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This is an Ebay store with the largest selection of tart shapes I have ever seen! She has tarts in buttons, gingerbread men, cookies, donuts, stars, hearts, cake slices, muffins, bunnies etc...... as well as regular and fancy scalloped shapes. So far I have burned Cinnamon Roll (not bun) and Carribean Pear and these are both amazing. The cinnamon roll is the best I have smelled yet. They have great throw and last a long time. She even has my favorite spiced orange scent, Jenny's Song that is impossible to find. I'm hooked!

I was curious just to see how strong these tarts were. And like everyone else, I do agree they are very strong. I ordered pachouli honey(very potent) and good. I also bought strawberry jam, very strong as well. Everyone in the family new what sent I was melting. There scents are very strong and true. They scent lingered for a least two days, which I consider to be a good indicator that these are excellent tarts. I will buy again.

One of my favorite places to shop! I have never gotten a scent that I didn't love. Tarts are super strong and last a long time!

I am in LOVE with this company and it's all Dawn's fault! If you love Cinnamon Roll scents, you have to try this companies version because it's absolutely incredible! I've ordered 4 times already and am on my 5th round. I'm definitely hooked and quite the happy camper.

WOW! Am I glad I found this company! After re-reading some of CHRISTINA's old reviews, I decided to give this company a try! I LOVE IT!!! I ordered tarts in: BLUEBERRY CHEESECAKE (So good, so powerful and fruity), CINNAMON GLAZED BAKLAVA (my all time favorite scent and this one DOES NOT disappoint!), CINNAMON CRUNCH (very strong hot cinnamon smell), CUPPA CHAI (cinnamon and coffee with spices), PUMPKIN LOG (pumpkin and spices mixed together without the clove), BLUEBERRY HAZELNUT CRISP (fruit and nuts with a pastry scent- WOW), BLACKBERRY CRISP (a delicious blackberry scent with a bit of bakery mixed in- makes you hungry), COUNTRY BUMPKIN (really love this combo- all the scents of a kitchen in the fall months),& APPLE TORTA (I just adore this scent! Toffee and apples and brown sugar- delicious!). I received 8 tarts in the grubby scallop style for $4.75....what a deal!! I also received some in adorable prim star style with little tiny hearts and ribbons etched onto the tart!! Some others are grubby stars and little pies! I am in love with the "look" of the tarts and she sends them in nice bags with prim ribbons. Deana, the owner, is so nice and responds to e-mails right away! I am so glad that she is opening a new website soon! It is one of those sites that you can browse for hours and hours! Her selection of scents and tart styles is OUT OF THIS WORLD!!! Another keeper! :) Less than 1 week after I received this order I went on her new web site and ordered MORE!!! :up: I am addicted! Got them in less than 1 week and the cold sniff is UNBELIEVEABLE!! Just started burning the CINNAMON ROLL...it smells just like a fresh baked cinnamon sugar donut...my favorite scent!! Love it immensely!! Now I know what all the "hub bub" is about. This morning I'm burning BUTTERMILK PANCAKES...WOW! Wonderful scent and very realistic! Yankee used to sell this but discontinued it...now I can get it here!! :) COUNTRY COFFEE CAKE is just wonderful. It is a true bakery scent that is outstanding. COFFEE CAKE & SPICE is similar but it has much more spice- also a winner! I LOVE FRESH BAKED COOKIES!!! I kept burning this one over and over and over and the scent kept lasting. LOVE IT! CHERRIES IN THE SNOW is a terrific white cake and cherries scent, with a bit of nuts. Very strong and very good! Another favorite is SCONES & CINNAMON BUTTER which is a bakery scent but has a difference. I really like it, a new twist on this one. VANILLA FROSTED GRAHAMS smells just as good as it sounds. A wonderfully sweet scent with a big throw. I am truly impressed with this batch. I really love all the scents and I will DEFINATELY be back to order more! This is one of my top businesses to buy from for tarts!! :up:

