Featured Artist & Giveaway

Well the Featured Artist & Giveaway is going pretty good. I really appreciate Dawn from Giggles & Grins Bowtique for participating! She is awesome! I really love her products too! I do hope everyone is having fun with it and I hope everyone is loving Dawn's work as much as I do. I didn't quite know how this would go, I was honestly afraid no one would participate so I wouldn't have to even think about another feature!! But wow I am so pleased at the interest in our feature and giveaway! I don't know why I would think otherwise, I mean Dawn's creations are WONDERFUL, so of course people want to participate. The self doubt came from my own end...I am new at this, what if I suck, what if people don't like what I have, what if people laugh at me...and on and on and on....?! :) hehe

Anyway enough about that, I really am enjoying the feature and giveaway so we will definitely do more! I can't wait to find our next feature! I have my eye on a couple...gosh there is sooooo much great stuff out there, it is hard to choose!!

And lastly, I think we are all over our sickness bout!! Gosh that was HORRIBLE!! No fun what so ever! I hope that is it for the year, (ya right) I can dream right???

Spring has gotta be coming!!

I just know it has got to be getting close! I absolutely ADORE spring, my favorite time of year! Everything smells so wonderful, everything is turning green, & everything just radiates in the suns glory! AWWWW spring! I hope it is close! I have been working on spring projects for the biz. My candles look like the varying shades of Easter egg colors! They are cute!! Hope spring gets here soon...I can hardly wait!

PUKE!! GROSS!

You know I love my kiddos to no end, but when it comes to cleaning up their puke...I get a little grossed out to say the least! It seems that I have spent the last 2 days cleaning up puke. I am sure I will spend a few more before it is all over! Only 1 out of 4 kiddos has caused all the commotion, so I am indeed in for more. I know it sounds weird, but while cleaning up puke, I was so disgusted, fed-up, and quite frankly a little mad about it, and then I got to thinking (in between almost puking myself) 1. It is my pay back for my own puking as a child, that my mother endured. and 2. At least I am blessed with said pukey children.

I guess it is a little lesson all of us mothers and caregivers can relate to. We have been blessed with them and although it is not always pretty at least we have them. And hopefully one day they can return the favor to us or their own children.

So that was my day (or two) 1. wake up 2. clean puke 3. be thankful I know kinda weird what makes us think?!

New to blogging

I am completely new to this!! Hi my name is Amy, I am a wife, mother of 4, and recently an owner of a little home-based candle, soap, & crafts business. I started making candles last year because I was pretty much bored. I stay at home with my little ones, and they do keep me busy, but I wanted something that was just for me. I have been home with them for about 6 yrs now, so I was literally going nuts just playing and watching Dora all day. So this is where my love for candles and crafts comes into play. Years ago before I had my children I LOVED to craft anything I could and I did, but with children taking up so much of me I stopped. So I decided to start and I wanted to try something new and something I loved, so I thought candles first!! I LOVE candles and I was spending too much money on them anyway, so I researched and researched and researched and researched some more....... and finally I decided to just go for it. I started off making just paraffin, and I liked them, my first ones weren't that great though, but the more I read about soy the more I liked it. So I started mixing everything...soy, paraffin, beeswax, I like qualities from all of them, so I use a lot of soy and a little of everything else. I ended up with so many candles I thought maybe others would like to have some. My family seemed to think they were pretty good, so eventually I started selling them. My Grandmother also helps me and with her it makes it all fun!! I also enjoy the time we get to spend together...we have fun, we laugh a lot. We started making some soaps too, we want to start making cold process soap but right now I don't want the chemicals in my home with toddlers, so later I will do that, for now we hand mill our soaps which is great!! I love creating things, my own stuff...I make wreaths and gift baskets...I also started making my own lotions and I am sure before I am done I will make just about everything. I am very blessed to have the support from my family and I am glad that my children get to see things from a more naturalistic side instead of just all the stuff at retail stores. I am also hoping it will inspire them to create and be artistic as well.

I sell my creations on Etsy if anyone is interested in taking a look go to http://www.ozarkscentscandleco.etsy.com/ I need to polish up on my photography skills but my products are great!!