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The Irish Sun
4 days ago
- Business
- The Irish Sun
Make your home smell amazing with Home Bargains ‘beautiful' new fragrance range that could be mistaken for White Company
SCENT-SATIONAL Make your home smell amazing with Home Bargains 'beautiful' new fragrance range that could be mistaken for White Company YOUR home will smell like a fruity and floral paradise with Home Bargains' brand new budget fragrance range. Whether you've got guests coming over for dinner, or are just keen for a bit of me-time, making sure your home smells sweet and fresh is important to many homeowners. Advertisement 3 The candles will make your home smell amazing Credit: Home Bargains 3 The diffusers promise long-lasting scent Credit: Home Bargains However, with candles from designer brands sometimes costing hundreds of pounds, home fragrances can feel like an unaffordable luxury for many. For anyone keen to make their home smell boujie on a budget, Home Bargains' new Wickford & Co range is the perfect solution. 3 The room sprays will immediately uplift your room Credit: Home Bargains "Say hello to our luxury fragranced range — made to make your home smell amazing", the bargain retailer said in Facebook post. "Go on… treat yourself (and your home)." Advertisement Read more on Home Bargains BARGAIN BURN Have a weed-free garden & driveway for rest of summer thanks to handy gadget The new range includes candles, diffusers and room sprays, and the packaging looks strikingly similar to the White Company. Budget candles Included in the collection is a 2.2kg Peony scented candle, priced at £12.99. With the White Company's 2kg candles retailing for a whopping £140, the Home Bargains buy is an absolute steal. Shoppers can also get their hands on a Pomegranate candle in the same size, whilst Home Bargains is selling smaller versions of the candles for £6.99. Advertisement The new range also includes pomegranate or peony scented diffusers, which are priced at just £3.99. The product promises a "long lasting scent" and is "perfect for adding a gentle, refreshing touch to any room." The £3.50 M&S buy that'll make your whole house smell like a 'boujee candle' Finally, the new range features room sprays in peony and pomegranate, as well as lime basil and mandarin. The light and elegant fragrances are priced at just £1.99, which instantly creates a subtle and uplifting aroma. Advertisement Aldi candles And Home Bargains isn't the only budget store selling gorgeous home fragrances, as Aldi has launched an autumnal candle range. Autumn lovers will fall head over heels for the £4.99 Pumpkin Candle, which is shaped like an adorable tiny pumpkin. You can choose from three scents: Acorns & Oak, Apple Orchard Farm or Pecan and Cinnamon Waffle, and the candle burns for 43 hours. Also available are a rage of luxe looking Autumn Candles, with gorgeous autumn scenes painted on them, for just £3.99. Advertisement Available scents include Vanilla Pumpkin, Pumpkin Spice and Fallen Leaves, and the burn time is approximately 49 hours. If the smaller candles aren't enough, you can also snap up an enormous two-wick candle for £19.99. The Hotel Collection Hurricane Candle comes in two scents, Fallen leaves and Pumpkin Spice, and has a burn time of a whopping 140 hours.
Scottish Sun
4 days ago
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Make your home smell amazing with Home Bargains ‘beautiful' new fragrance range that could be mistaken for White Company
SCENT-SATIONAL Make your home smell amazing with Home Bargains 'beautiful' new fragrance range that could be mistaken for White Company Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) YOUR home will smell like a fruity and floral paradise with Home Bargains' brand new budget fragrance range. Whether you've got guests coming over for dinner, or are just keen for a bit of me-time, making sure your home smells sweet and fresh is important to many homeowners. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 The candles will make your home smell amazing Credit: Home Bargains 3 The diffusers promise long-lasting scent Credit: Home Bargains However, with candles from designer brands sometimes costing hundreds of pounds, home fragrances can feel like an unaffordable luxury for many. For anyone keen to make their home smell boujie on a budget, Home Bargains' new Wickford & Co range is the perfect solution. 