A special event like Maurie’s “MONSTER MASH” requires special treats, right?! So on Sunday we got together in the candy shop to make some Halloween magic! You know I love making my own Ghouls Collection… but this is the first time I got to make them with chocolates, marshmallows & candies!… FRANKENPOPS!!!

If you’re anywhere near Eureka, Illinois this Thursday night from 5:00-8:00pm, be sure to swing by MAURIE’S SUGAR SHOPPE for some special Halloween Treats… and the BEST caramel apples anywhere!!!

Yummy sweets just in time for Halloween at MAURIE’S SUGAR SHOPPE in Eureka! Just a few of the yummies we made for their “Monster Mash” event this Thursday night in Eureka!!! Sure they’ve always got homemade fudge, caramel apples, cotton candy, slushies, vintage candies & caramel corn… but for Thursday night they’ll also have popcorn balls, cake pops & more festive surprises!!!

My friends Keith & Julie are now running a fun candy shop in Eureka, Illinois… and I felt like I had found a Golden Ticket when I got to play in the kitchen with them all day making sweet treats on Sunday!!! Imagine ME in a candy store surrounded with sweets, marshmallows and a never-ending swirl of tempered chocolate!!!

MAURIE’S SUGAR SHOPPE was a longtime favorite in Pekin, Illinois. Sadly that location closed years ago, and now the tradition has been brought back… this time in Eureka, Illinois! Same recipes, yummy treats, updated goodies… and the BEST caramel apples anywhere!!!

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I’m a firm believer that generally gourds are cooler than pumpkins!
Great colors combinations, funky textures, groovy shapes & squiggly stems… even better when gathered & displayed in a handmade stamped bowl!!!

Mimi got a new berry bowl…
and quickly added it to her pottery collection!

Then quickly filled it with strawberries, raspberries & blackberries! And the quickly shared it with me… so I of course will share it with YOU!!! Thanks Sharon.

Pretty Fall colors & yummy sliced berries in their new handmade berry bowl! Such a colorful & pretty display… and healthy too!!! Thanks for sharing Trish!!!

With the temperatures falling, feels like Fall is here in full force… and it’s time for thick yummy soups! Even yummier when served in handmade pottery! A stamped & soda-fired bowl… and a “vintage” mug from before I started stamping!!! Looking good Rosene!

And what better way to make your BIG DAY “sweeter”…
than FREE ICE CREAM at Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams!

You get a free trio of ice creams on your birthday… so I went TWICE!!!
No one ever said you couldn’t go to more than one location, right?!!!
… and you know we all love FREE!!!

And who would I be if I didn’t celebrate a well-known national holiday?! No one… so I’m ready!!! Today was NATIONAL FLUFFERNUTTER DAY!!!

And my thought, why waste calories on the bread… all I need is a spoon!!!

My friend Julie has been making yummy caramel apples! Melt, dip, cool… some get bubbles… and she pointed out the “similarity” to my pumpkins with warts!!! I see it… TOO FUNNY!!!

And if you happen to be anywhere in Central Illinois… you can get these yummy caramel apples at MAURIE’S CANDY SHOP in Eureka! It’s a great candy shop serving sweets & helping the developmentally disabled with a place for them to work & learn life skills. Say “Hi” to my college friends & sweet shop owners Keith & Julie while you’re there stocking up on some sweets!