A look back at some of the Five Nights at Freddy’s candy orders I’ve created over the past year. With the movie releasing today, my kids are beyond excited.

Spinning into Hanukkah with the cutest (and sweetest) party favors! Limited quantities! Grab your cotton candy dreidels before they’re gone. Cotton candy filled dreidels are officially live for the season! Organic, dye-free, kid approved, and perfect for Hanukkah gifting.

If your 7-year-old comes home wanting to start a cotton candy business… buy the machine. I did, and it changed our lives. From kitchen experiments to weddings, markets, corporate events, and everything in between, this business gave us space to grow side-by-side. It’s more than cotton candy. It’s connection, confidence, resilience… and nearly 7 years of the most magical memories with my girl. I know she might not always want to be part of the business as she gets older, and that’s okay, kids are meant to grow and find their own paths. But I’ll forever be grateful for her big idea, for the spark she brought into my life, and she’ll always have a place here whenever she wants it.

Who knew my most viral 2023 video would be a rainbow cotton candy cake… AND a crash course in small biz pricing? 😅🌈 Back when I first posted this there was a great debate about the cost of the cake so I ended up regarding the video with a voice over about why things may cost what they do. People really think it’s just ingredients/raw materials that make up the price of an item— ohhh if only!

When your impulse sealers tap out one by one but you’ve got 100 shimmer bombs to finish 😭💪 Third sealer really said ‘fine, I’ll do it myself.’

We have some awesome events coming up! This weekend we will be at the PCHH Kid’s Book Fest – Local Author Celebration at Garver Feed Mill, followed by Charlotte's Bridal Verona Grand opening where we will be giving samples of our cotton candy and sharing more about our wedding services to brides-to-be. On Friday the 21st and Friday the 5th we will be at Epic for the Epic employees movie night serving up cotton candy until the line ends. On December 6 we will be in Edgerton at the Snowflake Craft Fair, and on the 13th we'll be at Madison Waldorf School for Winterfest at their new location on Nakoma road.

Have you been naughty or nice this year? 🎅 These kids just found out in the sweetest way possible — with our Naughty or Nice cotton candy shimmer bombs! ✨ Drop, fizz, sparkle… then face your holiday fate

Apparently I had the heat up too high 😆

🎅 Have you been naughty or nice? Drop our cotton candy shimmer bomb into your drink and find out! Red or green means nice, black means coal, and gold… means you’re a holiday legend.

Warning: This "yellow snow" is actually delicious! Our sour lemon cotton candy is as bright as it is funny — handmade, organic, and dye-free. Perfect for holiday giggles. Order now.

Fresh batch of Reindeer Poop coming right up 💩🦌 Don’t worry — it smells like Christmas cheer, not the stables 🎅🏼🎄 (Chocolate caramel cotton candy, dye-free & organic!)

Santa’s gone wild with our holiday flavors 💨🎅 💩 Reindeer Poop (Chocolate Caramel) 🎄 Elf Farts (Peppermint) ☃️ Snowman Farts (Eggnog) ⚠️ Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow (Sour Lemon) They sound naughty… but taste so nice 😋 Which one’s making it into your stocking this year? They will be available to order individually or as a set of 4 on our Etsy shop soon!

A day in the life of a candy business owner-Halloween edition

Which part is most satisfying to you? The pour or the torch?

I can't decide which is more satisfying...a perfect lollipop pour or the way the torch clears the cloudiness away.

Sometimes the easiest part in the candy making and packaging process is also the hardest part 😆

Love is sweet — and so is this moment. It’s not often that newlyweds get a chance to enjoy their cotton candy during the whirlwind of their big day, but this beautiful couple made it happen! These newlyweds made sure to sneak away for a sweet moment (and a little fluff of happiness). I always try and make a few extra cotton candy boxes for couples to enjoy after the party just in case.

We are always the sweetest people around after we've been spinning cotton candy for a few hours, and every other person has to let us know we have a bit of cotton candy in our hair 😆 @hilldalemadison

Get ready with us while we set up for the last Sun Prairie Market of the season! This time of year is so hard because not only is it freezing out but it's dark as night when we start setting up.

Why am I like this? My fingers are made of butter.

It's not often Lily gets to help at the kitchen, but she has off this week so she was put to work today helping with some things. Naturally though, she spent the majority of the time making and eating cotton candy creations.

