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Custom Wedding Favor options are here!

Amy: Posted on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 11:40 AM

Planning a wedding or special occassion? Check out our custom candles for weddings & events! People love these adorable candles personalized with your names and sentiments and will cherish

them (unlike many favors that end up in the trash :)) Not only are they adorable, smell great (custom scents available too!), and fun, but they are an earth friendly option that will portray your sustainable values. Please use our contact form or call us to start your special candles for your special day!

-Amy

American Scent Trip candles now available!

Amy: Posted on Friday, February 08, 2013 8:50 AM

I am having so much fun making my American Scent Trip candles! I've lived, or visited, almost every state in the USA and am now creating a candle series that takes you on a "scent trip" through the states! Each candle is scented with the real deal (of course!) so it really smells like the real deal! For instance, American Scent Trip- Washington is made using pure fir essential oil (Douglas Fir is the state tree!), organic apple flavor oil, and a hint of organic lavender & lilac oil. It smells AMAZING and, coupled with my story on the label, it takes you on a scent journey through the state of Washington. So far, I've created Washington, Oregon, Pennsylvania and California. More coming soon!

truth in advertising

Amy Vance: Posted on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 11:41 AM

Ugh. I saw some candles today that clearly stated, " pure essential oils in

soy wax" that was labeled as an aromatherapy candle and had some nice verbiage on the back about the benefits of the essentials oils supposedly in the candles. I opened the box and bam! synthetic fragrance filled my lungs and eyes. Evidently there must be some essential oils in there somewhere but there was also lots of sickening, overpowering, synthetic fragrance also. Where is the truth in advertising? Who is regulating this? Obviously no one. How sad. By all outward accounts, these candles appeared to be 100% natural, plant based candles with JUST essential oils. What kind of aromatherapy is it if it kills you? I was sad to see this (I see it a lot but usually the labels say "with essential oils" or "essential oil blend", still deceiving but, I now know these deceiving terms and look for them). Of course, I can tell right away by smelling a candle whether it is real or not. Can you? I would love to here if others can tell, or if they think that maybe they are just allergic to certain flowers or the scent is to strong and that is what is bothering them rather than thinking that a company is deceiving them.

LA Mart/California Gift Show/Beckman's West

Amy: Posted on Sunday, January 29, 2012 5:36 PM

Thank you, California, for a warm welcome to the California Gift Show! I was in the LA Mart/Beckman's West division and the response was wonderful! So many retailers are switching from synthetic fragrance and petroleum based candles.....it is wonderful! Not only am I excited that business is booming, but I am so glad that more non-renewable resources are being saved and less toxins will be filling the air! A great big thanks to my new clients! You can now find my 100% natural soy candles (for real 100%, not 100% soy and then added toxic fragrance like most candles!) at these fine locations:

Splendid Things ( Paso Robles, CA)

Urban Farmhouse (Salinas, CA)

Topanga Home Grown (Topanga, CA)

Vintage Cousins (Whittier, CA)

Designer's Furniture (Glendale, CA)

The Washburne Cafe' (Springfield, OR)

Roxie's Charity Boutique and Gallery (Phoenix, AZ)

Etcetera (Portland, OR)

Designscape (Hanalei, Hawaii)

MADE art boutique (Phoenix, AZ)

Chris Hart Studio ( Grants Pass, OR)

and in the spring....Mono Lake Committee...Mono Lake, CA (Yosemite)

Hope you are near one!

Massage Candles are back!

Amy : Posted on Thursday, December 29, 2011 5:33 PM

They're back! Customers were going nuts awaiting the return of my massage candles and I am happy to say, they are back! I had decided to remove them until I had labels that were worthy of the candle. Vintage Paper Boutique has designed just that and I am proud to introduce my amazing, natural, nourishing, perfectly warm massage candle with its new, apothecary vintage style label. As always, there are NO SYNTHETIC FRAGRANCES, PHALATES or Foreign Materials in The Perfect Massage Candle. Enjoy!

It's a Miracle!

Amy: Posted on Thursday, December 22, 2011 9:33 AM

I just found out that the wonderful woman, Jackie, with brain cancer ,

that I have been colaberating a fundraiser with Chinaberry Inc./ Isabella to help ease her medical bills..........Is healed! Her scan came back free and clear! How awesome is that! To raise funds I made a candle that Isabella named Believe. It was filled with essential oils shown to promote concentration, belief and hope. Buyers were encouraged to say a prayer or meditate as they lit the candle everyday. Many, many people bought this candle because they knew Jackie and would pray for Jackie as they lit the candle. Now, something that is almost impossible, has happened! I am so excited for her and her family. What a wonderful Christmas gift!

The Believe candle is still available at www.isabellacatalog.com and part of its proceeds will still continue to go to pay for Jackie's medical bills so that she can enjoy her new life and not worry about daunting bills.