http://caterpillarscandles.com/blog Caterpillars Creations inside scoop! Wed, 16 Jun 2010 04:32:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We've done it again - just when you finally made it through our entire scent list, test-sniffing them all, we've gone and added more! Many, many new fragrances are on the menu! Preview descriptions below - now where's that scratch and sniff monitor? Scent Description Alethea's Dream Romantic notes of soft floral jasmine ... http://caterpillarscandles.com/blog/?p=56 I cannot even begin to fathom how it is that the army corp of engineers has been allowed to drag their feet like they are. This is despicable! There are so many solutions that have come forth, to clear up the oil, that are NON TOXIC and BIODEGRADABLE or RENEWABLE. ... http://caterpillarscandles.com/blog/?p=55 Imagine curing cancer without Chemo or radiation, naturally, with baking soda? No, I'm not making this up! Dr. Simoncini has been successfully treating cancer with a sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) solution. http://caterpillarscandles.com/blog/?p=54 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have adopted a pro-corporate position that laughably claims labeling GM/GE foods creates the "false" impression that "that the labeled food is in some way different from other foods.” [1]  Even worse, ... http://caterpillarscandles.com/blog/?p=53 After much thought and deliberation, we have discontinued the use of Palm Wax. Although there is a lot of "greenwashing" regarding how palm wax is sustainable and renewable, and if you use palm wax from the roundtable of sustainable palm oil, it is supposidly not harming forests or ecological biodiversity. I ... http://caterpillarscandles.com/blog/?p=52 Let's face it - all of us have someone in our life who just seems to zap the energy right out of us. There are several things I do as a preventative to giving away my energy to these "vampires". First of all, I try to spend a little time every ... http://caterpillarscandles.com/blog/?p=51 We would like to sincerely thank everyone for your patience during our relocation.  It seemed as if everything that could have gone wrong, did go wrong, and then some (thanks to murphy!!).  To show our appreciation, we're running a great giveaway for FOUR 8.5oz Carmen Jars (a $60 value) scented ... http://caterpillarscandles.com/blog/?p=50 We're moving!! This change is long overdue - instead of having two facility's, we will now have one. This last year has been exceptionally difficult for me personally, I got divorced, am now a single mom of 4, but more importantly, I lost my dad and business partner to the devastating and cruel ... http://caterpillarscandles.com/blog/?p=49 Wishing all of my family, friends, and acquaintances happiness in this season of gratitude. Thank you for your friendship & support! http://caterpillarscandles.com/blog/?p=48 Every once in a while we get a batch of Palm Wax in  that just doesn't have enough Stearic in it to make it release from the mold.  It is a very frustrating experience to have all of your Pillars glued into the mold like a sea urchin clinging to ... http://caterpillarscandles.com/blog/?p=47