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April 2010
Bright Sun Candles Newsletter
A monthly message on soy candles and green home living 
 
In This Issue
New at Bright Sun Candles
Aromatherapy 101
Green Home Living Tip
Events & New Retail Locations
 

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Welcome to Bright Sun Candles.  We create candles of excellent quality and ingredients, that are also naturally-beautiful and environmentally friendly.
 
Bright Sun Candles are hand-poured in St. Paul, Minnesota from the wax of American-grown soybeans.  Our candles are scented with only essential oils.  We use no artificial scents and no dyes or artificial colors.  Like all soy wax candles, our candles are clean & long-burning and made from a natural wax that is a renewable resource.
 
We invite you to experience the natural beauty of Bright Sun Candles.

Sincerely,

Megan & Adam Tetz
Bright Sun Candles
New at Bright Sun Candles
 
BSC new scentsWe are excited to announce four new scents to our line of soy wax candles!
 
Pacific Mint- a blend of spearmint and eucalyptus, its sure to invigorate. Helps with mental fatigue.
 

Calming Embrace- a gentle combination of essential oils of orange and ylang ylang, will soothe you like an old friend. Refreshing, cheering and known to inspire creativity. 

 
Amorous Mood- a sultry blend of rose, ylang ylang and cedar. Romantic yet not overly floral. Great blend of scents to put your mind and body at ease.
 
Asian Spice- a pungent mix of ylang ylang, cinnamon and ginger. This warm, spicy aroma is cheery, uplifting and mentally stimulating.
 
Look for these great new scents at our retail locations, markets/events and order on our website.

Also, we just added Lemongrass Uplift and Lavender Fields tea lights!

Aromatherapy 101
 
Bright Sun Candles uses only high-quality, therapeutic essential oils. 
Each of our essential oils has excellent aromatherapy benefits.

Aromatherapy Oil of the Month: Ylang Ylang

Ylang Ylang has an intensely sweet and floral fragrance. Softly sensual and exhilarating. Inspires creativity.

Green Home Living Tip of the Month 

Recycling: Beyond the Curbside
Many of us struggle with throwing things out, knowing that they'll spend an eternity buried in a landfill. We can recycle paper, glass and many plastics conveniently at the curb on trash day, but what else can be reused? Many companies have made it possible to recycling more off-beat items; putting them to new use.
 
Tennis/Athletic Shoes
Shoes wear out, kids feet grow bigger and your dog only chews on the left shoe. You've probably got several pairs of athletic shoes you don't wear anymore. Recycle them! Nike has a great program in place that uses every part of your old shoe for new purposes. Send your old shoes off to be made into new running tracks, tennis courts and playground mats.  http://www.nikereuseashoe.com/

Yoga Mats
Yoga is all about being mindful. Be a true yogi when your mat has seen its limit of sun salutations by sending your old yoga mat here http://www.recycleyourmat.com/ so it can be recycled. Or review 50 suggestions here on other ideas of what to do with your old mat http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/50WaystoReuseYourYogaFitnessMatBestidea.html

Techno-junk
What to do with old cameras, printers, old cell phones, etc? Many corporations have programs where you can mail your items back to be recycled, reused or disposed of properly. Check here to see who wants your old stuff back: http://www.digitaltips.org/green/corporate-recycling-programs.asp

Carpet
We're not going to argue that the blue shag carpeting has to go, but be particular about where it goes. Several vendors will take carpeting back so it can also be broken down and reused. Check here to find a vendor near you http://www.carpetrecovery.org/waste.php

Come see us at upcoming events!
 
Saturday April 17, 11 AM-5 PM
Do It Green! Earth Day Market
Midtown Global Market

Thursday April 22, 9 AM-Noon

Earth Day Fair
Fifth Street Towers, Downtown Minneapolis

Saturday April 24, 11 AM-3 PM
RITE of Spring
Mahtomedi High School

Saturday & Sunday May 1 & 2, 10 AM-6 PM
Living Green Expo
MN State Fair Grounds

Select Saturdays, 8 AM-1 PM
(5/15, 7/24, 8/14, 9/25, 10/16)
Midtown Farmer's Market
Lake St. & 22nd Ave, Minneapolis (near Hiawatha light rail line)

Select Saturdays, 8 AM-1 PM
(5/8, 6/5, 8/7, 9/18, 10/9)
Mill City Farmer's Market

Chicago Ave & 2nd St. South, Downtown Minneapolis (between the Guthrie Theater & Mill City Museum)
New Scents Sale: 20% Off!
Try out our new scents or any of our soy wax candles.  Use this coupon code for 20% off your entire order:  April2010

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