Shelley Williams

Arts & Crafts Expert

Shelley Williams is an Arts & Crafts Expert based in Long Beach, California. After a 20-year career as an educator, Shelley brought her love of education to the world of crafting and creating things. Shelley opened CRAFT + LIGHT, a creative arts studio, in 2019. Since then, Shelley has taught over 1000 people to make soap, wood signs, alcohol inks, candlemaking, bath bombs, and more. In addition to being a craft store, CRAFT + LIGHT hosts private parties, family birthday events, open studio events, and other types of craft demonstrations. Shelley partners with City governments to curate creative care packages for at-risk residents and is a partner of the Long Beach Black Health Collaborative funded out of the City of Long Beach.

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Co-authored Articles (19)

How to

Make a New Bar of Soap from Used Bars of Soap

If you want to delve into the world of soap making, but are too afraid to work with lye, consider making a new bar of soap using old bars of soap. This is a great way to learn the basics of soap making and experiment wit...

How to

Make Lye

Lye is an alkaline solution that’s often used for washing, making soaps, and curing certain foods.. 24 January 2024. Lye is sometimes called caustic soda because it has a pH of about 13, which means it’s extremely al...

How to

Get Resin out of a Bowl

Resin buildup can make your pipe look grimy and taint the taste of new cannabis. Cleaning the bowl of your pipe regularly will help reduce buildup and practice resin sustainability. Whether you want a fresh, clean pipe o...

How to

Make Black Soap

Black soap is a lye-free soap that's made from potash. It has been used for centuries throughout West Africa to gently cleanse and exfoliate skin. It may also help alleviate various skin conditions, such as eczema, for s...

How to

Cut Soap

You'll need to cut soap if you want to share soap samples with friends or potential customers. If you're making sheets of homemade soap, you'll need to dice it with a wire-cutter to create individual bars. Even if you're...

How to

Make Glycerin Soap

Making soap may seem intimidating to some, especially if you are thinking of a version which requires handling lye, but working with glycerin melt-and-pour soap does not take a lot of time. You can create decorative and ...

How to

Preserve Roses in Resin

Instead of throwing away that beautiful bouquet of roses, use them to create a keepsake you can enjoy for a long time to come. By preserving roses in resin, you can make paperweights, decorative accents, or personal gift...

How to Make Natural Organic Soap: A Beginner-Friendly DIY

A simple, organic, and natural handmade soap recipeMaking organic soap at home is a fairly easy project that only requires some time and patience. You can make simple bars of soap or get crafty by adding fresh herbs and...

How to

Store Bar Soap

Using bar soap can be a great way to lower your carbon footprint. The only problem is figuring out how to store it. Luckily, there’s a variety of storage options you can choose to make sure your bar soap stays fresh as...

Melt and Pour Soup: A DIY Guide

Melt and pour soap is the easiest method of making homemade soap. Because the soap base has already been made and prepared for you, you do not have to worry about working with lye, like you would with cold or hot process...

How to

Start a Soap Making Business

Making soap is a fun hobby that can turn into a full-time business or at least a way to make a little extra money. Homemade soaps, especially those that use organic ingredients or beautiful designs, are a hit with many c...

How to

Color Epoxy Resin with Acrylic Paint

On its own, epoxy resin dries clear with a slight tint of yellow. While this is great for some projects, other projects might need a little hint of color to really make them pop. Resin dyes and pigments can get expensive...

Coloring Epoxy: A DIY Guide

Brighten up your epoxy resin with a variety of colorantsEpoxy resin without any added colorants tends to end up with a slightly yellow hue that leaves much to be desired for most people. However, by adding liquid or powd...

How to

Make Bar Soap

Making soap at home is a cost-effective and creative hobby. The simplest way to make bar soap at home is through the melt and pour method, which uses a melted soap base instead of active lye.. 24 January 2024. To start f...

How to

Make Resin Jewelry

With a little patience and a lot of practice, you can create your own unique resin jewelry at home. Experiment with different designs and ideas to create pieces that express your personal style.

How to

Wrap Bath Bombs

Bath bombs are the perfect addition to a warm bath, but they’re no fun if they fizz or break down before you get a chance to use them. Bath bombs react to moisture, so they last longer when they’re properly wrapped. ...

How to

Wrap Homemade Soap

Wrapping handmade soap is a great way to step up the presentation. If you are selling it online, then it could also help protect it during shipment. There are several ways of making handmade soap, such as melt-and-pour a...

How to

Make a Pom Pom Without Cardboard

Making your own pom poms for your craft and DIY projects is a breeze! Classic pom pom DIYs are done with a piece of cardboard, but that method doesn’t work for everyone. If you’d like to make your pom poms a differen...

How to

Make Castile Soap

Castile soap is a biodegradable soap made with olive oil, water and lye. It was invented in Aleppo and brought, by the crusaders, to the Castile region of Spain where it became popular. For centuries people have been usi...