White Lily Dreams

Northern Lights Aquatics

2008-01-04T15:14:00.000-05:00

Hi, I just started a new fish blog at Northern Lights Aquatics.

You'll find more fishie news and updates there!

I hope you'll stop by and say hi.

Comments4aCure June 4-6

2007-06-04T19:51:00.000-04:00

Just a reminder, it’s time for Comments4aCure.

Leave a comment at Mystical Beauty’s Musings from now until Wednesday, and I’ll donate $1 to the Susan G Komen Foundation, up to $50.

For other participating blogs, or for more information visit The Beauty Blog Network’s Comments4aCure page.

Cory Eggs!

2007-04-13T10:32:00.000-04:00

We have cory eggs! I'm so excited.

We got three cories last week, and I noticed one was getting fat the day before yesterday.

I told DH that I got up expecting to see cory eggs yesterday morning, but I didn't.

Today around 9:30 I noticed there were eggs on the glass walls of the tank.

They must have spawned between 7 am and 9:30. DH fed the fish this morning, and didn't notice anything. I've been sitting here since 7:50, and didn't notice it either.

We moved all of the inhabitants of that tank to another tank, leaving only the cories, and two juvinile bristlenose plecos.

After we make sure they are done spawning we will move the other fish out as well.

I'm so excited.

Rodeo!

2007-03-20T19:25:00.000-04:00

I just found out that my betta likes to play rodeo!

One of my african dwarf frogs, Uncle Arthur, was floating at the top of the water, and all of a sudden Captain Jack swam up between his legs, and Uncle Arthur floated down on Captain Jack's back!

I wish I'd had a camera handy! I still can't believe what I saw.

I know the frogs are skinny - I got them so they wouldn't starve to death. The store they were at was only feeding them flake food, and the frogs aren't supposed to eat flake food. They need frog bites! If you're frogs are this skinny they are probably starving, so ask for help from someone who knows about frogs.

More Babies

2007-02-24T13:14:00.000-05:00

DH just called me upstairs.

We have 12 new baby guppies.

I'm not even sure who's they are.

Unfortunately Freckles died 2 days after giving birth.

I've read that the stress of the move from the fish farm, to the pet store, then home can cause so much stress that the stress of giving birth is too much for them to handle.

Another batch of babies was born about 5 days after Freckles fry were born, and thee are about 20 of them left.

Daredevil, the first baby to survive is now getting pretty big. He's actively trying to mate, and his once blue tail now has a hint of red or orange at the top.

We are going to try to separate the males and the females - we just have to get them large enough so that they won't be eaten by the angelfish.

15 wait 19 new babies

2007-01-29T22:28:00.000-05:00

We have at least 15 new babies.
13 are safely in the breeders tank, and DH is busily trying to catch the rest.

It took us an hour and a half to catch the first 8, at that time we thought there were only 2 more, and we didn't want to stress the fish more, so we quit.

We then did a partial water change, and after about 15 after that was finished I noticed 6 more.

Wow.

LOL DH just caught 4 more, and found 4 more, so that's at least 17 babies.

Daredevil is living up to her name, swimming up to the python to check it out, and almost getting caught.

She's trying to get into the tank with the babies, but since she is swimming with the adults now I told DH to leave her out.

I better go help him, I'll let you now how many we have.

These are Red's I thought she'd given birth or aborted this morning, but we didn't see any babies until tonight.

I'm not sure if she's done giving birth, or if we interrupted birth with a partial water change (oops) but she's acting normal, just smaller. I can't imagine where those 6 babies were hiding while we were doing all of the moving around though.

Anyways, I'm off to help DH catch more.

If I'm calculating right Blue Girl should be due Sat!

Wow.

We might have to get a heater for our 10 gallon and get it going as a fry tank.

Marshmallow

2007-01-28T12:57:00.000-05:00

I went to Walmart last night, and fell in love with another betta!

Since I have an empty one gallon aquarium just sitting there....

Well, I had to get him.

I tried not too, really I did!

But right when we were about to leave I asked DH to come look at him again with me, and we got him.

DH said we could get him a bigger aquarium, but I figured that we could wait. A 5 gallon was only $30, and I probably should have gotten it, so we can use it as a quarantine tank when we get a bigger tank....Yes I've only had the big tank a month, and I've already got another one gallon up, and plans for a bigger aquarium so DH can have some fish too.

When I saw Marshmallow in the store he had a white body, with a touch of pink irredescense to it, and white fins with a touch of blue.

After less than 3 minutes in the new one gallon, with clean water, and a bit of java moss, he turned pink with lavendar fins. You can still see a touch of blue and white in the fins, but he looks like a completely different fish!

He's still a little nervous, and I just cleared out the area around the tank of everything red, since he is flaring and hiding when we bring a red cup near the tank.

I've heard most bettas flare at red, although Captain Jack doesn't. I'm not sure why that color sets them off though.

This bottom picture is a picture of Marshmallow while he is still in the cup from the fish store, the top one is of Marshmallow right after we put him in his new aquarium.

What a difference! I'd heard that you could bring a betta home from the store and realize that he was a completely different color at home, in less stressful conditions.

I was surprised at how different Marshmallow looked in his cup, and how quickly he changed after we moved him to his new tank.

