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My seasonal scent mixology posts are some of my favorites. One of the few times a year I concentrate on melting from my preposterous stash of Yankee tarts and votives collected over many years of sales and employee freebies. Since Spring has finally sprung here, I was quite inspired to delve into sunny scents. On... Continue Reading →
With the countdown to Spring less than five days away, but our local weather utterly ignoring the calendar by refusing to release Winter's grip, I am in seasonal candle limbo. What to burn? What to attempt using up, or re-pack for next year? I'm halfheartedly lighting my Fireside/Redwood Woodwick and Marshmallow Fireside 3-wick just to... Continue Reading →
Today marks my second blogiversary (who'da thunk it?) After two years and 170 posts, I'd have never guessed the most popular post in this humble little corner of the internet would be the very second one written: Scenterpiece Melt Cup Hack; outnumbering the views on my home page and any other single post for the... Continue Reading →
Just popping in to present my festive Yankee mixology blends and wish a wonderful Christmas to all. With two days until the big day, we're in the final hurried holiday push. Anyone else notice the recent obsession with counting the number of sleeps left before Christmas? How is this useful? It would be abundantly more helpful... Continue Reading →
Barring the real possibility of a lost candle crate lurking in my basement, I'm surprised to see the smallish gathering above is the extent of my festive candle stash. But there 'tis. A good amount of evergreen, cedar and berries, with a scattering of winter rosebuds. Fresh Balsam by Bath and Body Works (last year's freebie),... Continue Reading →
Top, l-r: Two swirl jars of Pumpkin Patch (Harvest and Spiced Pumpkin), a cauldron candle filled with Witch's Brew. 2nd row, l-r: Halloween trio of Ghostly Treats (toasted mallow), Candy Corn and Happy Halloween (licorice), tealights in Witch's Brew and Ghostly Treats, Black Magic pillar (similar to Autumn Lodge, smoky with leaves) 3rd row l-r: Fright Night (Midsummer's... Continue Reading →
Inspired by a conversation with Kari, one of the sweet Yankee Candle Sisters, I'm showing off some mixology I've been melting this month. My endless stash of Yankee Candle tarts have nearly been forgotten since discovering vendor wax, but what else is a girl to do when she's on a wax ban and isn't sure... Continue Reading →
It's time for a rotation of the summer candles, past time considering it's July, but I didn't want to change any out until I finished a few off. I've been making stellar progress (for me) on my candle depletion project. Okay, the empties below aren't super impressive but I wasn't home much to burn last... Continue Reading →
In May's BoB post, Lauren, of Lolo Loves Scents, posed the project wax question; essentially asking if we've ever had so much wax product that we felt a purge was needed before acquiring more. My answer is~oh yes, yes I have. It's been ongoing at a snail's pace since January and I've finally acquired enough... Continue Reading →
The irony of posting about spring scents today is not lost on me as my area sits blanketed under a half foot of snow that's been falling since Monday night. It looks more like winter around here than all of January and February put together. Still, what better time to daydream of throwing the windows... Continue Reading →
The Scented Library 