A few more photos of Christmas

around our home.....

 

God Bless....

Tricia

From our home to yours.....

Merry Christmas....



May you have a blessed New Year...

A home filled with love and joy....


And a peace in your heart
that surpasses all understanding....

Love....
The Whislers



p.s.  We will be open on Christmas Eve from 10-3
CLOSED Dec. 25th- Jan. 3rd.
Re-opening on Tues. Jan. 4th at 10a.m.

Great Gifts for Giving.....

Still looking for the perfect gift????

 Look no further.... 

We are soooooo

much more than just candles.



New little soy melts... perfect for those

oh so famous scentsy warmers!

Only 1.50 each!

Tokyo Milk Parfume and Shower Gel/Bubble Bath

are a Backyard favorite.

Available in an assortment of unique scents.

German glass glitter, peace sign ornaments

add a funky element to your tree.

Love the message of this sign...

that should be my motto in decorating!

Vintage looking Virgin Mary...

perfect for Christmas or all year long.

She is gorgeous and HUGE!



One of the many Christmas cards....

it's not to late to get them in the mail!



Designer Amy Butler fabric bags.

These are so pretty and fun!

Come in to see sooooo much more!

A much BIGGER road trip.....

Over Thanksgiving, we took a

very looooong road trip

to Pennsylvania to see

my husbands brother

and his beautiful family.

It was worth every single second

of the 16 hour car ride

because

we don't get to see them nearly as

often as we would like.

Now,

picture in your mind the most perfect

Thanksgiving you could EVER

imagine

and

 it was SERIOUSLY

better than that!

We shared lots of laughter and love

and even a few tears (of joy)

and TON of

memories.

They live only 3 hours from New York City,

which, in the grand scheme of a 16 hour drive,

is nothin'.

us in Time Square

So we all jumped in the Tahoe and headed

into the city.

My family had never been there

and we were so excited!

the cousins...... 

clay, mariah, mckenna and sawyer with the lego santa at fao schwartz

We were literally only there for about

24 hours so we didn't do much sight seeing.

We pretty much just stayed

in Time Square.

But that was fine with us

and super cool.

 Time Square

It is EXACTLY like you see it in the movies

and on t.v.

People are EVERYWHERE!

I'm so glad we had the other Whislers

with us cause they know the ropes

and we just followed their lead.

 right outside the doors of our hotel.

Our hotel was right in Time Square,

and we

 were right in the heart of all the action.

We left the City

the day before Thanksgiving

so it was fun to see all the

people arriving for the

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

the view from our hotel window

I took tons of pictures and

wish I could show them all.....

but, I won't.

I know they won't be as exciting

and precious to you as they are to me.

On that note....

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving

and if you ever get the chance to

go to New York City....

DO IT!!!


p.s.  If you want a chance to win
this......

just become a fan of Backyard Candle Co.

on facebook and leave a comment

under the giveaway post....

Winner announced Thurs. Dec. 2nd.

Good luck!!

A Lil' Road Trip......

It is so hard to actually believe,

but last Saturday, my husband and I

celebrated our 17 year anniversary.

WHERE does the time go????

Seems like just yesterday.....

 

My husband Tork..... look at those baby blues

Anyway.....

We decided to take a road trip

so we headed West.

Our first stop was Smokey Row

in Oskaloosa.

I had never heard of it

but I'm so glad we stopped for coffee.

Well not really coffee, cause we just

aren't coffee drinkers.

I had an AMAZINGLY good Chai Tea

and come to think of it,

Tork DID have some kind of a mint coffee

concoction.

This place was sooooo cool.

It had such a retro feel but with a

modern, big city vibe as well.

 LOOK at this movie theatre thingy

they found to hang INSIDE.

I forgot to mention this place is enormous!

Our next stop was Tassel Ridge Winery

were we did wine tasting.

This was fun cause Tork doesn't

usually go for wine,

but he found a few he really liked.

Sad to say we didn't even leave

buzzed... darn it.

Just kidding Mother,

calm down.

We then headed on to Pella to hit some quaint

shops.... didn't really find anything I couldn't live

without.

But found out Pella also had a Smokey Row

and they have a fabulous menu

for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

So we ate lunch there.

Umm, can you say

Chicken Pot Pie

and

Cheesburger soup served in a bread bowl?????

Yummo!

As our road trip came to an end,

we found ourselves back in our neck the woods

and at my favorite store

(besides my own of course)

Sisters Garden

where I of course found some really

cool finds.

Last but not least,

we ate dinner at the best place EVER

Tuscan Moon

which has literally become our

anniversary dinner spot.

We both LOVE that place.

I'm so grateful that Tork

loves me enough to

road trip to little shops

and eat at quaint little places

all because he knows I love it

and

 I love HIM for it.

Here's to another 17 years Hon....

Open House Pics..... or should I say open house picture.....

I am so sorry it has taken me so long to

get pics from our open house on here.

Last week is LITERALLY a blur to me.

My mom and I

(with the help of my cousin Robin, sister Janelle and niece Haley)

worked our little fingers to the bone to transform

the shop into a winter wonderland.

We had many a late nights

AND

early mornings.

