Blyth (BTH) 10-Q 2004 Q3 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

                In connection with the Quarterly Report of Blyth, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending October 31, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Robert B. Goergen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

                (1)           The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except for the matters set forth in Part II — Item 5 of this Quarterly Report; and

                (2)           The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

/s/ Robert B. Goergen

Robert B. Goergen

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

December 10, 2004

This certification is made solely for the purpose of 18 U.S.C. § 1350, subject to the knowledge standard contained therein, and not for any other purpose.