Bit & Pieces Candles & Other News

This is a picture of my Bits & Pieces Candles.  There are 3 scent families, Fruit Orchard, Floral Explosion, & Spice Woods.  These candles are made with left over wax I either pour up in the candle jar or either make into tarts/melts and store them in glass container jars.  I thought this was a good way to use up excise wax and also make an interesting candle.  I doubt any 2 candles would ever be made the same. 

They are made in my 15oz containers and cost $12.35 each.  If you would like to order one just click on this link and it will take you to my website so you can order.  Just choose the scent group.
http://www.thecandle-shoppe.com/page5.htm

I have also added some new scents and you can see the names of them on my home page.  Click link http://www.thecandle-shoppe.com/index.htm

I will highlight 2 of them, probably my personal favorites!
Ginger Lime - A wonderful lime with a tinge of ginger that spreads through the house and lingers well after the candle is extinguished. Awesome scent, Very clean & you can smell all components of the scent, but the lime does not take over & there's no fuel smell. This could become my new favorite oil this year.

Hyacinth - Absolutely THE best, most true hyacinth flower fragrance! Lovely notes include lavandin, jasmine, lavender, rose, myrrh, sage & sheer musk. VERY strong.

During the month of February I have a 10% off.  You will need to enter the code 10 (number 10) in the shopping cart where it ask if you have a code.  Also if you are local and would like to order from my webside you can choose customer pickup and no shipping charge is added to your order.   

Valentine's Day is Sunday so don't forget to tell those you love "Happy Valentine, I love you".  I really don't think we can ever say those words to often!

So - "HAPPY VALENTINE TO ALL MY FRIENDS AND THANK-YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT"!

DRUDED PAPERWORK & BOOKKEEPING + Candles

Yes, I am shouting, I hate doing paperwork and going through this mile high stack of mail that has been put to the side.  Most is just filing stuff and junk but it still has to be gone through.  Wouldn't be so bad if just for 1 business but I have 3 to keep up with!  Anyway, though I would show you a picture of my heart candle and some tumblers I am thinking about adding to my line.  Also tested 3 new scents and know I will be adding at least 2 of them - Ginger Lime is fantastic, & Mediterranean Garden Spa.  http://www.thecandle-shoppe.com/


 

Few words for today!  Still cold, weather.com says it is 30 outside.  Have to bundle up to take Pepper out, she doesn't mind the cold and just wants to play and sniff!!  Got couple orders I need to start on today but with the cold just seems you can't even get warm inside.  I know our electric bill is going to be terrible!  I have been leaving the heat on in my shop so it doesn't get to cold and since it is part of house I figure it helps with heating the house. 

Check out my website, need to order some of my clearance candles, they all smell good.  I just want to clear them out so I have room to put some of my new scents out.  Still want to find some more oils that when I smell them I say "This is it, the best I have smelled in ages"!!  Got a couple of samples that I want to get poured and see how they are going to do.  The 3 I really want to try are Japanese Pear & Ginseng, Ginger Lime, & Mediterranean Garden Spa.  Might just pour them today.  Having a hard time getting motivated this year.  Really believe if someone would just take pity on me and come clean up my shop, get all the spare boxes stuff has come in and clean all clutter, do my mile high stack of paperwork, then I could probably get motivated!!

All for now, try to get something done!   

Changed the looks of my website again!  My husband says I am never satisfied!  Have a clearance sale on candles from last year.  Need to get rid of them so I can get some new scents made up.  Really want something different but all the suppliers I look at just don't have anything that jumps out at me!!!  Maybe I don't really know what I want.  I do have some new scents though and I think they are pretty good.  I have been testing them but it is hard for me because I just can't smell much anymore.  This cold & rainy weather we had been having doesn't help that any either.  Now they are saying a chance of rain & snow showers in AM.  Well, would be better if it came Friday night and Sat AM.  Then we could enjoy it for the week-end.

It is now 10:47 and I took Pepper out probably 30 minutes ago, had to feed Nome and Patches, and now back.  Some drops falling but only rain cause it is only 46 outside.  We will see what AM holds. 

Nome is my outside cat and is old and getting feeble but his appetite is terrific.  He loves my chicken & rice casserole I made last week!  Ran out of his favorite food, perfectly chicken in the little packs by Whiskas I think and $ store out so I tried him on the casserole.  I warmed it and made it soupy like he likes and he loved it.  Casserole gone so I cooked him some chicken and rice but he likes casserole better!  Maybe $store will have his favorite in tomorrow.  If not may have to make more casserole!  What we do for our animals.  Now Patches, inside cat, don't know what she likes!  She's a fat cat so she's not hurting for food!!
Oh, forgot, I have Nome a box with towels fixed under the carport right at the backdoor so he can stay warm and out of the weather.  Cat's don't think like we do and he wouldn't sleep in it until about 3 nights ago and it was like "Whow, what a nice bed!"  Finally decided to sleep in it!!

Well, enough on pet stories.  I do love & try to care for my pets though.  This is the link to my clearance page - http://www.thecandle-shoppe.com/page7.html

Well, that's all for tonight.  About bedtime.  Keep warm!!  