It's so satisfying to watch them sink into the still fluid hot candy mixture. It's always a race to get the lollipop sticks in before they cool down too much and the candy hardens, and you wouldn't believe how many times over the years I have gotten distracted or zoned out and completely forgot to put them in 😜

We recently got a 3d printer so Lily has been making all sorts of gadgets that help with candy making 😜

Trying out a new natural blue. What do you think of the color? Natural blues and greens are always the hardest colors to use in candy making because they are so sensitive to heat, light, PH, Mercury in retrograde, the level of the tide at the moment of mixing...😫

Sometimes the cotton candy just kind of floats on top instead of spinning off and we try and see how thick we can make it before it collapses 😆 It reminds me of a funnel web

Only two weeks of market season left!!

👽Proof that sweet life exists on other planets.🛸. I need more custom orders with sparkles and sprinkles, they're honestly my favorite! What do you think we should do next?

Halloween Labubu! I am loving the party ideas I've been seeing come through in lollipop orders lately, but my favorite might be popular characters that are in Halloween costumes!

Making some out of this world lollipops this morning! It's the sparkly black background for me. 🛸👽😍

My favorite part of doing custom lollipop orders where I'm not familiar with the characters is when I ask my kids for help because I don't know who any of them are and they remind me that I'm old 😜. These are (apparently) for a Demon Slayer themed party.

Which is your favorite Bluey costume? Skeleton, witch, vampire, pirate, or ghost?

Sweet, fun, and just a little nostalgic. If you saw these Hello Kitty and friends lollipops at a candy shop, which one would end up in your bag?

What’s this? What’s this? Halloween just got a lot sweeter with our Nightmare Before Christmas lollipops. Jack, Sally, or Oogie Boogie, which would you grab first if these were in front of you?

I absolutely love these adorable unicorn lollipops with sprinkles! I had an order of them recently for a birthday party and loved them so much that I had to add them to my shop permanently. We can make any custom lollipop you can dream up to match your next event theme!

What's your favorite scary movie?

Time to start thinking about Halloween orders 👻 🎃

Where are all my Swifties at?! Have you heard the new album yet? What do you think? Life of a Showgirl lollipops will be up in my Etsy shop shortly!

Labubu lollipops are finally up in my Etsy shop. I've been meaning to add them forever and finally find the time today!

There is a definite chill in the air today, which has me in a fall mindset making it the perfect day to bring back our fall flavors. Starting this weekend we'll have Caramel Apple, Pumpkin Pie, Ube, and Maple- made with real local maple syrup from Yak's Sap Products, which you can find at the Monroe Street Farmers Market. Find us tonight at @wingraboats for the last @monroestreetmadison First Fridays concert series of the season, Saturday at the @sunprairiefarmersmarket , and Sunday at the @monroestreetfarmersmarket

Tonight is the Madison Night Market! It's always been one of our favorite events, both to attend and to vend at

We had so much fun on Sunday at the Magic Pride Fest! Thank you to everyone who purchased a rainbow cotton candy or a pride lollipop! 20% of each sale was donated to @outreachlgbtqmadison

One of the perks of working in a shared kitchen is that I always have taste testers when trying out something weird 😜 I was testing out a Sweet and Nicely Hot cotton candy inspired by the top selling mustard flavor at the @nationalmustardmuseum and I really have to say it's one of my favorites! It has lots of fruit flavor and a little bit of heat at the end. I would love it to have an even spicier punch to it but I know my customer base lol

If you are looking for a unique experience this weekend, I highly recommend visiting the @nationalmustardmuseum for Mustard Days! This awesome event takes place Saturday from 10am-4pm in downtown Middleton for full day of mustardy madness. From live music and games to mouthwatering food, kid-friendly activities, and plenty of mustard sampling, there’s something for everyone. We'll be there with some unique cotton candy flavors you can only get at this event. Not a mustard fan? Don't worry, we'll bring our regular flavors as well!

