Orgasm, anyone?

So, Diann from AuntieDis and I are two peas in a pod.  Or as Forest put it, we're like peas and carrots.  We like the same music, have the same warped sense of humor, and even have pet names for each other.  I won't post them here because they aren't PG-13, but that's beside the point.  The most important thing we have in common is our love for Pink Sugar aka My Precioussssssssss!  Yep.  I said My Precioussssssssss.  I even have a pet name for my favorite scent ever and I can't help it if it's creepy LOTR Gollum-like.  It's true!

Recently, during one of our daily Yahoo IM chatting sessions, the idea of an Etsy collaboration came up.  It went a little bit like this:

Diann:  "What are we doing tonight, Misty?"
Misty:  "Same thing we do every night, Diann.  Try to take over the world!"
Diann:  "With candles, soap and body goodies, oh my?"
Misty:  "And My Precioussssssssssss...."

And so, born from that conversation, our love of Pink Sugar, too much LOTR, and our need to take over the world, is our very first collaboration that is sure make your senses orgasm!

Beyond Wicked Gift Basket in Pink Sugar

Fear not, my little ones...this won't be the last you see of us!  We have more goody baskets in the works!  Do you have a specific scent you'd like?  Let us know!

And the winner is....

Apparently her tarts REALLY are tempting!  As if I didn't already know this ;-)  I had 68 entries to win a pack of soy tarts from TheTemptingTart!  As you can see, Diann (the tempting tart, herself) is pretty excited about this giveaway, too!

Our lucky winner is......@ByHandGiveaways!  Congrats, you lucky dog, you!  She gets to choose a 6 pack of tarts in her choice of scent (psst...I recommend the Pink Sugar!).

Thanks to everyone who entered!  Stay tuned for more great giveaways soon!

The Tempting Tart Giveaway!

So, you've all heard me ooohhh'ing and aaahhh'ing over AuntieDi's and her amazing candles...but did you know that saucy vixen has 2 other shops?!  Yes, ma'am, she does.  Auntie's Card Shop and The Tempting Tart.  What a busy little bee, she is!

I am honored to be hosting a giveaway for a 6 pack of her amazing soy tarts in the scent of your choice!  I've already tried the Country Apple and the Luscious Lemon Pound Cake and next on my list is her Red Velvet Cupcake tarts (can you say OMGHELLYES?!)

So here's how it works, boys and girls...you will get 1 entry for each of the following, so be sure leave separate comments for each entry and don't forget to leave your email address in the entries!:

• Go to The Tempting Tart and leave a comment here on my blog letting me know which item you would like to try or have already tried.

• Become a follower of my blog 

• Become a follower of her blog.

• Become a Twitter follower

• Become a Facebook Follower

• Spread the word via your blog, twitter, facebook or other social networking site.

• Make a purchase from the any of her Etsy shops and receive 1 entry for every $10 you spend.

This giveaway will run from Monday, February 8th through Sunday, February 14th and the winner will be chosen via Random.org.  Good luck!

Freaking Cold Monday Blahs

It's freaking cold outside today.  I don't mean it's just below freezing....I mean, freeze my bits off, only 9 degrees, I don't wanna know the wind chill cold.  Remind me again why I moved back to Michigan?  Oh yeahhhh...I love my family and missed the snow *snorts*.

Anyway, this post isn't just to whine and moan about my bum getting frostbite.  I've got some exciting news!  AuntieDis, you remember her...Etsy's best candle maker, is hosting a giveaway on her blog for a jar of my Sugar Scrub Cubes!  Best of all...you get to pick the scent you love!  What better way to beat the (freaking cold) Monday blahs?!

Click on the picture above and it will magically transport you to her blog where you can read all the rules and find out how to enter!

Screw Yankee, AuntieDis is where it's at!

If you're like me (aka a candleholic) then you've gone through your fair share of Yankee Candles...and cursed and moaned when the suckers burn unevenly, wasting wax and worst of all...send up clouds of black smoke. 

After joining Etsy about a year and a half ago, I quickly started going through the handmade candle shops and stopped in my tracks when I found AuntieDis. 

Her selection is astounding and the quality....it's unparalleled.  That's right.  Nobody compares.  Trust me...I know.  I've bought dozens of them in my quest to be the worlds best candleholic and Di has the best out there!  And damn her....she totally enables my addiction.

Your Choice - Any Three 16 ounce Soy Wax Candles

Not only does she have a selection that will make your mouth water, but these suckers burn so clean and the scent throw...it's obscene!  You can smell them burning throughout the house.  I personally recommend her Pink Sugar (BIG surprise, I know, haha) since I live, breathe, and dream everything Pink Sugar...it's the best freaking scent ever made!

Pink Sugar Type 8 ounce Soy Wax Candle

Here's one that I just ordered....I can't wait to try it!  "Cactus and fresh green elements combine with fresh sea spray, sea moss and warm driftwood to create a very unique and pleasant scent. Very spa like."

Cactus and Sea Salt 8 ounce Soy Wax Candle

Be sure to check out her other great shops:  TheTemptingTart and AuntieCardShop!

Who says peer pressure is bad?

I have a confession to make.  I hate cherry.  Anything cherry makes me scrunch up my face and make pukey noises.  That being said when Di from AuntieDis told me I needed to make a Cherry Cola soap, my tummy rolled, my face scrunched up (even though she couldn't see it), and I believe my response was "Oh hell no!"

Since I am a strong independent woman who does things her own way, it's of course no surprise that one week later, I was staring at a bottle of Cherry Cola fragrance oil, grumbling and cursing Etsy's best candle maker and her stupid Cherry Cola.

Having gotten my immaturity out in the form of groans, muttering, and fake retching, I got to work.  But remember, my dear readers...I am a strong, independent woman!  If I am going to give in to peer pressure, I'm going to do it on my own terms!  So as I made the dreaded cherry soap from my own sensory hell, I snickered and added some chocolate fragrance.  Ha!  Take that, Di!  Na na na boo boo.

Imagine my suprise when I decided to be brave and take a whiff.  Hmmm.  *sniff sniff*  Hmmmm?  Wow.  *another sniff*  That actually smells pretty good.  Damn you, Di. 

So, the moral of my story?  I don't really have one.  AuntieDis, the wench, was right.  Stupid Chocolate Cherry Cola soap is pretty damn good.