The Daily (sort of) thoughts of a Candle Maker and a mum of two.

Monday, 8 September 2008

Back in the Swing of Things


Well it has been a while but after our fantastic holiday in South Africa I had a months worth of orders waiting for me when I got home - so it has been nose to the grind stone for me.

You can see more of our holiday pics here.

What a fantastic time we all had. The Kruger National Park is out of this world. It is roughly the size of Scotland and all the animals are free to wander about as nature intended. It is the humans who need to be caged in at night. We stayed in a fantastic lodge and it is unbelievable how bright the stars are when there is absolutely no street lighting for hundreds of miles around!!!

We ate and drank far too much of course (it wouldn't have been a holiday if we didn't!!) hubby even tried snails but I'm not brave enough to try that I'm afraid.

Anyway back to reality. Thoughts are now turning to the winter months and we will be getting in a batch of new winter scents soon - will post and let you know when they have all been tested. I am developing a new range of personalised wedding favours at the moment and hopefully will have these on soon.

www.candles-by-lisa.co.uk
www.candles-by-lisa.com

Tuesday, 3 June 2008

Yet More New Scents

I just can't resist the lure of lovely new scents and here is the latest addition to my family. I now have well over 100 scents to choose from.

Clover Fields - This is a gorgeous fresh Clover Field aroma

Coffee Cake & Spice - Yum Yum

Lemongrass - Gorgeous true lemongrass scent

Sage & Citrus - Wonderful aroma of top notes of mandarin, tangerine, ruby red grapefruit, and lemon rinds, with base notes of fresh sage leaves

Stargazer Lily - The wonderful aroma of stargazer lillies.

Now that I have tested this lot I am now looking forward to the next batch of scents to order. Keep checking the website for updates.

www.candles-by-lisa.co.uk
www.candles-by-lisa.com

Friday, 16 May 2008

The Fresh Smell of Roses



Another new addition to my ever expanding candle range.

These are lovely you get two and they are roughly 3 inches wide and 1.5 inches high. Inspiration from the garden has obviously been taken when making these. They would make lovely gifts but would also be ideal as wedding favors for that summer wedding.

http://www.candles-by-lisa.co.uk/

http://www.candles-by-lisa.com/

Wednesday, 14 May 2008

New Scents

I have at last tested all the new scents that I ordered and have loaded them onto the website - again I have ordered a whole shed load of new ones so once they have been tested I will add another list.

We have

Black Raspberry Vanilla
Cherry Clove Chutney
Forbidden Apple
Gingerbread - Yum Yum
Honey I Washed the Kids Lush "Type"
Issey Miyake "Type"
Juniper Breeze,
Lemon Verbena
Mi Mi's Kitchen
Passion Fruit Deluxe

and last but not least

Plumeria

They are all absolutely gorgeous and smell delicious.

www.candles-by-lisa.co.uk
www.candles-by-lisa.com

Tuesday, 13 May 2008

New Range of Soy Candles



I have added another to my ever increasing range of scented candles. This is one of my new Soy Wax range.

You get 2 100% natural Soy Wax scented candles in hexagonal jars which come in a gorgeous natural Jute bag. These are ideal for those wishing to use more environmentally friendly products.

www.candles-by-lisa.co.uk

www.candles-by-lisa.com

Monday, 12 May 2008

What Lovely Weather


Well dare we actually believe that summer is here to stay? The lovely weather has been the inspiration for my Knickerboker Glory scented candles.
They really do look good enough to eat and smell absolutely gorgeous. You have a top layer of lucious vanilla scented ice cream, the middle layer is scrummy strawberry scented ice cream and the bottom layer is gorgeous chocolate scented ice cream.
My knickerbokers burn for 100 hours and are absolutely guaranteed calorie free.