Can you believe we're almost into August already?! Summer is flying by and next thing you know it'll be time for school . Make sure to find us at all of the awesome summer events taking place this month. This weekend you can find us at Wingra Boats for the Monroe Street First Friday concert series, at the National Mustard Museum for Mustard Days on Saturday, and at the Monroe Street Farmers Market on Sunday. After that we are taking a short break so we will not be taking any orders from August 4th through the 12th. On the 16th we will have the Sun prairie Farmers Market in the morning and the Let's Glow 5K at Warner Park in the evening. On Sunday the 17th. You can find us at Warner Park again for the Magic Pride Fest. The Madison Night Market takes place on August 21st and we are really look forward to that. On August 24th. You can find us at Lake Louie Brewing for Paulpalooza, one of our favorite fundraising events of the summer. And then on Sunday, August 31st you can find us us at the Monroe Street Farmers Market again

Who else is looking forward to Mustard Days at the @nationalmustardmuseum this year? We can't wait to join in on the fun for the first time, featuring our freshly spun MUSTARD FLAVORED COTTON CANDY! We've created some brand-new flavors that draw inspiration from the diverse and mouth-watering mustard flavors available at the Mustard Museum, including their best selling Sweet and Nicely Hot Mustard! Be sure to get your hands on these limited-edition flavors before they're gone!

What an awesome event at @breesestevens for the @exactsciences Give Back Event! We collaborated with @sugarsmith.madison to bring happiness with cotton candy, and I got to pet a cute baby cow 😉 And can I tell you how obsessed I am with those cotton candy balloon displays by @funnyfaceswi ?! I want one for every event!

🎆 Happy Fourth of July! I have always loved fireworks, but I think I may love drone shows even more! What an awesome show we had last night at the @westmorlandneighborhood Summer Nights Event while spinning cotton candy! The cotton candy line was never ending and we thank everyone who took the time to wait!

We got to check out the coolest new kids event space in Waunakee, @chillzoneroom ! @friosmadison hosted a sneak peak night before their grand opening this Saturday (definitely check it out!) and the kids loved it! Lily got her favorite flavor of popsicle, cotton candy, and I tried one of the protein popsicles and it was delicious as always! Awesome balloons and marquis by @daydream.design.co

I was blown away by the work and dedication of 15 year old Kimaya Soin who put together and hosted the fundraising event we were a part of last night. She organized the event, "The Emerald Benefit: Advancing Celiac Research,” to support the Celiac Disease Foundation, and it was a truly amazing and inspiring event with guest speakers and silent auction. Her parents Manny and Madhu at Middleton Jewelers must be incredibly proud of her!

What a fun and exciting day! We were sponsors at the Run Madtown 5k this weekend and I ran it with my youngest kiddo and my husband! My 9 year old and I set a goal to run the whole thing without stopping and have been training for it and we did it! Nothing beats the excitement of meeting your goals and this little guy was excited! Naturally I went straight from running to making cotton candy so Lily could take a quick break 😜 Also, way to go all the kids from the @madisonwaldorfschool Running Club who ran and finished! @runmadtown

So many amazing artists! We're at the Middleton art Walk today until 5 :00 and there are some really amazing art pieces of all kinds, kid activities, face painting and balloon making, live art demonstrations, so much great food, and of course, great beer at Capital brewery.

Sunday is Mother's Day! Make plans to stop by the @monroestreetfarmersmarket and pick up sometime sweet for the mom in your life!

National Nurses Week runs from May 6-12th this year! Make sure to get the nurses in your life something sweet. We will have these lollipops at all of our events this week, or you can order a set from us online.

Some Dinosaur themed birthday fun for Ashton's 7th birthday last weekend!

That feeling on Easter morning when you realize the Easter Bunny really showed up!! We'll have a limited number of our cotton candy stuffed GIANT Easter Eggs at the events we'll be at the next couple of weeks, so check out the schedule in our feed to see where you can find us!

It's been FOREVER since I've shared any of our dresser dried candy on here, but the Freeze Dried Peeps Pops are always a holiday favorite and we will have these at all of our events leading up to Easter, along with our other freeze dried candy.

Happy National Unicorn Day! Check out a few of the Unicorn orders we've had over the years. #nationalunicornday

Who saw the @minecraft movie this weekend? My kids were so excited about it, and you can't beat @jackblack !

We are having SO MUCH fun today at Garver Feed Mill's Parent Child Happy Hour Spring Carnival event!

So in love with these cotton candy earrings! Want some for yourself? We'll have them for sale while supplies last at all of our upcoming events for only $10!

