Personalized Fleece Blanket WINNER!

We have a winner of the Personalized Fleece Blanket and 100% Beeswax Decorated Easter Candle!

It is Karen D.

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Thank you to everyone that participated, we have more great reviews and giveaways coming soon!

Terri

Personalized Fleece Blanket & Pure Beeswax Candle Easter Giveaway

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Karen D. is the winner!

Easter-themed Fleece Blanket Giveaway ENDS TONIGHT!

Our great Easter giveaway from Crooked Brook and Mohawk Valley Trading Company ends tonight!!!

Don't miss out on this beautiful Easter Bunny fleece blanket and 100% Pure Beeswax decorative candle!

To enter, just click HERE!  Good luck everyone!

Terri

Personalized Fleece Blanket & Pure Beeswax Candle Easter Giveaway Ends 4/6/14

DISCLOSURE:
I received a Fleece Blanket for the purpose of this review. I received no monetary compensation. The opinions expressed herein are my own and based on my own use of and experience with the item(s).

I was recently blessed with the opportunity to review items from Crooked Brook. This is a company that that offers custom apparel, decorated apparel, full service apparel design, pattern making, sample making, private-label small lot production, direct-to garment printing and embroidery. They also make and sell Wholesale Fleece Blankets.

The first item I chose to review is a beautiful Custom Embroidered Fleece Blanket. It measures
50” x 60” and it's perfect for my amazing new grand-daughter. It's soft pink and her name and birth date are embroidered on the corner. It's a bigger size because I want her to have for a very long time -- so that she will know it's from her Nanie.

Isn't that just gorgeous? Fleece is so soft and warm. This is a high quality 260 g/sqm fleece blankets. It is easily cleaned - machine washable (cold water, gentle cycle), dries quickly (air dry or just a few minutes on a cool dryer setting) and are very breathable. Imagine this softness against your loved one's skin!

Crooked Brook also makes custom embroidered Fleece Baby Blankets. They are 30" X 40"Perfect for cribs and toddler beds! Resistant to piling and very light and gentle on baby's sensitive skin!

All of Crooked Brook's Fleece Blankets may be personalized: Monograms, Name and Birth Date, and Custom Designs. You have your choice of fonts and embroidery thread colours.

Easter falls on Sunday April 20th this year. In honour of this Day of Days, Crooked Brook is generously offering one of my readers the chance to win TWO lovely prizes!

1. A Pink or Cream colored, 50” x 60”, 100% polyester Personalized Fleece Blanket,
embroidered with 1.5"(W) x 4"(H) Easter Bunny and Happy Easter (15,000 stitches)
ARV: $30.00 (with SHI…$55.00)

2. A Decorative Easter Egg 100% Pure Beeswax Candle, ARV: $13.00 from Mohawk Valley Trading Company.

The candle will add a beautiful accent to your dinner table or buffet centerpiece and the Easter Bunny fleece blanket will make a nice gift or keep it yourself!

Cant to wait to see if you won? 
Receive a 20% discount on all Mohawk Valley Trading Company 100% Pure Beeswax Candles, Raw Honey and Maple Syrup from 3/28/14 to 4/6/14 with the Coupon Code: Gathering My Roses MVTC Easter Giveaway.


Receive a 20% discount on all Crooked Brook Personalized Fleece Blankets and a 10% discount on all Wholesale Fleece Blankets from 3/28/14 to 4/6/14 with the Coupon Code: 
Gathering My Roses MVTC Easter Giveaway.

Just follow the entry instructions below for your chance to enter to win!

***Follow all instructions carefully. Open to USA only (Excluding Alaska and Hawaii), 18+. No PO Boxes, please. All entries are verified.***


Giveaway Ends on April 6, 2014

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Mohawk Valley Beeswax Candles WINNER!

We have a winner of the Mohawk Valley Beeswax Candles assortment!  Congratulations to Diana M!

Thank you to everyone that participated!  We have more great reviews and giveaways coming soon!

I pray that everyone has a blessed Ash Wednesday and Lenten Season.

