Giveaway Winner of An Abscents Hot Chocolate Candle

November 27, 2012.Reading time less than 1 minute.

A week ago, to celebrate my one year of blogging, I decided to do a giveaway of one of my favorite candles from Abscents! Hot Chocolate (and I currently have the real thing sitting next to me topped with whipped cream and a dusting of cinnamon – YUM!)! Congratulations to http://lifeisshorteathard.wordpress.com/ for winning one of […]

November 20, 2012.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Originally posted on Abscents:
As promised, I’m announcing two new Christmas fragrances, just in time for the Holidays! Please welcome (my husband’s personal favorite) Balsam & Cedar, and (my personal favorite) Mistletoe & Ivy! More to come! Click on the pictures below to be taken to each candles designated Etsy location for purchase and experience…

One Whole Year for Brandie Sellers: A Girl With A Blog + Giveaway!

November 20, 2012.Reading time 3 minutes.

pin This must be a testament to how busy my mind has been recently…I didn’t even notice when my one year anniversary of blogging came up (it was November 15th, if you’re wondering)! Looking back at my posts from a year ago, I feel that as a person I’ve grown and my creativity has definitely […]

Let’s Talk About Candles, Man

November 19, 2012.Reading time 4 minutes.

You may have noticed I have a few different wordpress accounts. And you may have noticed I reblog from them time to time, such as Abscents, dedicated to my candle making (I wanted to try to keep it a separate blog if I ever wanted to make it more professional looking). So if you ever […]

November 13, 2012.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Originally posted on Abscents:
As we all know, Hurricane Sandy devastated the North East. Here in Virginia, we felt our share of the storm although not nearly the impact that places like New Jersey or New York faced. Some of us faced some power outages and thankfully that was it. Here is a lovely testimonial from that time from a…

Quotation Marks

November 13, 2012.Reading time less than 1 minute.

We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out. – Ray Bradbury

October 23, 2012.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Originally posted on Abscents:
If you love pumpkin, this is the perfect pumpkin fragrance for you! I’m so excited about this one! Creamy pumpkin pie filling with eagle brand milk, baked yellow cake, melted butter, pecans, and hints of spice. Check it out at my store today! https://www.etsy.com/listing/112679290/perfect-pumpkin-soy-candle-12oz

Fall Cake Pops

October 22, 2012.Reading time 2 minutes.

I meant to post this a few weeks ago – what I’m calling my “Fall Cake Pops”. I was so excited about Fall officially arriving, I wanted to celebrate with a fun festive baked good. I used Red Velvet cake mix, orange and yellow candy wafers, brown ribbon, and the best part – leaf sprinkles! […]

September 28, 2012.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Originally posted on Abscents:
Have you had a chance to pick out a candle from the Abscents shop on Etsy? If you don’t see one you love, don’t worry – more fragrances on the way! If you’d like to give me any suggestions, email me at abscentsfragrances@gmail.com! If you already have one picked out that…

My Etsy Shop Is OPEN!!!

September 24, 2012.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I just decided I was going to dive in and open my Etsy shop on a “made to order” basis. I’ll be adding more fragrances as we go along, and will work up to add a fun fancy label once we really get the ball rolling! For now, I’m just going to do this as […]