Workshop tour - my soap and candle room
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- In 2017 we built a shed for me to use as my workspace for my business. For the last 6 months of 2017, I worked to complete the interior of the shed. Other than the plumbing and electrical work, everything has been completed by myself with the help from my husband , my parents and my Aunt and Uncle. With no prior wood-making skills, I am proud of my achievements and the final area.
Many of customers who can't make it to the workshop, and fellow creators in Facebook groups have requested to see a tour of my workshop. So here it is!
Its a bit of whirlwind tour so that the video didn't go on too long, but if you see something you would like to know more about, please don't hesitate to ask. There are some links below of some products I mention.
Website: goo.gl/q2RjZX
Facebook: goo.gl/F4jFwV (Country Restricted so must be logged in to access)
Instagram: goo.gl/P9XvVs
Some items mentioned
Mark's Soap Cutters: goo.gl/kQ8gMS
Pure Delights Soap Cutters: goo.gl/gcfRWt
Nicole Moulds (Aust Ebay): goo.gl/gbuLEm
My Mica Obsession: goo.gl/Rf6vAs
(I am providing these links as a courtesy only and I do not have any affiliation with the companies or receive income from them)
Most of the furniture and storage facilities etc have been purchased from Ikea or Kmart and then custom made into what I required
Thank you for watching
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"Angel Share" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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This space is seriously awesome. I hope to have half of this one day. Nice Job.
You will get it one day. I've been planning this for a couple of years now :)
I want to be like you when I grow up! LOL, thanks for sharing. Very inspiring!
Thank you!
I love the fact that your so organized . I want a shed too now .
Thanks for sharing this with me and I will try to find a bigger
Room for my soaps too . I love your video .
Thank you ❤ I think the key is using every bit of space you can even if if means using a step stool to reach things. The bits I don't use all the time are up high.
Your studio is perfect. ❤️ Everything has a place, is organized, looks clean and it's all arranged very practically. Well done!
Thank you 😊 I do love working in my space
Wow, such a bright, nicely organized space to work. It's brilliant! I'm a little bit jealous.
Thank you 🧡 I dreamed of this space for ages and love working in it
Fantastic shop!!!! I love that you designed and did most of the work yourself! How fulfilling! Thank you for the tour!
Thank you for watching 🧡
I am very very impressed by. your workstation .It looks like such a merry little place to work .Also u have arranged them so systematically and neatly .I am at a loss of words honestly.Lots of hard serious work and a lot to learning for me about space management
All the very best for all your good work and keep us informed through your vedioes .Thx
Thank you for your lovely comments. I do love working in my space ❤
You have an amazing studio! I love the drawer system for your oils,butters,etc! I spend too much time pulling oils from the back of my shelves,well actually it's a cabinet.thank you for sharing! I love seeing other soap makers work space/ studio's, as well as crafters and artists spaces. I also keep youtube playing either music or soapers while I'm soaping! Blessed Be!
Thank you 🧡 the drawers were an absolute must when I designed the kitchen. I used to pull them off a shelf and it drove me batty.
Beautiful love it xoxo and I love that it's a area for the kids to play while you work. Wonderful xoxo
Thank you for watching 🧡
@@SoyandShea your welcome as a single parent I really love this 🤩 .
Best soap studio tour I've ever seen! Thanks for sharing with us.
Great job/workspace! You have much to be proud of. Congratulations on your new crafts room! 😊
💚 the hard work paid off!
Great job 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you 🧡 it's been a huge journey
Thank you for sharing your amazing delightful workshop. You should be so proud of yourself for creating the perfect work space, I love it. You've given me something to dream about :)
I'd been dreaming about my own little workspace separate to the house for almost 12 months before we moved. I was always taught to turn dreams into reality :)
Wow! Thank you for your tour. I love your organisation. Also your husband is definitely a cool hubby for supporting your business and your new setup. All success and prosperity to you.
Thank you 🧡 yes I am incredibly lucky to have such a supportive hubby.
love your space makes my heart sing
Thank you 🧡 it's my happy place
Well structured, well organized and functional space. Your studio has such a positive vibe to it.
