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American Scent Trip candles!
| Posted on 18 May, 2013 at 18:27 |
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 Take a journey with your nose through the USA! I'm creating, based upon my own, personal travels, a series of candles that takes you on a journey through each state with your nose! As Helen Keller put it so perfectly , " Smell is a potent wizard that transports you across thousands of miles and all the years you have lived." Currently ready are: Oregon (made with pure essential oils of Douglas fir, sage & coffee with a helping of organic hazelnut and marionberry flavor oils) Washington (made with pure essential oils of Douglas fir, lavender, & lilac with a generous helping of organic apple flavor oil) California (nothing reminds me more of California than a fresh, warm, just of the tree, juicy orange- plus, I've added essential oils of Redwood cedar & eucalyptus along with organic strawberry and grape flavor oils) Pennsylvania (we used to live near Hershey, Pa so I was awakened by the smell of warm chocolate wafting through my window each morning. Thus, this yummy candle contains: organic chocolate flavor oil along with organic oils of: honeysuckle, cinnamon, and molasses) South Dakota (after long, hot drives across South Dakota, a stop at Wall Drug for a strawberry shake or some local sassparilla is just the ticket. Add the essential oils of spruce, pine, and sage from the forests and you've got an amazing scentsation!) Each state comes with a more descriptive story and some interesting facts or recipes from/about the state. Some fun tidbits- Our American Scent Trip candles have been featured on USA Love List and are one of the founder's favorite items of all time! The cast of the t.v. show, GRIMM, adore my AST-Oregon candles and wrote a special note to Vance Family Soy Candles to let us know! The first lady of Oregon is a fan of our AST-Oregon candles! I hope you, too, enjoy our new candle line and they transport you on a trip throughout the beautiful country of America! - Amy |
Custom Wedding Favor options are here!
| Posted on 30 April, 2013 at 14:40 |
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  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 cherishthem (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 |
Some questions about soy candles......
| Posted on 3 January, 2013 at 15:40 |
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Ever wonder why your soy candle looks like it has frosting on the top? What about the bubble on the sides of the glass? What about all those companies that say "soot free"? Well, here are some answers! 1) Why DO soy candles start to change color and get a white "frosting" as they age? Answer: This is actually a GOOD thing. This is proof that the candle is made with real vegetable oils and not petroleum or synthetics. It is just a natural occurance that doesn't affect the quality of the candle in the least bit. 2) What's up with the weird look on the sides of the glass? Answer: This is the oil separating from the sides of the glass. This is more common during the cold months. It is perfectly normal and doesn't affect the quality of the candle. 3) So many companies claim their candles are "soot free" and "smoke free", why don't Vance Family Soy Candles claim that? ANSWER: Because then we wouldn't be telling the truth. In order to burn a candle, SOMETHING MUST BE BURNED. When burning something, SOOT WILL HAPPEN. Although soy candles (and especially our candles since we don't use petroleum in our scents either), and cottom wicks, let off LESS soot than petroleum candles (parraffin), we don't claim things that aren't true. Have any other questions? We'd love to answer them! |
truth in advertising
| Posted on 13 June, 2012 at 14:41 |
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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. |
Exclusive Strawberry Lemonade Candle Set.
| Posted on 7 February, 2012 at 13:54 |
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I am excited to announce that Isabella Catalog ( www.isabellacatalog.com) will be selling my Strawberry Lemonade candles! This candle is made with organic strawberry flavor oil & organic lemon essential oil and smells AMAZING! It transports you to a warm front porch, surrounded by friends and beauty, sipping refreshing & fulfilling, natural lemonade with fresh strawberries. Each candle is made in a re-usable, sturdy, 8 ounce glass that can be filled (after your candle burns out) with the lemonade you make from the included "secret" lemonade recipe! YUMMMMMMMMMMYYYYYYYY!!!!!!! |
LA Mart/California Gift Show/Beckman's West
| Posted on 29 January, 2012 at 19:36 |
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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!
| Posted on 29 December, 2011 at 19:33 |
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 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! |
Portlandia, Season 2 Premier
| Posted on 27 December, 2011 at 13:12 |
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Thanks to product placement in season 2 of Portlandia, I was honored to be able to attend the premier last night. It was fun to see my company up on the screen, visit with the actors and get a sneek peak of the season. But alas, despite a free flowing, hosted bar and ample food, I couldn't wait to get back home to kiss my children goodnight and cuddle up in my warm bed! |
Free Shipping ! Great Green & Healthy Products (and my candles of course!)
| Posted on 12 December, 2011 at 13:00 |
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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  |
Pillar Votives now available!
| Posted on 3 October, 2011 at 1:39 |
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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.    As far as tapers go, wow, they are hard to make look even! My first batch was received with glee by my sons because they said they looked like Shrek candles! EEK! Ear Wax candles was not exactly the look I was going for! I'm working on it though and I am still hopeful that I will be announcing a new line of pillar and taper soy candles very soon!  |