Since smaller tanks don't cycle, and have to be cleaned more often I've heard that it's ok not to put gravel in the tank - that way it's easier to clean the tank, and if you're not doing a water change that day, you can just take a turkey baster, and suck up all the gunk from the bottom of the tank to keep the tank cleaner between changes.

I've also moved one of the treasure chests from the old aquarium into the new aquarium so that Marshmallow would have a little place to rest.

Anyways, if you want to read more about the fish (or see pictures), they have their very own squidoo lens at My fishies.

New Fish!

2007-01-26T12:45:00.000-05:00

Unfortunately it looks like only one of the fry has survived.

I'm not sure if it's a male or a female, but I call "her" Daredevil. She has been swimming with the adults for about 3 days now, and although Red will go after her every once in a while, she doesn't run too far.

I saw a teeny spot of black on her tail around 1/21/2007, and on 1/23/2007 I noticed a little yellow color right at the base of her tail. DH thinks its red though, so we'll see what color it really is.

We also got 3 spotted cory cats last night.

They look like they are having a lot of fun, and 2 seem to be swimming around together while the third one is off by himself.

They are pretty fast, so it's hard to get pictures of them, but we are trying.

I was planning on getting oto's to clean the tank, but while we were at Petco they put a sign on the oto's saying they weren't for sale...then at Petsmart there were more dead ones than live ones in the tank.

I knew oto's were hard to acclimate to the tank, since they are usually caught in the wild, and I just don't want to deal with more dead fish :-(.

The spotted cories help clean the substrate (we're actually using aquating planting media), and the main reason I wanted the oto's was to clean the algae and the substrate.

Fortunately I realized that the magnet algae cleaner we got from walmart really works, so I don't need to get a fish specifically to clean the algae off the glass.

Finally...a Picture or Two

2007-01-14T20:00:00.000-05:00

Well, I finally have a picture for you.

Unfortunately the babies are so small, and they like to hide, so I couldn't get a picture of them.

I have noticed a smaller baby, so I'm almost thinking that we have two batches of fry a couple of days apart. I've only seem two fish at a time for the past several days, but I just noticed that one of them was a lot smaller than the other this morning, so I'm not sure what's going on.

We did buy another decoration, with holes that are small enough for the fry to get in, but not big enough for the adults, so hopefully that will help they fry survive

Guppy Fry Update

2007-01-11T18:22:00.000-05:00

I saw 2 of the fry at the same time this morning.

They are getting a little bit bigger, and a lot more daring.

Both of them were seen swimming out into the middle of the tank, and when one of them was chased by Captain Jack, the betta, he leisurely made his way to his hiding spot.

Ok, it wasn't really leisurely, but it was nowhere near as fast as he was swimming yesterday.

3 of the fry were seen at the same time yesterday morning.

They all look so similar, it's hard to tell them apart, but one of them looks like it has the faintest black outline along the edge of it's body.

I can't wait to see them all grown up, and I'm so glad they made it this far.

Guppy Baby Update

2007-01-09T17:33:00.000-05:00

I was sure all of the fry were dead yesterday, because I hadn't seem them all day long.

Finally, shortly after DH got home, I saw one tiny fish swimming around, then this morning I saw all 3 of them, right after I turned on the lights.

They are pretty good hiders, which is great.

Captain Jack the Betta loves to chase them, and has un unnatural attraction to the breeder grass since one of them was hiding in it yesterday!

I was so excited when I saw the 3 of them together this morning!

New Guppy Babies

2007-01-08T13:59:00.000-05:00

I woke up this morning, and found all of the fish awake and swimming around.

I knew something was up, since they are normally not moving when I get up, so I took a look around, and sure enough I saw a baby guppy.

I was able to catch one, and put it, in a breeder tank, but the other ones were too fast for me!

I'm pretty sure there are at least three, but I hope there are more.

These are Blue Girl's babies - she's my beautiful female with a blue tail, and I can't wait to see what the fry look like when they grow up.

Since we haven't even had her for a week, we aren't sure what the dad looks like either.

I did catch Blue Girl this morning, and I put her into the top of the breeder tank, in case she wasn't done giving birth, but she hasn't had anymore yet.

A couple of hours after I put the baby in there, I went to check on it for the 50th time and the baby was gone.

I really hope he swam through the side, and escaped into the aquarium, instead of swimming up into the compartment with Blue Girl and letting her eat him.

I'm crushing up flake food, and I also boiled an egg, and mixed a little of the yolk with water to feed the fry.

One of the fry was hiding in the breeder grass at the top of the tank, but when I went to put the yolk and food there for him he disappeared. Hopefully he is still in the grass, and safe.

The fry do blend in with the gravel, so it's really hard for me to find them, hopefully the other fish in the tank will have a hard time finding them as wsell.

New Years Update

2007-01-04T10:22:00.000-05:00

Hi! How are you?

I'm doing great!

I hope you had a fabulous new years, and that you have a fabulous new year, in which all of your dreams come true.

We have a few new additions to the household - we got an aquarium over the holidays.

We currently have 3 female guppies, one male guppy, and a beautiful blue male betta.

I'm going to try to take pictures today, so hopefully they will be up soon.

I finally got reregistered at danijohnson.com

2006-12-21T17:20:00.000-05:00

Yay!