Thank you. Its certainly my happy place
It's GORGEOUS and I for one am super jealous of your work space. You should be so proud. It's amazing. Xxxx
Thank you :)
Thank you so much for sharing. What a fabulous working environment you've created. So many ideas I love but I especially like the shop entry display area and wrapping/packing bench ❤️
I love you Studio! I MUST get my husband to build me one. I will demand he start immediatley
LOL - my husband would have laughed at me :) I have done all the interior work myself but had to get it professionally built due to council ruling
Thank you for showing us your workshop. Great job. I'm getting ready to get shelving and storage space to get my shop organized. It's growing and needs help. Thank you for the inspiration. 💕
Thank you ❤ happy I can inspire
Thank you for your video, your shed is beautiful. We are getting ready to remodel ours for my candles and soaps
Thank you ❤ have fun remodelling
You have my dream work space, lucky you great soap studio. Love it. Thanks for sharing.
Lovely working space! Beautifully organized...my Studio goal.
Very nice!! So clean and organized. Love the fact that you and family made so much yourselves.
Thank you ❤
Awesome studio, so organized!
Thank you 🧡 I love working in there
Your studio is amazing!
Thank you ❤
You have a dream come true there 😊😊. I feel happy watching this.
Trojan Horse thank you. It certainly is a dream come true
Your space is simply amazing!! So organized & such smart use of shelves & space. Fantastic job!!
Thank you 🧡 its definitely my little haven 😊
You have a lovely workshop and it is so nicely organized.
Thank you ❤
@@SoyandShea you are very welcome.
love it!!! If I can have a quarter of this space for when I start my new business in the new year i will be one VERY happy girl. Thank you so much for sharing this. God bless nd wishing you an awesome Christmas!!! xx
Like most, I started in the kitchen before converting a spare room. Took 4 years of growing before this happened. Dreams do come true. Merry Christmas
A girl can dream and this is a dream come true. Beautiful work space, thank you so much for sharing it with us! :)
Dreams do come true 🧡 I had planned for a long time but never thought it would happen.
Love your work studio. Thanks for sharing. You are truly organized.
Thank you ❤
Also very detailed and well covered
That is a wonderful work space. 😁
Thank you. I thoroughly enjoy working in it.
What an amazing space! Loved the tour thank you for sharing!💗
Thank you. It's my second home these days 😁
Thank you for the tour, great space.
Omg! How can You fit so much in that space an so organized 😲 I love it! You are a very professional 👌👌 pleasant Lady Congrats on Your work Shop. You disserve Ten 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟God Bless You💖
Thank you 🌟
I had to come up with some clever storage solutions to get it all in 😆
Soap shed goals!❣️
Hope you get one 🧡
@@SoyandShea so do I I have taken over 3 rooms in our house 😂😅
WOW 😮 amazing. You should be proud that’s a lot of work.
Thank you ❤ it's my Sanctuary
Oh Wow I am in Love with your Shop ! You are so Organized ! I can only hope to turn my little Shed into a shop as glorious as yours ! Thank You so much for the Tour ! Your fan from Southwestern Indiana in the U.S.A.
Thank you! It's amazing what you can do with a shed 😁
wow so well thought out. Now where to build that shed. thanks great video.
Wow Keely! Thank you so much for the video. Your work room is amazing. I am only starting out in making soap and candles etc and as a beginner I was thinking that I had gone a bit over the top with everything that I bought, but after seeing your things I don’t think like that anymore. I have found this craft late in life so I don’t think I will reach your example but it is good to look back to and get some ideas. I have watched a few of your tutorial videos and find them very easy and informative. I look forward to more videos from you 😊
Thank you for watching and supporting me ❤ I hoped to be able to share storage ideas whether you work from the kitchen or a separate studio 😊
Keely do you have another way to contact you with questions? I have a few questions but it doesn’t have anything to do with this video.
