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May 2009
Bright Sun Candles Newsletter
A monthly message on soy candles and green home living 
 
In This Issue
Introducing Renew Wrap
Aromatherapy 101
Green Home Living Tip
Events
 

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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
Renew WrapIntroducing Renew Wrap

Renew Wrap is a fun and sustainable way to spark creativity.  You and your family can create wrapping paper or artwork with recycled paper and crayons made of soy wax and recycled crayons. 

Visit us for ideas on how to create unique artwork using recycled materials.  Use materials around your home and neighborhood to create textures and patterns with Renew Wrap.  Tree bark, coins, bubble wrap, bricks, leaves and more can be used to create artwork that becomes wrapping paper. 

Email us with other ideas or with images of projects you create with Renew Wrap. 

Order Renew Wrap exclusively from the Bright Sun Candles website.
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:

Patchouli has a sweet, rich, earthy aroma that is uplifting, sensuous and calming.

Green Home Living Tip

Doing some spring cleaning? Here's some options of where to put the "stuff" you don't need or want any more so it doesn't end up in a landfill.
 
Freecycle
 
The Freecycle Network™ is made up of 4,726 groups with 6,622,000 members across the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It's all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Each local group is moderated by a local volunteer. Membership is free. To sign up, find your community by entering it into the search box above or by clicking on "Browse Groups" above the search box. 

Radio Shack is offering a program where you can bring in or mail your old, working electronics (laptops, cameras, phones, MP3 players, etc) and then can receive a gift card to use on new merchandise.

 
Check out their website for more details

 

Paperbag Princess

Paperbag Princess is a non-profit group in Minneapolis, MN, collecting gently used prom attire. They will distribute these dresses to underprivileged girls attending Minnesota area high schools so they can attend their prom in beautiful dresses.  

 
Visit their website on MySpace for more information
Come see us at upcoming events!
 
Don't forget to bring us your candle tins for a $0.50 credit and we'll reuse them!


Living Green Expo

May 2 & 3, 2009 
Minnesota State Fair Grounds

 

 

Select Saturdays, May-Oct, 2009
Lake St. & 22nd Ave, Minneapolis

Select Saturdays, May-Oct, 2009
Mill City Farmer's Market
Chicago Ave & 2nd St. South, Downtown Minneapolis (between the Guthrie Theater & Mill City Museum) 
 
We'll be giving away raffle prizes at some of these events. Visit us and enter to win great candles! 
FREE Candle for Mother's Day!
 
Order 3 soy candles and get 1 for free! 

A soy candle for mom, one for your spouse, sister or daughter and some for you to enjoy too!

Simply order three candles and indicate which scent you would like for free in the comments box.  Size of free candle will be the same as smallest candle in your order.
 
 

Offer Expires: May 31, 2009