A Few Home Buys

I picked up these few things while passing through Dunnes Stores....I was delighted when I saw the glass jar with a lid as I had been looking for something like this for a while.....It's the new home for my hair pins and ties and it sits nicely on my vanity.
I thought the owl was cute and would also be a nice decoration on my vanity and I love the all white. The Metal "Home Sweet Home" heart is hanging in my kitchen window. I got all three for under €15 so all very reasonable. I have to say Dunnes Home Wear has loads of lovely bits at the moment I just needed more time to browse.

I finally got round to buying a Wax Burner and Yankee Candle Wax Melts. I have been a fan of the candles for years but never tried these. I have heard great things so I decided to try them out. I got this burner and set of 12 wax melts in my local Yankee Candle stockist ( I would have preferred a plainer design on the burner but the mirrors actually look quiet pretty when lit) . The set is the "Mother's Day Pure Essence Tube" and the 12 melts included in the set are;
Baby Powder, Ginger Dusk, Champaca Blossom, Lake Sunset, Pink Sands, Fresh Cut Roses, Lovely Kiku, Honey Blossom, Cassis, Garden Sweet Pea, A Child's Wish, Aloe Water. This set has a few of my faves and also some I have never had before, the only thing I would say is I tend to opt for the Food&Spice or Fruit scents for the kitchen (which is where I bought this for) but I think this set is more suited the hall/living area. I have only been using this for a few days but first impressions are very good, there is a much stronger scent than the candles and I can see them lasting way longer. The girl who sold them to me gave me a tip for getting the cold melted wax out of the dish and that's to pop the whole burner into the freezer for a few minutes and the wax will slide right out! Will definitely be trying this!! I am happy so far and think I will move this to the hall and try to find an all cream/white burner for the kitchen with some vanilla cupcake melts!!

And last but not lease a quick trip in to Penney's (is there such a thing???) got me these! I was just popping in to return something and instead of being up money, I left with a big bag and a lighter purse! I really only had a few minutes (hubby and babies waiting outside) but I would have loved some browsing time as they have all the new season children's wear and homewear in stock (I presume ladies wear also but I ran through there with blinkers on).
So I picked up this mint green cushion with a Pink Flamingo on (€6) this is for the girls room (my next decorating project - post coming soon) . I also got this metal "You are my sunshine" hanging sign (€1.50) .....not sure where this if for yet but will be one of the children's rooms. And finally these battery operated set of 20 LED lights (€4) I saw these lighting in the store and thought they would look cute in the girls room. I'll have to pop into Penney's again soon because from what I saw it deserves a bit more of my time to look around.

Karen

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