3. Candle & Sand - Fill a clear glass bowl with colored sand (available at Crafts stores) and stick red or white or a combination of red-white or red-green candles in the sand. Use about 10 candles and arrange them creatively. Light all of the candles together for a lovely shining effect. 4.

Tabletop Trees - Mini Christmas trees make lovely tabletops. Artificial trees can be bought or crafted. We have some Christmas Tree crafts at our Crafts section. Alternatively, you can also buy a baby christmas tree or use a branch of a tree and decorate it in the same fashion as you would decorate your Christmas tree. http://www.dotcomwomen.com/crafts/christmas_trees.shtml 5.

Snow Globes - Snow Globes or Snow domes lend a whimsical touch to your room. Use them on your table for a touch of fantasy. You can make a snow dome yourself using easy to follow instructions in our Snow Domes project. http://www.dotcomwomen.com/crafts/snowdomes.shtml 6. Ornament Glitter - Fill clear glass bowls or baskets (tied with a red bow) with Christmas baubles in bright red, green or blue and glittering silver and golden colors for a sparkly tabletop.

7. Candle and Bloom - Place 4-5 pillar candles of same color (preferably white) but different sizes in a plate. Place a poinsettia or any red flower and a twig of holly in the same plate. Light all the candles. 8.

Snowy Village - Just like snow domes, a Thomas Kinkade snow village scene will bring lots of holiday cheer and fantasy to your table. 9. Hurricanes and Votives - Fill glass hurricanes with scarlet cranberries and red roses and flank the hurricanes with votives. 10. Tapers and Tulips - Creamy white tulips in silver cups flanking a candelabra filled with white tapers make simply sensational centerpieces.

For more Christmas Flower arrangements, see the beautiful dry and fresh arrangements that Chrissie Harten has done for Dot Com Women specially for the Winter Holidays. http://www.dotcomwomen.com/home/floral.shtml.

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Even if you just sit and breathe for 3 minutes in silence, you'll feel the benefit of those 3 minutes throughout your day. 2) Clear Out the Clutter: Sacred space means actually having a space where you can be in the sacred. Dedicate one area of your house to the sacred by clearing out all the excess junk, creating an altar or space for sacred objects there, and keeping it fresh with incense, candles, or plants. Keep the area energetically clean with by smudging (get instructions by sending a blank email to cleansmudge@shamanschool.com).* 3) Have Great Beginnings or Endings: Putting sacred practice at the beginning or end of your day will make it easier to remember and do. Starting your day with sacred practice will bring you peace and awareness throughout the day.

Ending your day with sacred practice will help you rest deeply and beneficially. 4) Take Your Sacred Space Outdoors: There's nothing like nature to bring the sacred into our awareness. If you find it difficult to get out of your daily routine indoors, spend a few moments outdoors each day, greeting the sky and earth. You'll be amazed at how fast you connect to the sacred. 5) Move in Sacredness: For those of us who can't sit still long enough to meditate, walking can also be a way to create the sacred.

Walking and praying, or walking and talking with our higher powers can create sacred space around you, plus you can take it with you everywhere you go!.

Take a deep breath and relax. What are the scents, sounds and feelings that come up? What is the first picture that pops into your mind? Is it the sound of children racing down the stairs that comes to you first? The feel of your heart pounding when you awoke and found that Christmas was really here? The warmth of your parents' blankets as you bounced on them, anxious to wake them up?The autumn and winter holidays will always be associated, for me, with my grandmother's cooking and pumpkin pies. I remember running into her little house, and the sound of the front door's slam behind me. I was immediately engulfed in warmth. The scent of nutmeg and cinnamon and pumpkin seeds physically drew me forward, until I was wrapped in my grandmother's embrace.2) Recreate the scene.

Since a prime trigger for me is the scent of pumpkin pies, I often order pumpkin scented candles from Yankee Candles. I sit on the couch, wrapped up in a blanket, light the candles and wait. Within moments, the scent has pulled me back to my grandmother's kitchen. And I hear the sound of my cousins pounding down the hall after me, each of us anxious to win the first warm treat.You can do the same. If a scent triggers your memories, you can either bake the cake or cookie or brew the eggnog.

Or you can get one of those scented candles and simply light it.If the feel of sweaters immediately transports you back to your snow throwing days, slip one on. If you are like me and live in Florida, turn the air way up first. Close your eyes and hear the sound of children shouting as they try to nail each other with snowballs. Picture their fresh flushed faces. 3) If there is a particular holiday character that sparks your memories, rent holiday movies.

Some of my favorites are Frosty the Snowman and Miracle on Thirty fourth street. Watch one for a while, until you get the holiday feeling, then turn the sound off. Watch the pictures and let your mind go. 4) Use all of these pictures and sensations and feelings in your story. If you are writing about a little girl in a big family, think back to what holiday dinners were like for you.