(thanks for going with me at 4:30a.m. mom)

I wish I had more pictures to show you.

Blogger is giving me fits

and this is the only one I was able to upload.

So for now, this will have to do,

OR

you will just have to stop in to see more.

Which would be great, cause I'd love to see you!

This week we are busy making more candles to restock

our near empty candles shelves due to the

HUGE

turnout we had.

Thank you so much

to those of you

that attended the open house.

We hope you loved

seeing it as much as

we loved doing it for you!

Have a great week,

and hopefully,

more pictures to come soon.

p.s. I posted some on facebook too, so you can also check them out there if you'd like.

You are invited to attend....

Backyard Candle Company's

Holiday Open House,

Thurs., November 4th. 10-8pm

Friday, November 5th. 10-8pm

and

Saturday November 6th. 10-5pm

We have searched high and low

to bring you fun, funky, and fresh

Christmas decor to deck your halls.

Not to mention,

the two new Holiday scents,

Holly and Ivy

and

Peppermints

plus all of your favorite Christmas scents from years past.

Enjoy shopping by candlelight

 Thurs. and Friday evening

and

enjoy sips and nibbles

while you shop.

We have extended our hours

for this fun event

sooooo,

why not make it a girls night out?

We can't wait for you to see

all the sights, sounds and smells

of Christmas!

Peace,

Tricia

We will be CLOSED

Sunday Oct. 31st- Wed. Nov. 3rd

in order to prepare and transform

the Backyard into a winter wonderland!

See you on the 4th!!!!

Witches Night Out.....

Join us,

This Thursday, October 14th

5pm-8pm

for our 2nd annual

Uptown Girls

Witches Night Out.

Grab your girlfriends,

hop on your broomsticks,

 in your best witch attire (or not)

and make your way to Backyard Candle Co.

for a night of spooky fun!

Sip on wine and nibble on cheese
while filling your Uptown Girls bag
with Fall and Halloween decor
all 30% off!
Don't have a bag?  That's ok,
you can purchase one for $5
OR recieve one FREE with $50 purchase!

It only comes once a year,

and it's gonna be FUN!

Don't miss it!

Shop Newbies......

Last week I went to the Flea Market

and found lots of goodies for the

shop.  We also got a big

shipment in yesterday

of some super cool new home decor.

I thought you might like a peek....

The blue table, busts, and chalkboard frame are all flea market finds.

galvanized buckets with numbers 1-4 painted on burlap, just in yesterday.

I LOOOOOOVE these pillows!  They add a bit of whimsy to your sofa.

This is just a sampling of whats new.....

We found furniture, mirrors, chairs and more

at the Flea.

&

Pictures, burlap baskets, wire baskets,

clocks and table runners

just in yesterday.

Stop in soon..... supplies are limited!

Homecoming 2010......

This past weekend was Homecoming

at our school.

I'm here to tell ya,

it's not like it was 20 years ago.

These kids didn't just throw on

a pair of khakis

and a shaker sweater.

(if you were in high school in the 80's, you know what I mean)

It's a pretty big deal now.

My FAVORITE pic.  I think Clay looks like he is in a band.

This is Clay and his beautiful date Morgan.

I was informed right off the bat that they

are just friends...... darn it!

A mother can dream, right????

He looks more and more like my dad all the time.

We were very fortunate that Morgan's mother,

Courtney, takes FABULOUS photos!

We are so appreciative

she took time to do these!

I love this one of their legs and feet.

LOOK at Morgan's shoes!

They are so her.... funky and fun!

All of the pics were taken in Washington's town square

or in the alley's behind the buildings.

A historic downtown, makes for a great

setting, don't ya think?

How she walked in those shoes, I'll never know.

Before the dance,

We hosted dinner at our home for

the group of 10 that went together.

I can't take all the credit,

some of the mothers brought food

and helped us clean up.

our best effort to transform our dining room into a classy restaurant.

I tried hard to make it special for them.

I think they all liked it and had fun....

I mean, when they said,

"New tradition, homecoming dinner here every year."

I took it as, we did ok.

I wish I had a picture of all of them,

but I was to busy cooking and serving.

They were a great group of kids tho,

very polite and each one of them

told us thank you

before they left.

By the end of the evening,

my hubby and I were exhausted.

BUT,

we would do it all over again next year

if they asked us,
hint hint.



Pretty, Pretty, Pretty........

Next up on the list

of favorite blog homes

is

Heather

from

Pretty Petals.

I don't remember how I came across

her beautiful blog

but when I did,

I was speechless.

I love every single thing

about her decorating

style.

It is clean, fresh, lots of white with splashes

of color. 

I love me some white, but must have

some color.

I love all the white furniture

mixed with the dark wood floor.

Look at all of the vintage goodness

and whimsy.

Loving the dress form in the dining room.

Heathers home is full of "pretty"

feminine touches.

It looks very comfortable and lived in,

not a musuem where your afraid

to touch anything.

My favorite room is her living room.

It is near perfection in my book.

Are you feeling inspired yet?????

 

Did I not say it was perfection???

The colors she picked to use as accents

are gor-geous!!!

If you like what you've seen here,

stop by Heather's blog 

to see much, much more!