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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 5:37 pm
ewww, a cauliflower tart?
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 5:38 pm
The site is a bit flakey, so who knows if that is really Marcador or Chitra.. Grestel will be presenting at the International Housewares Show 2006 in Chicago March 12-14..
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 5:39 pm
I think we need a field trip to Chicago, or perhaps Jinksy could arrange a working trip there.. probably too late for that..
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 5:40 pm
That looks like a ramekin to the right in that last picture..
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 5:43 pm
Sure - there they are - but we want to order them online!!! Sea - is the Armadillo line also Grestel?
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Julip
Member
09-28-2005
| Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 5:48 pm
Hmmm...the green in the Marcador is the same as the green ramie I have. There is no indication on the box nor on the ramie what line it is from..just "Stoneware by Grestel - Made in Portugal". I put in an email to them, so we will just see if they contact me with any helpful info. At least it looks like they are still being produced. We will ferret them out lol. light blue!
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Citruscitygal
Member
08-07-2003
| Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 5:52 pm
Sea~ Did the Armadillo pattern come from the same site? I couldn't find it. The little red ramies caught my eye as they would go well with a red warmer I got at JoAnn's yesterday. (Also bought a purple one for a friend - yes I am enabling!! - and a dk green for me). You are very good detective!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 5:53 pm
Yes, the Armadillo line is also Grestel. The site isn't great and there are some other interesting lines where the pictures don't work.. They used the same picture, or parts of same for Chitra and Marcador..
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 5:54 pm
I wonder if we could get info or a catalog from that show in Chicago (they also were at shows in Dubai and Germany in 2005.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 6:00 pm
I love the styling in the Armadillo line! There is also a nice pitcher. But ordering? LOL There is a click for more info where you can attempt to ask them questions, though This place in NC has some Grestel items but nothing like what we are pursuing.. however maybe they have some ramies.. they list so many brands. Replacements
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 6:01 pm
Go Sea... Go Sea... Go Sea...!!! 
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Cathie
Member
08-16-2000
| Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 7:03 pm
I stopped at JoAnns this evening with my 40% off coupon and bought red and lavender warmers. I am saving the red one for the holidays, just hope I remember where I stored it by then. I also have a 40% off coupon for Hobby Lobby and went to get another blue-lighted large warmer but they were all out (imagine that!) We have another Hobby Lobby near our new house so I can check there when we go to see the progress this weekend. Have any of you ever had problems ordering on Alyce's site? I can't put more than 1 item in my cart today, the next item always bumps the first one off. It has happened both on my work computer and my home one.
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Julip
Member
09-28-2005
| Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 7:13 pm
Thanks for all the great ramekin searches, Sea! Cathie - sorry to hear you are having problems with ordering! I have heard people having that very problem. Have you tried emailing Alyce? I just did a "dummy" order and I am not finding the same problem. Which browser are you using, and do you have another browser on your computer you can try? If you still have problems getting the items to "stick", you may want to email Alyce letting her know you are having those difficulties, and list the items you intend to order just in case. Good luck! And great score on your warmers! You are so lucky to have not one but two Hobby Lobbys to visit! I have never been to one, but I hear they are great stores.
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Mamapors
Member
07-29-2004
| Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 7:57 pm
http://shop.bakerscatalogue.com/items/Sets_1.html I found these cute ones at the above site. They also have some polka dot ones, but I think they are too big.
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Julip
Member
09-28-2005
| Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 8:13 pm
OMG Mama - I think I might have to get those - I love those colors! And what a great find on the polka dot bowls! They are bigger at 5" (my Grestels are 3 1/2" in diameter), but they look to be exactly the same in style...i bet they are the same brand. Cute cute! Thanks for finding that site! 
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 8:23 pm
They have sili-cups but pretty pricey ones.. So the sili-cups are way too much but that set of ramekins is.... $9.95!!! (but shipping is $6 something to the east coast, $7 something on the west coast. Then there is this set that includes cake mix and hot fudge sauce, but also these cute reusable silicone pans that make 3.5" cakes.

