Welcome to the 10th Annual Ohio Soaper's Gathering!! We had an official turnout of 108 this year (and with gas at $3.50 a gallon, that's pretty darned good, I think!) After a last-minute change of venue, we ended up in the Strongsville High School library:
If you have soaping supplies that you don't need or won't use, we have a garage sale area:
Barb demonstrated Bubble Bars
and lots of people watched
(My apologies to Kristy and Ruth - I didn't get any pictures of their demos!)
Every year we have a swap, and every year people outdo themselves:


Kay, the Indomitable Swap Queen, did a fantastic job in spite of the fact that she just had BOTH knees replaced - one 3 weeks before, and one 10 days before.

Belinda from National Shrink Wrap
Every year we have a swap, and every year people outdo themselves:
Belinda from National Shrink Wrap
And the lovely Kay (with her daughter Jackie) with her table of goat's milk fudge. You haven't lived until you've eaten at least a pound of her fudge!
Some of the door prizes
and a few more door prizes
Joanne demonstrated mica swirling (and using a salad shooter in your soapmaking)
Tracey and Molly
Jan, Sabrina, Tracey & Molly - the knitter's table!
Hi Jan! :-)
Cheryl & Mari at the table, and Kathy Kalleker Nolan standing behind them
We had cake!
And our surprise demo/vendor? Diana from Tony's Fragrance Oils demonstrated a hair conditioner

Everybody seemed to enjoy themselves - I was too busy (and tired - I was in Week 8 of my post-hysterectomy recovery, and I still poop out pretty quickly) to be able to sit down and visit very much. I'll have my energy back for next year. :-)
Next year's gathering will be back in Greenville, Ohio...Marie iscrazy hosting for 2009.
Everybody seemed to enjoy themselves - I was too busy (and tired - I was in Week 8 of my post-hysterectomy recovery, and I still poop out pretty quickly) to be able to sit down and visit very much. I'll have my energy back for next year. :-)
Next year's gathering will be back in Greenville, Ohio...Marie is
1 comment:
Well, Paul would agree with you about next years gathering, Marie is crazy. But I am looking forward to having it here in my neighborhood!
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