Oh Yeah, The Sense of Utter Satisfaction

Ah.

THAT is a deep sense of satisfaction.

Grin.

SparklePuss.com will turn THREE in December...amazing.

Since the day I officially launched in December 2005 (with $300 click budget on Yahoo and a website no one knew about!) I've been in WAY over my head!

Today, alas, I am FINALLY in a place where I am very proud of the items I offer and equally proud of the fact that I can produce these items in a timely manner!! Reducing my scent choices to NINE has made all the difference and I'm really excited as we move into the buying season.

SparklePuss offers NINE NEW SUPER SCENTS as of August 1st:
please welcome...
alki AUTUMN HARVEST™
fremont FIR BERRY™
emerald city EVERGREEN™
madrona MIDNIGHT MOON™
magnolia SPICY MANDARIN™
pike place PEPPERMINT CANDY
pioneer square CINNAMON PEAR™
ravenna VANILLA VIXEN™
space needle SPICY PUMPKIN BREAD™

Back in action, the (truly) beloved small soy jar candle! I sold out of these like two years ago and have secured a west coast supplier! My prices have bumped up on the soy candle (so I can like stay in business people!) :) Trust me, they are totally worth it...they burn beautifully!

As you can see, I do need a new photo...consider it 'coming soon'.

Sad and missing a favorite scent?...contact me! I'd guess I still have it! I'm offering discontinued scents on my SparklePussOutlet.etsy.com site (sorry, you do have to log in) and that is the place to request scents at half off! I can certainly set up a page on my main site to purchase with debit or credit if you don't want to do that through PayPal. Just communicate with me...I don't bite, just scratch. hehehehe

Four Seasons Fragrance & Lemon Lollipop are up for some web-work and holiday gift ideas (sorry, I have to do this NOW to be ready for you!)

Mr-Yummy.com has been left in the dust for the moment.

Have you visited Seattle-Scents.com yet? I'm really having fun with this one!

And coming this month...BirthstonePerfumes.com :)

Thanks for reading this far. Gotta go!

CUSTOMER PERKS!

I don't think I've ever blogged on the GREAT CUSTOMER PERKS I offer! And you'll WANT TO KNOW this! :)

For confirmed subscribers on my mailing list:
Once per month I send out the "newsletter" with What's New, Monthly Drawing Prize and Monthly $5 Deal.

The Monthly Drawing Prize is awarded to ONE confirmed subscriber to my mailing list each month. Just being a CONFIRMED subscriber on my mailing list makes you eligible for the drawing each month. Make sure you are ON the mailing list and you are CONFIRMED. I will contact you by email if you win! See makeScentsLLC.com/mailing_list.html for details.

The Monthly $5 Deal is ONLY AVAILABLE from the newsletter...each month I select an item from my product line-up to offer for only $5!

I think I'll blog on the night I finish the newsletter with the new info.
-What's New for July: Mr-Yummy.com launches!
-July Monthly Drawing Prize: Three wickless super-scented soy candle tins in your choice of scents by SparklePuss
-July Monthly $5 Deal: Any TWO Shea-Glycerin Soaps by Seattle Scents for $5
(see newsletter for details, make sure that my email is on your approved list... makeScentsLLC@gmail.com)

AND...I've been wanting to do THIS for a long time-offer a gift-with-purchase!

ALL orders on my websites or Etsy shops will receive the monthly Gift-with-Purchase. Gifts change every month on the first.


July's Gift-with-Purchase: one sample Lemon Lollipop perfume oil AND lemon lollipop!


Thank you very much for your support!

RATS! and Mr-Yummy.com

Not THOSE rats...rats as in "darn!" or as my husband says, "frank and beans"...that's just his little swear word. Mine is "fudgsicle"!!

So FUDGSICLE!!

I am temporarily discontinuing SOY TEALIGHTS. I've had some feedback that they aren't burning properly. Rather than send out a faulty product, I'm going to just pull them. I'll have to do a little work to get them back, I may need a custom made wick...we'll see.

