Fresh Bet Bits, Claire Burke Original Memories, Home Fragrance Product Updates and Commentary

Years ago we sold essential oils and then folks stopped buying them. Lately we have had more requests for essential oils from our storefront customers; so we added the Caswell-Massey essential oils.

Apparently there wasn’t enough variety, and our customers continued to request more essential oil choices. Dawn uses Lavender essential oil for relaxation and they can also be combined with carrier lotions to be applied to the skin. Add a few drops to bathwater for a relaxing tub soak.

I think Annie Oakley offers a nice variety of essential oils at reasonable prices. We are now offering these in pure single scents and Aromatherapy blends.

Several months ago we added the Finders KeyPurse key hooks and our ladies are loving them. So when I attended the January Gift Show and saw these great colorful purse accessories, it just seemed like a good idea to try adding more great new items in this direction.

The thing that grabbed my eye was the bright colors! These nicely crafted leather pieces are by Baekgaard, a Danish company. I tend to like European products and these are really cute. Their passport holder is featured as one of Oprah’s Favorite Things and they come in bright tartan plaids.

We are starting out with an assortment of Hold Everything Wallets, Passport Covers, chic City Hipster Purses and a couple of larger purses. Because we are a suburb of Clemson, I was very drawn to their new Violet color and the Pumpkin (Orange). These are the school colors in our area and I also added the Caribbean Blue and Yellow for our local Daniel High School moms.

Baekgaard’s new Colorful Leather Collection is fresh and bright for Spring and Summer. If you need a stylish passport cover for your summer vacation, we got it!

Update your style for spring with our great new wallets and purses by Baekgaard!

Everyone is familiar with Reed or Stick type diffusers now; they have become incredibly popular. They add passive, subtle fragrance to any room and they look stylish as well. Reed diffusers work 24/7 as the fragrance oils travel up the reed and release the scent into the air.

For many years, Enchanted Meadow was the only company making Reed Diffuser Refills. They were very reasonably priced and we have sold many. When Claire Burke offered Reed Diffusers, they determined the cost would be too high to offer a refill. After all, the major expense is in the oils.

This year we have 2 other major lines now offering Reed Diffuser Refills…YAY! WoodWicks released their new sets last month and this month we have the new Reed Diffusers and Refills by Greenleaf.

This is Ellie, a beautiful gray and slate blue textured square ceramic vase.

As usual, Greenleaf has produced theirs in beautiful ceramic designs. Most brands of reed diffusers are in glass with various tops. Greenleaf has now released 9 stunning new diffuser styles that bear names. Mr. Bob is a whimsical fish! So cute. Each diffuser is $30 and includes one FREE bottle of diffuser oil (8 oz). They are also offering replacement reeds in straight or wavy style.

Below is Tortoise, a very sophisticated masculine vase.

Basically with a WoodWick oil refill set you receive new reeds and the oil for $20.00. With Greenleaf, your ceramic reed diffuser includes the reeds and the refill oil is separate. Currently, Greenleaf is only offering refills in their Spa Line scents: Blushing Tulips, Citrus Verbena, Classic Linen, Eucalyptus Mint, Fresh Blossoms, Ginger Tea, Lavender, Orange & Honey, Roses and Seaspray. These are $12.00 each and should last up to 4 months.

When you buy the Greenleaf Reed Diffuser, simply add the oil of your choice to your shopping basket and enter Coupon FRDO at checkout to receive the oil for FREE.

Click here for Greenleaf Reed Diffusers.

Looking for a practical and beautiful way to eliminate odors and add fragrance to your home? Scentier Fragrance Lampes are designed to purify the air with fabulous fragrance blends.

Scentier Fragrance Lampes are exquisite! Like little works of art that are collectible, yet practical. Add exceptional style to your decor with these luxurious lampes in cut crystal, hand-blown glass or lovely polished metal.

Each Scentier Lampe is beautifully presented in a black gift box with Burner/Wick, Funnel and Instruction Pamphlet. The stone has a LIFETIME warranty and you will receive one FREE 24 oz bottle of Lampe Parfum with each Lampe purchased.

Please be sure to select the parfum of your choice and add to the shopping cart. Simply enter coupon FSLP to deduct the cost when you purchase a Scentier Lampe.


We are starting with 11 different Lampe styles and 10 of their most popular parfum fragrances. These huge bottles of lampe parfume are 24 ounces and sell for $13.50 each - an excellent value!

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If you are concerned about “bagteria” (germs & dirt that accumulate on the bottom of your purse) then we have got the perfect purse necessity for you! These are brand new from the folks at Finders KeyPurse.

