pulling a bunch of soaps that I no longer wanted to store.  A lot are just the non-stock color and/or scent of soaps I still make.  Some have faded color.  They are all priced at least 50% off.  This is a great deal for those that want some glycerin soaps at a bargain price, especially if you want some seasonal soaps like for upcoming Halloweeen.

See all my soap listings currently on eBay here.  They are all set to end next Tuesday, September 20, 2011.  I can combine shipping.  Combined shipping will likely be $5.50 at most, as I can fit a lot in flat rate envelopes.

Fun Glycerin Soaps for Fall

Fall is not really a season here in the desert of Southern Arizona, so having Fall themed soaps is about the only way to make it seem like there is a season between Summer and Winter.  Below are some of my favorite fall soaps that I make and sell in on my Kj's Crafts website.

Eiffel Tower Soap - Ok, so this could be used anytime of year, but I always think of it as a fall soap because the two times I have been to Paris it was in October.  Also, I always link of Paris in the fall from the line in the "I Wanna Do It All" song.

Large Leaf Soap - The large leaf soaps are a good mid-size soap making it ideal for using in the shower or for a long lasting soap for hand washing.

Large Maple Leaf Soap - This soap is also a good soap bar for fall.  I really like the Maple Sugar scent I use for them.

Football Soap - For many Fall means football.  Whether it is playing football or just watching college and/or NFL games.

Pumpkin Cartoon Mouse Soap - This is a new fall soap for this year.  I love it because I am a Disney fan and it is fun to have different designs of this for different times of year.

New Item: Jolly Holiday Soap Set

Mary Poppins is one of my favorite movies of all time.  I used to watch it so much when I was a kid my mom took it away from me because it annoyed her to hear the same movie over and over.  The Jolly Holiday soap set is inspired by the part of the movie where Bert, Mary, and the kids go on a jolly holiday by jumping into the chalk drawing.

The Jolly Holiday Soap Set includes an umbrella similar in coloring to the way Mary Poppins umbrella looks during the jolly holiday part of the movie.  A little black and white penguin is included in honor of the penguins that act as waiters in the movie.  It also has a carousel horse to represent the part where they ride a carousel and end up in a real horse race.

Product: Jolly Holiday Soap Set
Weight: 1.75 ounce total
Color: White and Pink Umbrella, Black and White Penguin, Purple Carousel Horse
Scent: Rose (umbrella and carousel horse), Ocean (penguin)
Price: $2.75

Also available in my Etsy shop here.

New Items: Antarctic Soap Set and Iceberg Soap

As an Antarctica enthusiast, I am very excited to add an Antarctic Soap Set and iceberg soap to my glycerin soap creations.

Product: Antarctic Soap Set
Weight: 1.5 ounce
Color: Black Penguin, Clear Iceberg, Blue Iceberg
Scent: Ocean (penguin) and unscented (icebergs)
Price: $2.25

Product: Iceberg Soap
Weight: 0.5 ounce
Color: Clear or Blue (random unless color requested)
Scent: Unscented
Price: $0.75

New Items: Big and Pie Eye Mickey Mouse Soaps

Today I added two new items to my store.  They are both Big Mickey Mouse Soaps.  One is a plain version.  The second is a fun Pie Eye version in honor of this classic animation style used for Mickey (I think through the 1930s).  My small Mickey Mouse soaps and my newer Cartoon Mouse Vinylmation Soaps are popular for party favors and getting kids to wash their hands more regularly.  These bigger ones make more substantial sized gifts or prizes and are a better size for using in baths or showers.

Product: Big Mickey Mouse Soap
Weight: 3.5 ounce
Color: Red
Scent: Cotton Candy
Price: $3.75

Product: Pie Eye Mickey Mouse Soap
Weight: 3.5 ounce
Color: Red with Black Eyes
Scent: Cotton Candy
Price: $3.75

New Items: Halloween Themed Cartoon Mouse Soaps

I recently introduced my basic Cartoon Mouse Soap.  Now I am introducing my Halloween themed line of Cartoon Mouse Soaps.  This line includes three different designs sure to please Vinylmation and Disney fans this Halloween.  The three new soaps are Candy Corn Cartoon Mouse Soap, Ghost Cartoon Mouse Soap, and Pumpkin Cartoon Mouse Soap.

