2012 Holiday Rafflecopter Giveaway Participant ~ Joan Barlow from ScentralStation

This blog highlights Joan Barlow from ScentralStation. Joan has been kind enough to add a $20.00 gift certificate for online use or in person for her retail store ScentralStation!

Scentral Station is woman-owned and founded in 2002 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It has evolved into an emporium of scentual pleasures for handmade scented candles, homemade bath and body products, fragrance oils, perfumes, incense, and so much more. This company believes that it has superior products without the high prices.

Even if you cannot afford to get away from it all on a tropical paradise vacation, you can still enjoy the homemade products such as the bath products, fragrance oils and homemade scented candles. Your soul will not care if it is on a sandy beach, it will feel tranquil with the wonderful products listed above. You will feel refreshed and ready to take on the world after using these high quality products.

ScentralStation products make the perfect Christmas gift. Not only are they priced low but one can actually use these gifts! How many times have you received a gift that you never used? Maybe you even re-gifted one or two gifts. With these soothing scented products your gift recipients will definitively not be re-gifting your items! While you are Christmas shopping online or at the in person store, make sure you pick up a few items to treat yourself. Just be careful, her products are ADDICTING!  They are just that good! 

Joan also sells Avon. You can find many Christmas gifts on her Avon website. From kitchen items to make-up, spa items, baby items, clothes, hair care products, men’s products, teen products and so much more! If you have not looked at an Avon catalog in a while, you will be pleasantly surprised at all of the new sensational products Avon has to offer. One thing that has not ever changed about Avon is that you will still find fantastic prices on all of the products!

This holiday season make sure you shop online or in person at ScentralStation products or Joan’s online Avonsite.   

ScentralStation Website: http://www.scentralstn.com/ ScentralStation Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/scentralstation 
Joan's Avon Site: http://www.youravon.com/joanbarlow 

2012 Holiday Rafflecopter Giveaway Participant ~ Tiffany Coble from Sisterly Creations

This blog features Tiffany Coble from Sisterly Creations. She is gifting a 1 ounce shot glass candle filled with Tahitian Waterfall scented soy wax and decorated with blue glitter.  You will be amazed at the quality of her candles and scents!  Every scent she sends out her door smells amazing!! (That’s a lot of “s” words!  LOL!)

Tiffany is from Missouri, USA. She is a stay-at-home mother that loves making jewelry and candles. She has a passion for design. She takes ordinary items and turns them into something elegant and unique. Tiffany enjoys spending time with her family and studying psychology. She runs a support group on Facebook that allows her to connect with others and offer support and advice in many different situations.

You will find many handmade gifts for the holidays! Bridal & everyday jewelry designs as well as sets in a variety of materials. Simple, classic and modern. She offers free First Class Domestic Shipping via USPS. Each and every piece is made with love and care by Tiffany.  

You will find unique creations by Tiffany such as this chain garter. Thigh chain garters are all the rage at this time. Wear the chain garter with a sexy miniskirt or a pair of shorts. You can even wear it over a pair of jeans, tights or black leggings. You will surely get noticed!

Wear this intricate pearl fringe necklace that is white on gold by Tiffany. Glass pearls and glass crystals adorn this lovely masterpiece. You can wear this stunning jewelry piece to a wedding, out to dinner or a night out on the town. This necklace also makes the perfect Christmas gift for a loved one on your Christmas list. 

There are plenty of Christmas gifts to treat yourself or a friend, family member or co-worker. If you are not sure which piece of jewelry to purchase you can easily buy a gift certificate. Let the gift recipient choose her special piece of jewelry from you.

Soon more scented candles will be offered at The Kandle Shoppe on Etsy.com. We all could use a break from our busy lives. Picture coming home from work or a long day with children at home and sitting down in a peaceful home with scented candles burning to soothe your soul.

Tiffany of Sisterly Creations cordially invites you to visit her store. She is having a huge Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale! 

Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/sisterlycreationshandmadejewelry

Etsy Shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/ExpressiveBeauty

Etsy Shop: http://www.etsy.com/people/thekandleshoppe  (in the works)

Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/ExpresiveBeauty/

The Holiday Dinner Party ~ Ho! Ho! Ho!!

(KV Design Team)

No matter how much we want to pretend that the holidays are NOT just around the corner, they are.  Are you one of those shoppers that have your gifts wrapped up months before Christmas?  I’m not.  Unfortunately I am still shopping; often times even on the night before Santa makes his grand appearance.  I wish I could be one of those that have everything done weeks in advance but there always seems to be unexpected events or people that show up on my list that keeps me going till the very last moments.

The Glamour of Engagements

(Picture credit: Engagement Proposal Ideas)

I just love to hear about wedding engagements, don’t you? Those are thrilling times. Love is in the air, and the anticipation of the coming wedding is intense. Just take a look at Brides Magazine and you will begin to have an appreciation for the endless possibilities available to modern engaged couples.

Wrapping Up the Holidays

It seems to me that some countries celebrate more holidays than we do. We might spend a fortune and abundant time on the biggies, but there are dozens of other holidays throughout the year when we could be making merry. Holiday Smart has a pretty complete listing of all this year’s special days. Why not make it a challenge to observe as many happy days as possible?

Dinner Parties to Die For!

(Picture compliments of Peter Brum Gold Sparkler )

So you have to give a dinner party for business guests. What do you do? If you are like many people, you fret and worry over the best way to entertain them. After all, it is often extremely important to make a good impression. Whether you are entertaining business associates from out of town or a group of employees, you want to come off in the best possible light.

Your Turn to Plan for a Girls’ Night Out?

(Image: Blackpoolgrand.co.uk) 

If you are considering going on a girls’ night out, the first examples that pop into your head will probably be the common ones. I know I always think of going to a movie or a bar. What if you are in charge of making the plans for your next outing? Will you choose the same old tired activities? What if you could come up with a better idea?

It’s All in the Presentation Dahlings!

One of my favorite things to do in my free time is to hang out with my Diva Dahlings ~ my girlfriends.  J  You know how it is when you are with your girlfriends and no matter what may be going on in your life at the time; you always end up feeling great. It doesn’t matter what you are doing, from sitting around chatting while drinking a cheap bottle of wine or sipping on some ice tea, a great time is always had.  I always end up feeling renewed, special and just great all over.  (Strikingly similar to receiving a fabulous gift.)