Mohawk Valley Trading Company Beeswax Candles

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Diana M. is the winner!

Mohawk Valley Beeswax Candles Review and Giveaway Ends 3/4/14

DISCLOSURE:  I received a set of various candles for the purpose of this review. I received no monetary compensation.  The opinions expressed herein are my own and based on my own use of and experience with the items.

I love candles.  However, over the years, I became a bit put off.  Funny odors, dripping, just a big mess.

When offered the chance to try 100% Beeswax Candles from Mohawk Valley Trading Company, I was really unsure about it. After all, I've not had great success with candles.

But I'm game and gave them a try.  I'm glad that I did.  Folks, these are *NOT* your every day store-bought, paraffin candles!

"There are many benefits to choosing beeswax over paraffin candles. Beeswax candles burn clean; unlike paraffin they do not contain any additives or synthetic chemicals. Cheap paraffin candles leave behind black soot from smoke as they are burned. The soot can damage furniture and irritate sensitive people. If the wick is the wrong size, wrong type or off center the candle will burn unevenly and liquid wax will drip and pool around the candle, potentially damaging its surroundings or even causing burns."

One of the first things I noticed (and concerned me a bit) was the fragrance of the candles.  Not harsh at all, it's a lovely clean fragrance.  But, as it was during dinner, I wondered if the scent would over-power the food.  It did not! In fact, as the candle burned, the fragrance receded into the background and was unnoticeable.

 My second concern was dripping wax.  No one wants to try to pry dried wax from a nice table cloth! Guess what? There were *NO* drips! None!  And after the candles were blown out... no soot, no lingering smoke, and best of all, no worries!

"When burned correctly, with a trimmed wick and in a draft free zone beeswax candles are smoke free, soot free and drip free. When burned they emit negative ions, thought by some to clean the air and prevent problems with asthma and depression."

One thing I was not concerned about was chemicals or additives.  100% Beeswax Candles  are all natural.  They lend themselves well to people who suffer with allergies or chemical sensitivities.  Beeswax has a subtle honey or floral scent (even when not burning). The colour of the wax ranges from pale buttery yellow to deep golden yellow based on the pollen used by the bees to produce the honey and wax.

Yes, I know. Beeswax candle can be a bit more expensive that paraffin candles.  You know the old adage: "You get what you pay for!".  I WANT candles that are free of harsh chemicals and additives, I WANT candles that smell clean, I WANT candles that don't smoke, soot, or drip.  Is it worth to pay more?  You bet it is!


From the Website: 
Beeswax is one of the oldest sources of artificial light and today is still the most natural candle material. The lovely fresh scent, a long burn time and the natural origins of beeswax make it the preferred candle for many types of people from the Catholic Church to environmentalists. 

Beeswax is literally created by honeybees from honey which is made from flower nectar. High quality beeswax candles are made from the melted and filtered caps that seal the honeycomb and the honeycomb itself. The wax is produced by worker bees from glands on the ventral side of the abdomen. It is clear when produced but stained yellow from contact with pollen and honey. Honeybees consume 6-8 pounds of honey to produce one pound of beeswax. 

Bees store honey in the hive on frames that hold the honeycomb filled with honey and sealed with wax called cappings. When the frames are removed the cappings are scraped off and set aside. The honey is then removed by spinning or in some cases crushing the comb. The honey is filtered and bottled. The remaining wax is either placed back into the hive to collect more honey or melted for use as beeswax. The wax is heated, filtered through fine mesh and poured into molds. Nothing is added to a 100% pure beeswax candle.

The good folks at Mohawk Valley Trading Company have generously offered one of my readers that same Candle Package that I received:

*One 2" x 6" 100% Pure Beeswax Pillar Candle
*Two 100% Pure Beeswax Votive Candles
*Two 100% Pure Beeswax Taper Candles
*Six 100% Pure Beeswax Tea Light Candles
*Twelve 100% Pure Beeswax Birthday Candles
***Total Value: $65.00***

Just follow the entry instructions below for your chance to enter to win!

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