Give me your input and you could win a Autumn Comfort Candle

As some of you know I have been starting some work on a small line of natural cleaning products. Some of the recipes are ones that I have been using to clean my house for a while. What I need your help with is deciding what type of products in particular should I focus on offering? For example I use natural laundry soap, a natural all purpose cleaner, dish soap and a granite cleaner for my kitchen counters. I was also considering a simple carpet powder, a room spray and and maybe a window cleaner. So post a comment below listing the most common natural cleaners you would like to have and include your email address by Saturday April 18th and you could win a 8oz soy candle in the scent of your choice.I will announce the winner early next week and send an email to find out what address you would like you candle shipped to.

The Beautiful Truth

My friend Julia told me about this great documentary. Incredible information!

Food Inc.

This looks amazing....

My First Etsy Front Page

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Here is a screen shot of a front page My candles was on on Thursday. It's my first time on the front page of Etsy and it pretty much made my day. I also got a little shot out in the Guest Curator chat last night for my work with Bread and Badger on our hand cut and etched wine bottle candles. It was just the boost I needed to brighten my week.

Crafty Wonderland's 3rd Birthday Celebration

On April 5th I will be vending at a very exciting Crafty Wonderland event. This will be Crafty Wonderlands 3rd birthday and the creator of the documentary Handmade NationFaythe Levine will be available to sign copies of her book. And they will be having a special Handmade Nation themed DIY Table project! Some of the crafters featured in her film/book are going to be there as well! There are going to be some great Artists and Crafters there so don't miss it. 11 to 4 in the basement of the Doug Fir on SE Burnside.

and for your viewing pleasure a preview of Handmade Nation which will be premiering here the same weekend at the Museum of Contemporary Craft

AC is now at Bella Sirota in Jantzen Beach

Autumn Comfort Candles are now available at the cruelty free shop Bella Sirota located in the Jantzen Beach Super Center near the Target entrance. I'm am really excited because she is currently in the process of moving to a larger shop just a few doors down from her current location in the mall. It's a great shop with lots of local hand crafted and Vegan only items! So if live in the area stop on by and check it out!

Our Kitchen Counters - Before & After

We have spent the last several days getting rid of the chipped white Formica counters in our kitchen and replacing them with large stone tiles. I'm pretty happy with how they turned out considering we are pretty new to tile work. Here are some before and after photos from our project.

We cut the tile first and laid it all out.

And the end result.....

And yes I know my kids are in almost every photo. They hear the camera and come a runnin'. Next we will replace the horrible flooring. But for now I'm happy with the update.