@@Maddie5004 you can message me through the contact us form on my website. I am at markets all weekend so may be a little slow to answer 😊
Soy and Shea Keeley I did as you said and sent a message through the contact us on your website. That was on Sunday night. As I have had no reply I was wondering if you had received it and maybe too busy at the moment to reply. If that is the case then I don’t mind waiting longer. Just didn’t know if you received it. 😊. One question I did forget to ask is what shelf life do these products have after we make them, that’s including candles? Thank you
@@Maddie5004 hi, sorry I did get the email. This week has been rather stressful so haven't had time to attend to questions. I have sent a reply tonight.
With regards to shelf life, that is dependant on the quality and life of ingredients. For candles, some waxes have better shelf life than others. For bath and body products, not including soap, you need to know the shelf life of the raw ingredients to know the possible use by dates. The only way to get a true shelf life is to have them tested in a laboratory
Thanks for the tour
Hi new subbie here ! Omg ! I love yur workshop.. makes things so neat and organized it seems. I want to be like this when I grow up . I’m 52 and is crazy about getting into a soap and candle making business and I good and well I can’t have it like this to start with lol. But one day I’ll get there. Thank you so much darling for sharing with us. I love your work. Honestly. And to see where the magic happens gives me plenty hope . Have a wonderful weekend darlings .. and happy fall 🍂🍁🌾👍🏾🙏🏽💕
Dreams do come true! Thank you for watching 🧡
Soy and Shea yes they do darling ! And you’re kindly welcome
I love your shop! It is well thought out and very cozy!
Thank you ❤ I draw everything out on the floor to make sure it was ergonomically friendly before installing 😊
Beautiful work space
Thank you 😊
LOVE your space and the tour - excellent set up and workspace. Well done!
You live my dream....someday I too will have something like this...
Dreams do come true 😊 This was my dream
Great work shop, you did an amazing job!
Wow!! I've just discovered your channel and watched several videos already but this one blew me away!! Love how you've organized everything! What a great space to create in. I look.forward to watching more! The Crazy Soap Lady from British Columbia.
Thank you for watching and supporting me ❤ my shed is my little haven
This just satisfied the OC side of me.
Thank you for watching 🧡
AWESOME BLOSSOM
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WOW - YOU are very well supplied and organized! I bet it smells fantastically exotic in your shop.♥️
You have a serious business there. It was a wonderful tour.
I'm trying to start a craft business but my storage building is a block away from me now. I'm trying to find someone to move the building for me.
Several years ago I had a business at my house in a small trailer 8X30 where I sold fishing bait and fishing supplies.
It went very well until The place was broken into and most everything stolen. I sold LIVE bait, i.e., two types of worms, small red worms I grew the redworms myself and ordered the nightcrawlers) and large nightcrawlers; fish minnows; and grubs. I did this as a single mom plus I worked at an office job 40 hours per week. After I was robbed, I sold everything but the tackle supplies. It was hard but worth it at the time. I am retired now. Again
Wonderful view of your business.!♥️
I am so sorry to hear this. It is heartbreaking when people actively set out to ruin what others have worked so hard for. I hope you can get your storage moved soon and have your craft business up and running.
I have some young ladies that walk by my workshop most days that comment on the smells wafting outside ❤
oh my goshhh.. i want to have this for my candle studio at homee.. im soo looking forward to quit my job and grow my candle business..and this workspace isss bombbbb..totally goalss!!
Dreams do come true 😊 I dreamed of this for a long time
🤩 wow!!! Amazing!!
Thank you 🧡
love your work shop
Watching in 2021 cheers from Pennsylvania 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thank you for watching 🧡
Love it! Thank you for sharing
Thank you 🧡 it's my happy place
Beautiful studio🥰
Thank you - I love working in it.
Lovely studio.
Thank you ❤
Just found this video, I so love this, you have a fantastic space and I am sure it is a pleasure to work there.
Thank you Patrick. I love working in my studio - its so peaceful and I also love being able to go home at night, even if it is only a few meters away
This is Amazing!!! I hot so many good ideas about storage systems . Thank you for sharing
Thank you ❤ so pleased I could share
I absolutely love your soap studio, I cant wait to have one of my own.
Just keep dreaming of it and it will happen :)
What an amazing space..so beautiful..
Thank you. I do love working in it
Beautiful shop😁
Thank you ❤
The dream of many soapers
Dreams do come true!
