Product Review: Goose Creek Home Fragrance Wax

I love using scented wax to make our home smell wonderful. I have a habit of forgetting to blow out candles so I like using these because they are much safer and when I leave, I just turn them off like I do the rest of my lights.

If you have never used a scented wax before, you can purchase a wax burner from many department or discount stores. Then you break off a piece or two of the wax and place it on the burner. The light bulb in your burner will heat up the wax and melt it which then gives off the scent in the room.When you turn off the warmer, the wax will reharden and be ready for the next time you want to melt it.

Goose Creek wax melts are long lasting, with the potential to burn 50-80 hours per package. They are made with natural essential oils that give that true-to-life scent. 

I was able to try the Strawberry Lemonade Cupcake scent which was a perfect summer scent. I tend to like food or citrus-related scents in our home and this one was just the kind of scent I like. My husband thought it was a bit too sweet, but I really liked it. Several times while the wax was burning, someone would ask, "Are you baking cupcakes?". This would make a great scent for staging your home if you are putting your house on the market. I've always heard that having the scent of something baking makes people more interested in buying your home.  

Since we were doing construction on our home all summer, I used this warmer in various locations in our home. But, it was nice to turn it on during the evening to get some of the odors from construction out of the house. I used half of the package of the wax melts since I have a larger warmer. I can't tell you how many hours I have used this, but I'm sure it is much less than the minimum of 50 hours for the length of use. There is still plenty of scent left in the wax when I  turn it on and I can smell it throughout my whole home, not just in that area where the warmer is placed. 

Goose Creek offers a number of products in their home fragrance line. Finding a scent that works for your home will be easy with their variety of fragrances. 

If you would like to purchase the Strawberry Lemonade Cupcake Wax Melts, click the photo below:

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Thanks to Goose Creek for sending this product for the purpose of this review. This review is my honest opinion. I was not compensated in any way for this review. If you choose to purchase this product through the above link, I may receive a small commission without you having to pay a cent more for your purchase. Thanks for supporting SincerelyStacie.com. 

Product Review: Rug from Rug Expeditions

The timing was perfect. I received an email asking if I would be interested in looking at some rugs for a possible review. Since we have been remodeling our home, I am in need of several new rugs for our entryways, mudrooms, and bathrooms. I couldn't believe my luck.

When I looked through the available options, I was disappointed that none of them looked like they would match our decor and the size I was looking for. Then, late one evening, I looked through the options again and realized I had skipped over one that said Indoor/Outdoor rug. I hadn't looked at that one because I was so focused on looking for rugs for the inside of our home.

But, I clicked on it, since I actually had been wanting a rug for our screened in porch for a long time. When I clicked on the rug, I couldn't believe my luck. From the photo, it looked like the perfect color and size for our porch. So, I selected this rug in the 6x9 size and hoped it would be just the rug I wanted it to be.

Rug Expedition is a website based in San Antonio, Texas. They specialize in selling area rugs. They offer a selection of over 100,000 rugs, which makes them one of the largest online rug inventories in the United States. The process to choose and order a rug can be so overwhelming. Can you imagine scrolling through 100,000 rugs? Their website offers rugs in every single color in the rainbow and more, plus sizes and styles to fit every space and decor of your home. It can be intimidating to start the process of buying a rug, but by being allowed to narrow down your options with the available filters, it makes the process so much easier. If you start with choosing a color, say brown, then you can narrow down your choices by price range, shape, size, and decor style. Just making these choices alone, dropped my choices from 25 pages of options to only 4 pages. Then you can narrow it even more by choosing a material and if you are really knowledgeable about rugs, by a designer. If you are a Pinterest user, you can pin a rug you like right away and keep track of the ones you like. They even offer a FREE 30-Day in home trial. If you decide it doesn't work it your home, you can send it back for a full refund. The best part? All the rugs ship for FREE! 

My rug arrived very quickly and was well wrapped to protect it. If you are ordering this as a surprise, keep in mind these are delivered in clear plastic, so there is no question what you ordered when it arrives.

I quickly laid out the rug on our porch while saying a little prayer that it would work and then felt a sigh of relief when I realized it was just right. I may have jumped up and down with a little happiness clap when I looked over the whole room. It immediately gave the porch that homey feel. I have to admit, I was afraid my husband was going to hate it, but when he walked onto the porch for the first time, he stated that "it really warmed up the porch".

As you can see, our cat really likes it too. The rug has sage green, beige, tan, and yellow stripes throughout, with the yellow giving it that "pop" of color it needs. I am beyond thrilled with the rug. We have had our first several rainy days with the rug on the porch as well, and it drains through and dries quickly.

I have nothing but great things to say about my experience with Rug Expedition and this Indoor/Outdoor rug.  Check out their website HERE for your next rug purchase.


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Thanks to Rug Expeditions for sending this rug for the purpose of a review. This review is my honest opinion. I was not compensated in any way for this review.