Joyful Designs in Soy Candles Newsletter

Enjoy the ambiance & romance soy candles create in your home. 

October 2007 Issue

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Upcoming Craft Show Schedule

Octber 26, Friday

7 AM -5PM Skagit Valley Hospital

San Juan Conference room, near cafeteria, all welcome!

Attention Local Customers!

I've got my candles in a new shop in Concrete Wa.

It's right on Hwy 20, across from the Napa store.  It's called Sauk Valley

Gallery.  Drop by and check in out!

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 $8.95 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!

September's free winner was shailiyahvanisha (please contact me to redeem, if you live in the U.S.). 

Consider hosting a candle party this fall! Earn some free candles for yourself!   I don't do a sales pitch or pressure in any way to buy or book parties, candles sell themselves when they smell the awesome scents, and I'm simply available to answer questions if they want.   It's a relaxed  time with your friends, smelling great scented candles and just having fun!  You can do a theme if you'd like (such as a nacho night, wine & cheese theme, flip flops, or any other creative idea that would be fun) I'm willing to drive up to an hour from Sedro Woolley.  If you'd  like more details on how this works, please email me at:   valerie.garner@joyfuldesignsinsoy.com

Fundraisers

I can do fundraisers for groups.  Email me for details if interested!  (I would consider doing out of area fundraisers, please contact me for details)

Scent of the Month Sale

Sugar & Spice- White in color this is a spicy slightly sweet fragrance, great for fall!  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:

SECRETS YOUR MOTHER DID NOT TELL YOU ABOUT KIDS

Have you noticed that Moms spend hours telling you about their labor pains? But these same Moms hold back and never discuss the facts which I'm about to reveal to you about children. Every new mother that actually gets past the horror stories of labor and has a baby was never told the real truths about kids. Here goes!

I was not a young mother. I had my first child at the age of 35, the second at 41, and the last child at 47. The reason for the six year span was to avoid child fights. That's when I discovered Mom forgot to tell me one very important fact. It doesn't matter how close or far in age, all children fight. My five year old can actually win an argument with my 17 year old.

I have all girls, and Mom left out the little secret about the morning ritual, known as the hairbrush hunt. Yes, each girl has at least 2 hairbrushes, 4 combs, and hundreds of other hair accessories. But without fail, every morning, none of these items can be found in any drawer, pocket, box, or container that should or would hold such items.

Wait, you say that's why you want all boys. Great, then the hairbrush hunt turns into the hammer hunt or scissors search. When you find the hammer, the head is missing. If you are lucky to find one pair of scissors, I guarantee they will no longer cut even paper.

When you have children, you will never ever go to the bathroom alone again. Just take the door right off. Trust me; it will be easier, with less crying or fighting. Try to teach your children that the neighbor kids are not welcome to visit you there. Note I said the word TRY!

You will never talk on the phone without being interrupted by one or more children. You can sit anywhere in the house, while the kids totally ignore your presence, until the phone rings. Then the magic happens. Children appear from nowhere, all with several questions that just have to be answered at that moment. Important questions, like have you seen the hairbrush, hammer or scissors.

Potty Jokes! You thought your little brother was bad as a child. Just wait until you have a five year old. Remember they learn about the potty at the age of two, but talk about it until the age of 8 (older for boys.)

Here's the best secret Mom kept. Remember all the times you had to sneak around as a teenager, just to kiss a guy. That was nothing. When you have a kid, you and your spouse become King and Queen of Stealth Lovemaking. Your bedroom becomes a bunker, with pillows under the door; and multiple locks. The only light is the TV you actually turn up; not down. Then you stuff the baby's sock left on the floor in the mouth of your partner to muffle any other sounds.

Yes, Mom never told you about these items and the reason for these well kept generation secrets is one simple fact. Mom wants to become Grandma!

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.