| " I just don't get those stick things" a friend proclaims | | | | - wooden flowers. A bamboo stem attached to a |
| as we were sitting around the fire pit. "That's okay", I | | | | flower that's handcrafted from recycled wood |
| said. "I didn't get them when I first saw them either. The | | | | shavings. Beautiful in design and color but it also |
| next time I went in the house I flipped the reeds with | | | | absorbs the diffuser oil and diffuses the fragrance into |
| the pomegranate sage diffuser oil that were in my | | | | the air. They are a beautiful addition to the reeds. With |
| bathroom. About an hour later my friend came outside | | | | 10 different colors of wooden flowers these popular |
| and proclaimed, "What is in your bathroom I just love it!" | | | | reed diffusers won't just smell good. They'll look great. |
| She bought two reed diffusers from me that night. | | | | The wooden flowers were the missing link between |
| Called two days later and purchased two more for | | | | utility and design. Now that they have crossed into the |
| gifts. Then about a week went by before she called | | | | design category you'll find more than one in most |
| again to order one for her office. She apologized for | | | | homes. You'll find them in bedrooms, bathrooms, living |
| not getting "those stick things". | | | | spaces, and in teen bedrooms (remember they're |
| She's not alone. There are many people who thought | | | | flameless). Have you smelled a teenager's bedroom |
| that reed diffusers just weren't attractive. Who would | | | | lately? They're perfect for nursing homes, work |
| want a vase with some oil in it and some reeds | | | | spaces, and gift giving. |
| sticking out. Now, all the rage, you no longer have to | | | | Something so hot that can create such joy. There's a |
| ask where can I purchase reed diffusers. | | | | fragrance for every memory so clients can have a |
| Unfortunately the manufactures have missed a big | | | | different fragrance oil in each of their diffuser kits and |
| portion of the market, interior design. Many people | | | | they'll never get tired of them. Now that refill oils are |
| want colored bottles not just the clear, plain bottles that | | | | available for these "stick things" clients can change |
| you see in the stores. It was easier to make all of the | | | | their fragrances seasonally to match their decor on the |
| bottles clear so it didn't matter what fragrance oil they | | | | inside or the decor of the outdoors. |
| choose for their reed diffuser. They were all the same | | | | Beautiful and decorative is something everyone can |
| bottle but different fragrances. Consumers want | | | | use. Reed diffuser kits make the perfect gift for mom, |
| choices. | | | | gift for birthdays, housewarming gift, thank you gift and |
| I know that I prefer a colored bottle and so do my | | | | everyone on your gift list. |
| clients. Now with many choices of colored bottles and | | | | Whether you decorate model homes, work with |
| over 400 different traditional and designer fragrances | | | | individual clients, design work spaces, small public |
| the combinations of color and fragrance in reed oil | | | | bathrooms in restaurants or churches, decorate |
| diffusers will fit in with any decor. People love the | | | | offices or any other venue I'm sure you'll be giving |
| flame less reed diffusers but they still seemed to be | | | | these reed oil diffusers a second look when you need |
| missing something to consider them a design feature. | | | | an accessory that adds color, fragrance and beauty |
| To some, they were still the "stick things". | | | | to any design. |
| The missing ingredient - wooden carnations. That's right | | | | |