A Day in the Life at Christa's Creations
When people discover Christa's Creations online or stop by my booth at a PEI market, they often ask me, “Is this what you do full-time?”
The answer usually surprises them.
No... not yet.
Like many small business owners, I work a full-time job Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Christa's Creations is built around that job—during early mornings, evenings and weekends.
Somehow, between work, my garden, making soap and skincare, filling orders, packaging products and keeping the website updated, this little business keeps growing.
It's a lot of work, but it's something I genuinely love.
So, here's a little behind-the-scenes look at a typical day running my handmade business here in Prince Edward Island.
☕ 6:30 AM – A Quiet Start
Before work begins, I make myself a coffee and head outside.
The garden has become one of my favorite places to start the day. I'll wander through the rows, checking on vegetables, admiring the flowers, and seeing what's ready to harvest.
Some mornings I'm picking fresh vegetables for supper. Other mornings I'm gathering calendula, chamomile, lavender, or herbs that will later be dried and infused into my skincare products.
There's something incredibly calming about starting the day surrounded by things you've grown yourself.
💻 9:00 AM – My Full-Time Job
From 9 until 5, I'm focused on my career.
Like many people chasing a dream, Christa's Creations isn't my only responsibility. It takes balance, planning, and sometimes a lot of late nights.
But knowing I have something creative waiting for me after work makes the days go by a little faster.
🧼 8:30 PM – The Workshop Comes Alive
After supper, it's time for my favorite part of the day.
Around 8:30, the workshop lights come on, the scale comes out, and the soap-making begins.
This is where ideas become real.
Some nights I'm making soap.
Other nights I'm whipping body creams, pouring lip balms, testing new recipes, or experimenting with new colour combinations and essential oil blends.
Every batch teaches me something new, and I still get excited every time I cut into a freshly cured loaf to see how it turned out.
It's my creative escape after a busy day.
📦 Saturdays & Sundays – Building the Business
Weekends are where Christa's Creations really comes to life.
This is when I package freshly cured soaps, label products, photograph new creations for the website, update inventory, fill orders and create content for the week ahead.
Depending on the week, I may also be preparing inventory for a local shop or getting everything ready for an upcoming PEI market.
There are supplies to organize, recipes to tweak, new ideas to test and usually another walk through the garden to see what's ready to harvest.
There's always another project waiting—but I wouldn't have it any other way.
❤️ Why I Keep Going
People often see the finished soap on the shelf, but they don't always see the hours behind it.
The mornings in the garden.
The evenings spent making products after a full day of work.
The weekends dedicated to packaging, photography, website updates, and planning what's next.
Christa's Creations isn't built in a factory or by a large team.
It's built one evening, one weekend, and one handmade batch at a time.
Every product represents a little piece of my life, and I'm so grateful that you've chosen to be part of this journey.
Whether you've purchased a product, followed along on social media, or simply stopped by to read this blog, thank you for supporting a dream that's being built after 5 p.m.