This is why you shouldn't work out next to your spouse 😆😜 @d1madisonwest

The frustration of messing up a batch of lollipops! The one on the right didn't reach the correct temps and so that batch turned out cloudy and will have to be redone. The one on the left (Kissy Missy) shows the clarity that's expected when using white sugar. The correct temps, amount of mixing, and amount or type of added flavor oil all impact how they end up looking.

Celebrating 17 years together today!

My kids have been obsessed with the video game Poppy Playtime for years and have asked me over and over to make some lollipops with the characters. I finally got around to it last week only to be informed by them that there are new versions with new characters and I'm missing all the good ones 🤷🤦 I'll get it right one of these days 😜 #poppysplaytime playtime #huggywuggy #kissymissy #mommylonglegs

We had the best Saturday this weekend starting with a sister/cousin cake candle making workshop at @loveucandle (HIGHLY recommend!) followed by lunch at @mad_rabbit_cafe . After that we headed out for an adults only afternoon shopping for fancy dresses at @pinkpoodlemadison for the upcoming @madisonwaldorfschool Planting Seeds of Joy Gala and Auction, then starting the night with a stop at @nitro_lounge for some show stopping cocktails, and finishing off with a Dropkick Murphys concert at @thesylvee

Femmestival is happening today at @garverfeedmill from 11-4!

What a beautiful event tonight. We spun cotton candy at The Edgewater Hotel for the @thealanarosefoundation Butterfly Ball in addition to providing cotton candy shimmer bombs for their signature cocktail.

Today I'm prepping some Cotton Candy Shimmer Bombs which will be used in the featured cocktail at the @thealanarosefoundation Butterfly Ball tomorrow night at The Edgewater Hotel @theedgeh2o

Check out my typical Monday morning, with an extra cold start to the day today at -4° 🥶 Awesome hat by @bernieandzuzu

Custom lollipops for a Mario themed birthday party! Did you know you can pick your favorite characters and have them made into lollipops? #etsy #etsyseller #etsystore #etsyshop #mariobros #princesspeach #bowser #marioandluigi #yoshi

Valentine's Day cotton candy cake making today!

Valentine's Day is nearly here! How about sometime sweet for your Sweetie? We have several sizes of cotton candy cakes to choose from.

Our Taylor Swift Lollipops have definitely become our biggest selling product in the past few months!

Little works of art you can actually eat. These are some of my favorites from that post year. Which one is your favorite?

Which cart did you like best this past year? I loved all of them, but I think my most favorite is the second one in the video from the most recent wedding show! I just love the colors. Photo number 1 Publisher, Coordination, Design & Concept: @wedplanmadison Venue & Drinks: @tinsmithevents Photography: @thrivephotographyfilms Stationery & Signage: @festpaper Florals: @daffodilparker Cotton Candy Bar: @lilysmagical Photo number 8 Venue: @lakewindsorccweddings_events Floral, Rentals, and Design: @melodyrosedesignswi @melodyrosedecorwi Photographer: @valerie.halling Stationery: @lkbridal Cotton Candy: @lilysmagical #cottoncandycart #cottoncandy

@lifeatepic family movie night is tonight and it's Lord of the Rings and I realized I had never made LOTR lollipops, so you know I had to make some! I remember the first time I watched LOTR back when the first movie came out. I loved it so much I went straight to @barnesandnoble after leaving the theater so I could get the series to find out what would happen next since the next movie wouldn't be released for another year!

Vibrant florals, playful artistry, and squiggly details took center stage in this colorful and contemporary wedding inspiration at The Tinsmith in downtown Madison, Wisconsin, radiating joy and creativity! We had such a great time with this talented team of wedding vendors that expertly crafted a look that’s as funky as it is chic. With a lively palette of green, purple, orange, yellow, and coral pink hues, this fresh and summery design bursts with energy and personality! Wavy details add a quirky, modern twist, making this wedding style as unique as the love stories it inspires. Publisher, Coordination, Design & Concept: @wedplanmadison Venue & Drinks: @tinsmithevents Photography: @thrivephotographyfilms Videography: @paulgeroweddings Stationery & Signage: @festpaper Florals: @daffodilparker Cake: @craigscakeshop Cotton Candy Bar: @lilysmagical Bridal Gown: @brandisbridal Hair & Makeup: @melissaannartistryco Rentals: @velvet_rentals, @eventessentialsmadison Model (Bride 1): @chloedelzer (@therockagency) Model (Bride 2): @carrieheck #wedplan #wedplanmadison #colorfulwedding #uniquewedding #whimsicalwedding #loveislove #brideandbride #trendywedding #madisonwedding #madisonweddings #madisonwi #madisonwisconsin #madisonweddingphotographer #madisonweddingvenue #madisonweddingvendors #madisonmakeupartist #madisonflorist #madisonbride #wibride #wisconsinbride #wisconsinwedding #wisconsinweddings #quirkywedding #wiwedding #wiweddings #wisconsinweddingvendors #wisconsinweddingvenue