3 The room sprays will immediately uplift your room Credit: Home Bargains "Say hello to our luxury fragranced range — made to make your home smell amazing", the bargain retailer said in Facebook post. "Go on… treat yourself (and your home)." Read more on Home Bargains BARGAIN BURN Have a weed-free garden & driveway for rest of summer thanks to handy gadget The new range includes candles, diffusers and room sprays, and the packaging looks strikingly similar to the White Company. Budget candles Included in the collection is a 2.2kg Peony scented candle, priced at £12.99. With the White Company's 2kg candles retailing for a whopping £140, the Home Bargains buy is an absolute steal. Shoppers can also get their hands on a Pomegranate candle in the same size, whilst Home Bargains is selling smaller versions of the candles for £6.99. The new range also includes pomegranate or peony scented diffusers, which are priced at just £3.99. The product promises a "long lasting scent" and is "perfect for adding a gentle, refreshing touch to any room." The £3.50 M&S buy that'll make your whole house smell like a 'boujee candle' Finally, the new range features room sprays in peony and pomegranate, as well as lime basil and mandarin. The light and elegant fragrances are priced at just £1.99, which instantly creates a subtle and uplifting aroma. Aldi candles And Home Bargains isn't the only budget store selling gorgeous home fragrances, as Aldi has launched an autumnal candle range. Autumn lovers will fall head over heels for the £4.99 Pumpkin Candle, which is shaped like an adorable tiny pumpkin. You can choose from three scents: Acorns & Oak, Apple Orchard Farm or Pecan and Cinnamon Waffle, and the candle burns for 43 hours. Also available are a rage of luxe looking Autumn Candles, with gorgeous autumn scenes painted on them, for just £3.99. Available scents include Vanilla Pumpkin, Pumpkin Spice and Fallen Leaves, and the burn time is approximately 49 hours. If the smaller candles aren't enough, you can also snap up an enormous two-wick candle for £19.99. The Hotel Collection Hurricane Candle comes in two scents, Fallen leaves and Pumpkin Spice, and has a burn time of a whopping 140 hours.
Style Blueprint
06-07-2025
- Business
- Style Blueprint
Meet Angela Beck of Pomegranate, One of the South's Favorite Textile Brands
Share with your friends! Pinterest LinkedIn Email Flipboard Reddit Angela Beck's hands may be covered in specks of paint or a little farmland dirt, but her brain is laser-focused on the business of what Southern hosts want. She designs Pomegranate's wildly popular block-printed linens, but she's comfortable in spreadsheets, too. From Cape Town to Lexington, Angela started her brand in a 10-by-10 booth with a Baby Bjorn strapped to her chest. Angela's 30-year journey with Pomegranate is colored with intuition, resilience, and a refusal to mass-produce anything. Get to know this talented Southern textile designer! Pin When did you find that initial spark of artistic creativity? My mom's an artist, so I spent a lot of time in her studio. That was my world. I went to a Montessori school, which was pretty unusual back in the 1960s. I stayed there through second grade, and that experience greatly impacted me. I always knew I belonged in that space — crafting, making things by hand — it just felt right. How did you land in the colorful world of block printing? It started when I was living in Cape Town. My husband is South African, and we lived there for a few years. Our friend was importing Indian block-printed linens and selling them out of her garage. When she became ill and moved back to Australia, my husband stepped in to help keep it going. It began as his passion project. I had just had our first baby and designed a print named after our daughter, Emma, which we still carry. Seeing it come to life sparked something in me. I was homesick and knew South Africa wasn't forever. His family had a farm in Kentucky, and we decided to move. I packed samples and drove to the Atlanta market with a tiny 10-by-10 booth and my daughter in a Baby Bjorn. Buyers would ask about delivery, and I'd say, 'You'll get it when you get it!' One of those buyers connected me to a showroom rep, which led to a larger showroom in Atlanta that carried high-end pieces like Lalique crystal. My line became their more accessible offering, and that's when Pomegranate really began to grow. Pin Pomegranate has shifted its business model since then. Tell us about that. We started as a wholesale business … Like any small business, we weathered recessions, market dips, and everything else. In 2019, I opened a full-time showroom in Atlanta. I was tired of schlepping samples to temporary