Suds will soon be offered in another location!

Well, as you can see from my title, Suds soaps will soon be offered in another location! The meeting this morning was a success. The owner of the new store was a very nice Christian woman and she seemed so excited about our new line. I just know that she is going to be wonderful to work with. She placed a nice sized order right away, so we have quite a bit of soaping to do. We have two store orders to get poured and curing... and we couldn't be more excited about it!

I unmolded the Lavender Vanilla this afternoon. It is absolutely beautiful and it smells so good. I wanted to take pictures, but my batteries have died on me. So, I'll charge them up tonight and take pics first thing in the morning. It was a great day.. but I am totally pooped out. Time for Mama to get some sleep.

Ooooh, It's A Big Day!

Well, I got maybe 4 hours of sleep last night. The baby was up nearly every hour! I thought we were past that point, but I guess not. It seemed like he was getting more of a decent sleeping schedule down, but the last week he has been regressing- BIG TIME! Man, I really needed to get a good night's sleep. I've got the coffee on and I am hoping that it will save me from this atrocious head ache that I woke up with.... uggh
We have our meeting with the local store owner this morning. I have gotten most of my paperwork together, some samples, and our scent list. I still have some more information to print up this morning. Hence, me sitting here at the computer at 6:00 this morning, instead of snoozing away like I need to be. I am nervous and excited. I know that I shouldn't be nervous, but that is my standard reaction to just about everything. I guess that I am just hardwired that way.
I poured Lavender Vanilla yesterday. It smells so good. My whole house is filled with this soft and powdery Lavender fragrance. I will unmold it and post pics when I get home this afternoon. It is a really beautiful scent.
... ok, I've got to get the rest of the info. together for this meeting and get ready to go! :-)

I would like you all to meet The Rock Star Suds Bar

This smells awesome!!! It reminds me of hubby.... all dressed up for a night on the town!

We've switched blogs.... so lets catch up!

MORE GOOD NEWS!
Posted by: Soap Mama in: ● June 28, 2009

I have recently spoken to the wonderful store owner of Estilo in Brunswick, Maine. Like us, she is a working mommy and she has decided to carry our products in her store. Estilo offers an alternative fashion experience for womens clothing and accessories. I am certain that our bright, fragrant and beautiful soap bars will be a wonderful addition to her charming shop. I can’t tell you how excited I am to get this order out to her!
I am still plugging away on our website. It is looking good and I can’t wait to get it out there for everyone to see. My daughters are on vacation with their grandparents for the week, so it is just me and my boys. Hopefully, I’ll get a lot of soap curing before the week is through.
Well, it is church day… so Mama needs to hurry up and get in the shower! …….hmmmm, which soap to use???? I think it’ll be Strawberry Fields!

I Can Breathe!
Posted by: Soap Mama in: ● June 26, 2009

We got the air hooked up yesterday!! Woooooo Hoooo! It is absolutely amazing how different temperatures effect your whole perspective on things. At 75 degrees, I feel like a totally different person. Mrs. Crank is gone and Soap Mama is back in town!
Now I am ready to get back to soapin’. I talked to a store owner yesterday and have a meeting scheduled for us next week. Things are really picking up and I need to get more soap curing right away. The excitement is building and our creative juices are flowing. The best part about making soap is the way it allows us to use our creativity. It is very much like any art or craft. It is so exciting to see the outcome of your design. I can’t wait to see what’s next!

Black Raspberry Vanilla .... Wow.. Yummy!
Posted by: Soap Mama in: ● June 25, 2009

I am loving this scent!! This is an ultra moisturizing soap with Olive, Palm, Coconut, Cocoa Butter, and Safflower oils. mmmmmmmmmmmm!

Good News!!
Posted by: Soap Mama in: ● June 25, 2009

Well, it was another scorcher yesterday. I spent most of the day hiding out in the basement with the kids. I guess that I never would have survived as a pioneer…. 85 degrees, and a bit of humidity, sent me running for cover!

I was finally able to get my soap out of the mold last night. It was quite a struggle. The soap was literally stuck to the bottom of the mold. I had to work quite a while at it, but I do kind of like the end result anyway. It is scented with “Cool Water” and I am naming it “Tsunami”. It was definately inspired by the heat…. although it sure didn’t cool me off any. I am so new to blogging and my internet connection is slooooowwwww, but I will try to upload a pic. …. attempting now….

Wooo Hoo! I did it! This hasn’t been cleaned up at all yet, but I am kind of digging it.
Ok, for the good news….. we heard from a local store owner yesterday, that she really wants to carry our line in her store. The best part? She is in an amazing location where she has a good amount of traffic. This is wonderful, because we are in a very rural area and constant traffic is hard to come by. We are both so excited. Our name is getting out there and our little dream has REALITY written all over it. This definately gives us both a boost of confidence to keep going.
I am still working on the website and we are working on new soap everyday. We have been experimenting like crazy to find recipes that not only look and smell amazing… but feel amazing as well. I have the most sensitive skin on the planet, so if it makes my skin feel good, rest assured that it will be that much better for any of you normal folks!

….. the baby is crying for me…. time to get back to work.

Hot! Hot! Hot!
Posted by: Soap Mama in: ● June 24, 2009

Ok, day 2 of my blogging experience. The summer heat is in full force and it was 85 degrees in here all day yesterday. Even with the windows open, it hasn’t really cooled off much. We recently moved, and we don’t have central air or air conditioning yet. I am dreading these hot days for that very reason! It is too hot for anyone to sleep comfortably, the baby is fussy, and we are all cranky. But, what is getting to me the most, is that the heat and humidity are messing with my soap! Aaargh!

Hopefully, I will be able to get my soap out of the mold today, take some pics and add them to our blog. I think I may need hubby’s help with that though. The soap is sticking to my new linerless molds like a magnet. There is absolutely nothing worse for a soaper than to have your beautiful work destroyed due to a sticky mold!! I may give up on them if this keeps up…… (give up the mold, not soapping!

Well, it is 7:07 am and my little one is up now. Time for Mama to get to work……

Hello world!
Posted by: Soap Mama in: ● June 23, 2009

Well, here it is… our first blog entry. It all seems to feel very “official” now. We have made the leap from being 2 stay at home moms who love to make soap, to 2 work at home moms on the precipice of very exciting careers! We have been building up the stock of our most glorious recipes, in preparation of our grand opening later this summer. We are in the process of creating our website now (http://www.shopsuds.com/). It is going slow, but steady. It has been such challenging, exciting, exhausting, and very rewarding work for us. We love what we do, but we also love being Mommies, and this endeavour has been quite the juggling act. Most of the time, we are up soaping late after everyone else has gone to sleep. Each of us has children and young babies at home, so it seems as though that is the best way to do it. We are both very hard working and determined women. We know that we can be successful, it is simply a matter of getting our product out there. We are supportive of each other and understand the demands of full-time mommyhood and working at home. We also have very supportive husbands and strong faith in Jesus Christ to lean on.

The economy, here in Michigan, is more than troubling and that may not make this the best time to start a new business. But, the terrible economy is precisely the driving force behind us striving so hard to make this work. Our families our counting on us.
We are great at what we do. We make amazing and beautiful soap. Lord willing, we will be successful at getting it out there.