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I've recently started making ornies, and they have been very well received.  My question is, how far in advance can I make them without them losing their fragrance?  Basically, what kind of shelf life do they have?  They will be stored in individual cello bags with a twist tie closure.

 

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That's a tough call.  I have had one in my car that I can still smell six months later, but I usually start giving them away if they've been around for a couple months.  I have a lady who only buys 1 per year!  I also recycle them..I cut up the ornies and put a few pieces in with my new batch and re bake....if they are different colors it looks like stained glass.  Very hard to cut up tho, I have a wonderful pair of self sharpening scissors, they are the only ones that work. I like to store the finished ornies in the same gallon ziplock bag that I used to soak the beads in, helps keep the scent strong.

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Years! I finally threw away some ornies I made at least 3-4 years ago, stored in a dark room inside a cello bag and they were still very strong. I would say 90% as strong as when they were made. Store them in a dark cool room, give them 2 years.

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Wow!  That is awesome.  I am having a lot of fun with these, and everyone has raved about them.  I've ordered a bunch of cookie cutters, which just arrived yesterday, and I am just itching to get to work making these. 

 

As usual, you guys are a wealth of knowledge.  Thanks for the info!

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I'm selling more of those than I am of wax right now! I had one in my truck for months and although I couldn't smell it at times everyone that got into my vehicle could. Then I would catch a whiff of it. I think it depends on the scent too. Leather doesn't smell very strong and it takes forever to soak up but a citrus scent seems to be really strong. Toasted marshmallow from RE is another good one that's strong.

I just got a bunch of new cookie cutters in yesterday too and I'm dying to make some new ones! LOL!

Have fun!

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Can you put up pictures.

This is the first time I have herd of doing this and it sounds great but what do they look like?

 

These are two types I did yesterday.  The snowflake is Black Ice and the apple is Mac Apple.  I'm soaking beads now in different colors so I can get more creative with my new cookie cutters.  So far, I've only done single colors.

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Lots of people run a string thru them to hang from the rearview mirror in your car (like the picture above). In direct sunlight they can melt right off the string they're hung on. I've not had it happen so I can't say how long it takes. The thinner the ornie, the quicker it will melt off a string.

Bfroberts, those ornies are adorable!!

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I put them in individual cello bags and store them in #5 ziploc containers.  I've had some for 2 years.  Most sell quicker!  I use the Stretch Magic .7mm jewelry cord (translucent elastic).  I'm in KY and the only time I had one melt in the car was when I trapped it between the window and the sunshade.  I also have a few suction cups at shows and tell people they can hang them in a sunny bedroom window.  I used to do this to my son when he was a teenager.  ha!  The warmth of the sun brings out the scent.

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So you just keep dipping the ornament until thick?

Those are really nice

 

They aren't dipped.  You place aroma beads and FO & color in a jar or ziploc bag and shake them periodically.  The beads will soak up the FO.  After the aroma beads have soaked up all the FO, bake the beads inside metal cookie cutters.  You can fill the cookie cutters up to the thickness you want.  These were about 3/8" thick.  I bake them at 340 for about 8 minutes.  I like them to be kinda bumpy, but I think if you bake them longer the surface will be more smooth.   

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