Did everyone talk at once? Does your character like this or does she feel overwhelmed? What is it like to be the smallest one in a room full of adults? Is there a cousin or neighbor that is constantly picking on her? Do the children get bored and decide to explore the forbidden attic?5) Once you have a scene in mind, write down all of these questions. Don't worry about answering them until you have run out of questions. Then think back to the picture, sound or feeling that you associate with and answer the questions. 6) Now describe everything that you can about the characters. What are their ages? What do they look like? Are they the youngest or oldest in their family? Where do they live? What is their favorite thing? What are their best friend's names? Who is their arch nemesis and why? Get as much detail as possible down.Once you can describe all of these things, the pieces of your story will begin to fall into place.

More importantly, your characters and your scenes will be real and alive. Be brave and put as much of yourself into these stories and your characters. Your readers will love you for it..

Make sure you know what their interests are so you get a gift that they will appreciate. It will make it special for them and for you. 2. What to buy for someone that has everything? Baskets, candles, a good book or a store certificate can be the perfect gift for that special person that has everything. 3.

Buying in advance. Don't wait until the last minute to go Christmas shopping because you'll end up paying high prices for stuff you don't even like. This happens specially with the hottest Holiday Toys because a lot of people look for them at local stores and since quantities are limited, you won't find them unless you go Christmas shopping early. If you decide to go a local mall, make sure you do it during the first two weeks of November. You'll avoid the majority of Christmas shoppers and you are guaranteed to find what you're looking for at lower prices.

4. Take advantage of Online pre-Christmas Sales. Most stores offer deep online discounts (up to 70%) on toys, clothing, accessories, gifts, candles, and more before Christmas during the months of October and November. They even offer Free Shipping with your order. 5.

Buy from the comfort of your home. Every year, more people buy online to save time and money. By buying online, you'll be able to see every item on every gift category you're interested in without the hassle of searching a whole store or waiting in long lines, only to find out that what you're looking for is not available or is overpriced. You'll also receive the items you purchased early, giving you time to wrap them in advance. The Christmas Season should be spent with family and friends instead of worrying about looking for time to go Christmas shopping.

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If you are noticing black soot accumulating on your container candles, the wick is too long. Nail clippers are a great tool for trimming wicks that can't be reached with scissors.2. AVOID DRAFTSBurning candles in drafty areas can cause uneven burning and excessive smoking. Not to mention that your candle will burn faster. If you notice the flame of the candle flickering in any direction other than straight up, there is a draft.

Prevent drafts by keeping burning candles away from heating and air-conditioning vents and open windows.3. REFRIGERATE THEMCandles that are cold will burn slower. To cool you candle, first wrap in foil or cling wrap to prevent the wick from absorbing any moisture. Pop them in the fridge for about an hour and light! Make sure you don't put them in the freezer instead. They will break!4.

BURN THEM LONG ENOUGHHave you ever seen a three-wick candle that looked like Mickey Mouse? For pillar candles, make sure you burn them for at least one hour for every inch in diameter. Skip this step and you'll end up burning a tunnel through your candle.5. EXTINGUISHING THE FLAMETo blow out a candle, a candle snuffer works best. If you don't have a candle snuffer readily available, you can blow out the candle by placing an index finger in front of the flame and blowing gently. This causes the air to surround the flame and minimizes splattering of hot wax from the wax pool.6.

SAFETY FIRSTKeep all lit candles out of the reach of children and pets. Never leave a burning candle unattended. And always burn candles in a well-ventilated room.7. CLEANUPIf wax has spilled on the carpet the best way to remove it is with paper and an iron. Place a paper towel or brown grocery bag over the spill.

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Her blouse and skirt were skin tight. She asked,"are you from around here?" I've never noticed you before." I laughed and replied, "I'm from a far away planet they call New York." She smiled radiantly and said, "I'm from a far away planet to, but I got stuck here for a while." "Missed the ride back on the space ship," I joked. "Something like that," she said smiling. "I'm supposed to be in Europe, but the Navy stuck me out here on the left coast. They just don't know how to read a dream sheet," I smiled.

"What do you do with the Navy," she asked. "Im a communications specialist," I answered. She smiled glowingly and said, "I'm into communications to." I laughed and asked, "that's what you do on your planet when you're not selling pop corn." She smiled and said, "something like that."Oh, could I have a buttered pop corn and a Coke," I asked. "Wouldn't you rather have something else,?" she whispered seductively. "Yes, I would, but this is for Barbra, the girl that's waiting for me to bring this back to the car." "Would Barbra miss you if you didn't come back,?" she whispered almost hypnoticly." I answered."I don't know, but I think she would wonder about what happened to the pop corn and Coke." "Okay." She said, reluctantly handing me the pop corn and coke.