booths. The space felt more like a home than a showroom. We had a couple of great markets … then COVID hit. These containers were arriving from India, and stores were canceling orders. Our website, which had been just a digital business card, had to become a real sales channel. I taught myself to code and shifted us to direct-to-consumer in pure survival mode. When things reopened, we returned to wholesale, but with more intention. Some of those stores have been with me since the Baby Bjorn days. Now, we split the line — different prints for wholesale and retail. It honors our partners while allowing the brand to grow online. Pin How does your Kentucky locale color your product? I've lived in New York, Los Angeles, London, Cape Town, and outside of Philadelphia. So, I've experienced big-city living and rural life. But Kentucky, and especially where I live now, feels the most authentic. We're on a farm that's also a registered arboretum. It's beautiful, relaxed, and definitely not the norm. But it's very genuine. That sense of ease plays into everything we do. It's not precious or overly styled. It's more like pulling something you love from the linen closet, mixing it with something else, throwing it on the table, and enjoying your people. Pin How do you stay inspired? I'm very sensitive to my environment, but it's never just about what I love — it has to sell. That balance has always shaped the brand. Thirty years ago, I knew pink and green frogs would sell in the South, so I had them block printed in India. I was probably among the first to push for such bright, non-traditional colors. I try to tune out trends and trust my gut. If you chase the market, the brand zigzags. But if you stay consistent, it becomes like comfort food — familiar and dependable. What's something people are surprised to learn about you? I'm not just a creative. I love a good spreadsheet. Math is my friend. Some think it's unusual, but I don't think being mathematically minded and creative are mutually exclusive. Math is incredibly creative — it's about solving problems, which is a huge part of running a business. I grew up with a mother who was an artist for art's sake, but that wasn't enough for me. Creativity has to be practical and make sense in the real world. If I design something beautiful, I want it to sell so we can make more, grow the brand, and support the people behind it. Pin What's a common misconception people have about block printing by hand? Block printing in India has been commercialized in many ways, but there are still people trying to maintain the integrity of handcraft, and I insist on that. I haven't been perfect. Between child three and four, I hit that every-seven-years moment of wondering, What am I doing this for? So I tried screenprinting. The product was fine and pretty, but didn't have a soul. It looked like everything else out there, and I didn't want to put it on the market. So, right before I opened the showroom, I made a hard shift back to handmade. When people walked in, there was something intangible about a space filled with handcrafted products instead of machine-made ones. It just felt different. Block-printed textiles age beautifully. Yes, they fade in the sun, but that becomes part of their warmth. Like your favorite t-shirt or childhood blankie, there's comfort in that. It's grounding. Pin What's the best advice you've received? What comes to mind is something my grandmother used to say: Living your life is a responsibility. This was long before 'live responsibly' became a catchphrase. I didn't fully understand it then, but the older I get, the more it resonates. You have a responsibility to your country, environment, family, and community. And that shows up in how you present yourself to the world. It's about setting an example for the next generation. Pin Can you let us in on a hidden gem in Kentucky? Hiking in the Red River Gorge, but instead of up along the rim, I like to be down low next to the water, where there's so much green and you can smell the moss and see the sky through the trees. It hits all the senses all at once. Finally, we always ask: What are three things you couldn't live without? Pugs, color, and a sunny day now and then. ********** Meet more inspiring women from across the South in our FACES archives! About the Author Zoe Yarborough Zoe is a StyleBlueprint staff writer, Charlotte native, Washington & Lee graduate, and Nashville transplant of eleven years. She teaches Pilates, helps manage recording artists, and likes to "research" Germantown's food scene.
