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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!
March's free winner was
nicole.manyen, please contact me to redeem
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
Almond Cherry- Pale pink color,
sweet cherry and almonds
combine for a strong, beautifully scented candle! 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:
Gardenia Pear
Jasmine Pineapple
Crazy
Love
Hyacinth
Apple
Blossom
Apricot Freesia
Tropical Breeze
Jasmine Yuzu
Ocean
Mist
Honeysuckle Rose
Sweet
Pea Type
Rain
Ivy & Roses
Heather Countryside
Tangerine Spice
Wildberry Zinger Tea
Verbena Berry
Oatmeal Milk & Honey
Angel
Wings
Tuscan Themes and Decorating Ideas
Tuscan d?cor provides a place to relax and can use it as a place for
entertainment. It is a way to decorate the place through plants or fruits or
something which make feel green. For a Tuscan d?cor the main point to be
considered is to provide green everywhere. One can use the runaway potato
vine for covering the wall. This potato originally is planted in a couple of
tubs and when it spreads out, the roots are cut and the vine is snipped, the
potato plants fall away. This makes the wall ready for a water blast and
then it is painted with an acrylic Murawash in stone.
Hidden meaning
Tuscan theme is not just decorating the place with plants. It is meant to
give the place a shade of colors which makes the place feel living. We have
come across the shades which makes the place look dull. Giving life to a
place through colors and other decors is called to be Tuscan theme. This
theme can also be applied for wedding ceremonies which makes the ceremony
look decent and a good one with a Florence texture. Everything in a wedding
when is designed with the floral theme in mind it makes the place look like
wedding place.
Who can design it?
One can design the kitchen through the Tuscan theme giving it an overview of
the sun. It can be anything related to sun i.e. it may be a sunflower
designed in the dishware, or it can be the walls which are yellow in color
to give it a feel that it is affected by sun or one can provide a window
which lets the sun come in during the day time. Tuscan world is related to
the old word. So everything which is antique can use for the purpose of
designing the place with the Tuscan theme. So while designing a bedroom or a
living room it can be the design of a pillow cover or a the design of the
bed cover or the window cover or the door cover which is inspired by the
Tuscan theme which makes the place look antique and since every antique
things are good looking or in other words we can say that every old things
are gold so the place decorated that way are also inspiring and good
looking.
Tuscan decorating ideas
A home may be decorated using a beautiful Tuscan landscape or may be by
contemplating any of the below mentioned ideas.
Brick and stucco are generally what a Tuscan home is generally built of.
Simplicity and modernity are two adjectives that describe a Tuscan home very
aptly. The window dressings are simple and bold in character. The main
objective behind a Tuscan home is comfort, convenience and a compact
arrangement coupled with affordability and beauty of interiors. A veranda
forms an inexpensive way to decorate your Tuscan home. Grape wines are
planted at the base of every post of the roof of the veranda. The look
exudes comfort and coziness. It makes the area look more spacious and
elegant. The stairs are aptly placed and it provides privacy for the people
living in the house. It gives it a cottage kind of an arrangement to the
home. The kitchen is generally of a measurement of 10 by 16 feet, with a
couple of closets at one end, and a back porch which is located behind the
pantry and to its other end stands the back door.
Tuscan landscapes:
The fertile and serene parts of Tuscany in Italy provide for ample beautiful
and simple decorating styles and patterns. Adding a touch of Tuscany to your
house is definitely going to be a pleasurable experience. Such antique
Italian ceramics are popular sources of the traditions of Tuscany. The
ceramics depicting the charm of Tuscan landscapes are found commonly in
every farmhouse and villa. Some examples of Tuscan landscapes are the casa
Colonica and stile Rustico.
Casa Colonica:
It is a simple block shaped structure made of stone with a roof. Such
landscapes are found in abundance in and around the Tuscan countryside. It
was once considered a privilege to be the owner of a farmhouse or a villa in
Italy.
Stile Rustico:
This is the landscape that goes with the Italian idea of a quiet and serene
existence. The color scheme depicts the rich soil and soft greenery,
beautiful hills and the charming olive trees are inspired from the peace of
the Tuscan landscapes. By Jamie is the author of other
Tuscan
Tips located at
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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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