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To honor this month’s wellness theme, we are sharing five recipes for essential oil spa treatments you can make at home.  All of the recipes include regular, household ingredients, most of which are probably already in your pantry. The recipes are courtesy of Sunleaf Naturals, our preferred supplier or 100% pure essential oils.  

Sharing an expression of joy and gratitude this Thanksgiving season with our customers and appreciating how far we have come since the launch of GRACEiousliving this past year.

Our simple, time-honored weekly plan to help you complete holiday tasks while leaving time for the most important thing -- time with friends and family.

The Enneagram system breaks down human behaviors into nine types. Take the quiz to find out your type and share your findings with friends and family. Looking for Enneagram inspired gifts? Our Paddywax soy wax Enneagram candles are packaged in a giftable box and feature a brief number description.  

It's back to school time!  Instead of jumping head-first into your fall 'to do' list, start by taking some well-deserved time off for yourself.  It doesn't have to take much more than 15 minutes a day to teach your body to relax. In this blog post, we're sharing some of our favorite quick and inexpensive 'self-care' activities to get you started. We hope these will inspire you to make it a priority to take care of yourself just like you take care of everyone else.

Our guest-blogger and entertaining pro shares her 5 Steps to planning the perfect party. Start with choosing a theme, then decide where to have the party and the guest list. The third item is to choose the layout and supplies, then move on to creating the shopping list and finish by creating a work list and timeline. Lastly, don't forget to include a small gift memento.. this will ensure guests remember the event for years to come.  It just all starts with a little planning!

We're sharing our insights and observations about home decor, accessory and gift trends gained from our recent trip to the Atlanta Home and Gift Market. We'll share some of the ideas that inspired us and we'll provide a sneak peek of some of the exciting new gift and accessories that will be arriving in our retail stores and our online site over the next several months.

This past year has taught me to focus on the simple things in life -- and gift giving for the simple reason of bringing joy to others is one of the habits I hope to continue in the years to come. Through our new online store, we help customers curate their perfect gifts for the special people in their lives.  We love working one-on-one with our customers to pick and choose gifts, pack them in a beautiful box and mail them off. Whether it is to commemorate a special occasion, or the gift is being sent for my favorite occasion: ’just because,’ our goal is to bring happiness to those special people we serve.

Learn how to pick the best scented candles for every room in your home. We share tips for combining fragrances and selecting the right candle for your kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, living areas and home office.  Plus, we share our personal favorite candle brands and scents for each room. Also, learn more about our curated Candle Subscription plan where you can have luxury artisan candles delivered to your doorstep every month, or on the schedule you choose.

Charcuterie boards and themed meal boards have become the latest trend in entertaining. They are so simple, anyone can create one! Simply start with a beautiful platter or tray and then build your board with your favorite foods. We've got some great ideas and resources to walk you through every step!

Burn palo santo wood any time you feel like you need to clear negative energy from a space to make room for a more peaceful and balanced environment. Here are some simple ways to bring Palo Santo into your home:

Our goal of bringing JOY to our customers lives is the core of our business. Our hope is to make our customer’s lives “a little bit better” each time they leave our stores or our site.