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Upcoming Craft
Show Schedule
None for June
Locally I have candles in a store in Sedro Woolley
called Somwhere in Thyme, on Metcalf St, next to Courier Times
Note about web orders:
If you place an order and your shopping cart comes
up with a cost of over $9.10 to ship, please email me before you place
the order. Most likely, I can fit it into a flat rate priority
mail box and save you some money on that shipping.
Skagit County residents, please email me your
orders and we'll arrange free delivery and payment upon time of
delivery.
Free 8 oz candle Winner
1 Subscriber chosen randomly every month!
May's free winner was pourriture, please contact us to claim
(shipping only to the U.S. available)
Consider hosting an online candle party or
book party to earn some free
candles
for yourself! If
you'd like more details on how this works, please email me at:
valerie.garner@joyfuldesignsinsoy.com
Western Wash. residents:
I can do fundraisers for groups. Email me for details if
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Scent of the
Month Sale
Honeydo Blues- Pale blue candle, chases away
the blues from the "honey do list". A luscious blend of
blueberries & honeydew melon.
Buy 1 candle at regular price, get a candle of
month scent in the equal size for 40% off! (Does not count on the sets
of candles as those are already discounted).
Please email me if you order the special so I
can tabulate the correct total for you.
Seasonal scent
suggestions:
Apricot Peach
Bergamot Sage
Raspberry Iced Tea
Violet & Birch
Watermelon & Red Currant
Biscotti
Cherry Plum
Angel Wings
Cocoa Beach Baby Peach
Cool
Mountain Air
Cucumber Aloe
Distant Thunder
Honeysuckle Lemon
Hyacinth
Strawberry Jam
Ocean
Mist
Streamlined Kitchen Organization
Ahh...the kitchen, a great place to cook, dine, relax, and spend time
with loved ones. The kitchen sees a lot of activity, and consequently
requires more ongoing maintenance than most any room in the home. But
armed with the right kitchen organization strategy, you can spend less
time cleaning and enjoy more quality time with loved ones. Following are
some time saving tips that will help you create an accessible, logical
organization system for the items in your kitchen:
▪To reduce clutter, remove items from countertops that you do not use
regularly. If you drink coffee every day, a coffee maker is a logical
item to store on the counter. However, blenders, toasters, and other
rarely used appliances are better to store out of sight in a cabinet or
closet. The key to a streamlined, resourceful kitchen is to have your
most commonly used items readily reached and available.
▪Pots and skillets should be stored in a cabinet located next to the
stove, providing easy access in the location where they will be used.
Likewise, baking sheets, muffin cups, casserole dishes and other oven
pans are best to keep in a cabinet next to the oven or in the drawer
underneath, if you have one. You may want to take the extra step of
purchasing a divider rack for easy access to pans, which also makes
putting away clean dishes quicker.
▪If you have limited cabinet space, you may consider utilizing a
hanging pot rack, which attaches to a wall or ceiling and allows you to
suspend pots and utensils. Again, a location in close proximity to the
stove is most suitable for ease of access.
▪Dedicate cabinets near the stove and oven to spices, measuring cups
and other cooking essentials, while reserving space near the dishwasher
for glasses, plates and silverware. You should not only aim for easily
accessing items for use, but also convenience in putting them away.
▪Purge the pantry. If you hoard chaos in the pantry, as many people
do, you may be surprised at how simple it can be to organize it and keep
it that way. Empty the pantry and categorize every item, separating
snacks, canned items, non-perishable boxed items, packets, etc. Based on
the quantity of items you have in each category, purchase appropriately
sized containers, such as short-sided bins, canvas boxes or baskets,
taking into consideration the limitations of your pantry. For ultimate
space efficiency, you may also consider a shelf type organizer that
hangs on the inside of your pantry door. Designating a place for
everything in your pantry makes locating items easy and encourages
upkeep of the organization while unloading new groceries.
Bearing in mind the concept of keeping your most commonly used items
accessible and near the places they are used, you can tailor an
organization plan that fits the individual needs of your kitchen.
By Stephen Nickse is the founder of Closet
Solutions, a leading provider of quality
Boston custom closets,
strategically headquartered in the nation's design capitol, Boston, Ma.
For more information, please visit
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Candle Tips
To extinguish your wick in a truly smoke free way, take a small piece of
wire (end of a coat hanger works well) and use it to push your
burning wick into the burn pool, thus drowning it. Then use that
wire to put the wick back in it's original position.
Be sure to trim your wick to ? or ?” before every
burn and keep the lit candle out of a draft to ensure a clean burn.
Toenail clippers work great to trim the wick as it burns down deeper
into the jar.
Burn your candle 1 hour for every inch of
diameter. For the 12 oz oval hexagon candles, burn a minimum of 3
hours, and the jelly jars and minimum of 2 hours for best results. This
helps to ensure a full melt pool.
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