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Upcoming Craft
Show Schedule
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 View
Gallery. Drop by and check in out!
Very cute store.
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. I can fit 6 candles 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!
February's free winner was
Roxanne P,
Consider hosting a candle party this winter!
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,
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Scent of the
Month Sale
Asian Spice- Pale rust color,
notes are West Indian
lime and sweet fennel, woodsy patchouli, eucalyptus and red rose &
spices 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.
New Reed
Diffusers!
For Skagit County
residents only as I'm not prepared to ship these. Heavy duty
square jars helps prevent accidental tip overs. Long lasting, no
flame scenting great for bathrooms, bedrooms, offices or near computer
areas. Simply insert reeds and the oil draws up and out creating a
beautiful soft scent. $18.00 and will last a minimum of a year but
should much more than that. Available in any scent I carry.
Email or call if interested.
Closeout
I'm closing out my hunter green punched in electric tart warmers.
These are powered by a light bulb to melt tarts or warmer oils and cast
a beautiful light if used in a darkened room. Normally $25.00, on
sale now for $15.00. I have 8 available. Email me if you
want one or all. Great gifts. Comes with a free pack of
tarts as well to use.
Seasonal scent
suggestions:
Irish
Cream
Irish
Mocha
Crazy
Love
Hyacinth
Amish
Friendship Bread
Apricot Freesia
Coffee Cappuccino
Jasmine Yuzu
Ocean
Mist
Rain
Vanilla Wafers
Tangerine Spice
Wildberry Zinger Tea
Verbena Berry
Mulberry
Angel
Wings
Different Ways to Drink Delicious Coffee
Many people think that True lovers of coffee will always
drink it straight, but actually they couldn't be further from the truth.
There are more choices when it comes to coffee than there are wine. There
are many different ways to enjoy drinking coffee.Blenders are very
creative and can produce exciting tastes of coffee which weren't previously
available. Indonesian blends are particularly popular as these combine
Sumatran and Papua New Guinea beans which can create a nice delicious cup of
coffee. Few people even knew that Papua New Guinea grew coffee.
Sumatra beans are mixed with plenty of other beans. There is a half and
half mix of these beans with Colombian patron which produces a smoky dark
roast ground which brews a lovely cup!
Flavorings can be added to the coffee to make it a little different.
Vanilla, Almond or cherry can be added to coffee in order to make it less
acidic and sweeter. Bananas and hazelnuts find themselves right at home with
coffee and can improve the taste of a standard Robusta quite considerably.
If you want to make a mocha then there are a variety of different types
of chocolates which you can use and will improve the taste of the bean.
There are so many different variations possible with coffee, it's
amazing. Your choices are limited only by your imagination, pretty much
whatever you want is possible. Plenty of liquors and alcohol can be added to
coffee to make it so much more inviting.
Jamaican coffee is full bodied and has a solid base which is suitable to
add pears, brown sugar and rum to. Instead of run you could add brandy for a
little bit of a change.
Cocoa goes very well with coffee it is a favorite among coffee lovers.
Cocoa and coffee are a delicious combination whether they are hot or cold.
Mexican coffee and cocoa make a very interesting drink.
If you think that's as far as coffee has gone then you'd be wrong. You
can even buy frozen cappuccino that is lovely for a hot day if you don't
feel like your regular cup. Try mixing this ice drink with some chocolate
mint flavors for a little extra uniqueness.
There are also decaf options available, I'm not quite sure why people
would want these but they do exist. You can buy decaf blends of all the
major and popular types of coffee, you are in no means limited in your
choices.
Most of the time a nutty bean indicates coffee of a poor quality, however
this does not have to be the case if making macadamia coffee.
Coffee is a very versatile product and can be used in a number of
different ways. Just don't get too upset when you find out that a normal cup
of coffee isn't enough to satisfy you anymore!
By Ray Walberg - Being really interested in brewmaster coffee
maker, Ray Walberg authored many informative papers on this
particular matter. Through his detailed writings like
http://www.coffee-espresso-maker-tips.com/grind-and-brew-coffee-makers.html
,the author improved his knowledge on topics similar to
grind and brew coffee machines and grind and brew coffee maker.
Candle Tips
To extinguish your wick in a truly smoke free way, take a small piece of
wire (paperclip 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.
If your candle flame ever gets too big, extinguish
the wick, trim it and relight. It's simply because the wick has
gotten too long.
Check our website for complete proper candle
burning instructions.
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