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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 8:25 pm
OMG and aren't THESE cute.. 3.5" pastel baking crocks.. 4 for $18.95

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Cathie
Member
08-16-2000
| Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 8:40 pm
Gee, these are all so cute. And to imagine that people actually waste them on BAKING! I found an already-warmed-for-4-days Pink Peony tart in my office today and almost threw it away. I decided to give it one more day and it was still really good, a little softer than when it was new, but still too good to throw away. Soooo..it gets to escape the dumpster for a couple of days more. Pink Peony and Hyacinth are my favorites of the floral scents--both so very real!
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Julip
Member
09-28-2005
| Thursday, February 23, 2006 - 7:08 am
Sea, you are on a roll! Cute! Cathie, I agree, silly for people to use those for baking - with tarts, you can enjoy them out on the counter more often! lol And thanks for the review on the Pink Peony and Hyacinth! I haven't tried either of those, but it is good to know that they are nice ones!
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Julip
Member
09-28-2005
| Thursday, February 23, 2006 - 7:13 am
Good Morning, All! I am having a "Jinksy" day, and blazing through all my 1/2 used tarts in silicone cups lol. I started this yesterday, and I am happy to report that I freed up about 4 cups! Some of them I just tossed because I detected very little scent, and I could not identify what it was. At the moment, I have Georgia Peach going. I started a fresh Scentual Addiction last night. It is a nice scent, but a little too musky for me at first so I had to turn it off after awhile. I think I will enjoy it more once it mellows out. Alyce says this one can last for weeks!
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Cathie
Member
08-16-2000
| Thursday, February 23, 2006 - 8:11 am
Julip, Alyce responded about my ordering problem. There seem to be broken links with some of the scents I was ordering that cause the cart to empty. Anyone wanting to test it for me can try adding a few tarts and then add either Waffle Cone or Green Tea--those both empty the cart for me. The Southern Vanilla link doesn't work at all for me, just sits there... Hopefully they will be fixed today and I can complete my order!
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Cathie
Member
08-16-2000
| Thursday, February 23, 2006 - 8:28 am
Joely, I just opened my bags from you (yep, they sat unopened for 6 days!) and was pleeasantly surprised to find that a few tarts had been added to the bag, including one that I was especially dying to try! Thanks again SO much!
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Julip
Member
09-28-2005
| Thursday, February 23, 2006 - 8:57 am
Cathie - I just gave it a try (love any excuse to play "SJ Shopping Cart"!) and it looks like Waffle Cone is fixed, but Green Tea is still emptying out the cart and Southern Vanilla doesn't work for me either. Hope you can get your order in soon! The website has been giving Alyce such a headache for awhile now - hopefully she will be able to unveil her new website soon!
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, February 23, 2006 - 9:02 am
Cathie - same for me - I can add Waffle Cone to a full basket and it adds fine. Then when I add Green Tea, it wipes the contents of the basket. The Southern Vanilla 'add to basket' button has been non-functioning for a few weeks, as I tried to order it that long ago and e-mailed Alyce about it. Her web designer was supposed to fix that button but I wound up ordering before it was done. I see it is still not fixed... Since I had a problem with just that one item, I added a bag of a like-priced item and told her when submitting payment to change that to Southern Vanilla. She was only too happy to do it that way.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, February 23, 2006 - 10:39 am
Julip, I had a "Jinksy" day a couple of days ago.. started and poured out one, tossed three.. including the one ARRDC I'd started.. but I"ve been stuck on this FBC that was started and is still on a roll! Heaven! I actually have 7 sili-cups free right now. I also have some where I have NO idea what tart it might be.. Bonza the Heavenly Plumeria button was also broken.. and Alyce okayed it on my order.. of course since I had just ordered TP, silly me! I could have just ordered the HP that way. She's great about working with ANY problems, I have found.
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