I've been with Scentsy for a little over a year—or three catalogs, depending on how you look at it. I’ve seen many great Charitable Cause Warmers and have been part of wonderful check presentations to some very deserving causes. But I have to admit I have a soft spot for Sasha. In case you don’t know, Sasha is Scentsy’s first Charitable Cause Product. No, Sasha isn’t a warmer; he’s a special Scentsy Buddy that benefits the Ronald McDonald House Charities.  He happens to be my favorite: he’s super cute, plush and dressed in a bright hospital smock. We named him Sasha because it means “defender” in Russian. We like to think of Sasha as the perfect playmate, not only for kids in hospitals, but for anyone—young or old. This is the time of year when we collectively start thinking about how we can help others. We volunteer at soup kitchens, we donate to our favorite charities, we drop off much-needed items at our local homeless shelter. ...

Tannenbaum: Go green this holiday season with our ode to the evergreens! Tannenbaum is perfect for inspiring natural additions to your home: cedar boughs, wood branches and soothing creams and greens. Small evergreen trees and trimmed boxwoods also add to the look. Gingerbread: A more casual and homey look can be accomplished by using Gingerbread as your inspiration. Cookie cutters hanging from a velvet ribbon or used as tree ornaments can evoke memories of baking Christmas goodies.    Jolly: Combine the playful design of this warmer with elegant red and white décor for a modern approach to your Christmas season. For a fun table décor twist, use a black velvet ribbon with a buckle as your napkin rings and small elegant presents as place cards.   Merry Berry: Start with some natural boughs but give it a pop of color with real pomegranates, holly and some mistletoe. This warmer works great in a ...

Childhood is full of irreplaceable memories and valuable learning experiences. This year's experience with the Scentsy Buddy Coloring Contest is no different. The lesson to be learned here is that you can’t win at everything all the time. But, in the words of Winston Churchill –

“Success is going from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm”

So to the winners - may you bask in the glory of your victory. To the non-winners – hold your head and your crayons high. It was an amazingly difficult selection process and the growth and development will make you stronger for next year. To the parents of the non-winners – Scentsy Buddys excel at comforting the downtrodden coloring warrior/princess. 

Below is the wall of fame, where all the winners hang in the Scentsy Corporate office. You can get a closer look at all of the winning pages at the Scentsy Buddy  Facebook page here. 

With so much fervor going on in the national political arena, it’s fun to switch gears and celebrate a voting process that’s competitive, but always good-natured! Scentsy’s Bring Back My Bar (BBMB) semi-annual election had 246 candidates which shared a whopping total of 5,086,925 votes. In the end, 20 candidates demonstrated Scentsy customer loyalty as only Scentsy fragrances can.  So without further ado, I present the winners of the Bring Back My Bar (BBMB) vote that will be available for purchase on January 1, 2012: 1 Amaretto 2 Berries and Bubbly 3 Bubblegum 4 ...

After discovering Scentsy Wickless Candles many people have tossed out their old jar, pillar and tea light candles. While this does make for a safer home, it also makes for a lot of lonely candle holders. 

Here is an easy and inexpensive way to decorate for Christmas while reusing the candle holders you already own. Take your candle holder (sans candle) and simply fill them with holiday trinkets like colorful ornaments, pine cones (leave them plain or glam them up with gold or glitter spray paint), fake snow, jingle bells, or candy canes. Here are some beautiful examples we found:

For fun this month, I’d like to present Scentsy fans ‘round the world with a little challenge. Can you spot the number of Scentsy products—current and discontinued—mentioned in the post below? November is one of my favorite months of the year, together with the others that end in “er.” That’s right, I’m all about fall and early winter, as the landscape becomes brilliant with color and the air is crisp and breezy, but before it starts whipping your face so painfully your eyes water and you’re left breathless. Who can resist a mug of piping hot eggnog or a delightful autumn stroll with the ones you love? It’s sweet serenity, through and through—and I’m completely hooked. I love coming home to the sound of embers crackling in the fireplace. It makes my house feel like a rustic lodge! Give me a rich leather chair to sink into, a thick Hemingway novel, a frothy hazelnut latte and I’m ready for a night of pure relaxation—a few ho ...

Dress your table up this year with holiday decorations! Whether you’re expecting a crowd or just a few friends, spice up the table with a few simple ideas.  For a natural harvest, add a few seasonal greens or potted plants to the table with fruits and vegetables. Bring a citrus aroma to the table by decorating some oranges or lemons with velvet ribbon and tacks. By puncturing the fruit, the fragrance will fill the area. Pair with Scentsy’s Autumn Sunset™ to enhance the effect. Use the velvet ribbon to tie the silverware together. Combine some of the seasonal greens with your table linens and tie it closed with the ribbon as well. If bling is your thing, start with small pumpkins and spray with gold spray paint. Mix with gold chargers, gold-rimmed dishes and crystal accents. Use gold bracelets for napkin rings to continue the bling theme. A small present can be placed at each setting with an after-dinner treat hidden inside. Many of you have asked for battery-powered warmers for the m ...

If you have more questions about anosmia or other fragrance-related topics, here are links to some of my previous blog posts. You’ll find a wealth of great scent information here:

Fragrance 101: Part A
http://scentsyblog.com/scentsy-blog/entryid/18.aspx

I can’t smell anything! (anosmia)    
http://scentsyblog.com/scentsy-blog/entryid/25.aspx

Fragrance Rules
http://www.scentsyblog.com/scentsy-blog/entryid/32.aspx

The Power of Suggestion
http://scentsyblog.com/scentsy-blog/entryid/35.aspx

All the ways we Scentsy (how fragrance is delivered through different products)
http://scentsyblog.com/scentsy-blog/entryid/59.aspx

Many years ago I would wait anxiously for the annual coloring contest at the local grocery store. Some stores had multiple contests: Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas – I’d get them all. Determined to rebound from the disappointing loss of the previous years, I’d grab the latest and greatest crayons and climb into a chair at our dining table to create my masterpieces. This was going to be my year. Do I improve my shading? Or maybe try coloring inside the lines? There were so many things I could do differently to impress the judges. Admittedly, I couldn’t restrain my excitement and so I was well into my masterpiece before articulating a strategy. But all that energy and thinking never generated a win. I’d be happily bouncing my way through the grocery store only to see the coveted ribbon hanging next to some other child’s artwork in the grocery store.  This year it’s different. I’ve developed my skills and I am confident that I can compete in the ...