New Hang ‘em High Purse Hangers are wicked clever, very small and completely practical! Never worry again about where to put your bag, just pull out a Hang ‘em High and secure your purse at the edge of the table or desk. Works in Restaurants, Salons, Bathrooms, Office, etc.

Choose from 4 pretty designs: Heart in Heart, Butterfly, Dragonfly or Black & White Floral. Each Hang ‘em High purse hanger comes in a velvet pouch and is gift-boxed. Makes a great gift!
Click here for more information.

Be cool everywhere you go with our tiny 3.5″ Purse Fans that easily fold up to fit into your Purse. Some of us are going thru Menopause and can appreciate how inconvenient hot flashes can be. Now you can carry this amazing little fan that expands up to an 8″ diameter fan with handle for those times when you just need a personal cool breeze.

They operate the same way a car window sunscreen does. You simply twist the outer wired edge in a right or left motion and they quickly fold out or in. The little white plastic handle holds the fan when closed or becomes your handle for fanning yourself.
Here is how they work:

We are starting with the humorous: When You’re Hot Your Hot!, a classy Black Toile and the goes with everything Green Floral style. Now you can look cool even when you’re hot!

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Everyone is loving the Finders KeyPurse key hooks! We currently offer quite a few designs in these clever little key hooks. They hold your keys and are designed to hook over the top of your purse so you can find keys without digging around at the bottom of your purse.

Finders KeyPurse has just released 5 new styles. We now stock 26 styles that sell for $6.75 each. These make great inexpensive gifts for anyone who wants to show a bit of style and organization. They can be hooked into a back jeans pocket, over the purse top or hung on a hook.

The new styles are: Turquoise Flower, Parrot, Animal Print, Pink Polka Dot Handbag and Black/Silver Tear Drop.

Click here for Finders KeyPurse.

All home fragrance companies release new fragrances in Spring and Fall every year. Naturally, some less popular scents must be discontinued every year to make room for the new fragrances. Greenleaf has released only one new scent for 2008 Spring/Summer: Evening Twilight.

Deb loves this scent because it is fresh, clean and delicate. I tend to go for the heavier floral scents. Evening Twilight is a lovely blend of Tuberose and Lily of the Valley. The pastel blue color is very trendy for 2008 in keeping with the “green” movement.

This color and fragrance is a perfect “Spa” necessity for your bath. Greenleaf has also improved all of their hand lotions this year by adding Jojoba which makes the lotion ultra creamy and moisturizing.

We are starting out with Room Spray, Refresher Oil, Sachet, Diffuser Oil and Lotion in this fresh new scent. You can find Evening Twilight by clicking here.

We are also offering the new Jojoba lotion in Classic Linen and Lavender. Free samples are available in Lavender and Evening Twilight by request. Sachets are a great way to sample a new scent and they also add fragrance when placed in your bathroom.

Click here for all Greenleaf.

We are all very impressed with Aromatique. Their colors are gorgeous and the scents are simply divine! While we are not yet offering their Decorative Fragrance (Potpourri), we do now offer their Room Spray, Refresher Oil, Candles and Reed Diffusers.

For Spring, please consider a beautiful old-fashioned floral bouquet called “The Smell of Spring”. Their Fresh Fig is already selling well for us and is a great clean scent that is not too sweet. Our newest arrival is Citrus Plum Berry. YUM!

Long cold winter evenings are perfect for the brass light ring with refresher oil set pictured above. Simply add refresher oil to the lamp ring and place onto a light bulb. Please don’t fill the trough completely full though. When you turn the lamp on, the heat from the bulb will gently release wonderful fragrance into your room.

We also offer Room Spray and Glass candle in this lively citrus blend. Enjoy a fragrant blending of citrus, plums, and berries touched by a hint of musky vanilla and remind yourself that Spring is on the way!

Click here for Aromatique.

The factory surprised me today when their truck delivered a big shipment of Original Vapourri 2-packs that were not supposed to arrive until Mid-March. Naturally we are delighted to finally have these available.

Stock up now while the getting is good! Vapourri typically sells for $10.00/ea. This is your one chance for the year to buy 2 Vapourri for only $15.00. We now have these available in Original - You Save $5.00.

The Apple Jack & Peel 2-packs are due in the next 1-2 weeks.

If you are signed up for our Newsletter, you should have just received a $3.00 off Coupon good thru February 28th.

In the next few weeks, we will also have the new Claire Burke White Lavender Reed Diffuser - just launched.

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