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    Where do you get your tins, Stella, if you don't mind me asking. Deb
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    Lemongrass from CS is good.
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    I am currently using their cinnamon blend 2. That's the only one I have bought but I have heard their orange is very good too. I have smelled several of their scents oob and they smell great but the only one I put in wax is the cinnamon. It smells pretty good but I am not a cinnamon person. I only make it because people love it. Deb
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    Thanks for the good ideas. I am glad to know I am not the only lopsided labeler. Deb
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    I use ecos. For most of my FOs in jjs, I use Eco 10s but for VV, it gets an Eco 8. I have a few others that are wicked down to an 8, mostly summer scents. I tested Honeysuckle Jasmine from CS with my usual 10 and it wasn't that bad but a little sooty and hot at the end. I am now testing it with an 8 to see if I can fix that. I was really surprised about the very vanilla because I assumed it would be a heavier scent and had a bit of a time with it originally. I was using LX wicks when I first got the VV and I found it was true for the LX too. Very Vanilla is my only scent that I don't add dye to. Deb
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    Thanks, Please don't do anything interesting until 5/1/09.
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    If I ever get out of "no man's land" and can post everywhere, I might be interested too. Right now I am less than thirty days and they only let me have a very short leash for fear that I will bite someone. I am trying to chew through it but the thirty days will be up before I break the last thread. Can someone check my profile and tell me my register date? I can't get to my profile because it is off limits to me. Deb
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    Trapp, Please try this again after your candle cures for a week or so. Another thing I found with VV is that you actually have to wick it down (I do anyway) instead of up like you usually do for a vanilla. Since you do wick it down, your melt pool is smaller and you need to wait a good hour or two on the first burn to to get a lot of scent going. This is actually my lowest wicked candle. HTH Deb
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    I took a Very Vanilla candle to work today so I could burn it in a different environment besides by house. I thought my candle nose might stay home. My office is about 15 x 15 and the door stays open. After about two hours of burning, the scent was really strong. At three hours, I couldn't wait to blow it out ( the scent was good but I had had enough). It was an 8 oz. jj and was made about a month ago. I left it at work so I could keep testing. Just thought I would share. Deb
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    Okay, I contacted them today and they were very nice. They do ship to the states but its not cheap. I live in PA and 5 lbs would cost $25 to ship to me. Deb
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    My head is spinning! You guys love a challenge. The people doing the fundraiser only wanted three because it is easier for them to carry samples. So no fair asking for more (but I will see if they will add one more) . I agree with all of you. Based on your suggestions, I am thinking the following: Cranberry Marmalade or plain cinnamon (spice) Sweet pea and Vanilla (floral) or a berry (fruit) Pumpkin Souffle or snickerdoodle (bakery) I can't use vanilla because my tins rust. Any comments? Deb
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    Tell me about it! I was thinking a bakery, a spice and a fruit/flower. Open to ideas for each or for whatever sells. TIA - Deb
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    Hi, I am doing a fundraiser in the fall. I would like to offer three scents in 4 oz. tins. I use C3. What three scents would you offer? I am more interested in getting your ideas about general scents instead of specific scents. For example, vanilla, cinnamon and blueberry instead of "very vanilla from CS," "cinnamon buns from Peaks," etc. I would like to get it narrowed down generally first. The fundraiser will be in September, October and November. Thanks, Deb
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    Magenta liquid dye from CS makes very nice hot pinks depending on how much you put it. A little goes a long way.
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    What color do you make your Raspberry Chocolate?
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    Does the vanilla frosting throw well in soy both hot and cold? I am willing to change. Trappeur has me thinking that the VV throw is in my head maybe. I am going to send out some testers to friends and get their opinions. I swear, sometimes I think I will never smell normally again. I can't imagine how my dog feels.:rolleyes2 Deb
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    I use 1.5 pp with no dye. It is a scent that gets better with curing. I used to use it in a soy/paraffin mixture and it was awesome. It is not as strong in the C3 but still good. Please post if you find one that throws awesome in the C3. I am always willing to smell yet another vanilla! Deb
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    I am surprised to hear that you were not happy with VV from CS. I use it in C3 and have had great luck with it. I use it in the 8 oz jj size. Interesting. My only complaint is that is causes my tins to rust and I can't use it for them. When I first got VV, I hated it OOB but once I put it in wax, I loved it. I'm a vanilla person though. Deb
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    Peaks Genuine Leather is very strong in C3. Reminds me of an old leather jacket. But that's just me. Deb
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    Thank you for the recommendation. I will contact them this week. I wonder why USA suppliers are not offering these. After I knew what they were called, I googled and found sites in the UK and in Australia but none in the states. They seem to be between a regular tealight and a small votive. Anyway, thanks so much. Deb
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    I love those... they would be perfect. I wonder if they ship to the states?
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    Do you think black cherry would work? I have black cherry from CS and it is really strong. I am now trying it with vanilla after a friend told me it reminded her of the air freshener used in public restrooms. Deb
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    Thanks for the ideas. Right now I am trying a raspberry lime mix and a vanilla lime mix. We'll see how they set up and burn. Spearmint... ..hmm...interesting. I don't have any Spearmint but I have some Jack Frost which is peppermint and pine. I did find that the lime is more powerful than the mixers. I did 1/2 and 1/2 of the raspberry lime and I wish I would have done less lime and more raspberry. We'll see. I'll keep you posted if you're interested. Deb
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    Hi, I have Lime Cooler from CS. I really like it but I can't sell it, even in the summer. I have a whole bottle and would like to find something to mix it with so I can sell what I have but I am having a hard time thinking of something to mix it with. I know there is a coconut lime mix already out there along with a violet lime mix. Any other ideas? Thanks, Deb
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    Okay, I think I am the worst label applier in the world. Does anybody have any helpful tips on getting the #$%@ things centered and straight? Thanks, Deb
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