Now I need to make time to listen to some of the free training calls....it's just been so busy lately.

AIM phoneline

2006-12-21T17:18:00.000-05:00

If you're like me, and you're a little worried about giving your cell phone or home number out to strangers, try AIM phoneline.

I haven't had a ton of calls on the line, but those that I have had have been clear, although it can take a while to answer the call.

Callers are able to leave voice messages, and you do get missed call notices, and a list of the callers numbers, which is helpful if they don't leave a message.

You can read more here.

New Direct Sales Group

2006-12-13T16:05:00.000-05:00

I have a new direct sales group on Squidoo.

If you've got a lens, or would like to make a lens to promote your direct sales company, please feel free to add it to the group.

New Blog

2006-12-12T17:04:00.000-05:00

I have a new blog - the Beneficial Swiss Skincare blog, for my direct sales business.

I hope you stop by soon!

Learn about the business before you start

2006-12-12T14:30:00.000-05:00

Before you start a business you need to learn about it! Learn about what you are selling! Learn about the target market for your products!

If you are starting a direct sales business, learn what you are expected to do - are you expected to do everything by yourself?

Does your company provide you with sales tools? knowledge about the products? information to help you sell the products?

Are you expected to mainly sell products, or recruit other consultants?

Do you have to purchase a certain amount of products each month to remain a consultant, or to be eligible to receive your commission?

You might even have to learn about yourself!

What are your goals for your business?

Will the company provide you a clear and efficient way to reach those goals?

How much will you have to sell each month to make your desired income, or advance within the company?

How many people will you have to recruit to maintain your desired income or advance within the company?

Learn about your sponsors - will you be comfortable working with them as you build your business? Do you trust them to assist you when you need assistance, and to support you even when you don't do things the same way they did.

If you don't then you should seriously consider finding a sponsor you feel more comfortable with.

Although it may cause confusion on the short term, you will be working with your sponsor for the lifetime of your business, and a little drama now may be worth avoiding a lifetime of drama with the wrong sponsor.

Good luck with your business!

I'd love to hear any other tips that you'd like to share about starting a new business...just leave a comment and tell me about it.

Ebates

2006-11-30T10:37:00.000-05:00

Have you ever used ebates?

I have seen several people on message boards that I visit that use them and say they get great discounts and coupons from them. Ebates says you can actually get from 5 to 25% off of purchases at over 800 stores - including Target, Circuit City, Office Depot, and Barnes and Nobles.

That doesn't sound too bad to me. They even say they have a new charitable giving program that they've recently released.

If you've tried them I'd love to hear about it! Let me know what you think, and, if you don't mind tell me on average how much you save with them.

Thanks a bunch!

Happy Thanksgiving

2006-11-28T19:10:00.000-05:00

It's a little late, but I hope you had a great Thanksgiving! Or a great weekend, if you aren't a US reader.

I had a great time with my husband and the puppies.

We even managed to get the Christmas tree up and decorated while we were off, so that was a lot of fun.

It's going to be amazing to spend Christmas together (for the first time!) in our new house.

Dani Johnson update

2006-11-16T19:05:00.000-05:00

Well, after I recomended Dani Johnson's training calls, she went and upgraded her site, and I can't create a new account, or log into the old account.

Isn't that a huge disappointment.

I've tried a couple of times in the past week or so, and I'm still having trouble, but hopefully everything will be resolved soon.

What to buy the babies?

2006-11-10T15:03:00.000-05:00

Now that gift giving season is almost here I'm having trouble deciding what to buy the babies...after all their parents say that they don't need any more toys, and it's so hard to decide which size clothes they'll wear...so what do you get?

The Nest Baby Shop looks like a good place to buy baby gifts if you've got some discretionary income.

In addition to offering baby shower gifts and thank you cards, they offer gifts for babies, siblings, and moms, they also offer free personalization on some items.

Doesn't that sound great?

Dani Johnson Training Calls

2006-11-10T14:58:00.000-05:00

Dani Johnson has some great free training calls that will help you build your business.

She has live calls that you can call in for, and she also has the training call vault, which allows you to listen to calls that have taken place in the past.

I've heard from a lot of people that these calls, and the resources that Dani provides have been instrumental in making their business a success.

I hope they help you.

Veteran's Day

2006-11-10T14:50:00.000-05:00

Happy Veteran's Day!

Thanks to all the Veterans, and their families!

I hope you have a great day.

There are about 3 craft shows in town that I want to go to, and I have to cook my Amish Friendship Bread, so I'll be pretty busy.

DH is going deer hunting, which I'm not all that excited about, so we'll see what happens with that.

So do you have any plans?

Leave a comment and let me know.

Looking for Christmas Gifts?

2006-11-10T13:13:00.000-05:00

If you're having trouble finding a nice Christmas - or holiday gift for that hard to buy for person why not try a gift basket?

Gift baskets from gourmetgiftbaskets.com offer one thing everybody has to have...food! So they make perfect Christmas Gifts.

If you're looking for a unique, high-quality present that makes a great gift for friends, family, colleagues, or business partners, then you're in luck.

If you want that extra special touch, you can even call them and have them create a basket to your specifications.

Now that's what I call great service.

I'm gonna do it.

