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Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 4:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Very nice, Holly! I'll be interested to hear how you like Karibou Truffle (with or without the label) and you will get to try out Judy's Japanese Pear and Ginseng!! and of course Blackberry Sage.

I'm thinking that Alyce must just smell great wherever she goes!

Holly
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06-19-2005

Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 4:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Holly a private message Print Post    
LOL, Sea. Her car sure does smell great :-)

I really like the JJP&G and the Karibou on the cold smell. Have you tried Fresh Cut Roses yet? I don't much fancy the Cherry Vanilla--it smells like pink bubblegum but it may be different once it cures and melts.

Baby
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01-08-2006

Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 4:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Baby a private message Print Post    
Hi Holly,

I just read your post and was actually thinking of trying several on your list. Could you post your thoughts on each after trying them? Thanks!

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 5:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I have a sample of Frest Cut Roses but haven't tried that and haven't seen or smelled a Cherry Vanilla but will be interested in your review.

I have a sample of Cini-Stick too and one fruit slices.

Baby
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01-08-2006

Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 5:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Baby a private message Print Post    
Sea,

Please post your thoughts, comments, etc. after trying each? I think I will hold off a little longer until I can read a few more reviews.

Merrysea
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08-13-2004

Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 5:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Merrysea a private message Print Post    
We finally got out and got our ramekins and warmers (found the white ramekins at Target for $1.99 each), and a couple of tealight burners. My son looked at all the warmers at Michaels and said there sure must not be any TVCHers around here! There were warmers everywhere!

I've got coconut milk and peaches going now, and I just love it! He's got cherry vanilla going in his room, and it smells pretty good, too! I've also tried the Vaniglia del Madagascar, which is a nice vanilla scent, not strong at all.

In my free sample bag I got:
Sugar Blossom
Cupcake Batter
Vanilla Hazelnut Swirl
Santa's Pipe
Pear Berry
Snuggle Baby
Home Sweet Home
Sunwashed Linen
Vanille Banane
Monkey Breath
Rasouli
Christmas Bazaar
Harvest Spice.

There was also a Fresh Laundry in the box.

It's going to smell good around my house for a long time!

Cathie
Member

08-16-2000

Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 5:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cathie a private message Print Post    
Tarts Anonymous meeting called to order.

My name is Cathie and I'm an enabler.

I just sent my SIL back to Albuquerque with a warmer, ramekin, sili cup and seven tarts, along with Bonza's illustrated instructions to which I added the phrase: "Yankee Candle tarts can be purchased locally but the best scented ones are found at http://www.soyful-joys.com" My secretary's birthday is this week and I have hers all set aside, ready for gifting. She has already raved about mine and will be so excited to have her own setup. (Ulterior motive, I will have someone to share my orders with now, :-) )

I do have a question about the candy bags I bought at Michael's. They are the Wilton brand and fit the tarts perfectly, but the material feels more like the zip lock bags than they do Alyce's bags. Are there right and wrong bags at Michael's? I would hate to think I am giving tarts that will have the scent sucked out of them by the time they are used.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 6:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I've been assured by the crowned Tart Guru (crowned by Alyce) that the Wilton Clear Treat Bags are indeed the correct polypro baggies. I now have Clear Treat Bags, that hold one tart nicely and Clear Mini Treat Bags that are larger.. (so why are they called Mini?).

Cathie
Member

08-16-2000

Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 6:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cathie a private message Print Post    
Thanks, Sea!!!

Julip
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09-28-2005

Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 7:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julip a private message Print Post    
Cathie - way to go! Great enabling work you do. You are already a pro, it sounds like. Sea is right, the Wilton's are great. They are just thinner than the ones Alyce uses. The ones that Alyce purchases are or are similar to the ones sold at www.veripak.com:

Polypro 3x4 inch Flat Bags

I also like these:
Reclosable 3x4 inch Polypro Bags

They come in different thicknesses, and I believe she uses the thickest ones. I don't buy them directly because they require a bulk buy. A gal on the official board usually holds a group buy every couple of months, but she is getting married in about a month, so I have a feeling she is too busy to be worrying about baggies.

Julip
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09-28-2005

Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 7:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julip a private message Print Post    
Holly - thank you for sharing your afternoon with Alyce! It sounds like you had a great time on a beautiful day. You got quite a nice selection in your sampler. What is your impression of Lovely? I have never smelled the actual perfume, and I am not normally a perfume person, but it is intriguing since it has been talked up quite a bit when Sarah Jessica Parker made the talk show rounds.

Julip
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09-28-2005

Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 7:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julip a private message Print Post    
Merry - you got a nice selection as well. Warning about the Santa's Pipe - cut it in half or even a quarter before warming it. I thought I'd like it more, and I actually do find it an interesting scent - but it was really strong. I had to shut it off as soon as it got going! I think it would be more enjoyable in a smaller dose.

I love it that your son said that there must not be any TVCHers around there because of all the tart warmers lol. They do have a nice selection of tealight warmers at Michaels, don't they? Nice price on the Target ramekins, too.

