Elin Criswell

Elin Criswell is a fourth-generation Texas soap maker of Swedish descent. She loves to talk soap to all and any who will listen and especially enjoys teaching the craft to others. Her interest in writing predates her interest in soap and she has published articles in Hill Country Magazine and in online newsletters.

Since 2003 she has owned and operated her soap business, The Country Soaper, through which she sells her products through wholesale accounts and at arts and craft shows. She also coleads Lone Star Soap & Toiletries, a Texas-based soap maker's group and serves as seminar planner for the Soapmakers Seminar.

Her other favorite activities include amateur photography, long country drives and greeting the sunrise with coffee cup in hand. She lives in Central Texas with the love of her life, Danny, and their children. They live out in the country, far away from her city roots.