Dish With Dorothy ~ Marion Lane Candles Blog

Super Size Me!

It's the holiday season and you really want to get a special fragrance to fill your home with scents of sugar plums and pine trees.... except you usually only like cinnamon.  Go ahead and try those new scents in the big jar ~ and if you just can't stand it - even after burning it for a bit - bring it back and exchange it!  The safe way to try to new scents and not worry about your sensitive nose!  All sizes of jar candles can be exchanged for one you know you love!  So smell outside your box and try something new today!

Fun in downtown Topeka!

Just wanted to share a link to the impromtu TG Choir from WRHS singing at the tree lighting for the Miracle on Kansas Avenue Parade this past Saturday evening!  Enjoy!

 

 

 

Some of our favorite things...

It's no secret that scent is the most provocative of the senses.  Fragrance is a pipeline to memory and mood.  What other reason would you need to fill your home with the luxurious holiday scents available for burning or warming?  When the holidays are feeling stressful we suggest a relaxing fragrance like lavender, nag champa or frankincense & myrrh.  These are soft and grounding scents that help bring calm to busy days and soothe you to sleep.  Of course, there are many who need to feel energized and refreshed every morning to get the day started right.  Citrus scents like grapefruit, orange, and lime or  blends containing them are uplifting.

We embrace fragrance as necessity when needing to impart optimism and healing.  Scents affect every aspect of our moods, choices and memories of experiences.  Create your day through your sense of smell.  Come to Marion Lane Candles for choices!

Small Business Saturday

We are finally focusing on the businesses that make our communities unique and offer the personal touch to the experiences we have while shopping or conducting business.  This weekend choose to spend your holiday dollars in stress free environments ~ your locally owned businesses!  I was thrilled to be part of the Mayor's proclamation for Saturday, November 27th to officially be "Small Business Saturday" in Topeka, KS!

Finally Fall!

Finally some relief from the high temps!  An overcast day, cool showers and favorite fragrances to burn!  We've been adding new fall scents each week.  This time of year calls for warm and inviting spices.   Another popular fragrance type is home baked goods ~ butter, sweet and mouth-watering fragrances fill your home.  Stop in today and try something new!

Candle Classes Spark Creativity!

We're adding some great new classes to our schedule!  Check often to see if there is something that sparks your interest and register on-line!  Classes are generally two hours long and consist of several projects  Click here to go to the calendar!

Stop in for a "Top City Taste" Thursday Night!

Our Top City Thursday Shopping Nights continue to heat up with lots of activities and entertainment for all!  We've added several Kansas manufactured products and are having a "Top City Tasting" Thursday from 5 - 8 pm!  Several of our new lines are familiar favorites like Grandma Hoerner's products and Anthony's Beehive Honey!  Plus - a delicious new addition from Toma Dip Company!  Stop in and taste a dozen new items - the perfect way to "try before you buy!"

Marion Lane Candles Summer Time Giveaway!

It's so nice to enjoy being outside during the summer ~ except for those pesky mosquitoes!  These are a few favorites that are sure to tell those pests to "bug off!"

• Soap Stone Incense Burner + 20 Black Cherry Citronella Incense Sticks,
  
• Six (6) of our heavily scented, long-burning Citronella FPVs + Glass Cup, &
  
• A Napa Firelite with Gel Fuel
  

Total=$62.45 value!

So how can you score these fabulous favorites for free?  There are 5 ways to enter - do 1,2,3,4 or all 5 to better your chances:

1.  Stop in the store (713 S Kansas Avenue, Topeka KS) on Thursday Nights from 5-8 pm and drop your name in the registration box ~ we ONLY put this box out during the Top City Thursday night event! (No purchase necessary to enter)

2. Comment on this post on Facebook and let us know how you spend your summer evenings.

3. Spread the word about our giveaway on your Facebook page then write on our Facebook wall saying that you did.*

4. Tweet this link: http://tinyurl.com/MLCSummerTimeGiveAway

5. Post our Summer Time Giveaway on your blog (Feel free to copy our photos & info) Then leave a comment on this blog post on Dish With Dorothy so we know that you did.*

*just let your friends & followers know if they happen to win, they better share! :-)

We'll draw the lucky Marion Lane Candles fan name during the Shop Crawl at 7 pm Thursday, July 29, 2010 and post it on the blog.  Have fun, good luck and thanks for playing!

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New Products!

We've added new lines this summer and want to share our favorites!  One of the most versatile and unique products are the new Switchables - hand-crafted stained glass pieces that have many possible uses!  A beautiful nightlight, fun sun catcher, plant pal or Christmas ornament!  Great as a gift that can be added to throughout the year!  Lots of designs in stock and new pieces are added each season.

Another fun addition are our new reading glasses.  Lisa is modeling two of the styles - she always likes to keep a spare!

You may take a moment to notice the book Lisa is enjoying ~ Ghosts of Kansas, we have several copies left!  Beth Cooper's research and work in the paranormal field has resulted in a fabulous account of haunted locations around the area and is also full of history!  You'll want to keep this one on the coffee table and keep your eyes and ears open for the next time this local writer is out doing book signings! Check out the Marion Lane Candles chapter!

Topeka Tradition

As the economy struggles to rebound, many folks are trading in their busy lifestyles for the more relaxed, traditional activities.  Family, friends and past-times are cycling back to easier times, when tradition played an enormous role in what, when, where and why we did the things we enjoyed.  Downtown shopping on Main Street America was revered by adults and children alike ~ making it a fond memory and a tradition amongst generations of families.  Together with a host of other downtown merchants, we are staying open late on Thursday evenings as so many did decades ago.  Won't you stop downtown, stroll the Avenue and rediscover downtown?  Join us in a Topeka tradition with your family and friends!

Beginning July 1, 2010, Thursday night is “the night!”  From 5pm to 8pm stores are open, restaurants are open, street musicians are performing… and there’s free parking!  Brought to you by Downtown Topeka Inc. and seveneightfive magazine, Top City Thursday is “the night” to visit Downtown Topeka for special discounts, deals on meals and events throughout the summer in downtown. Downtown merchants like:

• Wolfe’s Camera
• Personally Yours
• David’s Jewelers
• Asay’s Sporting Goods
• Hazel Hill Chocolate Traditions
• Marion Lane Candles
• Briman’s Leading Jewelers
• Warehouse 414
• The Merchant
• Lloyd Zimmer Books And Maps
• Buttercups & Daisies
• CD Tradepost
• The BreakRoom Metro Eatery
• Blended
• Kansan Grill
• Lupita’s
• McDonald’s

The YMCA and PC911 are also open so you can work out after dinner and get your computer fixed while you dine or shop!