Easter Treats !

Piggy Paint has arrived !

Say good-bye to harsh, smelly chemicals and hello to

Piggy Paint . . . it’s as Natural as Mud®!

I just love this nail polish. I bought one for my daughter last year and since then we've received some other brands as a gifts and they cannot compare to Piggy Paint. The fact that they don't smell makes me not want to use any other polish on my nails too. We just received our shipment for Frankies and I can tell you that all of the colours are just too cute for Spring time. I will have to snag a few before they sell out. We also got in their Piggy Paint Pen which I am looking forward to using on my daughters nails. Where was this product when I was a kid? This really is an amazing product even if your kids are old enough and don't stick there fingers in there mouths. They even have a line for furry friends! Now how cool is that.

Caramel Goodness

Today I had the delight in trying the famed Frans chocolate Grey Salt Caramels and boy was I tempted to eat just more than one. I was pleasently surprised that the pieces were small so in this box you got 7 little bites of yummy goodness. What makes Frans special not only for there use of natural and organic ingredients but the line is also loved by President Barack Obama. I know that helped us sell a few of the boxes for Valentines gifts. Another yummy treat from Frans that we try and carry is their Gold Bite,s a combo of creamy caramel and roasted almonds covered in rich dark chocolate. Yum !

Sweet Success

Valentines (day) is now over and wow what a crazy last few week we've had. Our Pop Up shop turned out to be a huge success with next to nothing left to bring back to our shop. We are so grateful for the opportunity we had at Holt Renfrew and we look forward to doing it again soon. One of our customers who visited us came back to the store and said we should do it for Easter! So we need to think and re group and see if this is something that could be done. I think hands down I would do it again for Christmas. Being back at the store now coming from such a small set up for 2 weeks, WOW we need to order some more candy and fill this place up! So were looking into Easter and seeing what can be brought in along with now we need to work on our Easter display ideas. I love Easter and all the cute little bunny and little lamb characters and of course the super cute candy that goes along with Spring time. I'll post some more photos of our Pop Up shop soon.
Bye for now.
Have A Sweet Day!

Were Popping Up!

This Valentines Day not only can you check out our shop in Kerrisdale but you can come see us at our Holt Renfrew Pop Up Shop ! We opened for business there Feb.3 and will stay until Valentines Day Feb.14. This is an opportunity to not only sell more product but to get our name out there with a whole new clientele. Were hopeing this weekand will be super busy with gift giving to all the sweethearts and BFF's. What's been popular is class gifts, our twinkle heart pops are already sold out but the next best Valentine for kids to give to there friends are the conversation boxes. A fun thing we brought to the Pop Up Shop also is our mini Pucker Powder machine. A sweet way to say Pucker Up ! to a loved one. All you do is fill a tube with your desired flavoured sugar then close and we can ribbon it for you.
So if you haven't already got your sweets for your sweet then head on over to Holt Renfrew in downtown Vancouver or our Kerrisdale store and stock up on some yummy treats.
XO

Coming Soon!

New website is coming very soon! I am so excited as it's going to be amazingly wicked and yummy! ( if a website can be yummy?!) Well this one will be so it doesn't really matter. Everything is going to POP and make you want to grab the candy right from the screen! Wouldn't that be cool though to grab stuff out of the screen ! Like Willy Wonka's teleport through TV ! Yum. Were also going to be selling candy online with our new shopping cart we are adding. This means a lot more work for me to do :-( But I am ready cause I know it will be great and really bring Frankies to a "whole nother level". Frankies is going to take over! I only wish but hey you never know.

Summer Love

It's well into Summer but it sure doesn't feel like it. The only thing I feel is the hotness inside in store which def. helps the gummies stay soft! So that's a plus. Summer at Frankies has been a busy one as we have done more candy buffets than last year and several Birthday parties also. It's always fun to put candy buffets together as each one is unique depending on the special event. We just did one for Samsung/Rogers where we had to have all red, white and black candy with a little bit of music inspired candies. Next coming up is a vintage inspired candy buffet with candies in the pale muted tones. I just need to figure out how to combine lace into the mix with what we already have to use. So pretty! I can't wait to see the end result. In the Birthday department we just booked another one for August but now need to come up with some fun new candy games. So I am on the search for some ideas. Maybe a game using the marshmallow shooters? We will have to play around and see what we can come up with that six years can do.

Well I need to get back to eating candy, have a sweet day!

Sunny Days

Sunshine lollipops and rainbows and gummy bears too! Can you imagine what it would be like if the weather produced candy. Now wouldn't that be delicious! A cross between two movies I've seen Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs and Bedtime Stories. I would definitely ask for a sandwich right about now, so hungry and I'm trying not to eat candy to fill my hunger pains. The only thing that is working right now are some elmo crackers I had in my purse. I knew there was a reason why I always stuffed my bag with stuff even when my daughter isn't with me. Thanks Peyton but I'm eating all your treats!

Spring a New Beginning

I'm not sure if it's the fact that we've been open a total of 6 years (including our years in Dundarave) or just the fact that people actually admitting to themselves that they love candy and just have to have it or should I say have to have "Frankies"candy! But this past month(s) have been so amazingly good for us that I can't wait to see what the next few months have in store for us. Last week in particular was super busy with a huge order from Google which entitled me to make 8 super fun candy ball center pieces! Then a Around The World themed candy buffet for Reportex, and a massive candy buffet for a wedding consisting of 450 guests! Oh and Sunday morning we hosted yet another Birthday Party that went over really well with the 9 year old girls. I don't think I would have been 100% (or close to that) if it wasn't for my daughter sleeping through the night all last week, it felt so good to not wake up at 1:00am. Back to our Birthday parties, kids have been spreading the word about them and now everyone wants one! Well who wouldn't want there Birthday party in a candy store that is closed just for them, candy crafts, candy games and of course eating a tonne of candy! We just booked our first all boy party so that will be interesting as we will need to tweak a few games so there's not a focus on danging :-) Maybe our worms and dirt will be a hit with them.

Popcorn!

Nothing beats fresh popcorn. I wish I had my own portable popper at home as I'm sorry (Orville Redenbacker) but you can't beat this taste even with your new bowl bag. Now I just have to stock up on some Kernels seasoning mixes then I am set for any party. Speaking of party now I can use the machine for all of our Birthday parties that we have host at the store. It's perfect! Cotton candy and fresh popcorn, they're going to love it!