Crosscreek Country Candles ROCKS! Thanks Candlefind and to Christina for her review which convinced me to try this company. First of all, Crosscreek's customer service is second to none. I ordered on a Sunday and by Monday morning had received an email from Deana, the owner, saying she had gotten my order and would fill it right away. She kept in touch throughout the process and by Friday the tarts had arrived - super fast considering she poured them fresh to order. Crosscreek only sells tarts and melts but has a huge variety of types, shapes and sizes to choose from - as well as a list of over 400 scents. I ordered a sampler of 7 different fragrances: ALL HALLOW'S EVE, APPLE BERRY CRUMBLE, CARIBBEAN, LEMON SMOOTHIE, MOJITO, NANA'S APPLE BUTTER and ROOT BEER GRANITA FLOAT. My impressions of the ones I burned so far: ALL HALLOW'S EVE - this one came free with my order and I wanted to try it based on the description, which sounded intriguing. It was a mix of grapefruit/citrus, cinnamon and vanilla, which sounds kind of odd but for some reason really works. It was absolutely outstanding and I hope she doesn't discontinue it before this Halloween, because I definitely plan on ordering more! APPLE BERRY CRUMBLE - I thought this one was actually a dead ringer for Bath & Body Works' Pearberry scent, which I happen to love. It was probably the strongest tart I have ever burned and super long-lasting and lingering. I melted it downstairs in the evening and could still smell it strongly upstairs, on the opposite side of the house, the next morning when I got up! LEMON SMOOTHIE - this had a more moderate throw, but was still fairly strong. It smelled good enough to eat and put me in mind of a tart lemon pound cake. NANA'S APPLE BUTTER - Fabulous!! Extremely strong and very spicy with apple and buttery vanilla undertones - a wonderful blend. It smelled a bit odd at first - a bit acidic - but after a half hour or so it mellowed into the most amazing fragrance. My daughter and I both loved it and I'll definitely buy this one again for the fall. ROOT BEER GRANITA FLOAT - I love root beer floats and this one did not disappoint. Very authentic and great throw like the other tarts. Both my son and daughter loved it too - and my son isn't crazy about too many candle scents - so this one's a definite keeper. Crosscreek's prices are extremely reasonable. In addition to single tarts and breakaways she sells 8 or 9 oz bags of tarts of the same scent. I did a quick comparison and her tarts average between 50 and 80 cents each depending on the style. I figured that had I ordered the same number of tarts from Yankee, I would have spent at least $17 extra - and that takes into account the shipping. I can't wait to order again from Crosscreek! *UPDATE* 5/4/07 I couldn't resist these melts and placed a HUGE order several days ago (lots of birthdays coming up plus I had to order some for myself of course). :) Once again Crosscreek didn't disappoint! The order was filled in 3 days and was waiting for me when I came home from work that Friday. I was unsure about several of the scents but Deana was extremely helpful in her recommendations on which ones to pick. So far I've melted SERENDIPITY, APPLE TORTA, DUMP CAKE and ORANGE CRANBERRY MUFFINS and all have been outstanding. I can't wait to try the rest (mostly autumn-type scents since those are my favorite). She even threw in an extra tart with the order, which smells great cold and is next on my list to try...it doesn't get much better than this!

Let me just say, I really love this company! Deanna has so many scents, (Close to 400), and they all are very unique and natural smelling. I made my first purchase of 27 tarts back in Oct/06. The scents consisted of mostly bakery and fruits. When they arrived I could smell them before I opened the box! They throw was very strong cold and even stronger while melting. My downstairs is around 800-850 feet and just one of her 1.1 oz. tarts smelled it up and lasted throughout the day.. At night, it was still going strong with scent and I found no chemical smell from any of these tarts! The scents were just as strong from fruit to bakery, lasted the same amount while burning, and even wondered outside! My neighbors have mentioned sweet smells coming from my house a few times, lol. I really like this company and all the great service I have received. Did I mention that shipping was very cheap? The cheapest I have had from any company. I hope this helps and will give another review soon of the new shipment I just received. UPDATE 3/20/07 Hello Everyone, I am back with a new review for a shipment I just received. I ordered 39 tarts and got 3 free:-) The scents I bought were as follows;Ambrosia - Apple Berry Crumble - Berry Breeze - Caramel Dipped Shortbread - Cherries & Chestnuts - Cherry Lemonade Type - cherry Smoothie - Cinnamon Roll - Country Bake Shop - Extra Spicey Spice Cookie- Cinnamon Glazed Baklava - Cinnamon Crunch - Caribbean Pear - Fruit Punch - Gembertaarts - Gingerbread House - Gingerbread Village - Lemon Pound Cake - Lemon Smoothie - lick Me all Over - Mardi Gras - Nana’s Apple Butter : - Our Secret Recipe - Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Scents - Pomgranate & Sweet Orange Type - Red Hot Cinnamon - Sage and Cirtus Type - Serendipity - Spicey Gumdrops - Spice Market - Flower Garden - Spicy Waffles & Caramelized Apples :- Sugared Clementine Spice- - Sundae Indulgence - Very Berry Smoothie - Warmth of the Holidays - Pink Sugar Cake - Vanilla Frosted Grahams - and Passionate Kisses. I got these in less than 3 days of ordering and they were all made fresh from order, no sitting around on the shelves! Let me say they smelled sooooooooooo good before I even opened the box. The tarts have a very strong COLD smell and even stronger HOT. one tart really smells up my whole bottom floor, no lie! I have only burned 6 of the tarts thus far because the scent lasts so long I do not want to waste it so it takes longer to go through tarts! Like I should complain about a tart lasting too long? LOL.. The scents I have burned are vanilla graham, our secret recipe, gingernread house, pink sugar, spicey gumdrop and cherry smoothie. Of these they all were very strong and lasted through a day and a half before wanting to change to another scent. There was no chemical after scent just great throw! The others I only have smelled cold as I was removing them from the box and all were very strong Cold scents. Overall I love this seller and have yet again placed another order for St. Patty's day as I asked Deana to choose my scents for me this time:-) I will add more reviews later. Ronda V.

