Treasury Sunday - May 5th

Every other Sunday I like to feature some of the fabulous treasuries which have included my products. These treasuries are so important to those who sell on Etsy because it brings additional exposure for our products. Please take some time to view these gorgeous collections, shop the Etsy stores, and support small business!

'5. Vintage garden' by ukrainianwoods

The Farmers Jumper Floral on... xMOTHERx $140	Antique Book Collection - Gr... thewhitepepper $66.5	Still Life Photograph, Lime... PrettyPetalStu... $15	Vintage Picnic Basket, Rusti... NostalgiaWareh... $205
Floral embroidered necklace ... skrynka $19.5	Rusty Vintage hand folding s... theMomsAttic $25	Herbal Drawing Clay for Chil... GrowingUpHerba... $11.97	Vintage Tool Box - Carpenter... BeeJayKay $210
Hair pin - Mad Hat-St. Patri... Dariami $9	Vintage French Coffee Pot //... FrenchAtticFin... $34	Revere Beach Photography / L... JillianAudreyD... $30	World Map Handbag Tote Purse... renklitasariml... $59
Tree photograph - original f... photographybyk... $30	Baby's Breath room and l... DLitesbyDorene $6.49	Mint - light green, mint, sa... valezhki $18	Modern brooch in ombre turqu... ShinyJane $17

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'Dear Mom, My Love for You Never Wanes' by Gemstonesonmymind

Breast Cancer Awareness - Pi... aquariann $15	Butterfly Brooch Set (2), Pi... PennyandPaper $16	Carnelian Coral Turquoise St... EleriaJewelry $89	Silk Scarf Hand Painted Pink... silkshop $40
Layered Asymmetric Orange J... BijiBijoux $145	ORIGINAL Asian Inspired Pain... HeatherRLange $149	Miniature Turquoise Bird Scu... doudoubirds $10	Jablonecke Sklarny Vaclav Ha... CzechGlassColl... $50
Red Print Decorative Toss Pi... PillowsGaloreN... $12	Lily of the Valley 12 oz. ca... DLitesbyDorene $15.75	Four Tangerine Hydrangeas In... IllusionCreati... $35	Sugar Scrub Cube - You Choos... SymbolicImport... $24
Lavender Patchouli Aromather... pldbody $12.29	Sea Glass Coins Puffed 20mm ... gypsybeadpeddl... $3.98	Antique Birthday Postcards 4... LBscrapboutiqu... $8	New Mom Typographic Print Lo... GrammaticalArt $18

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'Mother's Day Gifts under $20' by smijims

Crochet Flower Beanie Aftern... SalemStyle $18	Wash Cloths Crochet Set of F... CreativeEndeav... $19.5	Sample pack, four 2 oz. jar ... DLitesbyDorene $15	Vegan Lavender Aromatherapy ... pldbody $14
Sugar Scrub Cubes - You Choo... SymbolicImport... $16	Wool Coasters RED & MULTI Fa... WormeWoole $16	Clearance, 50% off, Hand Kni... WendysWonders1... $15	tea lights, candles - hand s... serenitylane $7.5
Silver Heart Blue Swarovski ... BijiBijoux $19	Sterling Silver Starfish Ear... LoopsJewellery $18	Sklo Union Adolf Matura Rosi... CzechGlassColl... $50	Candleholder Dish Green Flor... IllusionCreati... $15
Peach Guitar Pick Earrings, ... HausofAriella $8	Natural Stone Beaded Wrap St... PowellArtAndDe... $8	Bird on Branch Silhouette Ha... TheDoubleDubs $15	Mother's Day Dusty Rose ... crochetedbycha... $14

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'Head over the hills' by Grimme

V I N T A G E fuchsia and tu... GMNYC $24	Micro Beads (no hole) cattales $5	Baby Butterfly Barefoot sand... Lasunka $8	You're in my heart - iP... GalaBorn $34
Ombre Tights. Hand dyed Neon... xsilk $40	Mens bow tie freestyle groom... BartekDesign $22.5	Set of 9 Felt Hearts - Fuchs... FeltFamily $18	Light pink crochet Earrings katrinshine $7
Strawberries & Creme 12 oz. ... DLitesbyDorene $17.25	Rosette Shoe Clips Fuchsia P... Brydferth $32	Hot pink - chunky statement ... TomBjornDesign... $35.5	Bamboo Silhouette Diamond Ri... whimsymilieu $20
Dark Fuchsia Opal Nose Stud ... eleanorjoseph $10	Azalea Lipstick, Moisturizin... GlacierSkinCar... $6.95	Tagua nut primitive rings la... Organicjewelry... $55	Bohemian Tunic Retro Clothin... BrokenGhostClo... $59

