Provider Store
Candle Maker + Founder of Provider Store
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Tara is the founder and designer/maker of Sydney homewares brand, Provider Store. Provider Store is a destination specialising in daily tools for the home. Most of what you find is either handmade by Tara Bennett or by other local and international creatives she has met along her travels.
Provider's homewares explore the concept of slow living, with an emphasis on creating ethical and sustainable products. Sold throughout Australia and the world, Provider's candles are made from pure soy wax, hand poured in Surry Hills and housed in a hand made Japanese vessel. Designed to be multi-purpose, simply pop out the wick, wash with hot soapy water and you're left with a Japanese tea cup.
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Evangeline Thieviasingham • Nov 2020
2 ClassBento workshops attended
Soy Wax Candle Making Set in a Japanese Ceramic
We really enjoyed this class! Tara is an awesome teacher and we were very happy with our beautiful candles. Would highly recommend! Sherry and Eva
Julie Fehlberg • Oct 2020
3 ClassBento workshops attended • 3 reviews
Soy Wax Candle Making Set in a Japanese Ceramic
I really enjoyed this class, Tara was knowledgeable and took her time to teach us about making soy candles - learned a lot about temperatures and how to choose the right wick and how much fragrance to add. I particularly appreciated the Japanese ceramic tea cup that we used, and can re-use for a tea cup! Thank you. Have left a photo of my candle - it has already had a workout!
Lara Zolotarev • Sep 2020
Soy Wax Candle Making Set in a Japanese Ceramic
The workshop was great and a lot of fun! We all loved our candles. Thanks Tara.
Darija Milevska • Sep 2020
Soy Wax Candle Making Set in a Japanese Ceramic
Nice and easy, quick class. It's great to be able to create something yourself. Great to be able to do something from home as we are in a lockdown in Melbourne.
Jamie-Lee Emmett • Sep 2020
5 ClassBento workshops attended • 5 reviews
Soy Wax Candle Making Set in a Japanese Ceramic
We loved this workshop A creative way for our business to spend some time together (virtually) and do something fun. Tara our host was so lovely, knowledgeable and down to earth and shared lots of extra tips and tricks for when we make some of our own candles.
A business that is also sustainable and environmentally friendly was a big bonus for us!
We’d happily do another one
Thanks Tara - we can’t wait to visit your store when we come to Sydney next xx
Leila Morrissey • Sep 2020
Soy Wax Candle Making Set in a Japanese Ceramic
Tara took us through a basic candle making technique, with a lovely Japanese pottery cup. Gave clear instructions and let us know where we can buy the products to make our own at home. And at the end a beautiful candle to use in the home.
Mellissa McDonald • Jun 2020
3 ClassBento workshops attended • 2 reviews
Soy Wax Candle Making Set in a Japanese Ceramic
It was a great class, full of information for beginners and perfect scents.
Thank you Tara!
Dianne Roose • May 2020
Soy Wax Candle Making Set in a Japanese Ceramic
The soy wax candle making class was great! Tara explained (and demonstrated) the process really clearly and I now have a beautiful candle, as well as a heap of info about wax, candles and oils. Thanks Tara
Katie Milton • May 2020
5 ClassBento workshops attended • 2 reviews
Soy Wax Candle Making Set in a Japanese Ceramic
We took Tara's candle making class as a team building experience and it was fantastic! Tara has so much knowledge, shared some great tips and helped all of us through each step. We all completely switched off and learnt how to make beautifully scented soy candles :) Thank you Tara!
Kristine Vergara • May 2020
Soy Wax Candle Making Set in a Japanese Ceramic
Oh I love my first ZOOM experience. Tara was so wonderful! I learnt alot and I love how my candle turned out! -- and the scent -- so inlove with scent! Definitely an experience worth trying! ✨
Nathalie Hersa • May 2020
Soy Wax Candle Making Set in a Japanese Ceramic
I have so much fun joining this class. Tara (the teacher) gave us so much information and also tips to how to make soywax candle. Thankss
Ewan Hartono • May 2020
Soy Wax Candle Making Set in a Japanese Ceramic
Tara was such a great teacher in the class - taught us a lot about the process of candle-making including how the indgredients are all organic (soy wax and essential oils, etc.). She also shared about her passion for her business which makes it that extra interesting. We felt like we made a little craft of our own in just under 1 hour and came away knowing how to make our own candle mix. Priceless experience thanks to The Provider Store! ️
Nooshin Torabi • May 2020
3 ClassBento workshops attended
Soy Wax Candle Making Set in a Japanese Ceramic
Tara is a fantastic teacher. It was such a fun class. Thanks for a great time.
Melissa Ould • May 2020
Soy Wax Candle Making Set in a Japanese Ceramic
Fun and something out of the ordinary. Easy step by step instructions All from the comfort of my home. Not to mention everything smells divine
Amelia Robson • May 2020
Soy Wax Candle Making Set in a Japanese Ceramic
So enjoyable! Tara is warm and enthusiastic and even though it was via Zoom, it didn’t feel impersonal at all. It was all very easy - I received an email asking which scent I’d like, then a box with all the supplies arrived promptly in the mail! The steps were simple to follow and at the end you get a beautiful scented candle in a Japanese ceramic cup. Can’t wait to do it again when we can do a face to face class, but in the meantime this was perfect.