2006-11-10T12:42:00.000-05:00

I've decided to go ahead and work the Botanically Swiss Skin Care and Nutrition business I signed up for a couple of months ago.

I'm a little nervous, but I'm excited.

So far I like the products I've tried, and my mother in law likes the ones she's tried, so even though she had me sign up so she could get the 35% discount, I think I'm going to try to do it to get more money!

I went to a presentation last night, and everything seems really good.

The main thing that worried me is that it seemed like a pyramid you go out and get 4 people who are "business builders" and want to build their business, and then they go out and get 4 people...

But they said they aren't a pyramid because anyone can pass anyone at anytime.

Anyways, if you want more information you can visit this presentation.

Let me know if you have any questions, or if you'd like to know more.

Panic!

2006-11-10T09:49:00.000-05:00

Have you ever just seen something in your email and completely paniced?

I just looked in my inbox and saw a message that said "Review Your Recent Purchases at Amazon.com," and my heart started pounding.

I stopped what I was doing (deleting all the emails I wasn't going to read) and immediately clicked on the email.

After all...I hadn't purchased anything from Amazon in months...so if I'd recently purchased something someone had hacked into my account, and my credit card.

I opened the mail...and saw

Write a review of your recent purchase.

Whew, what a relief.

My recent purchase was the iRobot Roomba 4210 Discovery Floorvac Robotic Vacuum..

I love it!

I could be vacuuming and typing to you at the same time.

And I hate vacuuming.

It's so nice not to have to lug the vacuum up the stairs, and push it back and forth.

I do have to clean out the brushes a lot (I have really long hair and 3 dogs), but that's pretty easy, and I'd rather spend 5 minutes doing that than an hour vacuuming.

Did I say I love it?

Severe Weather Plans?

2006-11-09T11:47:00.000-05:00

Do you have a plan for what to do in the case of severe weather?

I know everyone always says you should, but I don't yet.

If you really want to make sure that you are covered in the case of any weather emergency you can include a saferoom as part of yoursevere weather safety plan.

Family safe builds the finest saferooms, tornado shelters and storm shelters, and serves the entire United States.

They also concentrate on building shelters that will protect you and your family from the storm, as opposed to building shelters at the lowest price possible.

Of course if a saferoom isn't in your severe weather safety plans, you definitely need to consider what you will do in a weather emergency, to ensure that you and your family are protected.

Changes...

2006-11-09T11:29:00.000-05:00

In case you haven't noticed, I've decided to make this more of a stream of consciousness blog, with business tips and resources thrown in.

It's a little too hard to only talk about one thing, and I've got my other business resource blog - Free and Low Cost Business Resources already, so I don't want to end up posting about the same thing on each blog.

Thanks for sticking with me through all of the changes.

It's greatly appreciated.

Sarah

Tell us about your business?

2006-11-09T11:25:00.000-05:00

Hi, I was just wondering what company you're with?

I'd love to know.

Feel free to leave a comment and let us know who you're with, and how long you've been with them - give a little introduction about yourself.

Direct sales and other businesses are fine - this isn't just a direct sales blog.

I'm an equal opportunity blogger!

Fancy Scrubs

2006-11-09T11:18:00.000-05:00

Man, I wish I'd known about scrubsgallery.com when I was searching for nursing scrubs.

Even though I was not a nurse, I did have to wear scrubs to several jobs, and let me tell you most of them are not flattering.

The site has thousands of in stock scrubs, and you can choose the type, style, color and fabric of your scrubs.

I love the flared pants :-)

Plus, if you're short or oddly shaped like me, all of their products have a 30 day money back guarantee, in case you get something that doesn't fit, or that you don't like.

Need more bookings?

2006-11-09T11:06:00.000-05:00

I know it can be hard to get people to open up their homes to you and have a party.

After all they're busy, and they don't have time to clean their house, or they don't want to impose on their friends.

Or they just don't want to worry about the stress of having tons of people over.

Here's a list of 83 ways to get bookings, plus several more ideas about how to get bookings.

You may have to tweak these ideas a little so that they will fit your company, but I think most of them should work for all companies!

Happy Booking!

Sarah

The dogs are revolting

2006-11-09T11:02:00.000-05:00

Oh my goodness, the dogs are revolting!

I tried to get them to go outside, and Scooby, Scrappy, and Hunter just looked at the door like I was crazy!

Scooby and Scrappy wouldn't even come within two feet of the door.

It's not that cold, but it's windy, and it's a biting kind of cold.

They are so silly!

Sarah

Alas, Disney World

2006-11-09T10:50:00.000-05:00

One of the bad things about leaving Georgia is that those occasional weekend vacations to Disney World aren't gonna happen anymore...at least not without a lot of effort.

Of course when we were trying to find tickets for our Disney World trip it was a pain to try to find a place to purchase the cheapest tickets, at the best price, from a reputable company.

Fortunately you can buy Disney Tickets from Orlandofuntickets.com, without worrying too much, since they are licensed and bonded in the state of Florida.

Whether you are looking for tickets to Disney World and all Orlando theme parks, dinner shows and attractions Orlandofuntickets.com has what you're looking for, and they guarantee the lowest prices!

You can't beat that!

