Storm Watch...

Woke up to a rainy spring morning...The birds are definitely having a singing competition...Can't decide which one is the winner...In the wake of spring showers you must check out this listing at DavesHomemade...

WORD for Wednesday... SALE...

DAVE'S HOMEMADE is having a BIG

MAKE ROOM FOR SPRING SALE...

Dave has been busy making some awesome new scents for Spring...We MUST make room for these wonderful new scents so he is offering a deal on all of his tins, new and old...

BUY 2 at regular price and GET your 3rd choice FREE...

Purchase 2 candles as usual and when you get to your Checkout let us know your 3rd candle choice in the "message to seller" section...and...of course

Dave always throws in some awesome samples too...

Visit DavesHomemade today to see some of our

NEW SPRING SCENTS availabe NOW...

Sharing Amish Friendship Bread...

BUY 4 CANDLES = FREE U.S. SHIPPING...

I'm featuring today our newest scent... Amish Friendship Bread...If you've ever made it you know how good it smells while baking...This candles is full of Amish Friendship Bread scent...Dotted with vanilla, drizzled with cinnamon and notes of sugar...OH SO GOOD...

Amish Friendship Bread Starter Recipe...

Ingredients• 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
• 1/4 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• 3 cups all-purpose flour, divided
• 3 cups white sugar, divided
• 3 cups milk
Directions
1. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Let stand 10 minutes. In a 2 quart container glass, plastic or ceramic container, combine 1 cup flour and 1 cup sugar. Mix thoroughly or flour will lump when milk is added. Slowly stir in 1 cup milk and dissolved yeast mixture. Cover loosely and let stand until bubbly. Consider this day 1 of the 10 day cycle. Leave loosely covered at room temperature.
2. On days 2 thru 4; stir starter with a spoon. Day 5; stir in 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk. Days 6 thru 9; stir only.
3. Day 10; stir in 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk. Remove 1 cup to make your first bread, give 2 cups to friends along with this recipe, and your favorite Amish Bread recipe. Store the remaining 1 cup starter in a container in the refrigerator, or begin the 10 day process over again (beginning with step 2).

• Once you have made the starter, you will consider it Day One, and thus ignore step 1 in this recipe and proceed with step 2. You can also freeze this starter in 1 cup measures for later use. Frozen starter will take at least 3 hours at room temperature to thaw before using.

BIG SALE at Dave's Homemade...

We're having a BIG SALE all week at

Dave's Homemade...
Buy 4 or more candles...

Get FREE SHIPPING!...

That's right!...FREE SHIPPING...

Take advantage now...

Where have I been...

Where have I been you ask...Well, don't ask...I've been right here, just busy and overwhelmed with work and life and that I had to STOP, regroup and get myself back on track...I needed time to breath in...breath out...without interruption...I'm sure you all understand...Well, I'm back now and let's hope I'm on a continuous streak of posting my usual 3-4 times a week...I love blogging and won't give it up so quickly...

Now, for what's happening around DavesHomemade Serenity Candles...Dave is working diligently creating some new wonderful AROMATHERAPY scents for you all...One is as wonderful as the next...

You've got to try these new scents...They are very true to their descriptions...RELAX is my personal favorite but believe me when I tell you they are ALL wonderful...

OCTOBER - Breast Cancer Awareness Month -

Dave from Dave's Homemade Serenity Candles has committed to donate $2.00 of every Breast Cancer Awareness Serenity Candle sold during the month of October...He will be donating to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure...Visit his shop this month to purchase your special Breast CAncer Awareness Serenity Candle...

I am working on a something special to offer in my shop, DorsetHillBeads to help the organization Pink Ribbon Girls in their efforts to raise awareness and funds to help the fight against breast cancer...Stay tuned for an updated post...

Take a Look...Here we are...

This week the EtsyBloggers Blog Carnival is hosted by Edi from Memories for Life Scrapbooks ... There are two questions to this week's Carnival but I'm going with a little of both...

1) Show your face! I love to know the artist behind the work. Show us a picture of yourself and talk about your work, life...whatever. Interview yourself if you like.
2) Okay...so you don't want to show your face...show us your studio instead. Where do you create? Do you like it/want something different? What is your favorite part about where you create?

