Patiently waiting

On Wednesday I received my UPS tracking info for my 2 Granny's Kountry Candles orders and the email says the box weighs 16 POUNDS!!! That's a shit load of wax. I'm so excited about this order. A few butterball candles and a shit load of clamshells.

I bought a candle warmer for the butterballs I'll be receiving on Monday. It's a Candle Hearth hot plate that I picked up for $5 at Walmart. That being said, I've picked up a few wax related items here and there.

When I bought my candle warmer I picked up 3 of the $1 mainstays glass jar votive candles in Wild Honeysuckle, Flower Bouquet and a tan colored one I can't remember the name of but it's got a cologney smells to it and I believe it had a branch of some sort on the label. I've also picked up a few clamshells from Walmart. One in Tranquil Garden Spa, because I saw it in a JDazzler15 video, and Pure White Woods. Both is which are Better Homes and Gardens brand and perfect bedroom scents. Also, I had the Tranquil Garden Spa going in my bedroom non stop for 2 days and it was still strong when I turned it off.

Today the Hubs and I went to a whole town garage and craft sale. I had my sights set on waxy finds and to my dismay I found only one booth. It was a local couple and they were offering one clamshell for $3 or two for $5. I bought 2 of course. I got one called Dream Catcher and one in Cool Water. I kind of had to leave it up to Hubs because I can smell NOTHING thanks to my allergies. Louisiana pollen is a bitch.

Anywho, look for my GKC review on Monday or Tuesday.

Until later,
Melissa

2 more Granny's Kountry Candles orders

I received my second GKC order last Friday and placed another on Saturday and yet another on Sunday.

The one I placed on Saturday was all Butterball jars because they are on sale. 4 were custom scents that I'll be giving as Christmas gifts and a few for myself. The custom scents are $5.25 for a 16 oz butterball jar and the single scents are $5.00.

Here's what I ordered...

For younger SIL -- Kinky Cougar and Harbor Lights (she picked this going through my last order scents)

For MIL -- Arkansas River and Laundry Day (I'm hoping this is strong as every room in here house is giant with high ceilings)

For older SIL -- Cotton Britches and Honeymoon Heat

For my mom -- Patchouli and Moonlit Path (because my mom is a hippy)

For myself I got 3 single scent candles in Pink Sugar, Pomegranate, and Moonlit Path.

That was my third order and the next day I placed my fourth, all of which are clamshells. I'm beginning to prefer clamshells because they are much easier to store. I don't have to worry about the scent disappearing because of a plastic bag or any of that mumbly jumbly. So here's what I ordered in clamshells.

Jellybean Bowl
Bubblegum Sucker
Pink Bubblegum
Bunny Burps
Wet T Shirt Contest
Juicy Strawberries
Lovespell
Honeymoon Heat ( I love this scent)
Dirty Mind (love this one too)
Dazed and Confused (for my mom)
"Fore" Play
French Lavender

I should be receiving these orders next weekend. Super excited, especially about how my gifts butterballs will have SO MUCH time to cure before my family gets them. Also I'll be doing my weekly melts later tonight. I've had and still have a stomach virus (the joys of working with young children) and I just haven't felt up to blogging.

Until later,
Melissa

Granny's Kountry Candles Haul 2 Part 2

Here goes the second part of my second order with Granny's Kountry Candles.

Let's go...

Fresh Bamboo - 3/5. My Grandma's house smelled like this. Very leafy. Green. Love it.

Pickin' Wildflowers - 3/5. I don't smell flowers at all. I don't like it at all.

Honeysuckle - 4/5. Yup. Dead ringer for the real thing. Reminds me of picking the flowers as a kid. A lovely floral.

Hydrangea - 2/5. Light pleasant floral. Don't think I've ever smelled an actual hydrangea.

Lavender and Patchouli - 3/5. I smell both scents equally. There's a bit of a VapoRub undertone.

