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| November
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Bright
Sun Candles Newsletter
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| A monthly
message on soy candles and green home
living
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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,
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Megan
& Adam Tetz
Bright Sun Candles
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Meet Us at the Green
Gifts Fair!
 Kick off the holiday season with Do It
Green and meet Bright Sun Candles at the Green
Gifts Fair!
Minnesota's free 4th Annual
Green Gifts Fair on Saturday, November 21st from
10am-5pm at the Midtown Global Market on Lake St.
and 10th Ave. in Minneapolis.
Shop
among 70+ local, eco-friendly artists and
businesses, pick up the new 2010 edition of Do It
Green! Magazine, catch the low carbon cook-off, an
eco fashion show, children's activities, and learn
how to entertain green this holiday season. This
is a free family fun event.
Activities at the Green Gifts Fair
include...
* 70 + local green retailers
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Launch of the 2010 Do It Green! Magazine
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Taste test at the Low Carbon Cook Off with local
chefs
* Sew your own reusable cloth gift bag
* Kids can make a recycled origami decorative
ornament
* International Food Market vendors
* Eco Fashion Show
* Local holiday foods
cooking tips, demos and recipes
* Keeping a
non-toxic and clean house during the holidays
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Low Waste Oasis on hosting green holiday
gatherings
* Eco holiday tree displays
*Bring your own shopping bags,
beverage mugs and silverware to create less waste
at the event!
More info here
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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: Pine Needle
Pine Needle, with its clean
forest aroma, is stimulating and refreshing.
Helps to lessen apathy.
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Green Home Living Tip:
Top Green Thanksgiving
Day Tips
Plan for the
day
But
don't just go into it blindly: Sit down with a
pencil and paper and plot out your finish times so
that you know when your dishes need to go into the
over in order to come out at relatively the same
time. Make grocery lists and
plan what you can make when. But don't stress the
timing too much: Thanksgiving is more about the
experience of sharing a meal together, and less
about that meal being piping hot. Make sure you
build in a little time to relax before your guests
arrive.
Shop for your staples
and non-perishable items
Thanksgiving
is a wonderful opportunity to hit up your local
farmers' market for organic, locally-sourced
produce. Since these traditional recipes typically
rely on food that's in season, you can pretty much
find everything you need in the way of root
vegetables (carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes,
yams) as well as specialty items like honey or
even soy candles to adorn your table.
Clean
house
Maybe
you're doing it, maybe you have help. Either way,
using non-toxic cleaners can make your house
sparkle without chemicals. Don't forget the
vinegar, baking soda and Murphy's Oil Soap, all
good bio-degradable options to clean your
home. Wondering how to get your windows
squeaky clean? Try vinegar and newspaper. These
household staples really work-and you won't run
the risk of inciting a synthetic-fragrance induced
allergy attack in your guests.
Decorate
lightly
This
is the fun part. Think outside the box when it
comes to decorating your home. Eschew the
traditional wreath in favor of one made from
living, organically grown succulents and cacti.
Recycle old wrapping paper or the funny pages and
cut them into snowflakes to put in the window or
hang from thread over your table. Put out butcher
paper and crayons on the kids table and let them
contribute to the decorations for the
day!
Shop for Perishables
& Pick Up Your Turkey
Veggies,
breads (unless you bake your own), and other
perishables should be picked up from your local
farmers' market; depending on what day(s) of the
week it's open, you may have to fudge the timeline
just a bit, and for most things, that's okay. Root
vegetables, squash, most fruits and other seasonal
meal items will survive just fine for a few extra
days.
Pre-fab as much prep as
you can
If
you're making stuffing, pre-mix it. If you're
mashing potatoes, skin and quarter them (if you
leave them in a tub of cool water, they'll be fine
overnight). The turkey can be brined or prepped
with olive oil, salt and pepper and left in the
refrigerator until the next morning. Pies can be
baked and set on a shelf. The more you get done
today, the less you'll have to worry about on the
big day.
Give
thanks
Many
families say a traditional prayer led by the head
of the table before eating. Some go around the
table, with each member saying what he or she is
giving thanks for this year. Be thankful and share
it.
Dispose
of the leftovers
Compost
what you can and send leftovers home with guests,
so they can enjoy the flavors and memories for a
few more days. Freeze yours for a later day
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Come see us at
upcoming events!
Don't
forget to bring us your used candle tins for a
$0.50 credit each and we'll reuse
them!
December 4 & 5, 3-8
PM & 9 AM-5 PM
No Coast
Craft-o-Rama
Midtown Global
Market
December 12, 10 AM-5
PM
YWCA
Women's Art Festival
South Minneapolis
(Hiawatha & Lake)
We'll have a drawing
for free candles at most events.
Visit us and
enter to win great candles!
New Retail
Locations! Good
Earth Food Coop
Food Co-Op in St. Cloud,
MN
Outpost
Natural Foods
Food Co-Op Milwaukee,
WI
Viroqua
Food Cooperative
Food Co-Op in Viroqua,
WI
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FREE
Holiday Votives
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FREE Box of 5 Holiday
Votives!
Orders over $75 receive our holiday mix
of votive candles. These candles will fill your home
with scents of the holiday. Our holiday candles include:
Peppermint Stick, Bayberry Holiday, Vanilla Bean, Cinnamon
Spice and Pine Needle.
Like all of our soy candles,
these holiday candles are scented with essential oils and made
with high quality soy wax, so they burn more cleanly and twice
as long as paraffin. Remember to burn soy votives in a
glass votive holder, to get the longest burn times and best
performance.
As always, orders over $50 receive FREE
shipping!
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Expires: December 4,
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