Our Faces:

Dave

Eileen
Happily married for almost 22 years and going strong...We have 2 wonderful boys and a really good bulldog...Enough about us...

We both create in our home studio(s)...My area is in our add on room (florida room as some people call it)...Combination play room and my studio...Dave's candle studio is the dining room and kitchen...He's very neat when he creates and always cleans up his mess, unlike me who has stuff all over my section of the room...

Dave would love to have a dedicated area to create his candles and store his supplies...One day he hopes to have his own factory, filled with Dave's Homemade Serenity Candles and all the stuff that goes into creating them...

Eileen likes her little studio although she wouldn't mind it being a bit bigger, like the WHOLE room with lots of storage, tables and workspace...

So here are pictures of ...

Dave's Homemade ...

Dorset Hill Beads...


We hope you enjoyed your Tour...

A Few New Things...

Happy Sunday everyone...Here are a few new things in my shops for you all to enjoy...

I've been having fun stepping out of my box for a bit...I am loving these Fun & Funky lightweight earrings...I'm offering them now in my shop...Check 'em out...

New Holiday Trio now showing in the candle shop as well...New listings every day...Stay tuned for the Aromatherapy Line of Dave's Homemade Serenity Candles...

Look Who's In The Gift Guide...

Boy wasn't I surprised when I was convo'd by several people that Dave's Homemade Serenity Candles was in the Gift Guide on Etsy...OMG...Our FALL TRIO basket set...I was so excited...These are such great candles you can't go wrong and what a great buy...Thanks Sunbasilgarden for the news...

So Stop by Dave's Homemade and get yourself some

GREAT smelling, AWESOME burning candles...

Big Sister...Little Brother...

This has been on my mind this last week so I thought I'd make it my blog post for today...Most of you know how busy I've been promoting our new Etsy shop, DavesHomemade and believe me it is well worth it...Dave's candles are truly wonderful and absolutely the best smelling and burning candle you can buy...I am the most picky candle person there is...

I see DavesHomemade as the "little brother" just born into our craft family...He is getting so much love, energy and attention these days...Then there is my girl, DorsetHillBeads, she's the "big sister" and has been somewhat neglected in the fact that I haven't had much time to create new beads for her to display the last couple of weeks...I think she is beginning to feel the presence of the "little brother" in the family...

Just like my children, I need to find the balance between creating new beads and jewelry for DorsetHillBeads yet still maintain and run DavesHomemade while promoting both shops...

So the goal here is for DavesHomemade to bring warmth, joy, aromatic pleasure and peace to all who desire the comfort of an amazing candle...and...for DorsetHillBeads to give her customers something unique and creative to play with so they can create and enjoy beautiful wearable art, and to also provide those who like the finished jewelry that is unique and one of a kind...

Here's to siblings...MY BOYS...

Time to make the CANDLES...

WOW...What a weekend...Busy with lots of good creative energy balanced with family and fun...I have opened Dave's Homemade on Etsy...We are in full swing and had our first sales...Very exciting...On the edge of Dave's first sale he set out to bring to you some of his NEW scents...Here's a glimps of what is being listed at Dave's Homemade this week...

A look from START TO FINISH...

CHECK DAVE'S HOMEMADE FOR NEW LISTINGS, NEW SCENTS THIS WEEK...

Tuesday's Treat...

Today I'm announcing the opening of our NEW ETSY SHOP...I say "our" because this is a shop featuring my husband's homemade candles that I am managing...Since he has been out of work he has found a passion for making these AMAZING candles...He has tested them all over the house and also with friends and is now ready for me to offer them to you...The house always smells soooo good...

I will also be listing some of my crafty goodness outside of my lampwork bead creations...Yes, I do have a love for making crafty, fun items...You will soon see a section dedicated for me...But first and foremost...

Stop by DavesHomemade and give Dave's candles a try...Believe me, you'll be back for more...

Dave's Homemade Serenity Candles...

The BEST candles you'll ever burn...

Also, visit Dave's website for more information about his PERSONALIZED candle offer...This is very cool, great for all occasions, business promotion and much much more...

www.daveshomemade.com