Inside Santas Sack: Dress Up Your Table for a Festive Feel

Just in time for Christmas is our shimmery striped Christmas Placemats! Designed to make a statement on your Christmas table setting, these placemats are made from easy care polyester cotton. There are endless uses for these placemats at Christmas time. How about joining two or three together and using them as a table runner? Another fantastic idea is mounting 4 or all 6 them on canvases and using them as wall hangings in two rows. These look stunning when combined with your Christmas colour scheme and at $18.00 for a pack of 6, you are getting a beautiful art piece at a bargain price!

Something for the kids...Santa's Sack!

This large Santa Sack is ideal for surprising the kids on Christmas morning with a sack full of presents. Complete with Santa applique, this sack is large enough to fit even the most generous of gifts.

From all of us here at SugarSpiceNice Homewares, we wish our wonderful readers a safe and joyous Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

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Spring Has Sprung! Let the Party Begin with a Free Bottle of Champagne!

Take a peek at this stylish idea for entertaining with this month's Spicy Special. These handy Galvanised Buckets has many uses inside and out, but we here at SugarSpiceNice just love to keep our champagne icy cold when entertaining friends outdoors. This month when you order one of the Galvanised Buckets for the special price of $29.95 plus shipping, you will receive a FREE bottle of champagne to help you get the party started too! The buckets are available in red, gun-metal and white, so they are sure to blend seamlessly with any colour scheme.

IDEA:
The white bucket would look beautiful in a Federation, French Provincial or Traditional themed home. Use in the laundry for clothes or outside in the garden to plant your favourite rose or petunia. Made of galvanised steel, they will not rust and are sure to bring many years of joy.

Christmas is just around the corner!
Yes, that's right, it's time to start thinking about Christmas entertaining, table settings and decorations. This stunning Eucalyptus and Red Berry Centrepiece has two tealight holders set in jeweled and frosted glass which gives off a soft glow, looking sensational at any evening party. Team this with the Jacquard Red Tablecloth and the Comet Xmas Napery Set for a table that will shout WOW! and provide that special Christmas spirit.

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Penny Pen Gift Certificate and FREE Spending Money!

Gift Certificates are a great way of having your cake and eating it too. At SugarSpiceNice, we can take the stress and hassle of choosing the perfect gift for the person who has everything, and let them purchase their own gift from our beautiful range. The Penny Pen Gift Certificate can be used online at SugarSpiceNice and as an extra spicy special, purchase a $20 gift card and receive an extra $10 spending money FREE!

TIPS FOR USING YOUR $30 IN THE SUGARSPICENICE STORE:
The Large Seagrass Plate is a beautiful feature piece, retailing for $24.95, ideal for the centrepiece for your dining table. Any of our decorative accessories such as the Powder Coated Metal Fruit or the Decorative Woven Apples would look fantastic placed on the plate.

The Iris Table Runner for $14.95 is also ideal for the dining table, adding colour and contrast. Why not buy 2 with your gift voucher and still have one for the table when the other is in the wash!

These are just some of the ideas available for purchase with your Penny Pen Gift Certificate in the SugarSpiceNice online store, so be sure to purchase now to take advantage of the FREE spending money and make a difference to someones living room, kitchen or even bedroom!

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Cushy Koosh Cushions

These decadent Silk Cushions make a stunning addition to any living room. Made from 100% Indian silk, the cushions are gently patterned and team well with the Plain Silk Cushions in coordinating colours to create a designer look with ease. Being silk, cushion covers are dryclean only to preserve the quality of the fabric.

Cushions are a great way of updating a room on a budget and can be changed seasonally to reflect the colour and mood changes of the seasons. For example, in winter, the Choc Purple Silk Cushion would sit perfectly next to the Designer Silk Cushion in Beige Twig.

In summer, the Designer Cushions in Deco Dot Lime teamed with the Cream Frost Silk Cushions lighten and brighten the room to to give it a summery feel.

Cushion Tip:
Rotate your cushions weekly to ensure even wear. Our cushions contain high quality Tonine filling which will not lose its plumpness as other inferior fillings do, which means less maintenance and a longer lasting comfort.

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Be Bowled Over by the Ute Bowlboard

The latest addition to the SugarSpiceNice range is the Ute Bowlboard which combines functionality with beauty. The carbonized bamboo provides a mould resistant surface on which to prepare meals and the four food grade melamine bowls are conveniently located within the board itself. This feature ensures less handling of food in the preparation phase, and the high grade melamine will not corrode or become brittle as regular melamine often does.

Not only can this bowl be used in food preparation, but would look equally good when serving a tapas style entree. Toasted Turkish bread with a selection of dips is always a hit when entertaining, and with the Ute Bowlboard, the food is hygienically and beautifully presented.


