So Who Are Your Idols?

Julia was not classically trained either and she went on to change the culinary world with her passion & unique style! 

Mom & Dad! Funny accents always welcome!

NO Explanation Needed! TEAM WONKA FO' Life! I Cry every time he gives Charlie that damn factory! Ugh!!!

Mrs. Grimshaw- My 9th Grade High School History Teacher  Who Always "Got Me" and my talk show dreams and seriously, I'm not easy to "Get" sometimes.

His Business Savvy Fascinates Me & 
He is such a Bossy BOSS!That Hair is simply RIDIC & adorable!

The Magic Of Walt Disney Inspires My Entire World, Making People Ridiculously Happy is My Mission Statement

Mama Oprah- I think we're starting to even look alike & I when I get really excited I yell everything I say too!

Peace , Pure Love & Goodness

YEAH! Because some of us nerds end up growing into even awesomer Grown Up Nerds With Insanely Cool Jobs!

Official Business!!!

On a scale from 1-10, 1 being the least appropriate, 

how appropriate is it to sign official business 

documents with a hot pink Sharpie Pen?


#Sorryimnotsorry

XoXo, Candy Girl

Don't be a JERK! Jerks Lose

PURE BRILLIANCE!!! Grandpa Georgie Does Arts & Crafts With My Jelly Belly

This is what it's all about right! You know, I gotta admit that as silly, crazy, creative and fabulously fun my business and life often are, there is absolutely NOTHING more valuable then your Family!
N-A-D-A! I mean that with every ounce of who I am. Mine in particular has a ridiculous co-dependancy obsession with each other but the truth is, that's because we've gotten each other through life's most difficult moments. 

I totally appreciate and scream & cry like a complete maniac at all the insanely crazy opportunities that keep coming my way. I adore the wonderfully talented team that works with me in Candy Girl Land along with the brilliant managers, producers & visionaries that I get to work with each and every day. However, even before they were a part of my life I had my family and now that I'm a mom of two very young gorgeous & funny kiddos, THEY are the reason I am able to do all this stuff and pursue my dreams & passions with extreme intensity and crazy imagination!

Skies the limit for each and everyone of us but no matter where your life leads you always remember:

1.  Who you are
2.  Where You Came From 
3.  Those Who've  Helped You Get There
4.  Don't Be A Jerk- Jerks LOSE & Have No One To Hang With On Random Holidays      

Dulce De Leche Double Dark Chocolate "Chip" Cupcake Craziness

Sweet & Savory- It NEVER Gets Old! 

Dark Chocolate Deliciousness, Dulce De Leche & Ruffles= Home Run! 

It's NOT an Obsession, It's A Lifestyle... Shine Baby, Shine!!!

Birthday Funfetti Pancakes! Such a cute & simple idea to celebrate someones Special Day!

How Cute Are These Birthday Funfetti Pancakes!!! Sooooo, I know! Birthdays are such a special occasion and I truly believe in celebrating those we love & adore with really special treats, moments and surprises throughout the day ( Hopefully some of those moments, really embarrass them too for your personal enjoyment)! These Birthday Pancakes are simply a fabulously fun and quite simple way to celebrate early in the am when the birthday boy or girl least expect it! 

I suggest the following: Use the recipe below and try a practice run 
( Really just a great excuse to eat more Birthday Pancakes)


1. Prepare a big ol' stack of Birthday Funfetti Pancakes and place on a special platter and pop in some candles!

2. Stealthly enter the birthday boy or girls room at around 5am and pop off a couple confetti cannons,  start blasting 50 cents, " Go Shorty, It's Your Birthday, We Gonna Party Like It's Your Birthday.."  Jump on their bed until they wake up and then BOOM! Present them with Birthday Funfetti Pancakes and Yell 
" HAPPY BIRTHDAY SEXY!!!! LET'S EAT!!!!"

3. Take awkward moments of the entire event & post to Facebook immediately

4. Let the Birthday Boy or Girl Go back to bed and YOU go on a power walk!

Life is short, make it sweet & fun! 

XoXo, Candy Girl

Ingredients

Pancake Batter

• 1 cup Bisquick
• 1 cup Betty Crocker Rainbow Chip dry cake mix
• 1 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ cup rainbow sprinkles

Icing

• 1 tub Betty Crocker Rainbow Chip frosting
• ½ cup milk
• ¼ cup rainbow sprinkles

Instructions

1. Mix all of the ingredients of the pancake batter until smooth.
2. Heat a griddle to 350 degrees F and cook each pancake for a few minutes on each side until golden brown.
3. Mix icing ingredients until smooth and pour over pancakes.

Duhh... And GLITTER BOMB IT BABY!!!

When You Figure It OUT- You'll Scream NO WAY! ART IS AMAZING ISNT IT!