I happened to stumble across this company and give it a try and I am so very glad that I did. Deanna is just a sweetheart to do business with and her tarts are out of this world! The packaging is very clean and professional and the scents are just amazing. So far I have melted Oatmeal Raisin Cookie, Caramel Sticky Bun and Pumpkin Brulee and they last and last and the scents are so strong and heavenly. I will be back again and again, found a new favorite! I just love them!

When the review for Pumpkin Log and Cinammon Roll came out on Candlefind, I ordered both in the grubby tarts (there are so many styles to choose from!) and received 8 big tarts that scent just as long as any Yankee tart ever did. This was for only 5.00, which is an incredible price. These two scents were so completely amazing, I kept ordering them because I loved them so much. Recently, I decided to expand my horizons and tried (so far, I have more) Pumpkin Creme Brulee, Sweet Tator Pie, Amish Harvest, and Berry Christmas. People, if you like a pine/woodsy/berry scent this has got to be the best kept secret in the world of tarts. Oh, my gosh. I have loved Yankee's Hollyberry forever, but this has it beat by a mile. It's strong and so realistic, it's like having a forest in my house. One tarts scents my WHOLE house! Sweet Tator Pie has become another favorite now. It's got that bakery smell with pumpkin (I think) and spices and it's so yummy. Amish Harvest is a strong cinammon combination that is out of this world. Pumpkin Creme Bruelee, I think, is stronger than the Pumpkin Log scent and it smells so good you want to get a spoon and eat it. I also tried one of the linen sprays in the Cinammon Roll. WOW!!! Most linen sprays are light or the scent disappears rather quickly. I loved this so much, I went out and sprayed the interior of my car last night and this morning when I got in, I couldn't believe how strong the scent still was. I also sprayed my pillow last night and I think I tried to eat my pillow during the night. I couldn't get enough of it. I've ordered more linen sprays and can't wait to try them. I am just so thrilled with this company! Shipping is incredibly fast and prices are unbelievable in this day and age. You won't be disappointed!

Oh my goodness, this place is great, I am so glad I found Deana, she is so sweet and warm and friendly, her tarts are amazing, they just make your mouth water, and she couldn't be any faster at getting them to you... I placed my first order with Deana in May and have been addicted to Crosscreek ever since, I love her Cucumber Cantelope, its fantastic, her Wild Watermelon, will make your mouth water, its so strong and good, love her All Hallows Eve, its super good, her newest scent Berry Fullfilling is terrific, very good and fruity, her Rasp. Lemonade is very very good and tart and oh, its perfect, love the Cocomilk, it is wonderful, I just can't say enough words to describe how great these tarts are, I am very glad to have met Deana,and I will buying her tarts for as long as I am scenting my home...she is great!

