http://contemporarycandles.com/blog Everything you always wanted to know about candles, but were afraid to ask. Sun, 23 May 2010 19:15:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wow, you guys...it is HOT here in Illinois.  This marks the official first day of using air conditioning -- whew!  I'm kind of a big wimp about hot weather (85 or higher) ... give me temps around 70 degrees and I'm very happy, thank you very much.  :-) We usually like ... http://contemporarycandles.com/blog/?p=35 We just finished testing the fragrance from our supplier and this is a winner.  :)  Angel has been off our site for quite a while now; our original supplier discontinued it because the cost of patchouli essential oil rose so high.  (Patchouli is one of the bottom notes in this ... http://contemporarycandles.com/blog/?p=34 Hi everyone! My gosh, it's nearly been a year since I wrote...how is that even possible?! We've got a free shipping deal going on right now -- if your order is over $50, shipping is free.  The discount is applied automatically, no special code needed.  This applies to all orders except for ... http://contemporarycandles.com/blog/?p=33 It's that time of year again...graduations, showers and weddings abound!  We're seeing an increase in floating candle and favor orders right now and wanted to give you all a heads up so you can plan ahead if you need candles (favors or otherwise) in June. From June 15-21 (Mon. through Sunday) ... http://contemporarycandles.com/blog/?p=32 We like to give advance notice of our holiday schedule. Since we hand-make every candle after it’s ordered, and this is by far the busiest time of the year for us, our processing time does get longer as the holidays draw near. In addition, the only time of year that we ... http://contemporarycandles.com/blog/?p=31 My cochlear implants were activated on August 20 to great success!  I was able to hear sound, although initially everything just sounded like high-pitched buzzing.  It was almost impossible to describe.  Every time there was a sound, it sounded like buzzing.  The volumes were set so it wasn't too overwhelming, ... http://contemporarycandles.com/blog/?p=29 Well, it was nice while it lasted! We've had to phase out all of the frosted jars from our Contemporary line, since the supplier we purchased from has closed down. We found a new supplier for the Metro jar (which we really do love) but it was only ... http://contemporarycandles.com/blog/?p=27 Just a quick update, everyone, and then I'm back to the couch. My cochlear implant surgery went well -- it took 2-1/2 hours for both ears. I was home by 2:45 pm on July 22nd! Recovery is going nicely but I'm much more worn out than I expected to ... http://contemporarycandles.com/blog/?p=26 Just a quick update regarding our short closing this month. Surgery has been scheduled for July 22, bright and early. (Yay!) We're going to be optimistic and assume a one week recovery period, so we'll be closing from July 18 (Friday) to July 27 (Sun.) and we'll ... http://contemporarycandles.com/blog/?p=25 This summer will bring some changes to Contemporary Candles. If you've ever read the "About Us" page, you know that Dave and I both have hearing loss. We don't do business over the phone and we don't do craft shows because of this -- the phone is just too difficult ... http://contemporarycandles.com/blog/?p=24