So sorry to all you tealight lovers out there! :(

What's new (this week)?? Well, I've wanted to launch a line of men's fine fragrance for some time. It was initially going to be associated with Four Seasons Fragrance...but it turned out to be a stand alone thing.

Welcome... Mr-Yummy.com !

25 scents...a few of the names are:
Beefcake
Dog's Best Friend
and
Sports Stud

My signature product is the Scent Sampler Cube by Mr-Yummy.com CLICK HERE to view!

I'm just getting it going, but please come visit and watch it blossom!!!

(p.s. my favorite scent in the line (today) is Mr Yummy...oooooohhhhh, SEXY!)

June-uary and SOAP-in-a-BOX™

Yes, this is the new term for Seattle Summer 2008...June-uary. It has been COLD and RAINY...usually by June 1st the kids are wearing shorts to school. Not this year lest they freeze to death! Thanks Ang, June-uary!

On that note, everyone needs a new bar of soap!
Introducing...

Soap-in-a-Box™!

I am SO excited about this new product! You'll be able to get the new Soap-in-a-Box™ in all our body-safe fragranced lines (this means NOT SparklePuss for now). This soap is 3.8oz/108g, ivory-white, just right size and fragranced with your choice of any of our lines!! Want soap in your favorite weeLUXURIES or Lemon Lollipop scent?

So why should you get soap from me anyways? You probably already have your very own special soapmaker...

Why get soap from me?? Here's a few reasons to consider:
-no human hands touch your soap, hot soap is poured into container, just pop it out!
-experienced seller since 12/2005-quality supplies, fragrance & packaging
-product is FUN!
-soap won't get crushed, bumped or scratched in transit
-makes terrific gifts-fun, colorful packaging appeals to all ages
-excellent price point for a customized, handmade, glycerin-rich SOAP! :)

This is going to be a label-nightmare, but I'm up for it! (label shows weeLUXURIES.com Sandalwood) You will LOVE this soap!! I offer a shea-glycerin soap (to get other soap blends, visit SOAPinaBOX.etsy.com )

For Posterity

This little post needs to be tucked away here in between all the "important" stuff...I L O V E what I do! And today I'm doing it during the DAYTIME and not in the wee hours of the night.

On the other hand, like any profession, vocation or job-there are days I want to throw in the towel, light a (SparklePuss) match and smile wickedly while it all burns to the ground. (sometimes it's just intense!)

But today, is an amazing day...I am HOME ALONE - working (UNinterrupted) - listening to KCMS - filling and packaging orders - answering emails - flirting with my husband online - mixing perfume - singing at the top of my lungs because no one can hear me...getting twisted in bubble mask (!) and my children are gone today in good hands and I T I S G O O D.

iTunes is like on 11 (spinal tap - the movie!) and I'm rocking out! Even though I work at home, I eat at my desk, wait too long to take potty breaks (why waste time going to the bathroom when there's fun stuff to do!?!?!) and trip over the cat while I'm procrastinating packaging one more flat rate box of candles.

If I never make a cent-I'll still do it...I just love juggling all the tasks and challenges of "balancing" a family and home business(es)...and I'm like the BEST BOSS, to boot! I give my employees (ME!) plenty of fresh water and yummy chocolate...two VITAL components of a happy life!

In sharp contrast to my amazing and truly abundant life of freedom...there are so so so very many across the globe who suffer on a daily basis from real danger, fear, malnutrition, and hopelessness among other life-threatening and discouraging things. They are always lurking in the margins of my mind and as I think of them, I have endless gratitude to the Lord for His great blessing on my life.

So maybe I'll read this post on one of those "burn it all down" days...and have a sense of perspective.


I LOVE WHAT I DO!

Beautiful Spring!

Well, not much going on here except I'm busy filling orders! Thank you!

My new favorite movie is Catch and Release, here's the trailer...

NEW-Reed Diffusers!

Nine Lives by SparklePuss will be launching our new REED DIFFUSERS in the next few weeks!

Look for our 7oz square bottle and NINE (different) diffuser oils!

More will be included in our next newsletter!

To sign up, visit any of our sites!

Monsoon Musk by Four Seasons Fragrance has been getting rave reviews! Try some today!