10 minute Search Engine Optimizaton Tutorial

2006-11-08T12:17:00.000-05:00

Alice Seba has a 10 minute SEO (Search Engine Optimization) tutorial!

Having your site properly optimized for search engines is one way to get good search engine traffic...for free.

Run check it out, and implement the strategies she's got, and you should find more traffic...which should lead to more money.

Sarah

WAHM Expo

2006-11-06T10:56:00.000-05:00

The business and learning expo is going on now.

There will be vendors, and guest speakers and prizes!

Go check them out now!

Feature Speakers Include :
Kelly McCausey of Wahm Talk Radio
Alice Seba of Internet Based Moms
Nicole Dean of Easy Article Marketing
Kristie Tamsevicius of WebMomz.com
Kai Wilson of The Blogging Coach
Kim Emerson of Secret of Prosperity
Tonya Ramsey of Life By Design
JoJo Tabares of The Art of Eloquence
Shannon Cherry of Cherry Communications
Lisa Braithwaite of Coach Lisa B

Are you a hot mama?

2006-11-01T09:00:00.000-05:00

I think that in order to have a successful business or career, it is important to make time to take care of yourself, and to take care of your family.

Maybe you've been hectic lately, and haven't had time to pamper yourself - I know how it is - I bought a new nailpolish 3 weeks ago, and I still haven't had time to use it.

Maybe things get a little crazy, and you realized you don't feel the same way you felt about yourself a year ago, or even a month ago.

It's important for you to take care of yourself - if you haven't been lately, or if you need a few tips to see if you can improve the way you take care of yourself visit the Hot Mama Makeover, and sign up to get a free 35 page guide telling you how to become a Hot Mama.

PS The guide is geared towards couples, but it does have information that is useful even if you aren't married or in a relationship.

Make Money With Squidoo

2006-10-28T13:28:00.000-04:00

Have you heard about Squidoo?

I have a some lenses (squidoo's name for pages) on squidoo, and though I'm not making a bunch of money, I've consistently made over $5 a month for the past several months.

Even if you don't make any money, you can add a lense about you, your website, blog, or business, and get more recognition, and more traffic.

If you do make a lens, let me know, I'd love to check it out.

I do have a Squidoo Direct Sales Group, and a Squidoo Blog Group that you can add an existing lens to, or make a new lens for.

And in the interest of full disclosure, if you sign up for Squidoo through my referral link, when you make $15.00 on your lens, I'll earn $5.00!

And you'll be able to earn money by signing up your friends as well.

Sarah

Blog Updates!

2006-10-28T10:39:00.000-04:00

Hi everyone! I've been thinking for a while about what to do with this blog, and since it originally started because of a direct sales business, I am going to have some business tips, and information related to direct sellers!

I'll also have some occassional money making posts - for me, and for you as well hopefully!

Thanks for all of your help and support.

Sarah

Gold Coins

2006-10-26T15:35:00.000-04:00

And now a word from our sponsors...

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A friend has been looking into new places to put his money, and another guy I know has even bought some silver coins.

Monex Deposit Company offers american eagle gold coins, and a variety of other coins and precious metals as well.

The American eagle coins are actually legal tender in the US, and are worth $50. Since you have to buy 10 coins can you imagine the responses you'd get if you went to 10 different places and tried to use the coins to purchase something?

I remember hearing about someone who had the cops called on him because he tried to use a $2.00 bill....I bet the coins would cause about as much confusion.

Of course you'd probably want to keep them and not spend them, but still...

Have you ever thought about getting an online education?

2006-10-24T19:11:00.000-04:00

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When DH was still in the military, he took a few online classes, and they were great for his hectic schedule. DH had one of those jobs where he just never knew when he was going to work - days, nights, weekends, you name it, he worked - and sometimes he even got called in at the last minute.

There is no way he could have gotten a degree (or even a passing grade in a class) at a traditional school with that kind of scheducle, but by taking classes online, he was able to do something that he would not have been able to do in a more traditional setting.

Capella University, which is a subsidary of Capella Education Company, is one of the most well known places to go to get an online education.

Whether you're looking for an undergraduate degree or a graduate degree, Capella has you covered with programs in business, information technology, human resources, psychology and more.

If you're a little nervous about getting an online education you can ask if you can speak to some of Capella's 16 thousand students - they might even put you in contact with someone from one of the 63 countries other than the US that their students belong too.

I resigned

2006-04-18T17:20:00.000-04:00

I wanted to let you know that I've resigned from White Lily.

I will keep the blog up for now, and will add more candle tips, and resources to it when I have time.

Sarah

January Specials Air Fresheners, Birthday Cake Votives, $20 consultant signup and more!

2005-12-31T20:47:00.000-05:00

Click on Go Shipping, and you'll be taken to a page with the January Specials!

Don't forget to check out the clearance section!

Sarah

PS Happy New year!

White Lily Candles Consultant #11586

How to remove wax from a candleholder

2005-12-27T17:19:00.000-05:00

I've got a few old candles that have wax stuck in the bottom, and I really do not want to throw them away. I've tried the "stick them in the freezer and the wax will pop right out" trick and it didn't work on these. However it did work great on the leftover wax in my tartwarmer though!

Anyways, I found this article at ehow and I thought I would share!

Happy Holidays!

