Dirt Candles: Raw, Natural, Pure and Real

The name Dirt Candles was inspired by the origin of all things natural and candle ingredients are from natural sources such as organically grown American soybeans, essential oils and recycled glass and paper.

Some of the many celebs that dig Dirt include Greg Grunberg, Bailey Chase, Beverly Mitchell, Chris Judd, Ed Kowalcyzk, Mimi Rogers, Kathleen Robertson and more.

Dirt Candles have over 20 pure clean aroma blends that have complex notes from 30 to 100 deep.

Co-Founders of the young, hip socially conscious company Dirt Candles are James Eric New and Kelli Palmer Kennedy. They are a highly qualified husband and wife team dedicated to making a difference socially and environmentally.

Dirt Candles are environment-friendly, animal-friendly, people-friendly and every purchase supports various national charities chosen by customers and employees such as:

A Special Wish– Enhancing the quality of life for children dignosed with medical problems that are life threatening and/or terminal aged 21 or less.
Make a Wish Foundation– Enriching lives by granting wishes to children with life threatening conditions.
American Cancer Society– Dedicated to eliminating cancer through prevention, research, advocacy, service, education and saving lives.
The Natures Conservancy– Preserves plants, animals and communities which protects the earth and represents and promotes diversity.
Susan B.Komen Foundation– Famous for over 20 years for their work in the fight against breast cancer.
Hunter’s Hope– Established in 1997 by Pro Football Hall of Fame member querterback Jim Kelly and wife Jill after their infant son was diagnosed with Krabbe Disease. Their goal is to fund research and find a cure.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals– The largest animal rights organizatioin in the world. PETA is dedicated to protecting the rights of all animals.
The Humane Society– Promoting the protection of all animals and fighting animal cruelty and abuse.
Big Brothers Big Sisters– Youth mentoring organization in the US for over a century. Children aged 6 through 18 are mentored by promoting positive, lasting relationships.

If you would like to read more of the dirt, check out their website. They have some fun unique fragrances and their candles are well made and packaged not to mention every purchase goes to a good cause.

Stitching Housewives offers a ton of cute, sort of country feeling cross stitch patterns with different themes I don’t quite understand but they’re super cute so let’s get into it.

One section is called Dapper Doodads, which it looks like are all square. Tiered Tray Tidbits are generally more rectangular, and RoundAbouts are circular. There are also Sassy Strippers, and I don’t know what the difference among all the different kinds is. All of them are colorful, graphic, often with text, and mounted on something cute. A lot of them are seasonal designs.

Just as an example, here’s Charlie Chicken, a big black chicken hauling an even bigger pumpkin in a wagon past a house with sunflowers. This one is labelled as a Tiered Tray Tidbit, but again I don’t really know why.

This one uses seven colors and is 56 by 42 stitches. It comes out to 4 by 3 inches or 10 by 7.6 cm when stitched on 28 count linen (equivalent to 14 count Aida). It’s shown mounted on a wooden pumpkin, but you could put it in a frame or make it little pillow or whatever you like.

There are lots of smaller categories with some themed projects, such as “calendar crates,” which are themed for the month but don’t actually have the month on them. There’s a lot of Christmas patterns, and smaller collections of Halloween/fall and spring projects.

Another section is called “What’s in My Cup,” which features a tall coffee cup with text on it and decorations in and around the cup. For example there’s a happy birthday cup with a cake coming out of the top and surrounded by presents and balloons. The Good Old Days collection includes monthly minis with the month on one piece, a house decorated for the season and another little seasonal design.

The seasonal series includes literal seasons as well as Halloween and Christmas designs.

It’s hard to tell you what’s here but if you like the style of this one or combinations of text and fun images, check out all the goodies at Stitching Housewives.

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