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'Love gifts for mom' by lalunadianna

Fragrance tarts, candle melt... DLitesbyDorene $5.5	Valentine gifts for friends ... Sweetkeetle $32	Ceramic heart necklace, Cera... 99heads $14	Red jacket - Taffeta Bolero ... Malam $150
Ruby Red Pomegranate Soap - ... SakuraBathAndB... $4.95	Ombre tights red-black virivee $35	Ladies Summer Straw Hat with... oldandnew8 $14	Designer Leather&Suede Vinta... MariaBaba $37
Bud vases, MADE TO ORDER, an... LynettesArt $5	Felt Handbag Purse Bag Uniqu... TopHome $22	Red dress knee length, sexy ... undressclothin... $44.99	Statement chain wool necklac... ylleanna $30
Heart Soap - Decorative I Lo... SoapRhapsody $8	Red Cherry Earrings handmade... AbraKadabraJew... $35	Eco Gift: Herbal Gift Set of... Ievinia $17	Red Lace Coin Purse humoresque $48.5

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Spring Flower Arrangements

My goal in gardening has been to create a landscape with more than one function. This helps your landscape create visual interest as it transitions throughout the seasons. For example, using a burning bush shrub creates greenery in the late spring and summer, fiery bursts of red in the fall, and an architectural form for snow in the winter.

So when I add flowers to my garden, I like to add ones that I can also use for cuttings. I love having fresh cut flowers in my home and office, and having your own from your garden creates a huge amount of self-satisfaction.

That said, I'm not always one to plant bulbs for spring blossoms, much as I love the happy nods of daffodils and the fresh scent of hyacinths, mostly because our springs in Ohio tend to be too wet to want to walk around for cuttings.

Previous owners of my home had a fondness for spring bulbs, and I chose to keep them wherever they were planted. Admittedly, the bulbs around my house have a very ad hoc look, but I'm not bothered by it.

This year, the tulips were amazing.

So for this year's first arrangement, I cut several tulips, found some daffodils and a couple lone hyacinths. While I love fresh flowers in my home, my sister is actually the florist in the family. But I was rather satisfied with the final look:

You'll notice the greenery in the back. These are actually my newly found pussy willows. I like the look of structure and architecture they bring to the arrangement. And I'm hopeful they will root so I can start a smaller bush for another area of the yard.

How does your garden grow?

Coming soon.....lilacs!

...May Flowers!

Yes, indeed....April Showers bring May Flowers!

D'Lites by Dorene is pleased to offer two customer favorites as fragrance(s) of the month for May!

Lily of the Valley fragrance tart

Coming to you first is Lily of the Valley.  Read what satisfied customers say about this lightly floral fragrance:

"Nice pleasant scent."

"LOVE this candle! The Lily of the Valley fragrance is dead-on as well as being strong (it's not a faint, vaguely-lily scent) and it is great quality. My mother loves it!!!!"


In addition, we're offering customer favorite Orange Blossom as a special this month.  Orange Blossom is a custom blended fragrance I created nearly two years ago. Here's how satisfied customers feel abut this scent:

Orange Blossom 12 oz candle

"Just got my orange blossom body lotion and it smells scrumptious!! "

"This scent is so comforting! And yet, not too overwhelming."

"Smells like heaven..."

"I love the scent of these tarts! I live in FL and that is the exact smell of the orange blossoms that floats in the air from the orange trees, certain times of the year. You captured it perfectly! Fast Shipping! Also thanks for the free bee!"

"Smells delish! Love it!"

"The smell is just intoxicating....love it...."

Both scents are available in 12 and 7 oz candles, wickless candles, votives, tea lights, fragrance tarts, fragrance sprays and diffuser oils.

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Did you notice? We recently introduced two new products:

7 oz cube jar

This 7 oz cube jar is an architectural look for the contemporary home. Wrapped in plastic and topped with a bow, this jar is ready for gift giving!

Orange Blossom breakaway melts

We also introduced breakaway melts. Smaller in size than fragrance tarts, these melts are packaged in clamshells and work perfectly in Scentsy and other candle warmers.

Please check out my Fragrance of the Month section for more information on specific products.

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