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Six Ways to Use a Tapestry

Tapestries are versatile and inexpensive pieces of fabric art that can be used in several different ways to add color, interest, and function to a space. They’re washable, and easy to pack up when moving from place to place. Here are six of the most common ways we use tapestries in our retail space, and the popular ways that our friends use them in their own homes!

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Product Review: Shoyeido Daily Incense Series

There are few sensual treasures in this world as great as incense. The gentle wafting of smoke in the air, the lingering aroma, the feeling of presence in a space otherwise unoccupied… Incense has been around as long as humans have been torching their surroundings, and (Fortunately.) greatly refined over time.

The product of that refinement can be found in many commercially available incenses on the market today; But if you are looking for a high quality, low smoke, masterfully blended olfactory symphony, you will eventually find yourself staring down a box of Shoyeido.

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“Where is the white sage?”

A bundle of silvery leaves tied with cotton thread, white smoke rising in curls and clouds, and a pungent, botanical smell filling the air – most of us are familiar with the popular usage of Salvia apiana, otherwise known as white sage. In recent years the practice of “smudging” has gained rapid popularity amongst those dabbling in witchcraft and new age spirituality. So why then, as a supplier of these goods, would we choose not to sell it?

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