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Candles of the Gods Giveaway

By Creativity32 Comments

To celebrate my latest candle creations: Positively Patchouli and Simply Strawberry I’m hosting a giveaway.

Positively Patchouli candles – These gorgeous smelling candles are made from 100% patchouli which has been liberally stirred into the melted wax. You can learn more about them here.

Simply Strawberry candles – Sublime and stunning simply strawberry candles. You can learn more about them here.

1st Prize

x1 Positively Patchouli candle

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Positively Patchouli Candles

2nd Prize

x1 Simply Strawberry Candle

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Stunning Strawberry Candles (medium)

3rd Prize

x1 French Vanilla Candle

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French Vanilla

To enter leave a comment on this blog post letting me know that you want to be entered.

Terms & Conditions

  1. You must be a resident of the UK in order to enter. This is due to the cost of postage.
  2. You must leave a comment before the deadline of the giveaway. The deadline for the giveaway is Sunday 8th March 2020 00:00 GMT.
  3. Winners will be randomly selected using an online random selector.
  4. There will be one individual winner per candle. In the event that a person’s name is drawn for more than one candle, another name will be randomly selected.
  5. Winners will be emailed asking for their name and address so that candles can be posted out to them. Winners have 30 days to claim their prize by responding to the email with their details.

The very best of luck to you all. Blog soon,

Antony

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Sunday 1 March 2020

All Write Up North Event – Wigan Has Plenty of Writers

By Books & Authors, Creativity, Friends & FamilyNo Comments
All Write Up North, Image From & Copyright Wigan Council, 2020.

All Write Up North was the first Writers, Authors and Illustrators event in Wigan. The event was held yesterday and was hosted by Wigan Council’s Libraries. The event was well attended and had a warm welcome. Refreshments were available throughout and lunch was provided. The event couldn’t have been better organised.

I went along hoping to learn something from the workshops, to use the opportunity to network and to promote my book.

I didn’t manage to get into any of the workshops. The first one I missed due to the room being too small for the number of people interested, the other two I missed due to getting chatting to some friends and losing track of time.

It was wonderful to be around so many Writers. Although being honest it was a little disappointing to see the lack of Writers in my age group, most where older.

I met author of Address Book, Simon Tingle. Address Book is a short book of poetry about the people that have or do inspire him. I shall do a book review soon.

I’m looking forward to future events and to entering any future competitions they have. I only found out about the event a few days before. So to avoid this happening again, I am now following @WiganLibraries on Twitter.

Write soon,

Antony

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Saturday 8 February 2020

New Glass Jars

By Creativity, LifeNo Comments

I’m often asked by people if they should collect jars for my candle making. Recycling is no bad thing, but I always politely decline their offer of recycled jars.

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New Glass Jars

I want my candles to look as professional as possible. In order to do this, each candle needs to look and smell the same. It is difficult to get a collection of 24 of recycled jars that are exactly the same size and shape.

Buying new jars also keeps Glassblowers in business. Glassblowing is an art. One that I really admire; if I had the money an art that I’d love to learn. These are the reasons I buy new jars.

But remember that all the jars I use in my candle making are recyclable. So feel free to re-purpose them or deposit them in a glass recycling bin.

Blog soon,

Antony

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Wednesday 29 January 2020

Shameless Book Promotion: Mental Health Wisdom by Antony Simpson

By Books & Authors, Creativity, Happiness & Joy, The WebNo Comments
mental-health-wisdom-book-cover Hello all,

I’ve just released a book titled Mental Health Wisdom Developing Understanding & Empathy.

This book contains everything that you need to know about mental health and mental illness.

Mental Health Wisdom is divided into three sections. Understanding is section one and is all about the facts of mental health. Including: mechanics of the mind, causes of mental illness, famous people who have experienced mental illness, a list of common conditions, the secrets to self-awareness and much more.

In section two, Empathy Through Lived Experience, the author shares his personal experience of mental illness. Including: the impact of mental illness on the individual, family and friends, catastrophic thinking, rumination and the critical inner voice, signs that someone is struggling, his experience of being admitted

on a mental health ward, his journey through recovery, his mental health playlist, inspirational quotes about mental illness and much more.

Life Hacks is section three. It’s all about self-care and quick and easy ways to improve your mental health, prevent mental illness or relapse of mental illness. Including: the well of resilience, tips to deal with worry and anxiety, great ways to relax, reasons to keep a gratitude journal, tips for a better night’s sleep, a strengths-based decision-making model, daily mood diary, how to support someone with mental illness and much more.

I am so excited to share this with you and the world.

Mental Health Wisdom is available to buy on Amazon internationally.

To find out more about the book or to order it click here.

Blog soon,

Antony

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Sunday 3 March 2019
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