HOT TIP FOR A CHILLY NIGHT:

Curling up on the couch with a good book or movie is so comforting in the winter months. For a stylish and warming addition to your sofa, the Lancaster Throw Rug in chocolate is the perfect companion to a neutral theme. This throw adds contrast in winter colours to any scheme and is great for adding dimension in winter when the look of added volume is desired.

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Special Promotion! - Christmas in July Table Linen

Now is the time to set the table for your mid year Festive Season and enjoy beautiful HOT roast dinners and of course the traditional plum pudding with custard and cream !

This month, Sugarspicenice is offering customers the chance to purchase a beautiful red table cloth at a great price of $19.95 which includes postage and handling - thats a huge saving of $10.00!

Prefer placemats with matching serviettes? Then look at our range of either cream or red sets which include napkins rings as well again priced at a fabulous $19.95 which includes postage and handling!

And don't forget to check out a pack of 3 Christmas Tea Towels as well.

Christmas Style Tip:
For a stylish ambience to your Christmas in July celebrations, co-ordinating table linen, tableware and table accessories is essential. Forget tacky decor that was bought 20 years ago! Update your Chrismas look with contemporary themed accessories with complimentary colours including red and cream or green and cream. How about a cream placemat with a large red dinner plate on top, followed by a medium cream dinner plate. Co-ordinate this with a red napkin, silver or chrome cutlery and a centrepiece including cream, red and silver. Keep all of your tableware within this simple theme and your guests are sure to be impressed with your elegant Christmas style!

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Ciao Bella! A beautiful tea-set for a warming winter treat

Winter is well on its way and what better way to share a warming cup of tea with friends than with the Bella Tea Set. This set is made from high quality ceramic and has a traditional lace-top design which is proving to be popular in up-market homewares circles in Europe.


The set comprises of the teapot, sugar bowl and milk jug and at only $39.95, makes a great gift for any occasion.


Team the set with the co-ordinating cannisters to create a themed display in a country kitchen or make a statement in an all black and white kitchen.

By adding traditionally styled products to a contemporary setting, brings both character and depth to the room. Consider these pieces as accent pieces....these cannisters would look stunning when placed in a room with a contemporary styled chandelier.


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GOATS MILK SOAP ASSISTS ECZEMA SUFFERERS

For those of you who did not see the report on Friday night on Channel 9's A Current Affair they viewed a story on using Goats Milk Soaps to assist with eczema. The following is an extract from the interview

** "Now at very same time Leanne's little boy Liam was suffering terribly with eczema and despite trying dozens of medications and natural therapies nothing worked. Then one day she read on the internet that goats milk helped relieve skin conditions such as eczema. Leanne had plenty of goats milk.

So she set about to make goats milk soap on the kitchen stove, and the first bars were just awful. But in time she perfected it and low and behold it cleared up Liam's eczema in a week. The goat did what the doctor's couldn't. She made more soaps and went to the local craft show one weekend to sell them.

She sold out in an hour. Soon she was making soap in the kitchen and the garage and she couldn't keep up with demand. Later she moved into a factory and started employing workers.

Leanne makes no claims about the soap but the reaction from sufferers of skin conditions is proof enough that something in the pure goats milk soap is working".***

To view the range of Goats Milk Soap available from Sugar Spice Nice Homewares - Soft Furnishings and Giftware please follow the link through to Bathroom - Soaps

First Online Order

Wow the thrill of receiving your first online order no matter how large or small is just an amazing feeling. The care that you take to ensure the product is perfect and packaged correctly and then sent out immediately to ensure customer satisfaction actually gave me a lot to think about. Will I still feel this way in 12 months time, will I still take such incredible care ensuring customer satisfaction and the small thank you note to follow up with. I decided then and there that YES I would always treat my customers exactly how I would like to be treated. When I purchase over the internet I would like to think that my order is special and that my requirements are met promptly and efficiently. I know the dissapointment that I feel if something is not right when it is delivered to my door so I made an executive decision right on the spot that I will always provide that extra personal touch to all my customers. No matter how large or small the order maybe.

ITS OFFICIAL WE ARE ONLINE

Yes over the weekend of 23rd May I finally went live with my new site. Yes I know it is long overdue however though I certainly did not realise the amount of time and energy plus Proof Reading that was required. I have sourced several new products to sell on my site and will continue to grow and expand the range. That was of course my biggest hurdle as well being a very small home based business not having the cash resources to purchase products in quantity. Luckily for me I have a spare bedroom that has now turned into "The Warehouse". so there are lots of new challenges that lay ahead but they are exciting!

From now on I will be able to update my posts more often as I no longer need to be sitting at my computer uploading products and reading disclaimer paragraphs!! So come on take a look you never know what you might find, and don't forget to mark the site as a favourite, cos you will always find new products being added.

