February Incense and More!

Happy February!  We have some wonderful updates for you.  Here is something from the Incense Guru, Dr. Seth!

The Woodstock Trading Company February Incense is #102, Jah Love.  Jah Love is a beautifully balanced, light, sweet, earthy champa incense.  It makes a wonderful addition for any champa lover.  The unburned stick has a lightly sweet dry fruit note.  There is a subtle hint of marshmallow.  The burned stick is where it all comes together.  That marshmallow note stays around in lovely toasted form.

Jah Love is a great addition for a romantic night…

Jah Love Incense. Available in 15 gram packs.

For the past few weeks, we have been running a promotional for our beads.  Tomorrow is the last day to get 10% off all the beads, with the exception of any hand blown bead or pendant.  This is great for any jewelry maker, especially if they want to make a gift for Valentine's Day!

Speaking of Valentine's Day, we have a special little something for Valentine's weekend.  Starting the 13th and running to the 15th, any in-store purchase of $25 or more gets a $5 promo certificate back.  The certificate will be valid until March 15th.  Add it to your Valentine gift or keep it for yourself!

Valentine's Ideas 2015

Love is in the air… At least, around the corner… Valentine’s Day is coming up, and people are on the search for that perfect gift for their loved one. Woodstock Trading Company has been supplying sweethearts with gifts and suggestions since 1988, and we aren’t stopping now. 

One of the main points for many Valentine’s shoppers is price.  It is a great day to treat your significant other to something romantic, but many cannot afford lavish gifts and dinners.  Some like to do things on the simple side.  If you tell us what you are looking for and what you like to do, we will try our best to find you the perfect gifts.  We have wonderful incense and candle options, as well as perfumes, jewelry, and drink ware.  

Do you want to do a nice candlelight dinner?  Woodstock Trading Company has a nice selection of lightly scented votive candles.  If you want to go bigger, we have fluorescent and multicolor drip candles.

Multicolor Drip Candle Multi-pack

Finish that bottle of wine and pop a candle into the wine bottle. You can use that bottle over and over again, adding a new candle each time, and creating a beautiful decoration for your table.

Burned Multicolor Drip Candle

If you need some glass to pour the wine in, we have a lovely selection of wine glasses, as well as champagne flutes.  You will find different styles, like Bob Marley, Grateful Dead, and Peace.

For those Rock n’ Roll fans who like to sit back and cuddle, we have warm rock band fleece and throw blankets, like Sublime and Janis Joplin.  If you want some romantic fragrances in the air, we have incense like Satya Romance and, an old favorite, Jah Love.  Jah Love is a beautifully balanced, light, sweet, earthy champa incense...a wonderful addition for any lover.  To save on the mess, we have special incense burner bowls. MOM and Seth make each bowl on the pottery wheel.  They are one of a kind and made with love. To make sure they could be used with different types of incense, the holder is enlarged for types like Tibetan incenses. 

Handmade Incense Burners

Sometimes you want to have a fragrance on the go.  If you are looking for something that is travel-ready, we have our selections of roll-on perfumes.  A February favorite is Auric Blends’ “Love” and “Lover’s Moon” perfume.  “Love” is a touch of Egyptian Goddess (Egyptian Goddess blends musk with soft floral notes) combined with white amber, white musk and woods, while is a heady mix of gardenia, rose and heliotrope to provide sweet floral notes at the top, with sandalwood and musk as the base.  These are two wonderful options, always popular with the ladies, but they are also gain popularity with a male customers. 

If you are looking for that perfect gift, come on in or visit our website.  Some items are not available online, like the wine glasses, drip candles, and incense burner bowls.  If there is something you would like to order, send us an email to wtc@woodstocktradeco.com, visit our contact page, or give us a call at (856) 424-6166.

Come & Bang Your Drum

What is a drum circle? Let’s take a look at the Wikipedia definition and find out (we know you can’t completely trust Wikipedia):

“A drum circle is any group of people playing (usually) hand-drums and percussion in a circle. They are distinct from a drumming group or troupe in that the drum circle is an end in itself rather than preparation for a performance. They can range in size from a handful of players to circles with thousands of participants.”- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_circle)

The drum circle brings individuals together as a community, creating a new sound and rhythm. Much of the time, there are no leaders or followers at a drum circle. Someone can start the beat, but another can change it. You can follow along if you want, or do your own thing. In the end, everyone plays as one. And it is just plain fun to do.

So, you may be wondering why we are talking about drum circles. That is simple. MOM has restarted the drum circles at Woodstock Trading Company. Last Friday, January 17^th, MOM had the first drum circle in what seems like forever. Everyone had a great time. This first gathering was small, about 12 people, but it was loud. We had all different people of ages and background gather into the store. Many assume that hippies at festivals only do drum circles. Not true at all. You can be a banker, a truck driver, a waiter, a grandmother, or a kid. It doesn’t matter who you are or what you do. Some join into a drum circle for spiritual and/or metaphysical reasons. Some come because it is a great way to meet and interact with people. Don’t be afraid to come if you don’t have a drum. Not all drum circles include drums alone. 

Most drum circles us some form of percussive instrument. It wouldn’t be a drum circle if you didn’t. However, it also depends on what your definition of percussion instrument is. We have had people come out with pots and pans. People have banged two sticks together. They have even played the beat of themselves or the floor. This past circle, someone used a water jug. You can really make a drum out of anything, with a few exceptions. We have also had people come with guitars, harps, and keyboards. These circles turn into big jam sessions. We have had dancers come out. Native American tribes have joined our circles. We have even had demonstrations on how to play certain types of drums.

MOM is having another drum circle on Friday, February 14^th, Valentine’s Day. She keeps saying the nothing is more romantic than beating on a drum under the Woodstock “candlelight”. If you are interested, please come out and join us. It is ok if you don’t have a drum or instrument. You can just hang out with us. All Woodstock events are family friendly, so you don’t have to worry about anything. We hope to see you all at the next drum circle.

Fondly,

Jim of the Woodstock Gang