Tian Lu • May 2020
Soy Wax Candle Making Set in a Japanese Ceramic
Tara is an amazing, charming, welcoming teacher. We had fun in class and are left with unique, beautiful candles. Looking forward to visiting her workshop sometime!
Pania Murray • Apr 2020
2 ClassBento workshops attended • 2 reviews
Soy Wax Candle Making Set in a Japanese Ceramic
Great session. Really enjoyed it. Tara shared some great tips! Would definitely recommend to others.
Meghan McGreevy • Apr 2020
Soy Wax Candle Making Set in a Japanese Ceramic
Such a fun afternoon activity while in isolation! Tara was amazing, explained everything clearly and made the whole experience feel as if we were in the room with her.
Cheng Ki • Apr 2020
Soy Wax Candle Making Set in a Japanese Ceramic
love it! The instructions were really clear and the workshop is beginners friendly and fun!
Adele Jenkins • Apr 2020
Soy Wax Candle Making Set in a Japanese Ceramic
So much fun, super informative and the perfect iso activity! Quality of equipment was beautiful - lovely scent and handmade japenese candle pot!
Su Khung • Apr 2020
2 ClassBento workshops attended
Soy Wax Candle Making Set in a Japanese Ceramic
Really clear explanation and friendly instructor! Super cute Japanese teacup too. Waiting for it to set now!
Keiko Mino • Mar 2020
2 ClassBento workshops attended
A very fun and informative class by a super cute teacher! There were lots of tips and tricks on how you can make your own candle and on different types of wax etc. Held in a really cute workshop at the back of their store over cheese and wine. Can’t ask for a better way to learn.
Simon Swan • Feb 2020
Did a candle making class with cheese and wine. The teacher catered to requests and requirements of our group leading up to the class and perfectly suited the vibe our group. Everyone in our group thoroughly enjoyed the class and the teacher. The teacher was also very informative and engaging about candle making.
Anna Foster • Jan 2020
Tara and the class were fantastic, the class was the highlight of my 3 week holiday. Tara explains the whole process and took us through each step at the perfect pace, we weren’t rushed in any way. The vessels we used are gorgeous, high quality and reusable. Tara is bright and bubbly, and was genuine in her warm welcome as we arrived. I found her to be genuine in her love of her craft and feel inspired to exercise my creativity more. The cheese board and bubbles were a lovely touch as we fired her any questions as our candles cured. I highly recommend this class and look forward to going back to the Provider Store to have my vessel refilled.
Elisabeth Agostino • Dec 2019
A great class lead by a passionate teacher in Tara.
Informative and fun and I loved learning a new skill.
Everything was professionally presented and prepared so we could use the time we had well.
An awesome afternoon!
Taryn Hayler • Nov 2019
2 ClassBento workshops attended
The teacher was fantastic. She was very knowledgeable and passionate. The venue was a cute little shop and had a lovely vibe. The products we used were of high quality and I love my candle!
Sharon Chan • Oct 2019
We hosted a hens event at Tara’s studio and we really enjoyed her class! We loved how thoughtful she was throughout the class and it was the little things she did from the cheese platter and drinks provided to being really informative about the candle making - it was such a great experience! Would definitely recommend this to people! Thank you Tara for giving us such a great class and being such good company!
Joanne White • Oct 2019
I loved this class with Tara on Saturday. Tara was a great teacher very patient, knowledgeable and friendly. I have already lit my candle and it smells lovely and to know I have a Japanese Tea Cup after the was has all gone it a great bonus.
We had a great group of people in our class on Saturday so that was an added bonus.
Thanks Tara
Andrew Zafra • Oct 2019
Made candles, amazing experience and the teacher provided such an awesome experience with her knowledge
Chelsea Love • Oct 2019
Awesome class to experience candle making. Owner is super knowledgeable and passionate. I took this class with my boyfriend and we had a great time!
Stuart • Sep 2019
3 ClassBento workshops attended • 2 reviews
This was such a really nice, relaxed and fun experience. Tara the owner proprietor of Provider Store is an amazing human being from Central Coast with a beautiful pup who really loves what she does.
The candles smell fantastic - although I dropped mine getting out of the car :( (luckily I bought a spare!)
Definitely a sustainable business worth supporting via cheese, wines and making your own candle!
We will be back for certain!
Caroline • Aug 2019
The class was fun and informative, and you get a nice smelling soy wax candle out of it.
Douglas Noble • Jul 2019
4 ClassBento workshops attended • 3 reviews
My girlfriend and I both thought this workshop was great fun, being taught by Tara how to create a candle was an awesome way to spend an afternoon.
We both chose a different scent and have already tried doing it ourselves at home. Thanks Tara!
Christina Cardillo-Zallo • Jul 2019
7 ClassBento workshops attended • 6 reviews
Tara was so friendly and humourous. Very helpful in answering questions and giving tips for how to fix things that may go wrong.
Samantha Kirby • Jul 2019
2 ClassBento workshops attended • 2 reviews
Tara is very friendly, knowledgeable, talented and has great taste in cheese! Class was great, very interesting and walked away with a lovely candle in a beautiful cup I can use at home. Highly recommend!
Rachel Symonds • Jul 2019
Loved this class would definitely recommend to anyone, Tara was great and good central location
Malisa Bickell • Mar 2019
Tara was fun, informative and super friendly! Would absolutely recommend this workshop. I feel inspired.
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