In the groove.

When your in the groove of something keep on going as when you stop for a second you might get distracted or just get out of the groove. I've always been creative and loved crafting but since having a baby my brain litteraly has shut off and trying to get creative and make things has been really hard. Recently we were thinking of our future and what we want to achieve and it made me realize that I need to start focusing more and just try. What harm can trying do? Well the other day I took Peyton to the book store and bought some new books. She loves book and I love reading to her. Well I bought this one book in particular because I wanted it to inspire Peyton when she is a little older. It's called " Dream Big" starring Olivia. It has several quotes from famous people and it just made me want to be creative. So yesterday I took out some canvases and my scrapbook supplies and went to town on these 2 canvas's. The plan is to sell them at our store then possibly show them to other retail gift boutiques to sell. I'm not entirely in the groove but I am happy to have made something that I can say wow I am talented how come I stopped?

The joys of organization!

Another Holiday down, well actually not a Holiday as we don't get it off so let's say Celebration? Ok well whatever it is today I had the task of taking it all down and storeing it away until next year. It's always hard to put together a window display when you have another Celebration only a few months away, Easter. So for now the window is just our normal everyday window until I can come up with something that pops! for Birthdays or something. Easter will be a fun display but I am trying to still figure out what we can blow up and have in the window. Our Dundarave store was a lot smaller and had a nook for the display so we could display fun figurines and such but with this store and all the kids that love to touch everything and anything it is hard to put stuff in the window without it getting damaged. I also had the joys of organizing our back room! So much fun as I can't stand mess and things out of there place when there is plenty of room on the shelves. So a few hours later and I'm pretty much done just have a few bins that need to be stored.

Happy Valentines Day

Happy Valentines Day to all the lovebirds in the world and all those who haven't found that special someone in their lives. Even though this day is marked so that your significant other showers you with love why not make every day filled with love! At home we let Peyton know how much we love her to pieces and to eachother before work in the morning. Don't get me wrong there are days we don't say it and don't kiss hello once home for work. It feels weird not to like were some old married couple. In the paper today there was an article on a couple who've been together for 65+ years and there motto was "don't try and change eachother". That definitely is the key as why are you together in the first place right? Love eachother for who you are.

My sister gave me the most amazing roses I have ever seen! Can you tell by my picture? I don't usually care for roses as they always die on me so I was a little hesitant when I saw how many there were, 4 dozen! She said they are fare trade and that one dozen regular roses would have cost the same. I still don't believe it and next time I go to Whole Foods I'll be sure to check to see if they have them instock. The colour pink they are is breathtaking and I love how they fill our room with love. So thank you sister I love you.

Change all around

Not only is our website getting a 2011 update but our blog will be forever changing as well. Thank you LeeLou blog for your beautiful design template. I may just keep it until Easter. I am still on the hunt though for an everyday candy wonderland/paris-y themed template so if anyone has some ideas please pass them along.

Mi Amore

Valentines Day is just around the corner and what better way to let your sweetie know you love them by giving them something SWEET from Frankies! We have put together some really cute candy grams that everyone will love. A few weeks ago I got back in the groove of crafting and made some cute heart tags to attach to our packaging. It definitely makes a difference having a decorative tag on anything, it completes the look and that is something we want show off. Now I'm addicted to Michaels Craft Store so I had to go and stock up on a few more punches and stamps. I wish they had a better selection of stamps as I'm not used to the new silicon type ones but I bought a Martha Stewart starter pack to test them out. I couldn't find a heart punch that I liked and that was big enough so luckily on one of my cricut cartridges there is a heart so then I can cut out what ever size I want. I think now with every good bag we make up were going to add a tag but maybe not for the boys as they don't appreciate things like that like girls. Or maybe I can make a robot cut out or something to attach? I'll have to brainstorm and make some samples up. I'd love to make up some wrap tags to go around chocolate bars so that the every day chocolate bar can be seasonalized. I guess I have something else to add to the list.

The time is here.

Only 2 more days will we close the doors on our West Van location. It always amazes me how fast time goes but this year has flown by just like that already. I need to buy more rubber maid containers to pack all the candy up then hopefully sell a few more pieces of furniture so we don't have to store it in our locker. I am definitely sad to leave west van since I've been here for 4.5 years but time to move on to better things for Frankies. I am really looking forward to being able to create new things with packaging and contacting cooperate business to potentially book candy buffets and all that stuff. Next weekand my sister and I are heading to LA to do some research for Valentines and see if we can find new and yummy candies to bring into the store. I am really looking forward to this trip a much needed break from all this crazy moving business.

2 more sleeps!

Only 2 more sleeps till Christmas. Are you ready? cause I am not. I don't really know why this always happens to me as I know Christmas is coming and the fact that the day doesn't change I should be prepared after all these years. I just figured out last night what to get for my sister who is incredibly hard to buy for. I can't really say what I am getting as she might read this :-) Let's just say I don't know why I didn't think of it like over a week ago. Now all I have to do is go buy some vegan peanut butter to make peanut butter balls for my brother and then I am done, I think? Oh well, at least Superstore is open 24 hours now! I can head on over there once my daughter is asleep and husband is watching hockey.

Lovely Scribbles

Checking out some blogs today to get some inspiration for the upcoming year and all the candy buffets we are going to be doing :-) I came across this "lovely scribbles" blog and the girl does the most amazing cards and tags with all hand drawn calligraphy. I wish I had nice hand writing to start with but maybe with practice I can create some beautiful fonts of my own. Then use them for our candy buffets and goody bags, or maybe even make and sell some cards in the store? Why not. I think it starts with the pen so I will head on over to Staples and buy a nice pen then practice practice practice :-)

Vosges

I just nibbled on some Vosges Blood Orange Caramel Bar and boy was it divine. I was reading on the back of the packaging and it explains how to enjoy an exotic candy bar. So here it goes.

Breathe...Engage your senses. Take three deep ujjayi breaths, quiet the chattering mind and be in the present moment.

See...There should be a glossy shine to the chocolate bar indication a tight bond between the cocoa butter and the cocoa mass.

Smell...Rub your thumb in the chocolate bar's surface to help release the peppermint notes. Inhale deeply.

Snap...Break the bar in two pieces. Hear a crisp, ringing pop, which indicates a well-tempered bar of chocolate. You will hear the loudest snap with dark chocolate, soft break with milk and a faint whisper with white.

Taste...Place a small piece of chocolate on your tongue and press it to the roof of your mouth. Within thirty seconds the chocolate square will begin to melt, revealing layers of revitalizing peppermint amongst deep, dark chocolate.

Peace, Love and chocolate.

Enjoy.

Tea for Two

I brought some cotton candy home to see how long it stays fluffy as I would like to start using it in our candy buffets. Instead of just leaving the bag open or puting some on the table I saw my tea cups and thought, cute! I love the contrast of the dainty, pretty and poised tea cups filled with fun and crazy cotton candy. I can`t wait to use them in

my next candy buffet. Then after seeing how amazing the tea cups looked I grabbed one of my buffet jars and voila cotton candy in a giant martini glass. So much fun for any party, I`m going on half and hour now so I`m crossing my fingers it last at least an hour more.