The Sewing Mom

This post brought to you by PartyLite Simple Pleasures Holiday Sweepstakes. All opinions are 100% mine.

Have you ever attended or hosted a PartyLite party?  I think I’ve only been to one, and that was years ago.  Why haven’t I gone again?  I don’t know anyone who’s hosted a party!  I would certainly go if I did because I really do like their candles and home accessories.  I would probably host a party myself, but since moving here, I don’t really know that many people, so it would be a pretty tiny party!  I think I will just have to check out ordering from them online.

But, if you’re interested in hosting a party, it’s a great way to earn alot of free products.  Simply invite your friends and neighbors over, serve a light snack and something to drink and next thing you know, your decorating you could be decorating your home with products from the PartyLite Simple Pleasures Holiday Sweepstakes catalog.  Or, since the holidays are actually almost gone (can you believe it?!), you can now order from the new PartyLite Winter/Spring 2012 Catalog which just came out on December 16.

Be sure to visit and “Like” the PartyLite Facebook page so you’ll always know about special monthly offers for both hosts and guests.  We just missed entering the Simple Pleasures Holiday Sweepstakes that ended on 12/15, but I’m sure they’ll soon have something new and exciting happening at PartyLite!

I have discovered another home crafter via blogging. This particular crafter creates candles. These aren’t just any old candle, these candles are made by hand soy candles and have some of the most divine scents and fragrances. She recently combined two of her scents, apple jack & peel with luscious cheesecake. That sounds fabulous to me! She also sells one of my favorite fragrances, cinnamon vanilla. That’s a fragrance I love to burn in my kitchen, it reminds me of snicker doodle cookies.

In celebration of the opening of her candle storefront, Rae is hosting a candle giveaway. To enter this contest, visit What Lies Within the Mirror and leave her a comment, purchase a candle and or write a post about her giveaway on your own blog. These candles would make great gifts too, stock up now!

I was out running a few errands this morning and ran in to the grocery store to pick up a few necessities. While I was in there I decided to check out the Valentine’s cards, I need to get one for my daughter. I don’t really know why, but shopping for cards and gifts at the grocery store just never seems right to me. While I did end up purchasing a birthday card for my sister, I decided to go else where in my search for Cool Valentine’s Day Gifts for both my daughter and my husband.

The fact that I spend so much time on my computer, it only makes sense that I do some shopping online too. I’m going to check out Fragrancepower.com for body lotions for my daughter. I might also look for candles to go around our giant bathtub, I might even find some aromatherapy bath salts for a nice relaxing soak.

What are your plans for Valentine’s Day?