Smells of Autumn

I haven't started decorating for fall yet..it just doesn't seem quite right in 80 and 90 degree weather! I'm sure I'll get the urge in the next few weeks. I love the smells of autumn though. It's the smell of things baking in the oven again, leaves burning outside, crock pots simmering something yummy for dinner, cinnamon, apples, pumpkin, cider, spices. Yum! My favorite candle in the world is Salt City Pumpkin Spice. I burn it all year around, but it's a bit pricey.


Some less expensive options:

Good old Wal-mart has some scrumptious candles out this fall for $5 each for the big ones. My favorite is mulled cider, although I found that the little tarts that you burn in the tart warmer are much stronger. My 8 yr old daughter loves it too~last week when she was home sick, I was burning one of the tarts, and she said, "oh mom, what is that? I just want to drink it!" :) They come in the same scents as the candles and are only .33 a piece~I've burned through all of mine and need to stock up!

This is a tip from our realtor: Cut up an apple, sprinkle with cinnamon and brown sugar, put in a 180 degree oven, or you could simmer it in your crock pot, and in about an hour, your house will smell delicious. Or, you could bake an apple pie, but that's much too complicated for me. :) You can even eat the apple afterward.

Now here is a sweet deal! There were $4 off 1 Glade Plug In coupons a few weeks back in the paper. My Target sells them for 3.97 a piece. I think Walmart's are also under $4. So, you can make about 3 cents on each one. My favorite scent is the apple cinnamon. I bought 20 coupons from Ebay for 6.99, and got my 20 warmers for the year to stick throughout the house. This works out to be about 35 cents a warmer. Such a great deal! They expire on the 13th, so if you order some, be sure to use them before then! If they don't have the scent you want, I would still buy them and then you can exchange them later as they bring the apple cinnamon out for the holidays.

One last little tip: I got this little concentrated fragrance spray from Bath & Body Works like 3 years ago~a little spray goes a long way! It's sweet cinnamon pumpkin and smells divine. I keep it in the little drawer in my entryway so if someone comes to the door, I can shoot a spray of this and the smell of sweet cinnamon pumpking emanates from the door instead of the stinky diaper I just changed. Lifesaver!

What are your favorite smells of autumn?

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