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Julip
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09-28-2005

Saturday, January 07, 2006 - 4:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julip a private message Print Post    


Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

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Oooh.. well you were correct, Julip, the box had shipped and I think had I been able to stay home until 12 or 12:15pm I would have had the box but my hairdresser had a gap in her schedule and called last night to see if I could slide earlier to 11am, so I left home at 10:15am.

Amazingly, I had gotten some samples from Julip, Jinksy and Bonza recently and so I sacrificed several, especially since Bonza sent me two TPs of several and a couple of others I had around.

I told her about Bonza's Stale Bongwater and she almost peed her pants.. the other hairdressers loved the very idea!

I told her the tale of Jinksy's petsitter!! Again, everyone LOVED the story. This reminded her of someone at the salon a couple of years ago when they had tamales. (my present from my hairdresser was home made tamales) and the girl got all indignant and was saying she would NEVER eat tamales after trying them and couldn't figure out how ANYONE could eat them! And she kept going on and on and I'm sure you guessed it like I did.. she ATE the corn husk they are wrapped in!..

Oh and speaking of putting blinders on.. later Peggy was telling me about this really good 99cent store she used to go to and how hard it was to not load up on lots of bargains and how she would try to put blinders on, but once when her son was 7, they were at the store and on the way to the counter she passed the aisle with cute hair clippies and such and she was picking things up and Brad got between her and the the merchandise and had his arms out to shield her view and said "Mom! You can do it! Get to the checkout stand now!"

LOL.. she says he now claims not to remember it but it was so cute and everyone in the store had to come and see the "intervention".

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

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landi!! welcome to the land of the enabled tart partier!!

Ah.. which ones made me sneeze? O Christmas tree and several others. I haven't melted the rose one.

And I agree.. that was on a day when I kept melting.. I was clearing out ramekins that I had full and pouring into sili-cups and I think went into overload.

Better to take a break.

Right now I'm not warming, partly because I'm almost high on the scents from those newly arrived bakery bags

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Now I have a technical question..

In my box I got great stuff including BNB but the BNB is a different color! and it smells .. there is almost an alcohol smell.

I think I'll let that one "cure a full 9 days just to be sure, but I'm almost wondering if it isn't BNB, yet I'm sure Alyce had a HUGE number of orders for that!

Oddly it smells closer to the BNB I had from I think Julip through the front of the bag, than sniffing in the open bag. And the color is do different than the ivory one. It is very beige, almost pinkish.

I still have great hopes for it.

The Gardenia is wonderful!

I guess I should be good and not melt any yet.. I want to try some of Bonza's samples too..

Maybe not the bongwater (Actually I laughed so LOUD when I saw that)

Bonzacat
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07-08-2003

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Joely
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09-24-2005

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Sea ~ I bet the BNB has something to do with the cure time. And all of the tarts are white before she adds the color, so I bet she doesn't add the color the exact same everytime since it doesn't affect the smell. Don't know though. Keep us posted!

Julip
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09-28-2005

Saturday, January 07, 2006 - 5:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julip a private message Print Post    
Sea - Yay about your tarts arriving!

The BNB I sent you was from the pre-color days. She used to color them at the beginning, but stopped for awhile, so all tart were white until last summer, when she started coloring them again. And yes, I bet Joely is right that the smell has to do with the cure time. Let those babies sit, if you can stand it! Try one, or maybe 1/2, though, and see what you think. It should be just as delicious as before! :o)

And the Gardenia is a beautiful scent. I found my last 2 TPs when I was organizing the cart the other day.

Julip
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09-28-2005

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And omg about the girl eating the corn husk. lol

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Saturday, January 07, 2006 - 5:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Oh thanks, Julip! I will definitely let them cure, though the gardenia blossoms smells "cured" (as if I really know.. just antsy)

And she was making my next order because I'd ordered Raspberry Creme and she says she no longer makes it.. now maybe I pulled a Bonza and just made that up. but I was able to get in a TP of waffle cone instead..yess!

I had gardenias at my wedding and a adore the scent.

The Lilac is promising, too.

Judy's Japanese Pear and Ginseng is unlike anything else so far (just smelling it) and I think I'm going to love it.

The Blackberry Sage, yummy! and that body mist in BS is also great!

VHS rounds out this order..

Can you imagine? Eating a corn husk?

(and I can guarantee my hairdresser would never think of eating a soy tart! RMAO!

I'm letting the BNB cure.. I at least had the one you sent but I did have to dump it as I had wrung out all the BNB from it.. love it..

Landi
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07-29-2002

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okay, someone needs to make a tart dictionary. what is BNB? what is VHS? etc. etc.!!

Joely
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09-24-2005

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landi ~ BNB Banana Nut Bread & VHS is a tape which movies are on (before DVD's.

Joely
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09-24-2005

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Okay, okay... VHS is Vanilla Hazelnut Swirl

If you go up to the tart reviews thread with the archives, it gives you some of the scents that have been reviewed. It doesn't cross reference our made up abbreviations though! lol

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

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Tsk, you troublemaker, Joely!

landi, VHS = Vanilla Hazelnut Swirl

Julip
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09-28-2005

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Sea - I give you permission to start enjoying the Gardenia Blossoms . If you do the "sniff test" lol and it smells strong, you can definitely try it out.


