This Just In! Beanpod announces Hang-a-Bean Air Fresheners to be discontinued

Get 'em while you can: Beanpod has announced it will be retiring the Hang-a Bean Air Fresheners as of May 2010.

Beanpod Soy Candle Recipe of the Day: A Perfect Cinco de Mayo!

Cinco de Mayo is coming up next week and have you given thought yet as to the best way to celebrate? Throwing a perfect gathering for friends is pretty easy, just gather the following:



1 colorful tablecloth
10 servings of fajita fixings
10 hungry friends
10 casual place settings
2 Buckets of Margaritas or the beverage of your choice
1 pinata
1 hot grill
1 CD of mariachi music
4 NEW! Beanpod Candle "Cocktail Delight" Candlescape jars

Place the tablecloths over picnic tables before guests arrive. Heat grill and begin cooking 45 minutes prior to dinner. Light candles at least 20 minutes before guests arrive to fill the air with the fruity aromas. Preset the pinata. Turn on your music. When your guests arrive, fill their glasses, serve the food and have a blast!

Beanpod Soy Candle Recipe of the Day: Raspberry Margaritas

Mmmmmm.... margaritas. Is there something I like more than a margarita on a warm sunny day? I don't think so! Of course it's not always "appropriate" to carry tequila with you everywhere, so if you want to enjoy the aromas of a tall pitcher of Raspberry Margaritas, just try this: burn on candle each of Beanpod's Raspberry Lemonade, Lime Cooler, and Lemon Citrus and suddenly you're on a warm Mexican beach being served a frosty glass by your favorite pool boy, Juan Carlos. Hold the salt, please Juan!

Traditional Candle Color Meanings

It's never bee easier to compliment your mood. Just pick a candle to go with the energy you want to bring into your home!

Green: Abundance, growth, money, success, wealth, physical healing, health, marriage, fertility, employment, balance, Stimulates growth, healing, financial success, good luck, new job, good harvest, nature appreciation, love.

Yellow: Intellect, wisdom and honor, action, inspiration and creativity, studying and intelligence, concentration, memory, logic, learning, attraction, confidence, intellect, inspiration, energy, cheerfulness, sunny disposition, changes, endurance, stability and security.

Red: Energy, vitality, and strength, health, passion, love, protection, fire, fertility, fast action, strength, potency, physical love, courage, warmth, energy, attraction, magnetism, desire, action, power, willpower.

White: The Balance of all colors: Spiritual enlightenment, cleansing, clairvoyance, healing, truth-seeking, purity, innocence, clarity and unity, Dawn, purification, peace, truth, protection, spirituality.

Pink: Devotion, love, tenderness and faith, friendship, romance, honor, spiritual healing, caring, affection, forming partnerships, peace, emotional healing, Universal love, purest form of love, love that is unconditional, spiritual love, sensitivity, healing, enhances joyful and lively conversation.

Gold: Enlightenment, protection, success, wealth, money, masculinity, playfulness, luck, divination, victory.

Silver: (Light Grey) Victory, Stability, meditation, Developing Psychic Ability, Removal of Negative Power, Repelling Destruction, Cancellation, Neutrality, Stalemate.

Peach: restoration and rejuvenation

Violet: Independence and financial success

Ivory: (beige): neutrality, balance and harmlessness

Lavender: Manifestation and selflessness, spirituality, compassion, understanding, inspiration, very calming.

Blue: Communication, truth, peace, calm, losing weight, wisdom, understanding, protection, harmony, inspiration, patience, health and happiness, luck, communication, loyalty, peaceful, cooling, contentment, harmony, devotion, meditation.

Orange: Cleanses negative attitudes, situations and places, happiness, business deals, attracting good things, success, career, goals, stimulation, attraction, power, luck, sudden changes, Warmth, energy building, enthusiasm, attracts success and prosperity, emotional healing, attracts friends, courage and ambition.

Brown: Earth, a balanced color. Rituals for material gain, eliminates indecisiveness, furthers powers of concentration, learning, telepathy. Expands financial success, finds lost items. Material prosperity, Home, friendships, balance, concentration and studying, wealth, success, intuition, psychic powers and ESP. Protecting pets, Said to help find lost items.

Purple: Meditation, spirituality, success, confidence, hidden knowledge, protection, divination, All forms of expansion, expands what you already have, spiritual protection, power, wisdom, healing, recognition, enhances psychic ability

Rose: Compassion for self and others, humor, Love, romance, opening the heart, forgiveness, compassion, healing, joy, creativity, endurance, strength, stability and security.

