What is Color?...part 1

Color is defined as "the quality of an object, perceived as a visual sensation, resulting from its transmission or reflection of light of any or all of the various parts of the spectrum," according to the Macmillan Dictionary.

Say what?.. Ok, in my words: Color represents character, vitality, and interest. Color can show personality and attitude. Color can also affect or influence the way people feel..This is why we LOVE color! We enjoy creating bold colors for our scented soy wax candles has well as our soaps.  

We found that connecting a beautiful bold color to match the name of the candle or soap, can help visualize and interpret the scent of the product.. For example, we color our Red Hot Cinnamon soy candle, a bright red color. When you see the candle, what do you think of ? ..Maybe, those little red hot cinnamon candies you used to get from the ice cream truck when you were a kid?  That is exactly what it smells like.

In addition, color can enhance or bring about a particular emotion or feeling.  Have you ever walked into a room that is a shade of blue and felt peaceful and happy? So why can't we invoke the same feeling when we light a candle? Candles help us create an ambiance of relaxation and stress-less-ness..(I know that is a word somewhere lol!)

Below, we have listed the candle color and what each color can represent to you:
White Candle- symbolizes protection, purification, spirituality, healing, cleansing, meditation.
Blue Candle  - symbolizes healing, peace, happiness, sleep, serenity, communication, tranquility.
Purple Candle-symbolizes meditation, wisdom, ambition, success, independence, power.
Green Candle-symbolizes prosperity, fertility, employment, growth, luck, beauty, money, harmony.
Pink Candle  -symbolizes youth, romance, friendship, fidelity, love, compassion, emotional needs.
Red Candle  -symbolizes strength, physical energy, courage, courage, passion, will power, anger.
Brown Candle-symbolizes balance, grounding, decisiveness, material increase, finding lost items.
Yellow Candle-symbolizes intellect, travel, confidence, concentration, persuasion, creativity.
Orange Candle-symbolizes energy, success, intellectual pursuits, attracting love or romance.
Black Candle-symbolizes banishing negativity, mourning, exorcism, setting limits, restricting.
Gray Candle-symbolizes neutrality, neutralizing negativity, sorrow, loneliness.

Blue, Purple and Green are considered calming colors.
Red, Pink,Yellow, and Orange are considered stimulating colors.
White and Gray, are neutral cool colors. They can be calming but more subtle than blues.
Brown and Black, are neutral warm colors. They can be stimulating but more subtle than reds.

You be the judge. Try it and see. Which are your favorite candle colors?...Stay tuned to part 2 of What is Color?
Best Regards,

Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2011

Hi everyone, we are running a site wide sale this weekend to celebrate and give thanks during this seasonal holiday... Happenings...

• To receive the discount on your entire purchase, the promo code must be entered during the checkout phase. We will not be able to apply the coupon after your order has been submitted.
• Pumpkin Pie 16 oz Scented Soy Wax Candle is also on sale for $10.29 (savings of 14%).. Oh yeah, use the coupon code for an additional 30% off of the sale price..
• Yogurt Oatmeal Handmade Soap back in stock.
• Free Continental USA shipping for retail orders over $75.00 
• Continental USA shipping for retail orders under $75 = flat ship rate $8.95
• Local Scranton, PA free delivery for retail orders over $20.00
• For delivery within 20 miles of Scranton,PA flat ship rate $5.00

Also, due to a family emergency, we will be closed from 11/25/11 thru 12/5/11.  We will reopen 12/6/11. Our secure online store will remain open 24/7 to accept your orders.  We will resume shipping in the order that we receive your orders when we reopen on 12/6/11..Thank you and have a great weekend!..

About Us...Part 3

Hi everyone, welcome to part 3 of "About Us".  Okay, now for soaps. What gave us the notion to start making soaps? Well, I got this idea from my Grandma Mamie.  Yes, she has passed down this time consuming talent to me.  God bless her, she is now around 86 years young! See her in the photo below. This photo was taken several years ago. It is the only one I have for now but she still looks the same.

Our family really don't know her exact age because she has a couple of birth certificates with different birth years. She was born in the South.  Back then, it was not uncommon for there to be an error on birth certificates. When I was growing up, she never really wanted people to know how old she was.  I can remember when I was a little kid, she used to say "I am 21+ years old!"  As of today, we still don't know her exact age.  Her mission accomplished! She is too funny!  She is battling Alzheimer's and is winning everyday! We love you Grandma..

Anyways, when I was a little girl, she used to make these big batches of handmade soap in those black speckled roasting pans that you get at a local 5 and dime store.  Remember Woolworth's? I used to work there in High School.  Those were the good ole days! Okay, enough of that.  Back to soap.  All of the kids in the house (she was also a foster mom), used to laugh at her and say "that stuff stinks!"  Now I know, that it was the sodium hydroxide (lye) and the water combination that used to smell so bad.  Low and behold, I am now carrying on her tradition.

These days in time, the soap making process has modernized.  The process in general is more precise with the introduction of computer software to help with calculations of the soap ingredients.  My Grandmother used whatever oils she had in her kitchen to make handmade soap.  Today, the ingredients we use to make soap now include many luxury oils and butters such as Jojoba Oil and African Shea Butter.  These oils and butters were not as readily accessible to my Grandmother back then when I was a child.  Thank goodness for the Internet!  The Internet has made it possible to purchase these fabulous products with just a click of a "mouse."  We can now customize our soaps to compliment a particular skin type or create a certain characteristic feel.  How great is that?  How many different soap scents (natural of course) and color (we love color) combinations can you think of?  If I had all the time in the world and unlimited resources, the combinations I could create would be endless..  Until next time...