Crosscreek Country Candles is one of the most amazing candle companies out. I began ordering them years ago when Deana was on Ebay and continue to place periodic orders now that she has her own site. Customer Service: Deana is one of the nicest people I have ever “met”. She’s so nice and has become a great friend over the years. She gets back to emails very quickly and will tell you which scents to try and even which scents might not be your favs. Scents: I have tried so many. Here’s a review of some of my favs. Celtic Moonspice – Amazing. Super strong throw. It’s a blend of cinnamon, clove and nutmeg, it’s amazing. It’s smooth and really warm. It’s one of those homey scents. A must try. Funnel Cake – Yummy! This one is amazing. Super strong throw. Nice and sweet. Authentic, just like the real thing. Get this one. Fresh Laundry – the best clean linen scent IMO. MacIntosh Apple – authentic. Just like Yankee’s version. I have so many other favorites... Hillbilly Home brew, Clove, Winter Candy Apple, Love Spell, Spa, Flowering Herbs, Melonberry Tea, Warm Vanilla Sugar... the list goes on and on!! You can't go wrong with these!

I absolutely LOVE this company. They have the very best prices. Their scents are so strong and longlasting. I highly recommend this company. I cannot say enough about them. I have orded 3 times already. My favorities (so far) are Apple Berry Crumble (THIS IS THE BEST APPLE SCENT. IT IS SO STRONG AND SMELLS SOO GOOD), Pink Sugar Cake (absolutely wonderful), Strawberry Jam (this is out of this world good),and Wild Berry Zinger Tea (I received this one as a freebee - absolutely amazing and strong). I have another order in and trying some new scents (for me). I will give a review of them... If you LOVE strong and rich smelling scents, BEST PRICES, and the very best consumer service, please try Crosscreek. They cannot be beat...

Wow ! Let me save you time. Look no further . This is the place to purchase tarts. I just hit the jackpot with a recent sale. The tarts are strong plus, beautifully presented, large ( even Deana's regular -size tarts are bigger than any I've seen. Fantastic scent selection that grows all the time. Excellent communication all the way through. When I need tarts again, I know just where to go. Give this company a try. I think you'll be sold !

This is one of my very few and select places that I buy my tarts from. The price of the tarts is very good and the smell is out of this world. I have loved every scent that I have gotten!! Brown Sugar & Fig is a huge favorite! Strong and slightly sweet, its a must have for me. Cinnamon Roll lives up to its rep; nice and strong! Pink Sugar Cake is another lovey scent that makes my house smell sooooo GOOD! Shipping is quick and the tarts are wonderful. I am so glad I found this gem and the scent list is outstanding! I am forever a customer and I think anyone who gives the tarts a try will also be.

I can't say enough good things about Deana and her tarts. The tarts smell wonderful and are packaged very nicely. Shipping cost is reasonable and quick. Deana answers emails quickly and is delightful to work with. I would encourage anyone to try her melts. I think you will be pleased. Update 4/18/08--Just had to say that I have another favorite scent from Deana--Old Fashioned Banana Pudding--this one is great--I could smell it everyday. Some other favorites are Pink Sugar Cake, Gourmet Sugar Cookie, Lilac and Pina Colada. I suggest everyone give this company a try. Update 5/11/08--the Strawberry Jam and Strawberry Smoothie are wonderful as are her raspberry scents. Deana really knows how to get her tarts smelling authentic.

I have purchased melts from Crosscreek a few times now. The melts are wonderful. Everything arrives packaged nicely. I really like the special shapes for the holidays. This past holiday season I purchased some little trees, snowflakes and snowmen. Not only did they smell great, but they looked nice displayed. Deana is the sweetest! She always keeps you updated about the status of your orders. Charming! With this vendor you get the whole package.... great product and fabulous service. It is a great place to buy melts!

I just realized that I have never reviewed this company and it is long overdue. Deana is one of the best vendors I have worked with. She will go the extra mile for each customer and really cares about her business. Very friendly,professional, and will also help you with those special orders for gifts too. The scent list is large and the blends are fabulous! I love the shaped tarts, and the colors that she offers. I have ordered from her several times and have never been disappointed with any order. She ships quickly, and packs each order with care. For scents-you cannot go wrong with any of her bakery. The "pink" blends are fantastic as well. The only thing to be aware of when purchasing from her is that the cart does estimate shipping charges-you will be issued a prompt refund if the charges do end up being too much. Overall-great company and products. Put her in the rotation!

This company has some great products and tarts are good smelling. Large variety of shapes. I especially like the large tart which is sliceable. Good scent choices and tarts are nicely scented. Will definitely buy again. Good experience. thumbs up!