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Modern Natural Candles by The Beeswax Co

November 13, 2020 0

Wow, what a crazy fall it’s been! With the election and Covid-19, the world seems a bit overwhelming right now!

So what’s a girl to do but spend a little extra time making her home cozy for the rest of the year!

The more that I decorate, the more I find myself relying on my go-to sources for perfect accessories! One of my favorites is The Beeswax Co. The Texas-based brand makes modern natural candles with a sleek, minimalist presence that fits perfectly in my mid-century modern home!

The Beeswax Co doesn’t mind telling you that their family is obsessed with beeswax. They use their grand-daddy’s beekeeping tools to burnish each candle they make by hand and think of their work as a beautiful collaboration between people and bees.

Each step in our hand-crafted process is designed to bring out the natural beauty and healthy burning properties of the 100% pure beeswax we get from Texas beekeepers.

I partial to geometric shapes, streamlined silhouettes and natural scents!

The all-natural honey scent of these candles is amazing! It reminds me of the smell of our backyard in North Carolina!

My personal faves, Honeycomb and Westcave look fantastic in our home. I find myself moving them around so I can look at them all day. I’ll be stocking up on several to keep handy for housewarming and hostess gifts this holiday season. Candles for everyone! I have to tell y’all, they’re absolutely fabulous.

These eco-friendly candles check all of my boxes, all-natural, affordable, beautiful, luxe, and the containers can be reused! These beauties will find themselves holding plants or tolietries in their future!

Let’s add a little fun to your November, I’m giving away a Riverside Candle and a set of Tea lights! To enter leave a comment telling me how you stay cozy during the holidays!

Good Luck!

A Bright Idea: CFL Light Bulbs Cut Electricity Costs By 75%

October 27, 2020 8

Did you know that Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFL’s) can cut your electricity costs by 75%? CFL’s use 66% less energy and last 10x longer than incandescent bulbs? You don’t have to remove all of the bulbs throughout your home today, but once the bulbs go out, replace them with CFL’s. Want to see how much money you can save using CFL’s?

* Don’t forget to turn off the lights when you leave the room.

Do you use CFL’s? What do you think?

Why Did the Free-Range Chicken Cross the Road?

September 27, 2020 0

To get to the fabulous chicken home on the other side, of course.

I love chickens, always have – I love their plump bodies, beautiful colors, soft downy feathers, and the way they strut around, makes me smile. Someday I would love to have half a dozen of them clucking in my yard. Unfortunately, we don’t have the room (they’d fall in the pool!), so no chicks for me.

When I am able to have some cluck clucks of my own, I believe it would be quite grand if they lived in an eglu from Omlet. Not the kind that you eat silly, but the fabulous chicken house seen above, complete with free-range doors.

What do you think?

Madsen Cycle: Love For A Bucket Bike

September 23, 2020 5

I am really enjoying riding my bike everywhere this fall. So far we have ridden our bikes to the library to pick up some great summer reads, the grocery store to pick up groceries, the beach, and to enjoy lovely brunches and dinners on the patios of our favorite local restaurants. I really love my bike, but think it would be fabulous to have a bike that could hold everything that I need all at the same time.

This is why I would really love to have a Madsen Bike. Not to mention the fact that their bikes are fabulous. I think it would be the perfect bike for my lifestyle. I would put my Madsen Bike to work transporting library books, groceries, beach essentials, and Olive, our Frenchie would look quite dashing riding in the back. Not to mention they are a Utah company and I am from Salt Lake City!

Now how would I choose between turquoise and orange? 

What do you think of Madsen Bike?

Journal Your Thoughts In An Eco-Friendly Journal

September 20, 2020 2
 

Do you keep a journal? I keep several. I have one that I jot down ideas in, another that I record what I call Ebenisms (silly and incredibly insightful things Eben says), and another for sketches. Nothing makes me happier than a nice hot cup of tea, a cozy chair, and my thoughts. I have recently started another journal, a green journal. I have been writing down the ways that I want to be more Earth-friendly. I have been keeping track of my successes and challenges. I carry this small journal with me in my handbag, this way when I think of something when I am out and about, I can stop and jot it down. Right now I really love these jumbo journals from ecojot.

Do you keep a journal? What kind?
Would you consider keeping a green journal?
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