Sarah
White Lily Candles Consultant #11586

Candy Cane scented votives! Red, white and green layered!

2005-11-03T19:18:00.000-05:00

We now have new 3 oz Candy Cane scented votives in our Heavenly line! The votives are layered with our fabulous red, white and green Heavenly vegetable wax, and would be a wonderful addition to your Christmas decor.

A 3 pack of Candy Cane votives is only $6.50, a 6 pack is $12.50, and a 12 pack is only $19.00!

Look for them under November Specials!

Sarah
Your White Lily Candles Consultant #11586

Special Edition Pumpkin Candles in Pumpkin Shaped Container

2005-11-03T19:07:00.000-05:00

White Lily Candles has just introduced a new 9 1/2 ounce Pumpkin Candle in a glass pumpkin shaped container with a matching pumpkin lid!

You get to choose your favorite scent from our Heavenly line, but the candle will be a brownish orange color to match the pumpkin theme.

If you'd like a pumpkin scent to go with your pumpkin candle, check out our Pumpkin Pie Spice scent, which is listed with our fall/winter scents.

These pumpkin candles are double wicked for your burning pleasure, and are only $16.99, and are only available until December 31st, so hurry!

Look for them under November Specials.

Sarah
Your White Lily Candles Consultant #11586

Aroma Bead Ornaments

2005-10-25T19:41:00.000-04:00

I ran across this site while browsing today. These ornaments are really cute, although I did hear from one person who made her own and was not pleased with the scent strength after she'd baked them.

I think they're cute, and I'm going to try making one tomorrow.

New Bath Pebbles!

2005-10-14T17:45:00.000-04:00

Introducing White Lily Candles Bath Pebbles!

Our new Bath Pebbles come in a 16 oz container, with a wooden scoop! Indulge yourself with a warm, sensuous bath, with a scoop or two of our bath pebbles, surrounded by the scent of your favorite White Lily Candles!

If you're feeling really daring, you can invite a friend. :-)

Unfortunately, the bath pebbles are replacing our Fizzing Bath Bombs, but seriously, don't you think bath pebbles and wooden scoops are so much more fun?

New Scents!!! Come and Get them until Dec. 1st!

2005-10-12T21:11:00.000-04:00

Check out White Lily Candles New Scents!

Available until December 1st, so hurry!

Our new scents for the Heavenly Line are

Fresh Baked Bread - Smells just like it came straight out of the oven in a light tan color.

Candy Corn Votives - What a cute way to smell your home with the sweet candy corn scent. Our candle corn votives are three layers, orange, white and yellow. Looks and smells just like a piece of candy corn.

That sounds great, I love candy corn.

and our new scent for our Soy Line is

Pumpkin Egg Nog - A favorite holiday drink with a twist. We have add our yummy pumpkin to the rich egg nog scent. Candle comes in a deep brown color.

White Lily Candles Now Ships To Canada!

2005-09-24T11:56:00.000-04:00

White Lily Candles just announced that they will begin shipping to Canada!

They now ship to the US, Canada, and APO addresses!

Ice/Snow Luminaries

2005-09-19T13:19:00.000-04:00

I saw snow luminaries in Family Fun magazine, and I fell in love. They were so adorable. To make the snow luminaries, basically you pack snow very tightly into the two buckets instead of pouring water and freezing it!

Enjoy! I can't wait to move to Minnesota where I'll actually have enough snow (and cold weather) to actually make the snow luminaries.

Personalize Your Votive Holders

2005-09-19T13:14:00.000-04:00

Hot glue some ribbon, lace or other small decorative items to a votive holder or glass bowl for floating candles (or even potpourri),to give the holder your own little twist.

My college roommate did this for her wedding, and it looked fantastic.

This also is great for parties, or even when you're just trying to get something that will match the decor in your living room, or you want a change without spending a ton of money.

Scented Sachets

2005-09-19T13:10:00.000-04:00

Fill a small sachet with aroma beads and place it in your car, your lingerie drawer, or anywhere you'd like a little extra scent. This is a quick and easy way to make the room, or the car smell wonderful.

I've also heard of people hiding tarts in their drawers as well.

Of course if you'd rather be a little more traditional you can always try our potpourri or our linen/air freshener spray.

Candle Ceremonies

2005-09-19T12:59:00.000-04:00

As everyone knows, most children LOVE to blow out candles!

As a reward for good behavior have a special candle ceremony! Choose a candle that reminds your child of what he is working on, and name the ceremony, make it exciting for your child.

For example, if you and your child are working on getting better grades, you may decide to use an Apple scented candle (since children traditionally carried an apple to school for the teacher), and each time the child passes a milestone, whether it be getting all the answers right on his homework, getting a great grade on his test, or even understanding what was taught in class that day praise him for his accomplishment, light the candle, and let him blow it out!

Your child will love this. If you are working on getting the child to help out around the house you can use a Fresh Linen scented candle, and call it the Handy Helper's Special Candle. Of course, you might not like these scents, so feel free to pick your own, or let your child help you pick the scent, and let him help you decide on the name of the ceremony.

How to make a tin can lantern

2005-09-19T12:52:00.000-04:00

You will need: gloves, a towel, a clean tin can, water, different sized nails, a wire hanger, and a freezer.

