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Amy: Posted on Thursday, December 15, 2011 2:58 PM
Last Minute Shopping Deal! Free Shipping on all CANDLE orders over $50! Stock up while it lasts! All orders are shipped via UPS Ground, 1-3 business days after ordering. Orders are sent from Vancouver, WA so keep this in mind when ordering, if you are in a time crunch! Sorry, Body Products are not included in the free shipping. |
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Amy: Posted on Monday, December 12, 2011 11:00 AM
How exciting it is to see my candles on other websites, in catalogs and in stores! Even more exciting is the fact that people are converting to sustainable, petroleum free, foreign material free, synthetic fragrance free candles! I want the world to be healthy for a very long time. Just thinking about the here and now doesn't work for me, especially since I have children so everyday I am reminded of what the future may bring. I know that candles are just a little start, but how wonderful it would be if everything were sustainable and not petroleum based and full of toxins?! Here are some amazing businesses, run by amazing people, that are devoted to selling only healthy, eco-friendly products. They sell my candles and two are offering free shipping for the holidays! Thanks to companies like this, we will hopefully enjoy many more Merry Christmases. |
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Amy: Posted on Sunday, October 2, 2011 10:39 PM
I am very pleased to say that I now have pillar votives available! They are so much fun to make and, since they don't come in a container, you can use your own favorite containers for these natural soy, essential oil & essence candles. You do need containers for these or else they will melt all over. I have been experimenting with large pillar candles and tapers and wow, I have a whole new respect for those who succeed at this art form! My large pillars aren't so hard to make, it's once I burn them that the fun begins! They create a huge show of wax waterfalls and configurations. My husband and children love them and get very excited to see what will happen next! However, I don't know how well they will go over in the retail world? So, these Pictures are in backwards order, but I'll type forwards... #1 it started out nice, #2 Sixty Hours later....#3 only 10 hours later. Entertaining, but not very practical. soy candles very soon! |
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Amy: Posted on Wednesday, August 3, 2011 1:40 PM
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Amy: Posted on Thursday, May 5, 2011 9:54 PM
Don't forget! Tomorrow is First Friday @ Milepost 5!! Come enjoy the festivities as artists throughout the complex open up their studios and let strangers in. Everyone is welcome and the retail shops (including mine, JUST THE GOOD STUFF), will often have sales and workshops, while the artists throughout the complex dull out treats and love to talk about their work. E.A.T. will most likely have a band playing on their stage and will, ofcourse, be serving their out-of-this-world food. See you there? Milepost 5 is really easy to get to. Just take I-205 to the Glisan exit and go west. Turn right on NE 82nd Ave.. Go one block and turn left on Oregon St.. Find a place to park. |
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Amy: Posted on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 9:39 AM
So, at my store's Grand Opening the Mayor, Sam Adams, came in and said, "This is the best smelling store in Portland!". Well, he is right about that one! The Grand Opening of JUST THE GOOD STUFF @ Milepost 5 (NE 82nd, just N. of Glisan) was a lot of fun. Many wonderful people came in, browsed, oohed and aahhed & bought organic fragrance for their home & body. If you have the chance to stop by, I also have a collection of upcycled home & garden art (tiki torches, hummingbird feeders, garden art), handmade chocolates, hand painted glassware, fused glass, jewelry, pottery faces made by my son, greeting cards and whimsies. I hope to see you there! |
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Amy: Posted on Sunday, March 13, 2011 2:07 PM
I am jazzed! Now you can buy my highly sought after candles at my little boutique in Milepost 5. Located just N. of Glisan on NE 82nd Ave., and across from the community center park, Milepost 5 is a live/work community with a fab restaurant E.A.T. (eat, art, theater), a gallery, free community activities and concerts, and various shops. My shop, JUST THE GOOD STUFF, located next to the restrooms in the hallway by the restaurant, will be loaded with my candles, melts, and body products, as well as upcycled items for the home and garden and necessary treats (caramel corn and chocolates for starters). Official opening will be March 18th, with the Grand Opening Ceremony April 8th. The complex grand opening extends throughout the weekend with free activities, music, a ribbon cutting ceremony by the mayor, and much more. I will be giving out FREE samples of sweet w/ heat caramel corn and lip balm. Hope to see you there! |
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Posted on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 9:07 PM
Well, I've changed up my labels 6 times this year and this time I think I finally got it right! I am very happy with these. They are elegant, recyled, down to earth, slightly whimsical, branded and are just paper that is wrapped around and taped so the buyer can take it off and have a plain candle if they would like. I am also making tags for my coffee candles and other funky sizes.  What do you think? I will still keep my recycled white labels for any hard-core fans but otherwise, I really like the recycled brown. Speaking of new......Handmade Local Market opened this weekend! If you haven't had a chance to check it out, please do! For the month of February you can buy one of my healing shea,soy and essential oil massage candles for only $5! This Saturday, ALL CUSTOMERS GET FREE LIPBALM while supplies last. One per customer. Plus, I have a shelf of OOPS! candles with the wrong wicks, discontinued fragrances, discontinued jars, etc. that are only $5! Hope to see you there! |
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amy: Posted on Sunday, January 9, 2011 4:44 PM
So, I've done it. Enough people have said they want a shop in Clark County and I found a good starter location that I can afford. It's not going to be called Vance Family Soy Candles but rather Handmade Local Market. It will have dozens of vendor's wares, from art to artichoke cheese. Creating a Market makes it much less risky for me and creates great opportunities for all those involved AND fills a void in the shopping marketplace. I know that we are all going to have a great experience and I look forward to a CRAZY year. See you there! |
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Amy: Posted on Tuesday, December 28, 2010 3:04 PM
I just want to say. "THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!" to all the wonderful people who supported me this past year! I want to especially thank Taylor, for constantly telling me that you know I CAN DO ANYTHING and your unfailing faith. Leaf, for being my inspiration for many of my products and for always telling me how wonderful they are. Lake, for being my smell tester and eating all the chocolates from the shop! Tim, for never doubting me and always encouraging me. Mom and Dwayne, for all your support and the fact that you absolutely LOVE my product! Heather, for being a living testimony and #1 fan! Jen, Ben and Thomas for helping move things, build things, and watching the shop. All of my repeat customers who keep coming back for more and more and tell me what an amazing product I make. This means more to me than you can imagine. And my wonderful vendors in my Christmas shop. It was a delight to meet everyone of you and I look forward to colaberating with you again, SOON! Speaking of which, now that the Christmas rush is over, it's on to Valentine's Day! I look forward to expanding my in-home shop for a holiday sale and adding many more, quality, handmade, local vendors. In March, I am hoping to open a Made Local Market, about 4 miles from my home, complete with a gluten-free bakery, chocolate shop, drive-thru Real Food Stand, Garden and hundreds of vendors. This is a process that I have been praying about and thus, am not going to jump in until I get the go-ahead. In February I have the Seattle Gift Fair.......if anything, it will be fun to be up in Seattle with my family and do some sight seeing. Happy New Year Everyone! |
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