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Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, January 02, 2006 - 11:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
landi, if you do a search the long name is

Provo Craft Candlsense Warmer

I think they also market it as Cozy-Up Warmer (for coffee mugs) but they are identical.

I did see a couple at Pier 1 a few weeks ago for a reasonable price (I think regular price there was $5)

OK.. I think I struck gold!!

I did a search on Provo Craft and found their home site.. and finally under HELP found a store locator

and for Napa I got these results FOR THEIR BRAND which includes lots of paper and scrapbooking stuff so these may not carry the warmer but there's the phone numbers or you can search outside of Napa.


Stores
we found 3 match(es)


CELEBRATING MEMORIES OF NAPA
Address: 3158 JEFFERSON ST
NAPA, CA 94558
phone: ,1-707-254-7399
fax: 1-707-252-5905
email: lisapaul@paulhanson.com
View Map of this location

PARTYTIME PAPER CO OF NAPA
Address: 3230 JEFFERSON ST
NAPA, CA 94558
phone: 1-707-226-8915
fax:
email:
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SACRED MISTS
Address: 742 JACOB COURT
NAPA, CA 94558
phone: 1-707-694-6706
fax: 1-415-356-5549
email: orders@sacredmists.com
View Map of this location

Landi
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07-29-2002

Monday, January 02, 2006 - 11:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
i have a dang warmer i just can't find it

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, January 02, 2006 - 11:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Yeah I have lots of stuff like that, including my mind many days.

Did you try the Macintosh yet? I really liked it!

Julip
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09-28-2005

Tuesday, January 03, 2006 - 6:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julip a private message Print Post    
Today I am melting Waffle Cone in the kitchen, and Hot Apple Cider in the family room. OMG. I am in tart heaven.

Waffle Cone is a delicious sugary treat, with just the right amount of sweet. This one is in the same league as BNB and VHS, in my opinion. I see a full bag of this one in my future.

Julip
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09-28-2005

Tuesday, January 03, 2006 - 6:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julip a private message Print Post    
landi - great deals at the YC outlet! "now remember this is a TRIAL THING!" HA! Famous last words...

Sea - you are right. That article is quite an eye opener. I would think the YC tarts should be fine unless they were perfumey ones, but I am just taking a guess.

Jinksy - sorry to get your hopes up with mention of a pb tart...as I munch away on my english muffin with peanut butter breakfast. lol

Sorry to hear you lost your whole order! It is annoying, I agree. That would be great to have a "save order" function. I have dumped my cart accidentally several times myself. Now I grab a screenshot of my cart so that I don't forget anything if it happens again, or if it is a work in progress.

Joely - you are so right about half the fun being filling up the tart cart. At the official soy board, we joke a lot about how many times we go to the site to fill up the cart for "trial orders", which is really only a sign of how bad the addiction is to have to be on the site pretending to place a bunch of orders. I have done that many a time on your site too.

Julip
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09-28-2005

Tuesday, January 03, 2006 - 6:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julip a private message Print Post    
Bonza - don't you just love that Lavender Vanilla? It is so smooth and relaxing, not overpowering at all like some lavender scents I have encountered. That is a good trick you have discovered for getting a new take on the scent! Actually, that is also a good test to make sure your tart is 'done'. Sometimes your nose just gets used to the smell and you are tricked into thinking there is no more scent. If you leave the room then come back and smell it again, then you know not to throw it away just yet!

Julip
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09-28-2005

Tuesday, January 03, 2006 - 6:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julip a private message Print Post    
Update on ramekins and sili cups...as much as I love the petite Le Creuset ramekins, they don't work as well with the sili-cups than with what Sea likes to call the "girthier" ramekins lol. Because the LCs taper to the bottom, the sili-cup does not sit on the bottom, so the heat does not reach the tart enough. The LCs larger than 4.75 fl. oz. should work just fine, though. The polka dotted ones I found at HomeGoods work perfectly with the sili-cups!

Also - tip about wattage of an electric warmer. The 20-25 watt burners seem to be an ideal amount for melting the tarts, I think. Joely, do you know what wattage your cute electric stove one is? I think the 40 watt ones might be a little too warm, which causes the scent to burn off a lot faster.

Another trick I learned from the great Delphi ladies is to take 5 little hex nuts (I can't remember what size, but a pretty small size) and arrange them on the hot plate underneath the ramekin (I put 4 around and one in the center). This slows the heating down a bit. I used to use this method, but I don't bother with it anymore. If you find your scent doesn't last very long, or your hot plate warmer is high wattage, that is something to try.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Tuesday, January 03, 2006 - 10:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Candlsense warmers are 17w, FYI.

Joely
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09-24-2005

Tuesday, January 03, 2006 - 10:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Joely a private message Print Post    
Right now I have 7 ramekins with different tarts going! I'm breaking up peppermint to see if it lasts until next holiday season :-) It'll be awesome then! Waffle Cone is going on the warmer next!

Julip
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09-28-2005

Tuesday, January 03, 2006 - 10:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julip a private message Print Post    
Thanks for the info, Sea! I will have to check my "Cozy Up" ones since I do not have any of the newly marketed "Candlesense" ones in use. I figured they were the same thing, but maybe not? I do know that I get the best melt to tart ratio with them, though.

If they are all 17w, that is even better to get the good scent off a lower heating element considering I leave mine on for a good portion of the day. Even better reason maybe to stay away from the 40 watt ones!

