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Julip
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09-28-2005

Monday, March 06, 2006 - 5:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julip a private message Print Post    
Good Morning, everyone!

Costa - The 12-20 hour average listed on the site is pretty accurate. With many, I have found them to last even longer. The longer a tart cures, the longer scent you'll get out of it. I think it was Joely or Sea who found out from Alyce that the ideal length of time to let a tart cure is a month, though the minimum amount of wait time is 7-10 days from the ship date (though most of us "cheat" and try a fresh baby tart right when we receive them...cutting it in half sometimes so as not to waste it.)

Suz - it sounds like you found a lot of great prices on ramies! The price you got for the KS ramies is terrific for a pack of 4. A lot of us find various ramie 4 packs for between $5.99-9.99 at Homegoods (TJ Maxx & More) and Marshalls, but more so the $9.99 packs than the cheaper ones, at least in my case! The KS ones come in really nice colors - what color did you get?

And I will surely report back about the KC silis. I think they are good to go, though, because I tried one on the tealight warmer for several hours yesterday, and it is perfect. I have one in a ramekin on a hot plate today.

Cathie
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08-16-2000

Monday, March 06, 2006 - 9:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cathie a private message Print Post    
Juli, were your bright color sili cups from Kaiser bakeware? I purchased some of those through Amazon in January and they are holding up very well. They seem to be a little thicker than the Wilton ones to me. Here are the Amazon ones (your KC price is much better!)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009JKE94/103-9508340-6367046?v=glance&n=284507

Julip
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09-28-2005

Monday, March 06, 2006 - 9:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julip a private message Print Post    
Cathie - I am jealous of all the pretty jewel colors you have in the Amazon ones set! I did a side by side comparison, and the KC ones seem to be the same thickness as the Wilton ones. Also, the package logo and distribution center is listed as Kitchen Collection.

Joely
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09-24-2005

Monday, March 06, 2006 - 9:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Joely a private message Print Post    
Good Morning Julip and Cathie!

Where has the weekend gone!??? I'm very please to see that the enabling seems to be going strong!

I can't decide what to put on the warmer this morning... hmmm?

Bonzacat
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07-08-2003

Monday, March 06, 2006 - 10:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonzacat a private message Print Post    
Those jewel tone sili-cups are very nice, Cathie. Julip, yours sound great, too - super find!

Good morning, all!

Joely - it's cloudy here, rain expected... it's looking like a Waffle Cone or Fresh Baked Cookies kinda day.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, March 06, 2006 - 11:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I love those jewel tones!!

Cathie
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08-16-2000

Monday, March 06, 2006 - 1:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cathie a private message Print Post    
I'm anxious to try one of the jewel tones with a glass rami. Our Ikea store is about 65 miles from here so it will have to wait until a weekend for that. Do the regular Pyrex glass custard cups work as well? I have some of those both in clear and blue glass and they are oven-safe. I think the blue glass one might look great on the blue lighted warmer...

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, March 06, 2006 - 1:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Cathie, they would work just fine!

Julip
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09-28-2005

Monday, March 06, 2006 - 2:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julip a private message Print Post    
Good afternoon, Joely!

Cathie - I agree with Sea...the oven-safe Pyrex should work just fine! I think the other concern Alyce has about glass is that they tend to heat up faster than ceramic, thus burning the scent off faster and getting less hours out of the tart. But, it should be safe.

I don't know if the Anchor Hocking ones with the lid are too large for your liking, but those can be found at both K-Mart and, I believe, Walgreens. The silis look super cute in the glass ramies!

Bonza - isn't every day "Waffle Cone" or "Fresh Baked Cookies" day?

Bonzacat
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07-08-2003

Monday, March 06, 2006 - 3:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonzacat a private message Print Post    
Julip - why, yes!
"...isn't every day "Waffle Cone" or "Fresh Baked Cookies" day?"

Joely
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09-24-2005

Monday, March 06, 2006 - 4:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Joely a private message Print Post    
OMG~ my place smells SO good right now! I have both fresh squeezed oj and sugared vanilla on right now... YUM! everyday can be a waffle cone day here too! Good afternoon Julip! Kinda cloudy here too B... yesterday was gorgeous though!

