Funky Sprogs - Unique & Original Hand Made Fashion for Children

As part of my Scentsy business I love, love, love to attend markets & fayres. I set up a stall of Scentsy goodness & tell everyone that passes all about the products. It is often the case that the stall holders that surround me will learn my 20 second pitch within the hour! They are often converted into customers, but one lady I met at an event last November has me smitten with her talents. I had set up next to Toni and her amazing Funky Sprogs stall.

Toni Graves, founder of Funky Sprogs, is a refreshingly original seamstress. Clothing & baby accessories that I cannot keep away from. Unique & bespoke designs that I fall in love with time after time.

My children are too grown up for booties & changing mats, so I find myself willing my friends to have more children so that I can call Toni up and request she makes something awesome - and I'm never disappointed.

There is always stock to buy, yet everytime I call I'm given the choice to choose a fabric incase I want something totally unquie.

This time round I needed a gift for a newborn baby girl, booties came recommended. I was sent a photo to choose my favourite and Toni had already decided which one's I'd pick. And she was right! The dotty ones at the front! Love them! Love them all - but love those the most.

Toni is always a pleasure to deal with. Our baby gift transactions always end in fits of giggles and I walk away with a huge smile on my face. Funky Sprog designs really are something to behold. A very talented lady indeed.

Funky Sprogs at the monthly Winchester Art & Design Market

You can browse & buy Funky Sprogs designs here, but there is always so much more in stock. The baby changing mats are gorgeous! So make sure you get in touch if you can't see what you are looking for.

Pop along and "like" Funky Sprogs on Facebook - you will not be disappointed!

Toni is a regular at Winchester Art & Design Market, held on Winchester High Street every 3rd Sunday of the month.

Do you Spin? Urgently seeking Spinners for our Parkinsons Fundraiser

You may not know that I have been doing karate since I was a child, so without giving too many clues to my current age, lets just say I have had Karate & my Sensei, Dave Morris, in my life for 20 odd years.

I had to take a break through injury & starting a family - pregnancy will really hinder trying to jump around in a white suit you know.....

Me in the middle amoungst our Dojo's Sensei's

Anyone that has been involved with a Martial Art for a number of years will know that it really does become part of your life. You learn, you grow, you respect and you have a hunger to just keep learning. Starting out all those years ago in a track suit at the back of the dojo and slowly but surely making by way, grading by grading to the front, teaching other newbies in tracksuits as I went along.

I was so very fortunate that my Sensei was still teaching when I returned to Karate after a break. So many other Dojo's had fallen by the way side, the "Daniel Son" craze was over, new modern Dojo's and lifeless franchise schools were popping up and ducking out all over the place, but there was Big D still teaching nearly everynight of the week. Same Dojo, same instructor, the same club attitude and taylored teaching so that anyone of any age, level & ability could all learn together.

So why am I dithering on about Karate when the title is Spinnathon for Parkinsons? Because my bloggy friends, Sensei Morris was diagnosed to have Parkinsons Disease. For a man who life is Martial Arts, that was a hard notion to entertain.

Sensei Morris

What would the next step be? Slowly wind down the Karate clubs? Start taking it easy? Yeah right, I don't think so. Try this......start up early morning spinning classes, then add a sprinkling of MORE Karate Dojo's opening across the South Coast, a passion to see each and every student reach their potential. Let's top that off with the ambitious vision of a Spinathon. A sponsored Spinning extravaganza that will see Leisure Centres and Gyms across the South Coast opening up their doors so that we can reach a combined milage of 5000. So far we have reached 2250 miles booked in with 54 people cycling for a combined time of 150 hours! Each and every person is bringing in sponsorship that will go directly to Parkinsons research & supporting those living with the disease.

• Do you Spin?
• Can your local spinning class dedicate a session to our spinathon? 
• Are you in or around Hampshire? Can you join one of our organised Spins?

CLICK HERE to join our Spinathon Facebook Group!

To sign up to JOIN THE SPINATHON IN HAMPSHIRE click this link!

If you want to know more about the Spinathon email Sensei Morris or visit www.kyudokan.com to learn more about our Dojo.

To donate to our Spinathon for Parkinsons Disease you can do so through our Just Giving page.