Black: Burning black with any other color dissolves negative energies!

Beanpod Soy Candle Recipe of the Day: Banana Split

Mmmmmmm... I could go for something sweet. Anyone for a banana split? OK, maybe not an actual banana split. That would be a lot of calories. Plus it's not quite warm enough out there to truly indulge in an ice cream treat. But that doesn't mean we can't surround ourselves with the decadent fragrances! This is a fun one, because - just like making a real sundae - you can go as crazy as you want. I recommend starting with Beanpod Candle's Vanilla, Chocolate & Banana Cream Pie flavored soy beads. Depending on your preferences, you can also add Toasted Hazelnut, Strawberry Cream, Orange Vanilla, Angel Amaretto or Whipped Cream! Have fun with it!

What to do about Mothers Day?

Mother. Is there any other word in the English language which so instantly conjures a feeling of complete love and gratitude? The bond between a mother and her child is truly an amazing and sacred thing. Sure, we try to tell our Mothers how much we love and appreciate them throughout the year, but somehow picking a gift out for Mothers day can be a daunting experience - as though we needed to find just the thing to sum up everything she has ever done for us.

First: relax! One of the best things about Mothers is that they do everything they do not expecting lavish gifts and heaps of gratitude. That's one of the reasons we love them so much! With Mothers, truly it is the thought that counts. Find something that expresses a sentiment you couldn't quite put into words yourself, one that hearkens back to a shared memory or experience, or one that simply shows you know her preferences and you are all set!

At our Soyfire store we carry a beautiful line of Pavilion brand gifts, each comes in a gorgeous gift box (no wrapping is always a bonus in my opinion!) and inscribed with a simple, but genuine, sentiment. Different styles and shapes are available, come in and check them out!

You could also pick out a special scent that you reminds you of Mom: Did your mom make the best Apple Pies in the world? Did you vacation at the Seashore when you were little? Is she mad for Lilacs? Or maybe she's a coffee-fanatic? Pick a fragrance that says something special. Something "her."

If you're creative, why not use candles as a jumping off point? You can use tealights, empty jars, colored sand, beads, and some wire to string together homemade patio lanterns! Or start with some tealights, glass floaters, and glass cylinder vases to create a gorgeous display for her. You can fill your cylinder with fresh fruit or flowers, or just colored water. The choice is yours! Moms love it when you express your creativity!

Whatever you choose, just make it from your heart. She'll love it. Trust me... I'm a Mom myself.

April 2010 Fundraiser: The White Mountain Community Health Center

Soyfire is proud to announce its first-ever monthly fundraiser: The White Mountain Community Health Center!


The White Mountain Community Health Center (WMCHC) is a private, non-profit 501(c)3 health care provider located in Conway, New Hampshire. The health center is the "safety net" provider of the greater Mount Washington Valley meaning it provides care to the under-insured and uninsured population of the region.

Today, the health center provides services to over 3,500 area men, women and children. Patients have access to a wide array of medical and social services.


This April stop in or log on and treat yourself or someone you love to a Soy candle or gift and we'll donate 20% of your purchase to the health center - just mention the center and it's done!

Beanpod Soy Candle Recipe of the Day: Mountain Oasis

It's such a joy to live in the White Mountains, constantly surrounded by beauty. Even on a rainy, Spring day like this, the sights and smells are just amazing. With the trees budding and flowers blooming, and the evergreens glazed with raindrops, there's no better time to get out and take a walk through nature. Still, if you'd prefer to stay dry, just try this mix: Burn one candle each of Beanpod's Fresh Water, Evergreen & Bonsai Tree fragrances. It's a soft, fresh blend that will instantly transport you to the top of a mountain ... and you don't have to leave your living room! Even if you don't have these scents, you still don't have to leave your house - just order them online!

Beanpod Soy Candle Recipe of the Day: Spring Thaw

What an amazing, glorious Spring we've been having! We've been truly spoiled. Never in all my years of New England living have I experienced an actual Spring. I could get used to this! Windows opened, sleeping with fans on, dining on the porch for dinner? These are things that usually don't happen in New Hampshire until late May! Normally, in April we are thick in the middle of "Mud Season," that quintessentially New England time period where the melting snow disappears into the soft, thawing earth and you're left with that earthy hopeful scent lingering everywhere you turn. Since we sort of skipped this "fifth season" this year, I thought I'd recreate it with Beanpod. Just melt Beanpod's Bonsai Tree, Herb Garden, & Pink Petals soy beads in a melter and enjoy! Then just make sure you go outside and play afterward!