Product: Candy Corn Cartoon Mouse Soap
Weight: 0.5 ounce
Color: Yellow, Orange, and White
Scent: Candy Corn
Price: $0.75

Product: Ghost Cartoon Mouse Soap
Weight: 0.5 ounce
Color: White

Scent: Candy Corn

Price: $0.75

Product: Pumpkin Cartoon Mouse Soap
Weight: 0.5 ounce
Color: Orange and Green

Scent: Pumpkin Apple Butter

Price: $0.75

Back to School Soaps to Help Keep Kids Healthy

Soap is probably not on the school issued supply list, but it is something you might want to consider adding.  Back to School time often means kids are around each other more sharing more than just their lunches.  Germs seem to spread like wildfire in schools.  One of the best ways to stay healthy is hand washing, but that is so boring and is especially hard to get the young kids to do because they are enjoying the fun stuff at school.

The below fun soaps might just be what you need to get stubborn kids to wash their hands to help keep them and your whole family and school community healthier.  These glycerin soaps are great for at home, but they are can also be used at school.  The liquid soaps in many public bathrooms including schools clean fine, but they can also dry out the skin.  Glycerin soap like below are great for kids that tend to have dry skin to carry around with them in a little ziploc bag or soap dish.

Puzzle Piece Soaps - These soaps are fun for kids because they really do interlock.  They are also a nice small size for little ones to wash their hands with.

Mixed Jewel Soaps - These are small soaps making them easy for carrying in your pocket.  Just store be sure to them in a plastic bag in between uses or you'll end up with pocket lint on it and sudsy pockets.

Mini Figurine Soap - This little soap looks like a LEGO Mini Figurine.  They are small and good for hand washing.  Great for getting LEGO fans to wash their hands.  The Small Building Block Soap is also great for hand washing and the Big Building Block Soap is good for bathing.

Princess Soap - This little soap is great for getting young girls that love princesses to wash their hands.  The Fairy Tale Castle Soap is also fun for young girls.

Cartoon Mouse Soap - This soap is great for fans of Disney, Mickey Mouse and/or  Vinylmation.

Custom Option Back and Scent Description List

I finally have reorganized my soap inventory and am ready to begin taking custom orders again.  The custom scent and color option is back up in my Kj's Crafts store here. I have updated it to have a description of many of the scents, especially ones that are not exactly obvious by their name.

I do not mind having to answer the many questions I get about what does this fragrance smell like, but I figured there might be some people that did not go as far as sending me a question that now can enjoy no longer wondering what that scent is without having to go through the extra effort to contact me.

As always the custom options are free with the soap purchase, the listing just helps alert me that you are including a note with your choices.  You can also ask me to do a custom label or purchase you own here.

New Item: Cartoon Mouse Soap

I am just back from Disney World after a very Disney summer (Disneyland in early June, Alaska Disney Cruise in July, and Walt Disney World end of July) that is not even over, yet, as I still have the Disney Expo to go to in a few weeks.  As a Disney lover, I am excited to add a new Cartoon Mouse shaped soap for fellow Disney lovers, especially those that love Vinylmation.  They are great for party favors and would also be fun for those that participate in the Fish Extenders swaps on Disney Cruises.

Product: Cartoon Mouse Soap
Weight: 0.5 ounce
Color: Red
Scent: Dream
Price: $0.75

New Item: 12 Coffee Bean Soaps

Product: 12 Coffee Bean Soaps
Weight: 1.75 ounce (total of the 12 together)
Color: Dark Brown/Black
Scent: Fresh Brewed Coffee
Price: $2.00

I got the Coffee fragrance oil a while back with the intention of making these cute little coffee bean soaps, as a fun way for coffee lovers to wash their hands or just as a fun gift for coffee lovers. Finally, I have made some of them and boy do they really smell like coffee and are amazing. Note I do not like drinking coffee taste wise, but I do like the scent. It is a nice aroma to waken you up, although not quite as well as the actual caffeine content in a real cup of coffee, but it does not have the caffeine withdrawal effects either!

New Item: Chill Pill Soap

Product: Chill Pill Soap
Weight: 1.75 ounce
Color: Blue
Scent: Peppermint
Price: $2.00

My newest product is a blue Chill Pill soap. It is scented Peppermint to make it help you relax when you use it and feel refreshed as part of getting clean even if it is just washing your hands. Of course, as always you can add the custom option for free and I can make it in whatever color and scent you select.

New Item: Crab Soap

Product: Crab Soap
Weight: 0.5 ounces
Color: Red
Scent: Ocean
Price: $0.75

I just added the Crab soap to my line of Beach Glycerin Soaps. It is a cute soap for washing hands, especially when taken on beach vacations.