Pajomu
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07-26-2005

Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 7:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pajomu a private message Print Post    
I placed an order at Soyful-Joys so I could take advantage of the free dozen offer. Here's my order:

Sampler Surprise Pack Tarts

Tarty Parts
Chocolate Mint Cookie Souflee
Lemon Sugar
Claudia's Warm Vanilla Sugar
Amour De Cacao
Downy April Fresh
Fresh Squeezed Oranges
Coffee Bean
Banana Nut Bread
Buttercream Crunch
Boysenberry Butter Cookie
Rosemary Mint
Creamy Peppermint
Vanilla Hazelnut Swirl

And of course, the free dozen!

I'm excited to get this order! I just realized I ordered Amazing Grace also and have sent an email to Alyce to see if that can be changed. I completely forgot from previous posts that it can't be used around a cat. So I'm hoping to have it changed. If not, I'm sure I can find someone that will like them.

My mom was over yesterday and she really liked the Boysenberry Butter Cookie. It's still got some scent to it after many, many hours of warming. Good thing I've got some more coming, though. Unfortunately she didn't like it enough for me to get her started on her own setup. She says she'll just enjoy it at my house. I'll keep working on her!

Julip
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09-28-2005

Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 8:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julip a private message Print Post    
Wow, Paj - that looks like a great order! You have reminded me that the clock is ticking on the sale and that I need to get another order in. A full bag of Amour de Cacao is destined to be on it - I had forgotten how much I love that scent until I found one lonely little Tarty Part cube in the tart cart. I'm glad you caught the Amazing Grace on there and I'm sure Alyce will help you out with that.

Good to hear your mom likes the scents too - hopefully one day she will want to bring some home with her!

Cathie - one more thing I forgot to mention about your great enabling - it is great to have a fellow local tart addict, so you can split the shipping and the bags. Lucky you!

Jinksy
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09-28-2005

Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 8:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jinksy a private message Print Post    
Paj- I just wanted to let you know I have both amazing grace and pure grace and they are almost identical and pure grace can be used around cats. Just a thought, in case you wanted to stick to that scent family. :-) Looks like you've got a very nice variety of tarty parts. Enjoy!

Holly- Sounds like you had a nice time with Alyce! Thanks for sharing.

Merry- I love that your son is enjoying them with you. How sweet! I'm very curious to know how you like the cupcake batter. The description on Alyce's site sounds delicious.

Baby- You are so welcome! Glad to see you found it okay. Thanks to the direct link from Sea.

Baby
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01-08-2006

Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 11:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Baby a private message Print Post    
Jinsky..while looking for warmers, I will keep my eye for an electric pugsy one. If I find it, I will let you know. Also, if anyone else is looking for a particular one, let me know. I am on the internet a lot and will keep a look out for those that would like me to.

Julip
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09-28-2005

Monday, January 23, 2006 - 5:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julip a private message Print Post    
Wow! The gal at the official board did some more hunting, and found a better deal on USB warmers:

USB Warmer at Vavalo

White USB Warmer at Cyberguys

Julip
Member

09-28-2005

Monday, January 23, 2006 - 8:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julip a private message Print Post    
Yesterday I started another Vanilla Hazelnut Swirl in the family room - mmmmm mmm. Thank you again to Jinksy for getting me to try that one, since the "hazelnut" part concerned me at first.

This morning I started a Baby Bee Buttermilk (type) tart sample I've held onto for a few months. Wow - this is a wonderful clean, refreshing scent. It is delicious and refreshing at first, and then gets a little musky after about 1-2 hours on the warmer...but it is still a beautiful scent.

Baby - I think it was you who said you liked baby powder scents? I really think you would enjoy this one a lot.

Joely
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09-24-2005

Monday, January 23, 2006 - 9:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Joely a private message Print Post    
OMG ~ I'm coming back to archives! must.catch.up!

Julip
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09-28-2005

Monday, January 23, 2006 - 9:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julip a private message Print Post    
A "little bird" that I enabled onto tarts recently just sent me a beautiful thank-you gift - which was of course not necessary at all, but I do love it! The colors and craftsmanship is just gorgeous. It looks so pretty in my kitchen:



It is wonderfully sized - large enough to blend 2 full size tarts...though I will probably only use a silicone liner in it preserve the pretty artwork inside.

Thank you so much, "little bird"!

Julip
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09-28-2005

Monday, January 23, 2006 - 9:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julip a private message Print Post    
Good morning, Joely! Need some coffee? You must have been swamped to neglect us yesterday! LOL




Bonzacat
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07-08-2003

Monday, January 23, 2006 - 10:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonzacat a private message Print Post    
Julip - what a beatiful dish!

Bosenberry Butter Cookie still on today - I love it!

Julip
Member

09-28-2005

Monday, January 23, 2006 - 10:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julip a private message Print Post    
She said she found it at Kohls, and that it comes in other colors, like in an eggplant purple...for all you purple lovers out there.

And I just put on Black Raspberry & Vanilla Looove it so far!

I had to take a break from the Baby Bee & Buttermilk - though I do like it. It is sort of how I like the Rice Flower & Shea - I enjoy these two, but I can only handle them in short intervals.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, January 23, 2006 - 11:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
And there is the USB massage ball for your enjoyment.

I also had BBC on yesterday and probably will when I return home later..

I may have to get to Kohl's today after my lunch and meeting..

Bonzacat
Member

07-08-2003

Monday, January 23, 2006 - 11:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonzacat a private message Print Post    
Hey, I misspelled Boysenberry and it's too late to fiz it!