@@SoyandShea I truly hope so❤️❤️🥰
Que maravilla de estudio!!!! 😍
Thank you!
This room is amazing... I absolutely love it
Thank you 🧡
awesome workspace! Maybe one day Ill come to the Australia! I have a niece that lives there!
Thank you ❤ it's a beautiful country to visit
love love love! Thank you for sharing 💜
nice! work area!!
beautiful . Thanks for sharing
Great tour, thank you got taking us thought your workshop. :)
Thank you 😊
Great information. Love your set up!
Thank you ❤
Thank you so much for sharing! Your studio is awesome and your are so fookin organized. Can you please come to my house here I'm the U.S???? I only dream to be that organized!
Royal Apple Berry Thank you stopping by and watching - I see you are busy ❤ I'm a little OCD about being organised but it doesn't equate to being tidy 😉 only at the end of each week so I can start fresh
amazing!! my dream work space! love it and enjoy!
Thank you 🧡
So inspiring! Thank you for sharing. :-)
Thank you for watching 🧡
love your space that you built. Please could you supply a link to the candle melting pots you brought.
Thank you 🧡
I wish I could leave links but unfortunately the seller has now gone from Ebay and I can't find them. It will be a sad day if these break 😔
Absolutely Gorgeous! 💖 Thank you for ALL of the links & most of all, your love & caring for others. I recently found you by accident & I'm addicted to your videos 👍Can you also please tell me where you bought your large scale? It seems like it may be VERY Accurate 😍Thank you in advance 😄Much Blessings 🙏 to you .
Thank you ❤ I love that I can share my passion. I was getting my scales from Ebay but have recently order a set from Amazon which should arrive this week. I look for electronic digital scales and make sure they're in 1g increments
Amazing!
Thank you ❤
Love it 😍😍
Thank you 😊
Good presentation
Thank you ❤
Your work space is absolutely a dream come true. I would like to know the range of room temperature for your soap making please? Thank you for sharing.
Thank you. In winter the temp ranges from 18 to 25°C and summer is 25-30°C. This year I am saving for an air conditioner to help with temperature
nice organised the way it should👍👍from🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱
Thank you. Definitely the only way I can work
@@SoyandShea it is so nice tide since i had a bad accident♿everything has to be like this tnx for the inspiring vid down under
you also keer a record of all ingredient purchases (batch info where you bought it and when)
@@willemh3319 all this is kept in my accounts program
One day I'll have such thing 🙏😍 so amazing❤
Fingers crossed for you 🧡
@@SoyandShea thanks for sharing&inspiring😘😘
Love Love Love! my workspace at the moment is a spare room we have converted to work for that i need. safe to say mine is nowhere near as organized & neat as this. Definitely time for me to resort my space i think. Those soap cure cards are brilliant. i currently use a note pad and its getting really hard to follow where i am at these cards are a good idea & look like an easier way to track them. do you keep the cards once soaps are wrapped and ready for sale or once they are wrapped are they no longer needed?
Thank you 🧡 I started in the kitchen before moving to the spare room (then second room 😆). A studio will happen 🧡
When my soaps finished curing, I never kept the card
OMG I’m in love with your she shed! This is my dream to have something like this one day. So well organised 💕💕
Thank you ❤ this is a dream come true - just keep dreaming until it becomes real
You put so much hard work in you deserve your dream 💕. I’ve only just started my soaping dream. My OH bought me a bucket of oils last year, no instructions, no mould, onlyoils and lye - just the best Xmas present! I’m constantly researching and now totally addicted to my hobby. I can’t thank you tubers like you enough for your sharing your knowledge and inspiration. I only work 4 days a week and live for my Fridays, next step in the dream is go to 3 days (early retirement), win the lottery, buy a bigger house which has a hobby room/she shed...I’m dreaming hard 🤣🤣 xxx
@@Hilary_ClarbySoaps that sounds just as I started - went from working 5 to 4 then 3 days. Then hubby told me to quit work
Not sure if you’ll get this comment as it’s an old video…but I thought I’d update you on my soaping journey 😃. I’ve now dropped to 3 days a week, and we did buy a different house 2 years ago which has a small workshop 🥳🥳. It’s not quite as big or well organised as yours but I absolutely love it. I’m getting to the stage I need to reorganise it now. We were lucky in getting some free wooden shelving recently so I’m planning on where it needs to go (hence having another look at how your workshop is organised). 😁 xx
How did u learn so much about candles and soaps? How much product did u waste with trial and error? And how long did it take ypu to be happy with what you were making? Also could u do some candle making videos?
