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

Several years ago we had some great scented pine cones for winter by Claire Burke that were very popular. This year for Fall/Winter 2007 we are offering two wonderfully scented bags of pine cones that are coated in wax to help start your wood burning fire.

There is Pine Forest for a fresh green clean fragrance reminiscent of a trip to the woods. Hearthside is nice spice/citrus blend that is perfect for the holiday season. These large bags of scented pine cones are perfect to display in a large bowl on the mantel. Or, for quick and easy room fragrancing, throw one or two into a wood-burning fire and enjoy the scent.

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This past visit to Market in July, we saw the brand new “Fire & Ice” Lamp by Enchanted Meadow. Leave it to Barbara to come up with such a stunning new design! Sparkling and Shimmering Ice Effects in glass with a glowing dancing flame!

We are starting out with the 7″ size in the Inverted Obelisk design. These are in the “Pure Energy” line and thus have the removable fuel cartridge. The wick assembly includes a patented grooved ring that will hold several drops of refresher oil to fragrance the room. Or, simply burn it unscented for added ambiance in any setting.

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Ever since Reed Diffusers hit the market 4-5 years ago, there have not been alot of manufacturers who offer the refill oil. We get many requests for just the refill oil from our customers. When I go to Market and get a chance to talk to Factory folks; I always ask about the refills. Their answer is usually the same. I am always told that the cost of the refill oil is nearly as much as an entire new reed diffuser set; thus they tend not to offer them.

When we visited the Enchanted Meadow factory in July 2006, they didn’t see the refills as being so terribly expensive and now they are by far one of our best selling products. So, I always look forward to the new fragrances by Enchanted Meadow so that we can expand our offering to our customers.

This winter and fall, we have 6 new scents available in reed diffuser refills:
Amaretto Lime, Winterberry Orange, Silver Birch, Mistletoe, Whispering Pines & Spirit of Christmas.
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We are also offering the complete reed diffuser set in Winterberry Orange, Mistletoe, Whispering Pines and Spirit of Christmas:

Several years ago we offered these lovely wax candle lamps by Enchanted Meadow. At that time, they did not have a removable cartridge that holds the lamp oil (liquid paraffin). We sold many of them and they were known as the “Eternal Flame” Candle Lamp.

Enchanted Meadow hand-makes all of these in their small family factory near Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada. Last summer, Wade & I had the pleasure of touring their factory and meeting Barbara, the owner. Each lamp is hand decorated with botanicals and their production process gives each candle lamp a distressed appearance.

Barbara has improved upon the candle lamps by making the refillable oil reservoir removable. Now these are called “Pure Energy” and each lamp comes with a fuel cartridge that will simply slide up and out to be refilled with any high quality lamp oil. We offer the fuel cartridges separately as well as the recommended liquid paraffin oil for use in the Pure Energy Lamps.

Each lamp will forever stay beautiful because you never burn the wax exterior. There is a wick assembly that is included and we also sell replacement wick assemblies. Surrounding the wick is a patented fragrance oil cup that looks like a small brass metal groove. This enables you to burn the candle lamp unscented or with refresher oil. By adding a few drops of refresher oil to the grooved ring, the heat from the flame will release the fragrance into the room. Or, you can simply burn it without any refresher oil for ambiance.

These candle lamps make beautiful gifts! They are stylish and organic looking with natural botanical decorations. They fit into most any home decor theme with panache! We offer metal bases in the unique elliptical shape, or they can be placed directly onto fine furniture because they have a thoughtful cork base.

We are now offering the Pure Energy Candle Lamps by Enchanted Meadow in: Linen, Laurel Green, Teal and Caramel colors in both 5″ and 7″ heights. HINT: Display both heights on a lovely silver platter for a great accent decoration in any room.

We also offer the Egyptian style in Chocolate Brown and the Inverted Obelisk style in Cabernet, Laurel Green and Teal. Enchanted Meadow makes treasures that are truly a pleasure to give or receive!