Magnolia - 3/5. Very soft and lovely floral. I live in Louisiana so this smells like home. Not to mention the magnolia tree right outside my front door.

Moonlit Path - 3/5. Currently using this BBW shower gel and this is dead on. Love it. It's a very unique scent.

Pomegranate - 3/5. Very excited about this. I LOVE pomegranate and the one I got from Tart Candles by Kim was disappointing. This one is juicy and perfect.

Remember When... - 3/5. Like and eucalyptus. Reminds me of Jamaica. Hey, it made me remember something.

Ylang Ylang - 2/5. This tart broke on me. Very unique. Not sure how much I like it but I know my mom will love it.

Stormy Weather - 3/5. Smells like rain. Very aquatic. Love love love it.

Lemongrass and Kiwi - 4/5. Lemongrass first, kiwi on second sniff. A green clean spa scent.

Oceanfront Stroll - 3/5. Fruity and aquatic. Like watery melons. Very nice.

Magic Man - 4/5. Definitely magic. Juicy. Not very manly though and it doesn't make me think of a man.

Sandalwood - 3/5. Very light and powdery. It's a good sandalwood. My mom will love this one too.

Big Girl Panties - 2/5. Citrusy. Light. Not my favorite. It's just eh!

Country Berries and Melon - 3/5. More berries than anything. No melon on cold sniff. This one broke on me too. It was in the same bag as the Ylang Ylang and they may have been on the outside part of the box. But the now wasn't damaged and was packed perfectly.

Domestic Diva - 3/5. Powder and citrus. Not my favorite. Will be giving to my MIL.

Harbor Lights - 2/5. They was no scent description for this one. I just needed one more tart to make $25 and this sounded good. I don't regret it. It's cologney. I love it.

I clicked JDazzler15 as my consultant because her videos really pushed me towards this vendor. If you haven't yet, check out her YouTube channel. Also, keep an eye out for one or two new post because I places 2 more orders already. 1 today and 1 yesterday. Most of which are Christmas present because the butterballs are on sale. So if you also like candles around your home those precious butterball jars are $5 for a single scent and $5.25 for a created scent.

Until later,
Melissa

Granny's Kountry Candle haul 2 part 1

I received my second order from Granny's Kountry Candles on Friday. Way to end a week. Hubs texted me while I was at work to tell me it arrived, which I already knew because I was watching the UPS tracker. When I got home I ran past him to get to the package. I was a little excited. My order was pretty big, 38 different scents in 39 tarts. I'm going to break it down into two posts because, well, it's a lot of shit.

Here we go...

Fairy Whispers - 1/5. What I can smell is powder. That's about all. Hope is really is strong. Granny's rates it 5 stars on strength. It's very pleasant.

Honeymoon Heat - 2/5. Very floral. Definitely romantic. One of my favorites. The name implies something sexy and juicy not romantic.

Old Country Store - 3/5. Smells like the candle store I used to work in. Very vanilla cookie-y. Not a winner for me.

3 Sheets to the Wind - 2/5. Smells like clean sheets. Glad I accidentally ordered two of these. It could easily be a go to scent.

A Roll in the Hay - 4/5. I get Hawaiian Punch. Very summery. The name throws me off though. What hay?

Bite Me! - 4/5. Mixed berries. A very pleasant combination of berries at that.

Kinky Cougar - 3/5. First I get cherries. Juicy cherries you can almost taste. It's like Fruit Stripe gum. One of my favorites from this order.

Horsin' Around - 2/5. Caramel apple suckers. I don't really like it. Also, it's the color of horse poo.

Get Lei'd - 3/5. Musk is first. Then flowers. No melons on cold throw. I really like it and its a pretty orange color.

Attitude Adjustment - 3/5. What is neroli and does it smell like BO? I don't like this at all. Definitely adjusted my attitude and not in a good way.

Best Friends - 2/5. Strawberries on top. Don't smell the vanilla but that's ok. I don't care for vanilla much.

Frog Freckles - 2/5. It's a strange citrus smell. With a Christmasy cranberry smell.

