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Joyful Designs in Soy Candles Newsletter

 

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

April 2008 Issue

Visit http://www.joyfuldesignsinsoy.com today

 

 

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!

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, please contact me for details)

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 Home Improvement Tips
Also check out our Home Improvement Tips Blog for other Tips.
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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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