"Maybe another time," I said. "I'd like that, My name is Triffy. Here's my number. Call me when you're finished getting pop corn for Barbra," she said. "My name is Tim, maybe another time Triffy," I said.

I brought the pop corn and coke back to Barbra. She snuggled up with me and asked, "Didn't you want anything?" "Want anything what,?" I asked. "Didn't you want a snack? She said, seeming puzzled. "Oh, I just didn't think of it," I replied. Smiling seductively, she said.

"I'm willing to share." She then gazed into my eyes and started to kiss me, but I couldn't get Triffy out of my mind. It were as if she had cast a spell on me. Barbra was very pretty, and I really did like her, but I felt as if I were now wearing the wrong size shoe. I needed size Triffy, but I tried hard to fit into size Barbra.After the movie I drove Barbra home. She asked me in, but I told her I had some work to do that just couldn't wait.

I drove down Pacific Coast Highway and parked by one of the massive cliffs to think and reflect. The height of the cliffs, the wonderful splashing sound of the water always seemed to invigorate my thought process. I debated with myself if I should call Triffy or not. I knew nothing about her except that she was very beautiful. She just wasn't the kind of girl you would expect to be selling pop corn.

At least not with those looks. She intrigued me. At last, I decided to call her just out of curiousity.I just had to know where she came from, what she was into and what the heck was she doing selling pop corn. But, I was really fooling myself. Deep down, I was really attracted to her.

I didn't even want to admit to myself that I could be such a cad. I knew it was wrong, but I wanted her anyway.So, I called. She told me a few things about herself and we made a date to go to the beach the next day. After seeing her in a bikini on the beach the next day my mind just went blank. Her body was pure Heaven.

I didn't have any more questions to ask her. I was totaly under her spell. Barbra was just now a distant memory. After the beach we went back to her place and she seemed to have candles everywhere. They seemed to have a nice smelling scent, but they were like no other candles I had sniffed before.

I was going to ask her what all the candles were about, but when she changed into a very sexy nighty, I lost my train of thought as I watched her light the candles. She finished the last one and put her arms around me and then I just melted in her embrace.I was turned on like I was never turned on before. Just when I thought okay that's enough of this now, she seemed to turn on my second and third gear. It were as if she were re-generating my battery. Just when I thought my energizer bunny was finished, she turned on my fourth and fifth gear.

I didn't know what was happening. I asked myself "why." But I couldn't find an answer.But I suppose all good things must come to an end. After two weeks with her, I got orders to go to the South Land. I had never before been in the South before and it was a long flight from California. So, when I first got off the plane, I thought I might be experiencing some jet lag.

Or maybe two weeks with her just plum wore me out. I didn't know what it was, but I was feeling very dizzy. I wasn't accustomed to the swampy type air of the South Land, so I thought, "maybe I just need a day or two to acclimate to the different climate." But I continued to get dizzy. At last, I went to sick bay and told everyone there that I keep getting dizzy. They couldn't find anything wrong with me from routines tests, so they said they had to make sure I wasn't crazy.

Being confident that I was totaly sane I told them to give me any test they wanted. So, they put some strange wires on my head and kept saying that's amazing. "Whats so amazing,?" I asked my very big busted Nurse. Smiling seductively, she said,"your brain scan. It keeps showing that you're having a sexual thought every forty seconds." "Only every forty seconds", I quipped starring at her endowed breasts with surprise." Smiling ever more seduvtively she said, "you're a sex machine.The average male only has a sexual thought every four minutes." "So, I'm over sexed and now I've lost my mind,?" I asked.

She answered, "no, just the opposite. If you were only having a sexual thought every five minutes you would be losing your mind. So having a sexual thought every forty seconds makes you super sane. The best reading we ever got from anyone was every three minutes. You're every forty seconds is out of this world." "Out of this world.

That's what I was afraid of. So how do I turn myself off,? I asked. "What turned you on like this? That's what I'd like to know so I could bottle it," she said. Laughing now, I said, "sorry, but I don't kiss and tell." Of course I could have come clean and told her that I kind of suspect that I recently spent two fun filled weeks with a dynamite woman that was most likely a space alien. But I was getting bored with all the tests.

And anyway, she was quite a looker. And I had a feeling she wanted to take me for a test run to check out that every forty second quirk. "So, what is wrong with me then,?" I asked. She took my hand and said, "we've got to get you away from this swamp air." "How can we do that,?" I asked. "I have central air conditioning," she replied.Sex Toys At Amazon.Com.