Birthday Time!

Summer is a big birthday time for Day Dreams! Both LeighAnn and I celebrate in the summer months. As my birthday approaches, I am filled with visions of my favorite birthday treats: Carvel Ice Cream Cakes (a childhood favorite), Pull and Peel Twizzlers, and Sweedish Fish all come sweetly to my mind. I am also reminded of a birthday party that I attended at a very young age. It was for a friend who lived up the street. I always got super excited and somewhat nervous for birthday parties. I loved all the silly games-the dance parties, and of course watching my friends open their presents. This party was extra special. We played a guessing game that I will never forget. We had to guess the number of jelly beans in a large canister. The winner got to keep the entire canister of jelly beans! I was only 3 numbers off! I guess I had a knack for this candy thing even way back then! You can imagine my delight as I brought this giant canister of jelly beans home to my many candy loving siblings! What a birthday! I will never forget it. Happy Birthday month to my favorite partner! Here's to the SWEETEST year yet.

Summer Check In

Summer is flying by and here at Day Dreams we are doing well. We have had the chance to do some fun custom themed buffets over the past couple of months. From tropical to black and white they all came out great. My personal favorite was a rock and roll princess themed table set up for a little girl birthday. It was so much fun to imagine everything I would have wanted as a child and bring it to life. Pink feathered custom made cups filled with cotton candy,a colorful unicorn pop center piece complete with a wand and of course candy lipstick. It has been so much fun creating memories for clients by reliving my own. Every color scheme we work with seems to be even more cute than the next.It has been great experience and I am very thankful to all those who have trusted us to make their important events extra sweet. Although I don't want summer to end just yet I am looking forward to some upcoming late summer/fall events including my very own wedding. A candy queens wedding candy buffet will have to be spectacular! So enjoy the rest of summer and please check back this fall for a glance at my special day.

New Designs

Day Dreams is coming up with new ways to bring candy & happiness to your events everyday. We recently began designing custom made center pieces and custom made candy cakes. The candy cake was a big hit at a recent event which was a 5th grade graduation/birthday combo party. The cake is not edible but everything else is! We had a fun time designing and the children had a great time pulling off all their favorite treats. We will now custom make candy cakes for your next event. The fun part is your child can pick the candy treats we incorporate into it. Email us to discuss theme and design and we will give you a quote. ~Have a sweet day ~

Summer memories and candy

With summer approaching I have been thinking a lot about what summer really means. As a child summer was so much more than just warm weather. Summer was magical! When that final school bell would ring on the last day of school the feeling was unbelievable. To me summer meant vacation & with vacation came all my favorite candy and treats. I am talking about freeze pops, rock candy, Lolly pops shaped like lobsters & fishes, candy necklace's and of course ice cream. My personal childhood favorite was bubble gum.

My family spent two weeks of the summer in Cape Cod, New Seabury to be exact.By day it would be the beach and by night my siblings & I would wonder the market place which was home to a fabulous candy store. Not just any old candy store but one of those good old fashion candy stores. The kind with penny candy, gigantic whirley pop displays and the smells of pure chocolate. I can still hear the screen door of the candy shop slamming as we would rush in to grab our buckets to be filled with whatever we desired.

It's so funny what memories can do. I can close my eyes and remember it just like it was yesterday. It is one of my favorite memories of childhood, family, fun and sweet treats. So I realize when I think about what summer means to me I think of being a kid in a candy store... literally and figuratively. It makes me look forward to summer events such as graduations, BBQ's and weddings.... I hope to bring that feeling to our clients. That is what a custom made candy buffet is all about: being a kid for a day, going back to those memories and most importantly keeping them alive.

Leighann @ Day Dreams Top 10 Favorite Candy Of All Time !

As an admitted candy lover and chocoholic I can say that coming up with a list of my top 10 favorite candies was no easy task. I could go on for hours on the topic of candy. Chocolate verse sweet & sour, gummy, chewy, white chocolate, milk chocolate, dark chocolate…did I mention I could go on and on. I put some thought into the list below & I am willing to bet you can pick out at least one of your favorites. Here they are:

10) The white chocolate reeces cup ~ the classic cup with a twist

09) Harbo Gummy Bears ~ they just make you feel happy

08) Swedish Fish ~ never a bad time to taste one

07) Hot Tomales ~ just the right amount of spice

06) Rollo’s ~ don’t you just wish they came in a bigger size

05) The Chunky Bar ~ they are hard to find these days but well worth looking for.

04) 100 Grand Bar ~ I was always overjoyed when a neighbor passed these out at Halloween. To me it was hitting the jackpot.

03) Hersheys Symphony Bar with Almonds & Toffee~ It melts in your mouth

02) Lindt Truffle ~ need I say more ! My personal favorite is the white chocolate.

And last but certainly not least…. Drum Roll Please………

01)The milk chocolate peanut butter cup from Yummies of Maine~ the best of the best. If you have never been to Yummies you must plan a trip. My fiancé once made the 2 hour trip just to buy some of these for me as a surprise. He sure knew the key to my heart.

Secret Stash

Every girl has her secret stash. You know what I'm talking about ladies. That special draw filled with your favorite little pick me ups.That's right- your candy draw! My candy draw is the bottom right hand draw of my desk. I have a little heart shaped tin where I hide all my favorite sweets. So, what's inn my draw you ask? Nothing but the most delicious, guaranteed to improve your mood chocolates. right now, my heart shaped tin is filled with dark chocolate raspberry ghirardelli squares, m&m's, reece's peanut butter cups and white chocolate kit kats. YUM! Any one of these little sweets can change my mood from somber to sweet. So the question is ladies, what's in your candy draw? Have a sweet day ~ Lou @ Day Dreams

Day Dreams Top 10 Nostalgic Candy Treats

You caught me I am a child of the 1980’s !!! Everyone has different childhood candy favorites. My Mom would say: Mary Janes, Mallo Cups, Bit O Honey. I can spend hours listing all the wonderful and sometimes pretty horrid (only a kid could love) candy that reminds me of my childhood & don’t even get me going on 80's movies. It’s so fun to reminisce and keep cherished memories alive. Nostalgic candy makes for a wonderful birthday custom candy buffet. Turning 30 soon? The list below would be the buffet for you. My fiancé is turning 30 this year and I think it would so amazing to create a Day Dreams back in the day custom buffet with all his favorites from childhood. What takes you back? Here is my list:


10) Bonkers~ Yummy!

09) Pixie Sticks ~ sugar in a tube who would of thought a kid would love that !

08) Good N Plenty ~ Reminds me of my Dad.

07) Big League Chew ~ I still smile when I see this gum.

06) Candy Buttons ~ So cute for a baby shower candy buffet.

05) Candy Cigarettes ~ the 80’s were quite different times .

04) Sugar Babies ~ if you had a loose tooth this would do the trick.

03) Bazooka Joe Bubble Gum ~ made the best bubbles.

02) Pop Rocks ~ tried them with soda & I’m still alive .

01)Wax Bottles ~ My favorite 80’s candy ever !