Showing posts with label safety. Show all posts
Showing posts with label safety. Show all posts

Monday, December 5, 2011

Scentsy Love!

I don't want to say anything about gifts, because some of my family members read my blog :)  However, I am loving me some Scentsy!  It's already a popular product line, so many may already share my love.  Scentsy is a wax warmer system with wonderful smelling scents.  The warmers come in full size and mid-size and there are many beautiful designs:

   

They also have travel tins for your car, scentsy circles and cute stuffed animals with scents inside.  I don't have one yet, but they also sell these plug in warmers


  The warmers work with a light bulb that heats up a container with wax in it.  There are lots of scents which is the best part for me.  I love to try out all the scents.  Scentsy scents come in scent bars and scent bricks.  These are scent bars:


Scent bricks are really big and I haven't found a scent yet that I want to commit to that much. Scentsy works by melting squares from the Scentsy bars in the warmer.


Scentsy is not sold in stores, but you can find a seller by going to their website.  I use Scentsy products in most of the rooms of my house.  They create a nice ambience (and smell good too!)  Some of my favorite scents are:  White Sands, Black Raspberry Vanilla, Welcome Home, Sunkissed Citrus and White Tea & Cactus.  The wax squares last a long time - I think between 8 and 12 hours (and there are eight squares per bar).  The best part of these products is the SMELL!  They are strong and long lasting. I love Gold Canyon candles because I think they are the very best.  But if you're looking for something without a flame, nothing beats Scentsy.  You can leave them on (I left one on a whole weekend by accident) and you never have to worry about fire.  I'm looking for my next order which should be in later this week and I can't wait!

Before I finish this "gushfest" I should say - I have not been compensated in any way for my opinions about Scentsy, nor was I asked to comment in any way.  In fact, I borrowed the pictures from their website.  I don't have a family member or close friend that works for Scentsy.  I just really believe in the product and like all small businesses, I believe in promoting the best ones so they stay successful.

cindy

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Holiday Candles

I really like the look of candles while I'm decorating for Christmas.  I like how they look and how they smell.  I don't use candles to provide great scents for my home (see my next blog where I talk about Scentsy), but the soft light candles provide gets me in a Christmas mood.




But candles can be dangerous, especially when you have so many other items decorating your home.  Here are 5 tips to stay safe with candles:

1.  NEVER leave a candle unattended and don't use candles on or near a Christmas tree.
2.  Keep candles away from anything that could burn (decorations, pine needles or matches in the candle, loose clothing, furniture, etc) and keep candles out of the reach of children and pets.
3.  Trim wicks to 1/4" before using.  If a candle flickers, sparks or the flame gets too large, put the candle out.
5.  Use a candle holder designed for candles.  This is a serious concern for those of us who DIY.  Be careful wrapping anything flammable around a candle holder or putting candles directly on surfaces that could be flammable.

Source: houzz.com via Cindy on Pinterest

Speaking of DIY, I couldn't resist at least showing pictures of some great projects with candles.  I admit I haven't tried any of these myself, but if you click on the picture, it should take you to my Pinterest account and then the source of the photo, which is usually a description of the DIY.  I did have to selectively choose which projects I would show, because many were, in my opinion, a little too dangerous.  As an example, I saw several projects where a taper was placed in a candle holder wrapped in leaves or evergreen.  Here are some of the best, and I'll let you click through to see how to create the gorgeousness!

Source: bhg.com via Cindy on Pinterest


Source: bhg.com via Cindy on Pinterest

This has me itching to try some of these. They are so pretty, yet elegant. If I get started now, I just might have something for my Christmas dinner table.

cindy