I didn’t have to think twice when Corinne from Salt City Candle emailed me asking if she could be a Cool Shop! on my blog. I’ve been a big fan of Salt City Candles for many years and my supply had recently run out so I was excited to choose a few more to keep me going!
Salt City Candles look and smell amazing. There is a fragrant to suit everyone – I am especially partial to the fruit fragrances – they are so fresh and invigorating. The fragrances are so intense that a soft aroma will spread in the room if you just leave the lid off the jar! I leave a couple of opened candles by my front door and people always comment on the delicious smell that greets them!
Salt City Candles make a beautiful decoration to any home. The colours are beautiful and the shape of the jars are stunning. Once your candle has burned out you can use the jars to store anything from food to craft supplies! Although, you will be waiting awhile for your candle to burn down as the largest candle (26oz) burns for 120-140 hours!
As well as looking and smelling fantastic, Salt City Candles are made using a unique triple blend of highly refined paraffin and soy waxes which are of food-grade quality, resulting in a much cleaner burn. They also use zinc core wicks that are 100% lead free.
Ooh, I wish there was a scratch ‘n sniff button on the computer so I could share some of my favourite fragrances with you! I definitely recommend the fruity fragrances though, they aren’t too sweet or too spicy and really fill your home with a lovely fresh aroma.
I think my absolute favourite fragrance is Cucumber Melon. It is the kind of fragrance that I wouldn’t pick from it’s name alone – I don’t think “cucumber” would really stand out to me as a yummy scent! But mixed with honeydew, cantaloupe and sweet melon it truly is divine and a candle that I could burn all day long.
Lime Twist is another one of my all time favourite fragrances…mmm, it has a really sweet citrusy smell and gives a nice summery feel to the room.
I decided to try a fragrance I hadn’t smelt before and couldn’t resist the name…Spring Clean. You know how you walk into someone familiar’s house and can smell their washing powder? Maybe it is just me, but I associate all of my aunty and uncle’s homes with the washing powder that they used as we were growing up! Well, Spring Clean reminds me just of that. It really is like crisp, clean sheets on your bed and a vase of freshly cut flowers sitting on the night stand. Also great to pull out if you want your house to smell like you have had a big clean up…maybe my visitors won’t notice the mess?!!
If you are looking for a Christmas present for that hard-to-buy for friend, sister, mother-in-law…then you can’t go wrong with a Salt City Candle.
GIVEAWAY
As part of her Cool Shops! review, Corinne would like to extend a VERY generous giveaway to readers of my blog. There will be 3 winners – so lots of chances for you to win!
FIRST PRIZE = 1 x 26oz candle (RRP $44.95) in fragrance of your choice
SECOND PRIZE = 1 x 16oz candle (RRP $34.95) in fragrance of your choice
THIRD PRIZE = 1 x 10oz candle (RRP $24.95) in fragrance of your choice
HOW TO ENTER:
1. Head over the to Facebook and click “like” on the Salt City Candles Australia page.
2. Refer your friends to Salt City Candles Australia’s page.
3. Once you have “liked” Salt City Candles Australia on Facebook, leave a comment on this post with your email address so that I can contact you when you win 🙂
Please note that this giveaway is open to Australian residents only. Giveaway will close on Tuesday 9th November and winner will be drawn randomly.
Yep, its Cool Shop! time again! I’ve got a sensational round up of Cool Shops! to share with you this month, as well as some fantastic giveaways and discount codes.
If you are looking for a totally unique necklace or bracelet, then Minski will not disappoint.
Minna is from Adelaide and creates the most amazing necklaces, bracelets, brooches and earrings out of beautiful buttons. I haven’t seen button jewellery quite like this before, I love the stunning look that Minna creates from something as simple as buttons.
Minna sent me a Cantelope necklace for review…I wore it today for the first time when I went to church and had so many compliments. If only I could have said yes when I was asked if I made it!!
I thought Minski necklaces were lovely on the screen, but was so impressed with the quality and detail when I received mine in the mail. It sits perfectly around my neck and is very easy to wear. I love that these necklaces can be dressed up or down also – they can have a funky or delicate look to them depending on what you are wearing.
You guys are in luck, because Minna is offering a special discount to my blog readers 🙂
Buy one, get one 50% off!
(Use the code MIPMIN2010 in the message to the seller at checkout and Minski will refund the difference once payment is received. Offer is valid from now until 21st December 2010. Discounted item to be of equal or lesser value to full priced item. Discount excludes postage.)
This is the perfect opportunity for you to buy a necklace for a friend, sister, mother for Christmas and get one 50% off for yourself! Or you could just buy both for yourself 😉
Thanks Minski for kicking off our November Cool Shops!
I’ve recently listed a few more Make It Perfect samples in my Etsy and Made It stores. All of the samples I have for sale are in brand new condition and have been used for display purposes only. Hopefully someone out there will be able to put them to good use, seems a shame to have them hiding away in a cupboard!
Just a quick post today…I’ve got some spots open for Cool Shop! sponsorship in December/January.
If you are a COOL SHOP! – big or small, and interested in some free advertising over the next few months, send me an email and I’ll fill you in on the details.
Cool Shops! get a month of advertising on my blog, as well as a great review (see previous reviews here) and you will also be featured on my Cool Shops! web page FOREVER!
Here is my Cosmo Bag from Amy Butler’s Style Stitches book. After this and the Reverible Everyday Shopper, I think I’ve got my need for bag sewing out of my system now – thank goodness! I do quite enjoy sewing bags, but really, how many do you need?! And what do you do with the old ones you have sewn and are still in pretty good condition but you don’t use anymore because you have new ones???!! Throw them away? It just seems wrong to thrown something you have made in the rubbish!
Anyway, I digress…here is the Cosmo Bag: There are a lot of details I am really enjoying about this bag…the big exterior side pockets are perfect for stashing keys, your phone, other bits and pieces that always get lost in the bottom of your bag. I especially love the little strip of contrasting fabric at the top of the pocket that also makes up the pocket lining.
And the closure is something I have never seen before, the pointed end and chunky loop add a funky look to the bag. The button is supposed to be fabric covered but I didn’t have any big enough. This blue button was my “makeshift” button, but it has grown on me and I think I’ll keep it there.
Another thing I am really loving about this bag and the Reversible Everyday Shopper is the bottom and side panels that help to give the bag more of a square shape and make it sit nicely when it is full of bulky items. All of the other bags I have made have a box-bottom, but never sit as nicely when full.
It also gets my “big bag” tick of approval! I am really pleased with the fabric I chose for this bag. Erin McMorris is one of my very favourite fabric designers and I don’t think she gets enough praise for her awesome work. I wanted this bag to have a bit more of a classy look, but still funky – so that I could take it to the beach or out for dinner and the green is really making me happy 🙂
SUPPLIES:
Erin McMorris, Weekends, Lollies in Red (handle)
Erin McMorris, Weekends, Hopscotch in Lime (exterior bag)
Erin McMorris, Wildwood, Pressed Leaves in Fuchsia (lining)