Hamilton Spectator
06-05-2025
- General
- Hamilton Spectator
Cooking with heart: Fort Erie students help honour Community Living volunteers
Community Living Fort Erie celebrated its volunteers recently with a special dinner cooked up by the students at Pomegranate Restaurant located inside Greater Fort Erie Secondary School (GFESS). Held April 30 as part of Community Living Month, the volunteer appreciation night honoured volunteers for their time, commitment and impact on local programs that support individuals with developmental disabilities. The three-course dinner was prepared and served by students under the guidance of culinary teacher, Afshin Keyvani. Community Living board of directors chair Betty Talbot, kicked off the event by thanking the many volunteers who fill roles ranging from e-gaming and administrative work, to leisure buddy programs and fundraising. 'What you do matters more than you know,' she said. 'You may not always see the full ripple effect of your efforts, but let me assure you, you make a big difference.' Margaret Fidler, manager of community development, also took time to honour the short-term and long-term volunteers at the event. 'This kind of teamwork is rare, and it's something I'll always treasure,' Fidler said. 'Your efforts have brought joy to countless families and made a lasting impact on this community, and on me personally.' The evening was planned to celebrate the work of Community Living's volunteers, but also marked the end of an era as the organization bid farewell to Fidler, who is retiring. To close the evening, office administrator Tiyanna Schooley, gave a heartfelt speech to honour Fidler's impact. 'I've been here five months, and what I learned is that this woman seriously, loves, cares and appreciates you guys all so much,' she said. 'She genuinely cares, and I've never seen someone who embodies their career and cares so much about the people she serves.' The dinner, sponsored by Bill Marr of Garrison Automotive Service, was one of many events planned for Community Living Month. On Tuesday, the organization raised its Community Living flag at Fort Erie Town Hall, with Mayor Wayne Redekop in attendance. 'They had a lot of people turn out, it was great,' said Talbot. As plates were cleared and dessert was served, applause filled the room not only for the volunteers, but also for the students that made the dinner possible. Student Harper James said the experience of being part of the culinary program has opened up opportunities she never imagined. 'There's (a lot) of different experiences that I would have never even thought of or known of until I took culinary arts and met a teacher like (Keyvani),' said James, who has participated in the program for three years. James is also involved in Skills Ontario competitions and has been a part of relaunching the school's in-house restaurant, the Pomegranate, which had been dormant since the COVID-19 pandemic. 'We started (the Pomegranate) again last year after getting back into everything after COVID,' she said. 'Last year was the first year bringing it back to GFESS.' Keyvani, who teaches culinary arts at the school, said the culinary students are often involved in events that serve the broader community, including local fundraisers, school functions, and special dinners like the Community Living dinner. For students like James and her peers, this event was more than just an after school project, it was a chance to contribute to the community and learn by doing. 'It's kind of cool knowing that there are so many different things I get to experience just because I have a teacher that is so involved,' she said.
Irish Daily Mirror
22-04-2025
- Climate
- Irish Daily Mirror
Joanna Donnelly's life away from weather as star departs RTE
If there was anyone who knew about the weather, it was Joanna Donnelly. But the mum-of-three leads a seasonal life outside of RTE, away from weather maps and storm warnings. Joanna is an avid cyclist and runner who loves her fashion, showcasing a very classy and chic style while presenting the weather. But it was this year that fans got to know the weather woman when she signed up to Dancing with the Stars earlier this year. She was the third celebrity to be voted out of the show with her pro dance partner Maciej Zieba. But during her stint on the glitzy RTE show, Joanna came to blows with former Mrs Brown's Boys star Rory Cowan who accused the weather broadcaster of 'alarmist scaremongering' when the country became gripped in sub zero temperatures in January. Mr Cowan posted on X: 'The national broadcaster and those in the know say there's a serious weather event in Ireland. They issued a warning about it over the last few days. What serious weather event? I haven't seen much evidence of it so far'. Joanna responded sarcastically to Mr Cowan at the time saying: 'Rory you should take a drive to Limerick, bring a care package to the vulnerable there trying to cope. Oh and DON'T check your tread depth or tyre pressure before you set off. DON'T steer in to a skid, just slam on your brakes really hard if you start to slide…be grand.' He then retorted: 'Or I could just use my common sense and not buy into the alarmist scaremongering.' Away from reporting on the weather, Joanna is also an author. In 2018, Joanna penned an illustrated book called The Great Irish Weather Book. Joanna then launched her second book, Malin Head to Mizen Head, which is a journey around Ireland's Sea Area Forecast in 2023. Away from public life, Joanna is married to fellow Met Eireann forecaster, Harm Luijkx, from The Netherlands and the couple have three children, a daughter Nicci, and two sons, Tobias and Casper. Her eldest, Nicci, and her youngest, Casper, she had naturally but she had her middle child Tobias through IVF. Joanna opened up about her journey in 2016, saying "it wasn't fair" her third child was conceived naturally after going having her second through IVF. The Dubliner said at the time: "My middle child was IVF. Afterwards, I got pregnant naturally and I just thought, 'Well that isn't fair' - there are people in a terrible position of never being able to afford IVF. "People seem to know that IVF is very expensive and it is, but they often don't realise that the run-up to IVF is also very expensive. "You don't just wake up one morning and say, 'I am going for IVF; you have all the scans, all the tests, which have usually depleted people's savings before they go anywhere near a private hospital for IVF. I just thought, 'That isn't right,' so we set up Pomegranate." She co-found Pomegranate, alongside her friend Fiona McPhillips, which is a charity that provides help for those suffering from infertility.