Cotton Britches - 4/5. Might be my absolute favorite from this order. A very fabric softener scent. Very sunny.

Pig Poop - 4/5. Pigs eat fruit? I thought they ate slop. It's a very good fruity smell. Not juicy fruity but it is strong.

Mother's Love - 2/5. Smells like fresh scent baby wipes. Mothers probably have a love/hate relationship with baby wipes but I digress...

5:00 Somewhere - 3/5. Boozy. Like tequila. Starts like a pins colada. Jimmy Buffett fo sho.

Butterfly Kisses - 2/5. Smells like a granny. Very light and pleasant.

Cotton Candy - 2/5. Definitely cotton candy. Very light and pleasant.

Dirty Hippy - 3/5. This is what I would think Fillmore from the movie Cars would smell like. Patchouli and dirt.

That's it for this post. I don't want you to sit here all day reading this shit. If there are any scents you're really curious about let me know and I will do an in depth description of it. Look out for part 2 and my third order...coming soon.

Until Later,
Melissa

Week in Review 2/28-3/7

I'm a day late. Second week and I'm already forgetting to do this. My list won't be terribly long this week because I was out of town all weekend and my husband didn't change anything while I was gone. Also there no picture because I don't feel like taking a damn picture. Here's what I've melted this week.

Granny's Kountry Candles

Dirty Mind -- 1/2 cup in a 25 watt electric warmer. I love this one. It's my favorite from the order I do believe but I wasn't strong. I'm letting the rest of it cure a while longer. 2/5 for throw.

Green Apple -- 1/4 cup in a 25 watt electric warmer. A little disappointed in this. It's stronger in the cup. Letting it cure more as well. 1/5

Tickled Pink -- 1/4 in a tea light warmer. I smell the pink sugar and sweet pea separately which I like. The pink sugar is stronger. Love it. 3/5

Other

Orleans Candle Co Angel -- I love all the scents I have from this company. Always has an amazing throw and pleasant scent.

Kim's Tarts Love and Luck -- very strong and cologney. I loved it but had it in my kitchen and its not a kitchen scent. 3.5/5

Better Homes and Gardens Heirloom Magnolia Blossom -- love this too. Very floral and very strong. Had 1 cube in my bedroom warmer. 3/5.

That's all I've melted this week. Leading into other news, my second Granny's Kountry Candles order comes in tomorrow. I've been neurotically checking my UPS tracker for 2 days. I'm so excited. Also I picked up a tea light warmer for $3 dollars at Walmart today because I read soy melts and throws better from a tea light and ill be testing that theory.

Anywho, I'll be back tomorrow with my second Granny's cold throw review.

Until later,
Melissa

Mini Vacation Mini Haul

I literally just got home from Georgia. Two of my friends and I left on Friday night for our friend's little boy's first birthday party. She knew my 2 friends were coming but I was a surprise. We left this morning and I'm so happy to be home. I missed my husband big time. We've never been apart for more than a night. How sappy. Anyway, while I was there we stopped at Bath and Body Works. I don't have one very close to my house so I don't get to go very often. I got all excited when I saw the buy 2 get 2 sign out front.

Anywho, I ended up with 4 shower gels. 3 for me and 1 for the Hubs. I spent a long time sniffing shit. My nose became defective about 10 minutes in so I went with what I know I like. Here's what I got:

All of these are 10 fl oz Shea Enriched shower gels in Moonlight Path, Twilight Woods, And Country Chic. For my husband I got a 10 fl oz 2-in-1 Face and Body Wash in Ocean for men. Also, I went to Walmart and saw the new Febreze wax bars. They're not cubes so bar is the only thing I could call them. I sniffed quite a few and they all smelled amazing. I ended up buying the Mineral Springs scent and its amazing. I also bought a BH&G Heirloom Magnolia Blossom. I'm sure they'll both be on this week's meltdown, I'm sure. Anywho.

Later folks,
Melissa