Bonzacat
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07-08-2003

Monday, March 06, 2006 - 4:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonzacat a private message Print Post    
Joely - I love that combo! I think we should name it the Joely Special! lol

Gorgeous yesterday here, too - I was burnin' the "clean" ones all day!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, March 06, 2006 - 4:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Dumb question here...

When y'all say something like "I have both fresh squeezed oj and sugared vanilla on right now" does that mean you have two melting pots going? Or you have both tarts going in one melting pot?

Jinksy
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09-28-2005

Monday, March 06, 2006 - 4:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jinksy a private message Print Post    
Costa- It usually means we have multiple warmers going. Unless we specify the blend:-) Right now, I have three warmers going. Falling in love, honeysuckle vine, and satin serenade. I'm crazy about the HV!

Joely- You house must smell delicious!

Julip and Bonza- I could easily make every day waffle cone and fresh baked cookie day! Just scrumptious.

Joely
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09-24-2005

Monday, March 06, 2006 - 5:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Joely a private message Print Post    
Yep! I actually have them melting together because it's my favorite scent by a big candle maker "orange-vanilla". Sometimes I put them on separate warmers, but I threw them together today.

It does, so good! The mailman invited himself in!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, March 06, 2006 - 6:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Oooh... honeysuckle vine! I looked at that one, but chickened out on it. Is it pretty realistic? Not too overpowering? I'll have to add that to my next order (since I know I'll have to order again since Alyce was out of patchouli, my alltime fav scent!).

Jinksy
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09-28-2005

Monday, March 06, 2006 - 6:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jinksy a private message Print Post    
The honeysuckle vine is not overpowering at all for me and it seems very realistic. I'm really enjoying it and will be adding it to my next order. I did sample Alyce's patchouli also and it's terrific! You won't be disappointed with those two:-)

Jinksy
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09-28-2005

Monday, March 06, 2006 - 7:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jinksy a private message Print Post    
FYI- Alyce just posted that she expects to be up and running again by the end of the week.

Cathie
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08-16-2000

Monday, March 06, 2006 - 8:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cathie a private message Print Post    
I got a great bargain today and don't know whether to feel guilty or not. I gave my hubby a 40% off coupon for "any one item" at Hobby Lobby with instructions to buy one of the Signature lighted warmers. He came home with it and told me I owed him $2.59. The receipt shows the original price as $3.99 with 40% off and tax to total $2.59. When I bought my first one it was $12.99, so they either changed the price or mis-entered the information for the barcode in their computer. I have already called my mom and sis to get their coupons from the Sunday paper so I can try again tomorrow (guess I'm not feeling very guilty, huh?)

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, March 06, 2006 - 8:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Wow, Cathie! Go for it! Those are such great warmers. I adore mine! Kind of wish I'd gotten a second one just for hoarding or maybe for upstairs.

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I was at Michael's today but the warmers weren't on the three for $10 so I didn't scoop any up.

That place drives me crazy. I mean the place is all about crafts and such and they have a large section for yarn, yet no one ever can answer even the most elementary question about their stock.

I used my 40% coupon but didn't buy any expensive item.

I did use a 20% coupon when I got my palm tree today at BB&B and also discovered that a BB&B is going in at the Bella Terra center in Huntington Beach, so I'm hoping it will be a bigger one. But even the smaller BB&B had the palm trees.

Bonzacat
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07-08-2003

Monday, March 06, 2006 - 9:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonzacat a private message Print Post    
Sea - they are $3.99 each, sale price, through 3/11.



You got the palm!

Cathie
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08-16-2000

Monday, March 06, 2006 - 9:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cathie a private message Print Post    
I just finished reading the Sunday paper and saw that Joann's is selling the colored warmers for $2.96. They aren't on their web site but there seem to be Joann's in almost every state.

Joann

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, March 06, 2006 - 10:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
OMG! Joann's for sure, tomorrow.. was going anyway since Michael's didn't have any size 1.5 circular knitting needles.

Wow, that is a great price! I almost went down there after Curves tonight but it was raining harder and the car decided to head on home.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, March 06, 2006 - 10:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Oh yeah, I got a palm!! Still in the box but I got it.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, March 06, 2006 - 10:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Juli, regarding what you said about glass possibly melting faster.. at least with the IKEA ramie it seems to melt no faster and perhaps slower when I melt on side-by-side warmers with the le Creuset on the other warmer.. and with the IKEA the top rim never gets hot so they are so easy to pick up if you want to take a deep sniff.