Otion was lucky enough to participate in the “Bah-Humbug Swap” this year. The swap is organized by Denise Washburn out of Pennsyvania and there were 21 participants.
A swap is a fun sharing activity. Each particant makes 21 bars of soap and sends them to the hostess. The hostess then sends each particpant each bar of unique soap. It’s a great way to learn about different soapmaking techniques and to see what other soapmakers are doing.
We sent Kumquat Jelly Rolls (here I am, tagging the soap). Our marketing intern, Bakima, came up with the clever candy-like wrapping idea.
If you haven’t learned how to make Jelly Rolls, The Soap Queen has a 5 part tutorial starting here.
We also sent Champagne Cold Process soap. It is colored with Canary Yellow Labcolor, Blue Iron Oxide and Cornflower Blue Mica.
The recipe is simple but lathers nicely and leaves the skin feeling moisturized:
Don’t they look adorable, all lined up and ready to ship? Kudos to Erik at Otion for making these artistic, triple-swirled soaps.
Hi Natalie –
It is totally cool, isn’t it? It is an ideal way to really connect and share with others that share similar interests.
The soap swap sounds like such a neat thing. I’ve heard of soup swaps, but a soap swap – how cool is that?!
We did get some great soaps in return. I have two favorites that I’ll definitely review in a future Soap Queen posting.
I can’t wait for a new swap to participate in. Maybe I’ll get antsy enough to run my own! =)
Those look wonderful! What fun!
I think this is terrific – I will be back again. And I will look at how to become a member of blogger. Thanks! Soaprgirl
Swaps of all kinds are so fun. I love the look of the soaps you swapped. I bet you received some good ones 🙂