Please chare this post, get involved & get in touch so we can smash our 5000 mile target! Thank you x

DitzyGinger!

Yup - you heard me! As a Scentsy Independent Consultant I thought it would be a good idea to register my little blog here to my website.

So I was mortified to find out that I couldn't use my Scentimental blog spot name because some US Director has already registered it as her Team name. Well boo, boo and thrice boo!!!

My website name is still www.scenti-mental.scentsy.co.uk and I'm keeping it! That hyphen makes all the difference baby!!!

So, last month I promoted to Star Consultant!!! Woo hoo!!! Here's how our rankings work......
Start as an Escential Consultant
Then Certified
Then Lead
Then Star
Then Super star
Then Director

Right now in the UK we have just 3 Directors - thats how new we are to the UK! Just 1 Superstar Consultant, around 25 Star's, 30 or so Leads and the rest of us are Escential or Certified.
With just over 1000 Consultants I am doing me a little happy dance!!!!

Scentsy is not a get rich quick scheme, but it is an opportunity for unlimited income for EVERYBODY! So feel free to get in touch for more info on joining my Team!

www.scenti-mental.scentsy.co.uk

Find me on Facebook www.facebook.com/groups/scentimental
Or Twitter www.twitter.com/ScentimentalLiz

How did we live without internet?

How did I live without my Iphone. My life in the palm of my hand. It seems my husband has grown tired of my Iphone twitch. That uncontrollable urge to check my facebook notifications, ebay, blogger, check my website analytics (that is crazy addictive!) and any other app that tickles my fancy.

So, I've ventured out with the family, no wifi, no 3G til I get back to Southampton on Saturday. Help. I'm hoping I will learn to stop watching that spinning circle going round & around & around. But as I stare into my Apple hypno disc I'm still ever hopeful I'll be able to read that PM I know is there hiding behind the "unable to connect" screen.

Here I sit in the interent cafe, because I need to say goodbye. It's the end of the month, I'm so close to promoting to Star Consultant with Scentsy this month I can taste it! My team have grown by 3 members this month, with more set to join by the end of the month. But, it's now my family time. 1 week to spend with my two boys & that husband who is always at work. And the world will keep spinning, those pesky FB notifications can wait, my Scentsy team will manage without me, my new team members will be well looked after in my abscence. It can all wait.

This is me saying, see you next week. I'm off to enjoy my family :0)

Scentsy is re-writing Direct Sales

Grace Adele Bags, Purses & Clutches

Never done before in Direct Sales. The Scentsy Family is launching more & more Direct Selling Companies all under ONE downline.

You heard it right. As of August 1st Scentsy USA & Canada will have 3 seperate Direct Selling companies that will run as one downline. No matter what Scentsy Company you recruit for, you will earn off them ALL as ONE downline.

Another example of how Scentsy just keeps swinging for the fence!

Velata Fondue

So you depending on where you live, you will know Scentsy for their Wickless Candles. Some of you will know about the Scentsy Family Company Velata, a chocolate spin on our classic warmers. But this next one is going to be big. Grace Adele handbags, jewellery & accessories.You can bet that Scentsy already have more in the pipeline, they will just keep on re-writing the rule book. No pressure to acheive, set your own targets, no recruiting or sales requirements. Unlimited support, inspiration and a network of like minded people helping each other as one nationwide team.

Grace Adele Jewellery

I am so glad I joined as it launched in the UK. Having never even thought about Party Plan before I was floored by the product, and surprised to find I love sharing Scentsy with people. My confidence has soared, I have acheived more than I thought possible. I support my team & love to see them grow. This is what Scentsy does, why it is different & why it is so successful.


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My First Ever Visit to a Yankee Candle Shop!

Yankee Fluffy Towels - got nothing from this.

I'm not biased. I've never had anything against Yankee, but the comparison to Scentsy & the volume of Yankee fans that have signed up to join my Team made me curious. 

