New Goodies for June

Some new goodies from Sweet B

Sweet B

Pumpkin Pies

These Candy boxes can be found

on my Pfatt Marketplace Page

Visit Pfatt to see the all of the fun offerings for
Jack O Lantern June

Candy Cones

Find them on my Spookytime Jingles Christmas page

Updated tomorrow - the 13th!

A set of wooden nesting boxes

Find them on my Spookytime Jingles Page
Tomorrow!

-Sweet B

Seeing DOTS and NOTS

Since my cream canvas couch would last about 30 minutes in my new studio/playroom, I decided to paint it and then give it a good scotch guard treatment. The couch is from Ikea and the canvas slipcover runs about $20 - so there wasn't much to lose....

So my slouchy white couchy went from this

To this!

I am currently working on pillows and a footstool to go with it.

my son calls it the Dots Couch.

Speaking of Dots

- I feel I must warn the candy consuming public about a particularly vile candy that is being sold in stores across the country.

First let me say, that I have a pretty high threshold for bad candy. I have been known to eat candy I found repulsive because it was the only candy around and I was jones'n for some sweets. This candy, however, would stay sealed in the box.......even if I was marooned on a desert island with it!
Firstly - the yogurt part of the dots is a weird flesh color - if you can get past that, the chemical after taste is about as far away from yogurt as you can get AND lingers for a looooong time!

I actually spat out the fifth one I tried (told you I had a pretty high tolerance) - the only way someone could eat these would be to nip off the candy colored end - which tastes like a regular dot.
Who came up with this??? Who tested this and thought 'yea - flesh colored yogurt dots - the next best seller!'???

Yogurt dots....Candy NOTS!

- Sweet B

Fine Art Show this weekend

I was fortunate enough to attend an exclusive fine art show over the weekend.

The artist was described as "a young up-and coming modernist"

Not sure what that means exactly, but I found his work to be deep and full of meaning...

......if you stare hard enough, you can see that this one for example,

is a cat holding a flower.

And this one is a mother with child.

Unfortunatly the art was not very well received. The tempermental artist stormed off, and the gallery promptly shut down the exhibit, wiping all traces of the artist off of its walls.

A shame really, but then the "no drawing on the walls" rule is there for a reason.

-Sweet B

New Gnome Listings

Here are two

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Gnome Candy Containers

Created for the Prim and Whimsy Fairytale Challenge
The Prim and Whimsy Girls are a talented group of Artists that sell on eBAY.

My Gnomes were a little late in coming to the party....

But then, you know how Gnomes are...

completely inconsiderate...always loosing their heads....

Click here to visit my current Auction

I haven't been listing much lately - but I have been creating... I will show off some of my WIP and finished pieces soon - AND - hopefully will be able to show off my new work space.
My Husband is working on a room conversion that will give me new work space and play space for our children - it is a race to the finish line - will the baby come before the room is done??? Not if my Husband has anything to say about it!

stay tuned!

-Sweet B

Candy of the Month

Blowing Bubbles...

Bubble Gum is the candy of the month!!

Not just any bubble gum mind you.

I am talking specifically about the

Big Three

Bubble Yum

Hubba Bubba

Bubblicious

Bubble Yum was actually the first soft bubble gum ever created! - Introduced in 1975 by Lifesavers - the demand became so great, the company actually had to curtail marketing to keep up with it. Hershey acquired the Bubble Yum brand in 2000, and is responsible for one of the Gakeest flavors of gum - Hershey's Chocolate - yucko! My personal favorite Bubble Yum flavor is Original, followed by Cotton Candy as a close second.

Hubba Bubba is a Wrigly Brand - they offer bubble tape and "goop". Personally I don't find the bubble tape as satisfying as a nice soft plug of bubble gum, BUT, from a kid standpoint I can see the advantages of the tape - it can be rationed and made to last a long time....the "goop" is really not something that provides a pleasurable chewing experience - anything that goes from liquid to solid while you chew is a bit unnerving - don't you think?

My favorite Hubba Bubba flavor is Cherry lemonade. Hubba Bubba Max has the duo color gum, which is especially pleasing to the eye.

Bubblicious is produced by Cadbury Adams. Bubblicious packaging is the most eye catching and their gonzo grape flavor is vastly superior to other grape "imposters"

Bazooka and gumballs from a machine DO NOT COUNT this month! - anything that looses it's flavor within the first 30 seconds is kind of a waste of time (in my humble opinion!)

My most vivid bubble gum experience happened when I was about 13. My brother, Mom, Grandmother, and I were taking a Summer road trip from Northern California to Oregon for a family reunion. As usual, my brother and I had spent our pocket money at the first service station we stopped at - loading up on candy and of course, packs of gum. I was chewing grape Hubba Bubba - and for some reason had stuffed about five pieces into my mouth at the same time... we may have been having a gum-chewing or bubble blowing competition but I don't really remember.

I DO remember my jaw hurting as I chewed what, over time, had become a huge flavorless wad of gum. We were driving through Redding California when I finally decided to throw the wad out of the car window. I am sure you have guessed the result of that action by now, but the next time we stopped and got out we were all treated to a hideous mess. My huge gum wad had melted and stretched over the entire side of my Grandmothers white Vega - purple goo with road debris and bug parts stuck to it - it was disgusting!

Needless to say

Gum was outlawed for the rest of THAT trip!.

To participate in this Month's Candy Club Challenge

Post a comment about your favorite gum experience, flavor, or go out and try one of the BIG THREE and blow some big bu-bu- bu -bubbles!

Extra credit for those who have had to have chunks of gum cut out of their hair in the morning!

the prize this month is a Sweet B Lollipop Baby! -

Contest runs through the 18th of June!

In the meantime......Wanna See how Bubble Gum is made?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z69N3zwJUIE

I specifically love the "extruder" part and the big bin where the gum is kneaded - luscious!

Chew your Gum, even if it's ABC gum!

- Sweet B

Candy Club Winner!

Sheryl Parsons is the winner of the Easter Candy Challenge.

Sheryl will be receiving one of my Sweet B Lollipop Babies as a prize!!

Sheryl has two great blogs - Simply Sheryl's and Mother's Dream Artworks!

I will be starting a new challenge in the next few days so do not despair another chance to win a free goodie is right around the corner!

Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the Titanic who waved off the dessert cart. ~Erma Bombeck


Sweet B

Skeleton Key Hunt!

NO SKELETON KEY HERE

At least not the Mysterious EHAG key!

Keep searching - the prizes are fabulous and there will be

ONLY ONE WINNER!

to check out the prizes or to see the list of participating EHAG artitsts

CLICK HERE