1. Take a clean tin can, fill it with water and freeze it.

2. Put on your gloves to keep your hands warm, then set the tin can on a towel, and hammer out a design using the different nails. Make sure that you work quickly so that you finish before the ice melts.

3. Attach hanger so that it makes a handle.

4. Place your votive or candle in the lantern, and enjoy. A citronella votive would be a great choice for an outdoor picnic or a barbecue.

White Lily Candles Hurricane Relief Candle is up and it's gorgeous!

2005-09-06T22:29:00.000-04:00

Just click on go shopping, then go to Helping Hands Candles, and then Hurricane Relief to see this gorgeous candle.

The Hurricane Relief Candle comes in a stunning 9 oz bean pot jar, filled with White Lily Candles Heavenly wax, in your choice of 3 scents. Pick from Heavenly Light (a heavenly blend of floral & soft notes of powder), Berry Patch Blueberry (a wonderful mixture of fresh ripe berries and blueberries), or Berry Patch Raspberry (a wonderful mixture of fresh ripe berries and raspberries.)

$5.00 out of the $10.00 purchase price will be donated to the American Red Cross.

Hurricane Katrina relief candle

2005-09-01T22:42:00.000-04:00

It looks like our next helping hands candle will go towards relief for the Victims of Hurricane Katrina. I will let you know as soon as I hear more.

The Hurrucane Relief Candle comes in a 9 oz bean pot jar. You can choose from the Heavenly Light, Berry Patch Blueberry, and Berry Patch Raspberry scents.

The candles cost $10 and $5 from each candle goes to the American Red Cross.

Just go to www.whitelilydreams.com and click on go shopping, then click on Helping Hands Candle!

My prayers go out for everyone who was affected by this tragedy.

New Candles, tea light holders, and more

2005-09-01T19:23:00.000-04:00

Can't get enough of our soy candles? Try the new White Lily Candles keepsake jar! 26 oz of your favorite soy scent for only $24.99!

Don't forget to check out all of the candle accessories! There are way too many for me to tell you about! I love the Silver Season Collection. They are so beautiful!

Don't forget to enter sarah10% in the voucher field at http://www.whitelilydreams.com to get 10% off your order!

New Bath and Body Products Galore!

2005-09-01T19:10:00.000-04:00

I can't wait to try the rasberry lemonade parfait. It sounds so yummy. It's only $14.99 for 8 oz, or $11.99 for 4 oz.

We also have our new and often requested White Lily Candles hand sanitizer. 8 oz is only $12.99

If you're looking for some exfoliation check out our new 5 oz exfoliating bars, with your choice of almond meal, strawberry seed, grape seed, blueberry seed, or raspberry seed for only $8.50, or our 8 oz exfoliating body wash, with the same choices for only $12.99!

If you like it salty check out our 8 oz Lime Basil Manadarin Sea Salt Scrub - Gently cleanse, exfoliate and moisturize in one easy step! The Lime Basil Marandarin scent is refreshing, enlightening, and great for a man or a woman. $15.99

Treat your Feet Gift Set.

2005-09-01T19:05:00.000-04:00

If you're looking for a gift for yourself, or someone else, check out our Treat Your Feet Gift Set! It's the perfect pampering gift for anyone on your gift list!

It includes a complete set of our foot products for only $30.

8 oz Foot Spray
4 oz Foot Scrub
5 oz Foot Scrub Soap
1 oz Foot Balm

Little Lillies products our up!

2005-09-01T18:54:00.000-04:00

Check out our Little Lillies line for your kids!

Just click on go shopping and then little lillies.

The soap dipped animals are sure to be a hit! I haven't seen anything like that before :-)

We also have special foaming soaps, creams, milk baths, car and flower shaped soaps, and more in your choice of Apple Pear, Peach Berry, Apple Orange, Strawberry Watermelon, and Kiwi Banana!

Don't forget-if you order from http:/www.whitelilydreams.com and enter sarah 10% in the voucher field you'll get 10% off your order!

New Halloween and Christmas products

2005-08-29T09:00:00.000-04:00

I'm looking at our new catalog-I'm so excited. We have new ghost tealights, crackle glass, and snofwlake and Christmas tealight lamps and votive holders...it's all so beautiful.

Now I'm off to look at the rest of the catalog! I can't wait til I can tell you about everything here.

New products will be up Sept 1st!

2005-08-28T22:48:00.000-04:00

White Lily Candles new products will be out Sept 1st! Check back for an update. Some of the stuff looks really exciting! And we will be debuting our Little Lillies kids line.

2005-08-20T10:37:00.000-04:00

MMM, I finally got a tart warmer and "burned" my Mini Cinna Bun Melts yesterday. I had two of the nickel sized melts in the warmer, and they smelled so yummy. I am going to have to figure out how to get the tart warmer closer to me soon. The scent throw is nice, it's not overwhelmingly strong, so no worries about headaches, or scent allergies-or angry looks from the people at home (or work) who don't love the warm, comforting scent of freshly baked cinnamon buns wafting through the air. Can you believe these are only $7.99 for 16 melts?

2005-08-18T13:39:00.000-04:00

Woo hoo! White Lily Dreams is in the top 5 at top candle sites! Yay!

