Sydney Hale Co.

http://assets7.designsponge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/il_570xN.380820871_ttb8.jpg One of the wonderful aspects of having Max on our team is how he's changed my mind about things. Namely, my opinion on candles. I'm a known candle hater, and now I find myself scooping them up left and right. Nary a room in my apartment (all three of them — whew) is without something flickering and spreading good scents across the space. I tend to be drawn to clean garden smells (tomato vines, geranium, citrus and grass), but as the temperatures drop, I'm opening my mind to something a little richer and spicier for the holidays. These beautiful soy candles are from Sydney Hale Co., a candle maker from Arlington, Virginia (hooray, my home state!), and come in incredible scents like blue spruce & spearmint, clementine & clove (my favorite) and mint & geranium. I ordered a few from Etsy last week, and they arrived this week in pretty packages ready to test out on the office. So far, the spicy clove candle is everyone's favorite, but I already stuck my head into the geranium candle packaging, and it is incredibly promising. I know candles aren't everyone's thing, but if you need a great quick gift or something to bring to a holiday party, these are perfect. Click here to check out the full range on Etsy and shop online. Candles are $28 each and last 50 hours. Each container can be reused (the amber one is going to be a desktop vase for our office) and — the best part — Sydney Hale donates 10% of profits to a local animal rescue group. Great candles, great cause. xo, grace via Grace Bonney http://www.designsponge.com/2012/11/sydney-hale-co.html tagcakedesignnews

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