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY

Sugar Spice Nice would like to wish all the mothers out there a happy mothers day. I was extremely lucky this morning to have a very quite start to the day with a cup of coffee and just day dream at my garden and be so glad for what I have in life. Later on my two daughters who are grown up now, cooked me a beautiful breakfast and we sat together and talked about what everyone was doing today.This is the only way I know how to tell the world how much I love them from the bottom of my heart and just how blessed I am to have two such beautiful, thoughtful and sensitive girls. Phil would be so proud of how his daughters are growing up.

Oh and by the way I got those new slippers that I hinted for !!!

SUGAR SPICE NICE WEB SITE DEVELOPMENT

Wow after a lot of research, development,late nights and procrastination I am happy to announce the launch of my new web site. I have a new found respect for those web developers who not only have to develop the look and feel of a site but listen and take on board the business owners who want "their" site to be special and "can we just make this change" and "does that have a lighter colour shade" and so on and so on. I am very lucky that I found a wonderful guy named Col Pearson with an incredible supply of patience who in his wisdom allowed me to voice all the visual bits and pieces that I thought I should have and then say "well it would look better like this" and I would think "yeah that does look better". So my advice for small business owners with a limited budget really take the time to ask others about who created their site and find their "wonderful" Col Pearson web developer because i can assure you it makes the journey so much more enjoyable and rewarding at the end of the day.

OFFICIAL LAUNCH MONDAY 12th MAY

SHOPPING CART BACK ON LINE

My web site is back up online and I am extremely glad. When you advertise an online shopping cart and then there are no products to view it certainly does not portray a positive image of ones business, however all is good and I am rearing to go with a start up bonus offering all online purchases FREE DELIVERY to anywhere in Australia. So if you have friends getting engaged, or married or you wish to buy something for your Mother or Wife for Mothers Day, get along to my web site, there are some beautiful products on line that would make for fantastic gifts. When you decide on your purchases follow up with an email to me and I will arrange the FREE DELIVERY shopping discount to take effect.

Look forward to being of assistance to all my customers. Yours in home furnishings Marg Atkins Consultant with sNspice Homewares

Actual Video of Interview with Mike Ryan uploaded onto You Tube

Finally at last I have managed to upload my very first video onto You Tube. I am extremely proud of myself and see this as another step in my growth as a late starter to commencing my own business. The satisfaction of achievement at any stage in your life never dissapates and also with this is the added bonus of showing my children that if you believe in yourself and your dreams anything is possible. So please take the time to view the interview which was so much fun given that it was on a HOT 38 degree Thursday with the noise of Melbourne Trams running in the background heading for the Grand Prix.

Interview with Mike Ryan

Last year in mid September 2007 I was interviewed for the very first time in my life if you would like to see my effort link through on the title and scroll down the page until you find the picture with me in it. There are two side bars so you will need to scroll down on the internal side bar first and after clicking through you will need to scroll up on the external bar. I was so nervous and afterwards I didn't think I would ever attempt an interview again. However how wrong was I, unfortunately the media file was lost and so Mike and Jenny offered to give me another interview which I am sure will come out much better. Yes Iwas still nervous the second time and also as the interview took place on Clarendon Street in South Melbourne on the first day of Melbourne's Grand Prix it provided me with the grandeur of appearing as a celebrity. It was just so much fun and I look forward to many more interviews as my small home based business grows.

Pitfalls of being a Home Based Business

I had forgotten how nice it was in an office environment that when your computer system went down there was an IT person to come and fix the error. However when you are working from home in a one person operation you suddenly become the IT person and in my case this happened over the January Christmas Holidays which left me even more stranded as there was no one to phone for advice. To make things even worse my error relates to my online shopping cart site which equates to no sales no money - catastrophic. Finally all should be working in the very near future and I must say I will be very very pleased when it happens. I have always been a big supporter of looking after home grown and small business operations but I was getting to the point that outsourcing the problem to the "not camping on the beach" holiday people overseas was starting to look my only option for getting back on line. Keep a look out for the Hooray I am making sales again! post.

Looking for a Home Based Business in 2008

Start the New Year off with your own Home Based Business in the Direct Selling Industry. sNspice Homewares and Soft Furnishings is revolutionising the way we shop for our home. With ever increasing commitments either due to work or family our spare time has become even more precious. sNspice offers Business owners the opportunity to save customers hours of shopping aimlessly around large centres looking for ways to decorate their home by bringing the products to their homes while at the same time having customers invite their family and friends over for coffee and cake or a glass of bubbly, I couldn't think of a better way to shop can you?

All of the products are just gorgeous and there is something for every decor style. I just love meeting people and making new friends, that is something that I have found since joining. There are just so many wonderful people out there. So if you think this might interest you check out my web page and send an email, I would love to have a chat with you. So come on lets start the New Year Off with your own business and knock those Xmas Credit Card Bills on the head.