So, I feel must confess that I have never even given Yankee Candle's a passing glance. I was introducted to Scentsy by a friend who had just returned from a holiday in Texas when it was due to launch in the UK. It wasn't even in the country yet, so I couldn't even smell it, I could only see that with a child that is FULL of allergies, another child who is so clumsy it's unreal, and also a rather large dog whose swooshy tail at coffee table height causes havoc, I could see the safety values of Scentsy versus candles and knew there had to be others like me who loved candles (I used ot make my own from beeswax & essential oils), but just didn't have a household to suit a lit flame left around the place.


So when the Starter Pack arrived, and I opened a bar of Scenty wax - I was floored. Oh my it was better that I had thought. A burst of fragance I'd never known before. Sweet Pea & Vanilla was the first I had ever smelt and it's still a firm fave today.

I nearly hyperventilated, such was the speed and gusto I went through all 50 fragrances (as was then we now have 80 in the collection). Then when we plugged in a warmer & added a cube....heaven! I could still smell it the next morning after it had been off all night.

Scentsy Heirloom Warmer £30

It just happened today that I was out with my boys, and stumbled across a Yankee Candle shop next to the craft shop I was visiting in my home town, Southampton. Well, I just had to have a peak didn't I? I was hoping for the same buzz all my new team members seemed to have before they found Scentsy, the absolute "need" to have this jar or that jar, to accessorise, and the fragrance - it was a bizarre moment as I held the jar lid. What was all this fuss about? Why are they so revered? I picked up the baby one, akin to Scentsy's Newborn Nursery. I was so disappointed. It smelt flat. No tones, no umph. Nothing. I moved on.

Strawberry, cotton, midnight something - I got a hit from that, but the rest as I mooched around the shop I got nothing. I guess I wanted a bit of competition, and although the colours made me happy there was just no substance. No fragrance, no memories came jumping back like they seem to with Scentsy fragrance.

So - please, Yankee fans educate me! What drives you to collect Yankee? Have you tried Scentsy? Heard of Scentsy? Does Scentsy appeal to you? If not, tell me why? I'm not after a fight, I don't wish to convert people - I just don't get "it" with the whole Yankee thing - but I do get Scentsy. I love the fragrances and that is what Scentsy is all about & it's easy & safe.

I feel I may have upset the apple cart or started a riot, but as this blog is new I think I'm safe!

All feedback is welcome - I want to know what you think x

Liz Barnes
Independent Scentsy Consultant
www.scenti-mental.scentsy.co.uk
www.facebook.com/lizbarnes.scentsy
www.twitter.com/ScentimentalLiz

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Scentsy? Who the hell are you?

Liz Barnes - Founding UK Independent Scenty Consultant

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What is Scentsy?

Scentsy is a direct selling, wickless candle company headquartered in Meridian, Idaho. The company is owned by Orville and Heidi Thompson and sells its products through a field sales force of independent sales representatives who market and sell Scentsy products through home parties, basket parties and on-line orders from Consultant's Scentsy websites.
What began in 2003 as a simple idea inspired by ordinary women has since become a thriving international business. And Scentsy continues to grow! Today, the company's family of more than 100,000 passionate Independent Scentsy Consultants shares the Scentsy experience and the Scentsy difference throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, and Canada, with a European expansion currently underway.

 This Scentsy Wickless Candles (pic left) have LED light in the bottom, and a heat plate at the top, which slowy and gently warms our Wickless candles in the dish on the top.

Our Wickless Candle Bars cost £5 each and come in 8 break apart sections. Simply place one or two cubes in the warmer dish and enjoy amazing fragrance without the risk of allergies, or the hazard of candles. Each single cube gives 8-10 hours of fragrance when warmed. Thats up to 100 per bar.

Put simply, our safe alternative to a fragrance candle has NO WICK, NO FLAME & NO ALLERGENS OR TOXINS!

The warmers come in a range of styles & prices to suit any decor & budget. To view the full range click here.

 

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At Scentsy, it's all about relationships, not hard sell tactics. If you enjoy socializing and sharing Scentsy products with friends and family, you have all the qualifications you need to succeed. Click here for more information on joining my team! There's no pressure, no stress & no targets. I will help you run your business, your way. Or email me at scentimental@hotmail.co.uk I would be very happy to chat to you about the opportunity.

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But there's more to Scentsy than just candles! Check out all of out other wonderful items here. More blogs will follow to introduce each product xx

I look forward to chatting to you all :0)