I have this obsession with all things crafty and love to learn how to make things. I learned about candle making through purchasing kits and reading all the information I could find from supplier and manufacturer sites. I had been making for 4 years before I even discovered Facebook groups. I have gone through many kilos of wasted wax - especially in 2017 when my preferred wax was taken off the market and I had to go through testing again - I think I went through about 40-50kg of wax and was thankful when Advanced come back. I was making candles for 2 yrs before I started selling. I will one day do a video on candle making but I am trying to work out the best way to do it, as what works for one person, may not work for another.
I have purchased numerous soap and bath and body books over the years to learn all about the raw ingredients I can use in products. At the start I did waste a lot of ingredients but as I have learned more about the ingredients, how they behave, what their make-up is etc, I find I get less wastage. I also had a lot of wastage as when I first started, I had tingling sensations from my creams and wouldn't let anyone else try them. Eventually someone tried it and said they didn't know what I was talking about - turns out I am allergic to Liquid Germall which was the preservative that come in my kit. I am constantly researching ingredients and writing notes about all the ingredients I use so I know what will and won't work. I don't always get it right first time, but I find these days I waste less now than I used too. Sometimes, the product is still useable, just not what I want to sell.
When researching, I recommend trusted sites like New Directions, Soap Queen etc for ingredient information or the cosmetics info site. Purchasing books from trusted sources. I never trust recipes on Pinterest. I learned a long time ago not to take information on Facebook groups seriously - take the information then research it yourself.
Love your studio! Congratulations 🍾🎊🎈🎉 Would you share which printer you use to print your labels...I have been struggling with that. Thank you!
Thank you ❤
I currently have a hp laserjet pro m281fdw. I've tried many laser printers and although not perfect, it was the best I found.
Thank you so much for the information. Many blessings!!
Your studio is awesome and so practical! I really liked the Soap Cure Cards, did you create those or did you buy them already made?
Thank you! I created the Soap Cure Cards in Excel. Most of the templates I found were missing bits of information that I wanted to note down
@@SoyandShea Could you please share your cure card template?
@@Soapaliciousbathbody if you message me through my website I can send the file 😊
Fabulous
Thank you
Very inspirational. Thank you for sharing 🤗 where do you purchase your coconut oil from? I'm in Melbourne. X Katherine
Hi Kathy, I get my oil from a local food distributor called MOI
Awesome! 😊
Nice!
Thank you 😊
Beautiful~
Thank you ❤
Amazing! ❤️ I had to save it for future reference. Where did you get the wax warmers with the spouts?
Thank you 🧡 I got my melters off eBay but it appears the seller has removed them. I have seen other similar ones on there
awesome
Thank you for watching 🧡
I am inspired by your space. May I know the area of your workshop? How big is it?
The shed is a total of 6x7m. With the work area being 3x6m
You said you use plastic jugs for pouring candles. Are they from the dollar store? I like the idea of using assigned cups for each scent. I HATE washing them out as well.
Hi Arlisha, Thank you for watching. When I got mine, it was cheaper for me to buy from a candle supplier and our dollar stores didn't do ones like I use, only big bowl jugs. You can really use any style of jug that you like or find affordable - just make sure it holds heat. I have the same jugs so they stack and take up less room
Wow...I'd LOVE this space!!! I know the seller has gone from eBay but would you mind telling me the name of the melters you use for the wax? I have no idea what to search for online to get something like that haha! Thanks so much x
I've not seen anything like the melting pots I've got since. I just looked up wax melting pot when I was looking and they popped up. There are other types that come up under that search.
I need this
Dreams do come true 🧡