It has been quite a while since I have blogged.  I was way to busy this month until the 18th with fundraisers and orders to even think about a blog!!  After that then we had Christmas and was busy just trying to be a little prepared.  I have promised my friends and family that will not be the case next year!  I didn't have time to decorate anything other than get the tree put up and just had to make time for that.  My sweet daughter-in-law would have done it for me but I told her I was going to at least do that, hopefully help me get in the Christmas mood but afraid that was not much help. 

There is still time to get your order in and get 20% off before the year ends.  I probably won't have any sales as good as this one for a long time.  I am planning on putting the candles I have left over this year on sale so I can clear them out and get started on I hope some new scents.  If there is any scent you would like please email me here and let me know.  I am also planning on downsizing my scent list and also jar selection.  I have received an email that said the price of my wax was going up so I have to find out more about that.  If that happens I will probably have to have a small price increase.  Just have to wait and see about that.

Hope everyone has a Safe and Happy New Year.

I know it has been a while since I have written anything.  I have been so busy with fundraisers and orders until there just hasn't been time. 

Tonight I have been getting my dressing ready for baking tomorrow.  I made a German Chocolate Cake and now I am topping off candle pillars I made earlier today.  Even though I list on my website that I am supposed to be off, there is no such thing for a candle-maker!  The only day I will really take off will be Thanksgiving Day!

I have also just finished pouring some more chunk pillar candles!  I really love making chunk candles, they are so much fun.  Thinking about putting one in the freezer so it will cool and I can take it out!  The second candle is a picture of the last chunk pillar I made.  It is scented in Aspen Winter.  I also made some mottled pillars scented in Christmas Forrest.

I received this Thanksgiving Song in an email and thought I would share it with you.  It is by Hilda Butler Farr.  Of course this can be for every day of the year also!

Thanksgiving Song

Thank God for countless blessings

Bestowed on us each year,

The precious gifts to treasure

Which daily reappear.

Thank God for every sunset,

The dawning of each day,

The golden flood of moonbeams,

The stars which light our way.

Thank God for every handclasp,

For every loyal friend,

And for the joy of laughter,

The songs which have no end.

Thank God for fragrant flowers,

For every pleasant smile,

For countless blessings

Which meet us mile by mile. 

Hope everyone has a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving.

  

My "IF I DIDN'T HAVE TO DO"  List!

1 - If I didn't have to wash clothes it seems everyday
2 - If I didn't have to take Pepper (dog) out several times during the day
3 - If I didn't have to scoop out litter box for Patches
4 - If I could just call the grocery store and Dollar Store and get essentials delivered
5 - If I didn't have to cook hubby a hot supper every night (he has cold sandwich for lunch)
6 - If I didn't have to get at least 3-4 hrs of sleep at night
7 - If I didn't have to take a bath - why can't I just rub some deo on and spray perfume on.  After all when I   make candles I smell good any way!
8 - If I didn't go on my candle forums, facebook, twitter

Well, thats all I can think of just now!  But if I didn't have to do all those things everyday then I could really get candles made.  Silly, was just thinking this while I was cleaning up jars on 3rd fundraiser.  It will be out of here tomorrow and then time to start on 4th and last this year.  Saturday won't get as much as I would like to done because I have a baby shower for neice to go to.  Have to be through with 4th fundraiser by Dec 14th.

Well back to work!

Just thinking and thanking!

I walked into the kitchen to get a cup of coffee - we have what was called the "great room" when we built the house.  You know, where the kitchen, dining room, and den are all together in 1 big room - that is the way I wanted it cause I spend a lot of time in the kitchen.  Most of my time is spent in shop first and then kitchen second. Not much sleeping time or watching TV time!  Anyway back to my "musing", is that spelled right and what it's called?, ANYWAY - Patches (kitty) was asleep in hubby's recliner and Pepper (dog) was asleep on the couch, room cleaned up (my dear cleaning lady and friend came yesterday), candles burning and just a serene feeling hit me and I thought "God's in His Heaven and all's right with the world"!  You know that saying and probably sometime have that feeling! 

Then I walked back into my shop and the feeling left! Jars, wax, fragrant oils everywhere.  Along with dust, some "tuffs" of dog hair and I am sure cat hair I see and think "Man, I have got to clean up this place!"  Just haven't had the time with orders and fundraisers and probably won't have the time for about a month!  Anyway, if my English teacher saw my writing today there would be red marks everywhere and she would wonder if she really taught me anything!

Got to get busy but just wanted to write while it was on my mind.  I really am thankful for so much, not rich money wise but every other way I am the richest and most blessed person I know!  We have a great and wonderful God!

Some pictures of my pillars and one with my new label on pillar, think I like it.  Hope I can get pictures lined up, don't know why they don't!  Then to wicking jars!  Picking up granddaughters from school today to spend the night.  They haven't been able to for a while because of cheerleading!

October G.C. Drawing & Pictures

The winner of the drawing for the 20.00 gift certificate for October was C Hodges from Texas.   The gift certificate drawing for Nov will be 25.00.  This will be the last drawing for the year.  Took some pictures of my holiday candles and thought I would share.

Sorry I couldn't get pictures lined up better.  Just don't work like I want it to!!

Don't forget, today is the last day for drawing for $20.00 gift certificate.  Get your order in before midnight tonight.  Also remember our time changes, fall back an hour.  Won't help me much because I will change clocks about 8 tonight and still stay up til my usual time - 1 or 2'oclock!