One of our regular corporate clients gave us the privilege if getting in on a personal celebration when she celebrated her cousin's fiftieth birthday with this amazing cookie basket! Filled with a bouquet of, you guessed it, fifty cookies, what a way to celebrate!! Five of the cookies shouted the Big "50," just to reinforce the message!!
I am very excited to announce a new venture! Kookie Krums has teamed up with David & Goliath Tees to offer cookie & tshirt combo gifts. You can get cookies & and a tshirt in a tin, or in one of our signature flower pot bouquets.
David & Goliath is a local company in Clearwater that specializes in stupid humor apparel (their words, not mine)! I have had so much fun working with them, coming up with ideas of how we can combine our products to make great gifts. Their line of cookie inspired tshirts was all it took!
With tshirts that say "One Tough Cookie," and a bunch of chocolate chip cookies, you can encourage someone in their fight against breast cancer during October's Breast Cancer Awareness. "Make Cookies, Not War" is another fun choice. "Come to the dark side, we have cookies," is D&G's all time best selling design. Pair that with some fresh baked cookies, and you have the ultimate treat for yourself or to give to someone else. This would make a great Halloween gift too.
Check out the website here to view the products offered. Keep your holiday gift list in mind, these make fabulous finds for everyone on your list!
One of our new arrivals are these "Flat and Happy" designs from Demdaco. They are oh-so-fun by themselves, or adorning a cookie bouquet. Standing alone, they also have a metal swirl on the back, making them perfect for photo holders, place card holders, or to show off those holiday cards. We've attached this adorable witch to a cookie bouquet box, making it a little bit spooky, but a whole lot of yum! We also have a very cute pumpkin that you will fall in love with. The perfect gift, as the recipient will have a great keepsake, long after the delicious cookies are gone!
I'm getting so anxious to tell you about something big that's coming. There's been meetings, and planning, and lots of detail organizing. It's just that it's not quite here yet, and I just feel like I should wait a little longer to give out all of the details. But I'm excited, and you'll hear about it here first. So keep checking back often in the next few weeks for the big reveal!! Here's a sneak peek . . .
That's right, I said it. New. Artist. Those of you that have been around since the beginning are probably still trying to wrap your heads around this. I know it comes as a shock. But Margie decided to retire, and there's a new sheriff artist in town. And I could not be more excited. You are going to absolutely love the new look.
When Margie told me of her plan to retire, I was at first in a state of panicked disbelief. Margie had been painting the pots for Kookie Krums since day one. She was as much a staple as the chocolate chips and macadamia nuts.
But I decided to look at this change as a good thing. And it certainly has been. A new perspective. A fresh look. New ideas. I have hired one of my favorite friends, Jennifer, as my new artist, and could not be more excited over the new designs that she is creating. Jennifer is a very fun, talented artist, with a great eye for the whimsical, fresh look that I love, and that Kookie Krums has become.
I adore every new design more than the last, and am just bursting to show you all of the new pots. Start making your lists, because you're going to just be creating occasions to send these for, you're going to love them so much. And because I just can't contain myself, I decided to give you a sneak peek. Aren't you just feeling giddy with excitement?!?!
Here's a look at the Halloween and fall designs that Jennifer has designed . . . leave a comment and tell me your favorites. I can't pick just one!!
A client recently had us design these cookies for a presentation they were doing to Pinellas County School Board. The cookies were each individually wrapped, then the client arranged them in a lunchbox. Isn't that a fantastic idea?! Way to know your audience and be purposeful with the entire display. I love when people think through all of these details!! It's just the way I like to do things.
Aren't the colors on these cookies so vibrant?! I think they turned out to be one of my favorite logo cookies to date. Our photo / logo cookies are perfect anytime you really want to make a statement. Think party favors, presentations, marketing ideas, invitations, and special occasions. The possibilities are so many, and the results are delicious!!
A big congratulations is in order to our friend Jill, who gave birth to a gorgeous baby boy last week. Luca Nicholas is absolutely precious!! Jill's friend ordered this cookie bouquet for her - what a sweet gift! Literally.
Personalizing the flower pots is a fantastic way to make them extra-special, and to create a great keepsake for someone. You can use the pots for so many different things after the cookies are gone. In a nursery, you can store lotions, nail clippers, and extra pacifiers in them. Or set the pot on a shelf to hold small toys. I have numerous children come into the store and look at the different pots and shout "Hey, there's mine! It's 8 years old now!"
We put Luca's name on the front of this one, and his birthdate on the back. Welcome, Baby Luca!Can't wait to meet you!
This is how it usually ends up in my house. One cookie left in the bag. Three people fighting over it. Yes, only three, because I am now a cookie snob. People always ask me if I still eat cookies. Yes I do. However, I will confess here that I am now much more snobby about my cookies. I like them right out of the oven, after they've cooled just enough that the melted chocolate doesn't burn your fingers or your mouth. Once they've cooled completely, forget it. I'll wait for the next batch, thank you.
My family, on the other hand, is much more gracious than I. They still get so excited when I bring home a back of leftover cookies, and I love that they still see it as such a treat! Everyone has their favorites, and those always go first. This time there was one oatmeal raisin left in the bag. This is my husband's favorite, or one of them. He rotates between the oatmeal, white chocolate macadamia nut, and sugar. Just in case you were really wanting to know that.
My girls are not big fans of the oatmeal, and honestly, neither am I. I've never been a fan of cooked raisins, so it just stands to reason that this is not one of my faves. And there's no chocolate in it. Enough said. So after all the grabbing, and after the cookie was split, Kahlee took a bite, scrunched up her nose, and handed it back to me with a "no, Mommy, yucky!" I then said "ok, honey, but this is the last cookie. Mommy doesn't have anymore cookies." She tilted her head to one side in serious thought, than yelled "MINE!," snatched that cookie right back, and gobbled it down.They're really not yucky by the way, they're the favorite choice of many people. Just to clarify.
But she's a smart girl. After all, everybody knows that even a yucky cookie is better than no cookie at all!
Talk about giving a gift with flair! Joann and Mary from Your Mortgage Source just sent one of these as a thank you to a client, and WOW, it perfectly made the statement they wanted to send!
These new hatboxes are absolutely fabulous. Great designs. Great colors. Love them. Made up with bouquets or with loose cookies, you can't go wrong either way. There are some really fun designs in these boxes that just came out, and we have them! From polka dots, to swirls, to foliage, they can fit any occasion! And coming in different sizes, they can fit any budget too - even better!
You all know how much I love gifts that you can use every part of. With the sturdiness of these boxes and coordinating lids, these will make great storage containers when the cookies are gone! Pretty enough to leave sitting out on a counter or desk, no need to worry about hiding these!