ETA: Cozy Ups are 17w as well, so they are indeed exactly the same. Yay!

Bonzacat
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07-08-2003

Tuesday, January 03, 2006 - 10:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonzacat a private message Print Post    
Joely - we are immediately dispatching the Intervention Team to your location.



Holly
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06-19-2005

Tuesday, January 03, 2006 - 10:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Holly a private message Print Post    
Please send them to me too. It's URGENT!

Bonzacat
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07-08-2003

Tuesday, January 03, 2006 - 10:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonzacat a private message Print Post    


Julip - if you are still using Exploder, you should know the above is an animation.

Holly
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06-19-2005

Tuesday, January 03, 2006 - 10:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Holly a private message Print Post    
Gosh, Bonza, you're a little whiz on that computer, aren't you?

Bonzacat
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07-08-2003

Tuesday, January 03, 2006 - 10:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonzacat a private message Print Post    
Holly - well, animations are not my forté but I do use Photoshop a lot. Lately I use it more for TVCH fun than for business. Maybe I need the intervention. lol

Julip
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09-28-2005

Tuesday, January 03, 2006 - 10:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julip a private message Print Post    
ROFL Bonza! You sure are getting some mileage on that tart. I think we need a fresh one since that one has been in DLR's mouth!

And oh yes, I have dumped Exploder lol for the much nicer Camino (and, of course, Safari). It is the zippiest browser I have ever used! And no more frozen animations. I can't miss out on your extraordinary work!

Holly
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06-19-2005

Tuesday, January 03, 2006 - 10:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Holly a private message Print Post    
OK, I just ordered more.

Haz/Vanilla Swirl
Lav/Vanilla
Gardenia


I sure hope these tarts will last a year coz I've got enough now for at least that!

Julip
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09-28-2005

Tuesday, January 03, 2006 - 11:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julip a private message Print Post    
Woo hoo, Holly... nice list! Feel free to post reviews in the review folder above on any you have tried so far and on the ones in your next order. Not to worry about the tarts lasting - as long as you store them properly, they should last at least a year..I have single ones much older than that, and they are still as nice smelling as ever!

Holly
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06-19-2005

Tuesday, January 03, 2006 - 11:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Holly a private message Print Post    
I must say Bonza that the photos you post are awesome. I've noticed the detail in them many times. You must have a great camera.

Bonzacat
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07-08-2003

Tuesday, January 03, 2006 - 11:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonzacat a private message Print Post    
Holly - thank you.

The cameras I use have both been on the market for at least a year to 2+ years, so by megapixel standards, there are many on the market now that dwarf them.

Canon SD-300 (4MP)
Nikon Coolpix 5400 (5.1MP)

I think the software used to reduce the images to sizes that are friendly to email or post here - that is what makes the difference. And also the settings used within the different programs. I'm just lucky that I learned how to work with a few great applications - it comes in handy every day.

Eroica
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07-28-2005

Tuesday, January 03, 2006 - 11:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Eroica a private message Print Post    
Alyce just dropped the tarts off at my house. Can't wait until they are cured, so my house will be filled with their aroma. I'm not good with patience

Jinksy
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09-28-2005

Tuesday, January 03, 2006 - 12:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jinksy a private message Print Post    
Julip- I bet your house smells delicious. I just put the waffle cone on a little bit ago and I am in love! I agree with you about it being in the same league as BNB and VHS. I will be getting a bag of those tarts on my next order. (most likely going to be today) I just can't pass up on the free bag. It sounds too fun. The DH has offered to pay for them and include it in my B-day loot. Woo-Hoo. BTW- Have you tried bedtime bath or nut? I'm thinking of trying those.
Oh, your breakfast sounded delish. I had my rice cakes and PB with soup for lunch.

Joely- I'm with Julip, I've loaded my cart a few times at your site just for fun. lmao. (someone is reading this thinking these girls need to get a life and that makes it even funnier)roflmao.

Holly- Your order sounds terrific! Make sure to post your reviews.

Jinksy
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09-28-2005

Tuesday, January 03, 2006 - 12:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jinksy a private message Print Post    
Eroica- Did you get a picture? How funny would that have been to post here? That was so nice of her to drop them off and save you on shipping. That says a lot about her. Don't ya think? It must be killing you not to be able to warm them yet. I am so impatient, I'm not sure if I could wait for them to cure. lol.

Hey Julip- Have you ever met Alyce?

Julip
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09-28-2005

Tuesday, January 03, 2006 - 12:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julip a private message Print Post    
Eroica - pick out the most strongest scented one and cheat on one...everyone does! It is better to leave most of them alone so you get the most out of it, but you can certainly indulge on a couple.

You lucky girl to have met Alyce! I have never met her myself, but she seems like an absolute doll! Did she or you mention TVCH at all?

And what scents do you have in your hot little hands? LOL

Julip
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09-28-2005

Tuesday, January 03, 2006 - 12:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julip a private message Print Post    
Hee hee, Jinksy, I read your mind and already answered you. I've only emailed back and forth to her, but she really seems like a great gal. It would be great if you could meet her as well if she visited in your neck of the woods.

Woo hoo - your DH is a great guy, I must say. I certainly hope he does not make you wait till your birthday to break into the birthday tarts...but maybe by the time you order and then the curing time, it would be about that time anyway. lol

ROFLMAO Jinksy about us needing to get a life.