VSP @ Sands Vision Expo West In Las Vegas! Our Vision Care Sweet Shoppe- 3 days of Corporate Candy Fun

It Had To Go Down Like This Willy?

#Hysterical

Mommy & Bella- On Our Way To An All Night Rave (*Cue Glow Sticks)

Life is Short, Make It Sweet & Fun

XoXo, Candy Girl 

#BOMBMOMSKILLS

YOUR CLIENTS- Without them you've got nothing and that's why they should be YOUR EVERYTHING! Mine Certainly Are!

Hi Friends,

I'm in the business of making people happy! Really, Really, Ridiculously HAPPY!  I appreciate when our clients take a little time out to express their feelings regarding their experience with us. I'm hard on my team and I admit it, I strive for excellence, have little patience for error and believe that success should be earned and never given. This latest email came from one of our loveliest clients to date- Mr. Don Grant! Don called in The Hollywood Candy Girls to create some uniquely special sweet arrangements for his daughters big Mitzvah celebration! Feedback like this makes us really proud and makes me feel like I'm doing exactly what I'd hoped I'd be able to do with my life when I was a little girl obsessed with watching Willy Wonka over and over and over again which was simply.. to make people Really, Really, Ridiculously HAPPY! Thanks so much to Don & Family! We're so thankful to have clients like YOU!

XoXo, Candy Girl 

Subject: You Rock (Candy!)!!!

Dear Jackie & Co.,

I am writing you after once again seeing yet ANOTHER of friends post a photo on their Facebook NOT of themselves, me, their dog or an amazing sunset.  The photo is one of literally dozens being shared between my friends, relatives and the general social media universe of the incredible centerpieces you designed for my daughter's bat mitzvah.  Truly remarkable!

When planning this great event, we were very specific with every detail.  Because the "theme" was candy, we had many options with which to play.  The decorations were all chosen specifically to both enhance the guest experience and also wow them.  Well, Candy Maven, your centerpieces did that and more.  I can't thank you enough.

As we discussed, I have been to perhaps too many Hollywood parties.  The scope and scheme of the events I attend both by choice as well as obligation are vast; from small dinner parties to over the top extravaganzas.  So it was important to me that the centerpieces for my daughter's party were not only beautiful and classic, but also fun and something that had not been seen before - I certainly didn't want to be accused of poaching another event planner's idea.  Again, what you and your Candy Girls supplied raised the bar to a point that is, I believe, unbeatable.  You are the best!

You also were so kind, open and invested in the project.  That Jackie, is unfortunately too rare in this world.  Your passion and concern that we were pleased was only matched by my sense of how much you enjoy what you do so well.  It doesn't seem like "just a cool gig" for you; you authentically seem to derive almost more pleasure from the happiness you bring as you do from any success that happiness might generate in terms of financial gain.  That too is an endangered business philosophy, but one that make the joy of what we were doing in terms of planning the event of a lifetime for our guests only the more joyous.

The edible art pieces you creative are so beautiful, fun and unique that I almost felt badly when our guests did indeed EAT THEM!  At the end of our party, when I expected most guests would scurry about in the usual "grab the centerpiece to take home" frenzy, I instead saw that most of them had been left behind, only because it looked like a host of locusts had descending upon the candy tree forest you had created!  Most of the centerpieces were picked clean because clearly the guests could not resist divesting them from the delicious treats they offered.  How cool is THAT?

I was a bit worried when I discovered you and your company because I was afraid you were too good to be true.  Happily, you were every bit as good as I'd hoped and better than I could have imagined.  My only worry now is that when I call to ask you to join our production team on the next event, you will be too busy and popular to accommodate me!!!  My aunt even asked for you contact information because she thought that sending one of your creations to an unwell friend would prove better than any medication doctors would prescribe.  I agree with her.  If I were ever in the position to receive flowers, but instead received one of your candy trees, I would be over the moon.

So thank you, thank you, thank you.  Even though we were perhaps a smaller event than you are customarily used to assisting, I can tell you that you always made me feel as if our party was as important to you as it was to us.

Keep creating both your incredible creations and they will continue to generate untold numbers of smiles and happiness.

All best,

Don Grant

Sweet Belly And Her {YOU Can't Resist All This Face}

Having the coolest job in the world is awesome, but being this little dancing queens mama, is even AWESOMER!!!

Life is short, make it sweet & fun!

XoXo, Candy Girl 

Muchas Gracias Mundo Latino! A Fabulously Fun Piece On My Crazy Candy World! ( In ESPANOL) Mom & Dad Will Be Stoked!

And for those of you who perhaps do not speak Espanol, basically what they said is " Jackie is cool, she thinks she's hysterical, she makes really cool stuff out of sweets & candy, this chick is crafty, her brand has gone international and she can make a mean bowl of guacamole!" Or something like that..

Thanks Efe!
XoXo, Candy Girl

Peace, Love & Rainbow Cupcakes Candy ( *Cue Unicorn)