Vanilla Lace Body Butter Review

2005-08-14T19:00:00.000-04:00

Sarah's White Lily Candles Body Butter Review

I got a 1 oz body butter in vanilla lace - it's a Victoria's Secret type-in my consultant kit. This stuff smells so good-my dogs keep trying to eat it off my hands. In fact, one of them saw me putting on another kind of lotion today, and ran up to me, and turned and walked away as soon as he smelled it. He was disappointed because I wasn't using the good stuff. This body butter is made with shea butter, soybean oil, beeswax, sunflower oil, cocoa butter, and vitamin E! It's nice and moisturizing, without being heavy and greasy-so no more being locked in the room because your hands are too greasy to open the door. This body butter sinks in fast. It also smells amazing-and I'm not usually a big vanilla fan.

This was originally written as a review for Mystical Beauty.

White Lily Candles New Fall and Winter Scents

2005-08-12T14:23:00.000-04:00

We are very excited to announce the addition of our Fall and Winter Scents. Please note that these will be avaliable for purchase September 1st.

Here are the new additions to our Soy Line!

Black Magic - A magical blend of earthy sandalwood & ylang ylang, with a quick top note of patchouli. Base notes of baby powder and vanilla. (body safe)Color: Black

Witches Brew - A secret blend that is mystical. (body safe)Color: Black

Candy Corn - A warm vanilla candy with topnotes of butter with a slight down of almond. (body safe)Color: Orange

Cranberry Plum - An incredible blend oftangy cranberries and sweet plums baked to perfection! This is an incredible combination! (body safe)Brown

Sugar and Spice - Sweet, spicy andabsolutely delicious! (body safe)

Hippy Christmas - An earthy blend of fresh patchouli, herbal sandalwood, with hints of strawberry and raspberry with a down of fresh vanilla and peppermint leaf. (body safe)

Christmas Splender - A spicy blend of fruitsand everything else wonderful at Christmas.(not body safe)

Christmas Tree - Crisp, clean and pine - justlike a freshly cut tree! (body safe)

Mulberry Spice - Enhanced with cinnamon sticks, wild berries and bitter orange peels. (body safe)

Country Christmas - A truly fantastic blendof bayberries, cranberries, and apples, with spicy nuances of nutmeg and cloves with a top note oforange zests. (body safe)

Here are the new additions to our Heavenly Line!

Home - Bountiful as autumn at harvesttime. This is a warm, spicy full aroma with cinnamon, cloves and vanilla. Color: White

Hot Buttered Rum - Simply wonderful! Thisfragrance begins with top notes of rum and is complimented with base notes of creamy buttery toffee. Color: Brown

Pumpkin Pie Spice - The aroma of sweetcream pumpkin, complimented with nuances ofnutmeg, cinnamon, clove, and ginger; rounded outwith buttery vanilla notes.Color: Brown

Buttermints Candies - A wonderful mixutureof peppermint and buttercream.Color: Yellow

Sugar Coated Pie Crust - The fresh baked aroma of buttery pie crust with a hint of spice. Color: Brown

Winterberry - A wonderful winter mixture ofpeppermint, strawberries and raspberries. Color: Mauve

Christmas Splender - A fruity, spicy bouquetwith cinnamon, clove, nutmeg and juniper creates arefreshing Christmas scent. Color: Red

Tinsel - A refreshing new Christmas fragrance that blends pomegranate, strawberries,raspberries, with a subtle hint of fresh peppermint leaves and fresh vanilla. Color: White

Southern Home - A rich combination of blackberries and currants, with undertones ofcinnamon and orange zests, in a warm southern baked crust.Color: Burgundy

Frangelico Streusel - What a treat! Our frangelico streusel scent begins with warm, buttery top notes of rich cream and caramel. Middle note of frangelico liquor, and a hint of fresh arabica coffee for its base note.Color: Brown

2005-08-03T15:37:00.000-04:00

Wow, I moved Chikita (isn't it cute) to the bathroom last night. While it's in the bedroom I can get a whiff of it every now and then...ok it's still in the bag, I'm scared of what the dogs would do otherwise since they tend to rip all of their stuffed animals apart and tear the stuffing out. I don't want wax dipped bear stuffing all over the house, and even though it's non toxic and biodegradeable I am not going to be eating it anytime soon, and I definitely don't want my puppies to eat it.

When I walked in the bathroom this morning the scent was overpowering - I figured it would be strong, but I didn't realize it would be that strong, lol. I'm going to have to move it or keep the doors open or something. Of course keeping the doors open is not an option with the month long rock tumbling expedition, so...I'll figure out something.

(I stole this from Life, Love, Beauty 7/9/05. I can still smell it with the doors shut though :-) and even when they aren't just not as strong.)

Welcome

2005-08-03T11:12:00.000-04:00

Hi everyone! I decided to create a White Lily Candles blog to help show case White Lily Candles and the wonderful products we have. I hope you enjoy! If you're looking for a White Lily Candles consultant for a catalog, online or at home party let me know, and if I can't help you I will do my best to find someone who can.

If you're interested in starting your own White Lily Business for only $47 let me know, and I will most certainly help you out with that. We also have a new program that allows you to earn your own kit with qualifying sales at an in home, online, or catalog party.

For more information please visit www.whitelilydreams.com and click on request information, that will let you email me, and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

Sarah