And yes, Joely, you are a troublemaker!

Julip
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09-28-2005

Saturday, January 07, 2006 - 6:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julip a private message Print Post    
I'm glad to hear your initial sniff impressions are good! The body mist also makes a great linen freshener.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

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That's good to know.

Cathie
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08-16-2000

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I placed my first order!!! I got BNB, VHS, Coffee Bean, Lavender Vanilla, Blackberry Sage, Hyacinth and the Sampler Surprise.

I wanted to try Gardenia but I wasn't sure if it would be too strong. I love the scent but I overdosed in my teens on Jungle Gardenia perfume (or, as my brothers referred to it, Jungle Rot) so a little goes a long way for me. Maybe if I got the TP and mixed it with vanilla or something...

I found a couple of muffin cups at Garden Ridge today, 2 for $.99. I will use the banana one for BNB and the berry one for my blackberry (I will pretend they are black and not blue, lol.)

banana blackberry

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

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Those are adorable, Cathie!!

Sounds like a great order!

The Gardenia Blossoms is wonderful!

Joely
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09-24-2005

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Cathie! TOO CUTE! Welcome to the club! :-)

Holly
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06-19-2005

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Cathie, those are great. I just love them but have never heard of that store. Is it only in Texas? I'm just now catching up on this thread and love all your pics. Julip, you're tart cart is awesome!! What a collection you have. Yesterday I tried finding those baskets at my Pier 1 but they had none. I did get a couple of ramekins though. Michaels was also out of the candle warmers. And Joely, your cabinet is lovely.

Question for Julip: In the big plastic box on top of your cart, you have all your single tarts stored in baggies. Do you use the regular plastic baggies or should they be stored in a special type of bag. (I remember reading that plastic bags shouldn't be used.) Also, what is the average burning time of a tart?

Everyone's pics are great and love hearing the reviews on all the tarts and tart paraphanelia.

Tarty on, gals!

Julip
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09-28-2005

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Cathie - those are sooo cute! And what a steal! And congrats on your first order...that is a great variety, and I hope you enjoy them! The sampler surprise bags are so fun to look at...I always dump it out on the table first thing. It is like a Christmas stocking!

Holly - love the "Tarty on" rofl. That will be our battle cry.

That is too bad about the baskets - do you have another Pier 1 in the area? The first one I went to had none, but the 2nd had a bunch. Too bad also about the candle warmers, too. Hopefully they will restock soon!

In the plastic box. I do indeed have each tart individually wrapped in polypropylene baggies. That is the 'safe' plastic for tarts. The 'bad' plastic is the polyethylene, that is commonly used for ziploc type bags. They will suck the scent out of the tarts.

You won't always see the type of plastic listed, but the best bet are the Wilton's treat bags in the candy making supply aisle at Michaels. The ones I use are 3x4 inches, but they do have other sizes available. Then I close it up with a label with the scent name. I either print out color labels on the computer (Avery 8167 return address size), or I use my handy dandy Brother labeller.

And the tart burning time varies by scent, but on average I seem to get a good 2-3 days with a TP, a couple of days longer with a full tart. Some scents just keep going and going, though. I leave my burners on for a good portion of the day, so it will last much longer if you leave it on less.

Also, if you find you are not smelling the scent, try moving the location of the warmer. The air flow and height of the ceiling where the tart is melting can make a big difference on how well the scent travels.

Sorry for the book, all.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

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When I was at Michael's the other day, it was with a friend, for yarn, and she was ready to leave and did NOT want to be tempted elsewhere in the store, so she started checkout while I zoomed down to check the baskets. I did go by the place where I had seen and acquired warmers and I saw none, but I didn't ask. (Odd note.. I got three warmers and two were labelled Candlsense, the third is labelled Cozy-Up but they are identical) Baskets were all 50% off but none really fit the bill and besides I don't really have a place for them just yet.

And I did get my baggies at Michael's, Ramekins at Pier1, SiliCups at BB&B (but only carried at larger BB&B's.. the first two didn't carry them at all)

The Gardenia Blossoms was wonderful.. I warmed it for a couple of hours last night, then turned off the warmer but the scent remained long after that.. very nice!

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Sunday, January 08, 2006 - 10:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Oh and besides the polypro baggies.. from Alyce's FAQ:


quote:

What is the best way to store my tarts?

In the bakery bags they come in, or any polypropylene bag, Glad Ware containers, or wax paper. Please do not use Ziplock bags or Saran Wrap these products will suck the scent out of your tarts. Please try and store your tarts in a dry dark space like a linen closet.




I don't know if they make wax paper sandwich bags anymore, but we used to have them when I was a kid.

Glad Ware containers might be interesting....

Cathie
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08-16-2000

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Holly, I thought Garden Ridge was nationwide, but their online locater only lists a few states. It is huge, the size of two or three Michael's put together. Here are their locations:

http://www.gardenridge.com/locator.asp

I haven't found the silicone baking cups at any of my local stores. I found them online at Amazon, six for $9.99. Is that a good price or should I keep looking???

Holly
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06-19-2005

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Keep looking. BBB have them for $14.99/dozen. Thanks for the link--the Garden Ridge in my state is too far away but at least I know now there is one.

Bonzacat
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07-08-2003

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Cathie - those muffin cups are adorable!