Yesterday was #nationalpopcornday ! Did you eat some popcorn? We did! Did you know that we do popcorn service for events as well as popcorn machine rentals so you can make your own for any occasion? We have several machine styles to choose from!

I think this is definitely one of my favorite themes for the cotton candy cart and lollipops. I love the colors! It's so much fun coming up with new exciting ideas for the Wedding Show we do every year, and even more fun bringing ideas to life for real weddings!

Day two of the @wedplanmadison Winter Wedding Show! Slower than yesterday but we've met so many great wedding couples!

A year ago today I shared my most viewed reel of 2023, which prompted a huge response with hundreds of comments and so many haters! My response to a comment I saw a lot ended up being my most viewed video of 2024 😵‍💫 and really made me realize how little people know about how things are priced. Still can't believe over a million people saw this video!

2024 is over and done, and what a year it was! Looking forward to making many more memories and adventures in 2025!

Happy new year!!🎆

Here's to the last day of 2024! If you are still looking for a fun family event to close out the year, we will be at @kevasportscenter from 2-8pm for their annual "My Family's NYE" event which will be tons of fun!

Add a dash of silly to your holiday season with our limited-time cotton candy! 🍭🎄 It's the perfect treat to spread cheer! #cottoncandy #holidaytreats #stockingstuffers #elffarts #yellowsnow #reindeerpoop #snowmanfarta

Adding a pop of sweetness to the Festival of Lights! ✨🍭 Celebrate Hanukkah with these adorable lollipops. #HanukkahTreats #lollipop #hanukkah

We had to find out if the kids were naughty or nice this year so we could plan our Christmas shopping 😆 Our Naughty or Nice Cotton Candy Shimmer Bonds are available for a limited time and make a fun Christmas activity.

Too cute to eat… almost! ❄️🍭 Adorable winter animal lollipops bringing a sprinkle of sweetness to the season. #lollipop

Spinning sweetness this Hanukkah! 🍭✨ Dreidel fun just got a cotton candy upgrade! #HanukkahTreat #cottoncandy #hanukkah #dreidel

✨ Naughty or Nice? ✨ Drop our Cotton Candy Shimmer Bombs into a sparkling drink and let the magic unfold! 🎄 Red or green = nice, gold = extra nice, but black? Uh-oh, naughty list vibes! 😏 Which one are you? #HolidayMagic #NaughtyOrNice #DrinkBombs #cottoncandy #cottoncandyshimmerbombs #cottoncandyglitterbomb #stockingstuffers

It's National Cotton Candy Day and we're celebrating the best way we know how, with some new holiday cotton candy! #nationalcottoncandyday #cottoncandy #stockingstuffers #holidaytreats

@middletonjewelers is hosting a Holiday Extracurricular event tomorrow from 10am-7pm!! Holiday cocktails with our cotton candy shimmer bombs, freshly spun cotton candy, and lots of giveaways including a pair of diamond studs to someone who RSVPs and attends...and plenty of deals for the holidays. We can't wait to stop by!

With Taylor Swift's Eras Tour ending this week, I've definitely seen a bump in Taylor Swift lollipop orders! @taylorswift #TaylorSwift #swifties #erastour #taylorswiftparty #erasparty #lollipop #etsy #etsyshop #etsyseller

We had a birthday in our house today! My youngest turned 9 and requested I make cotton candy push pops to hand out to his class with his favorite video game, Five Nights at Freddy's, as the theme. We can personalize the push pops with any colors, flavors, or themes! #fnaf #fnafparty #cottoncandy #cottoncandypushpops #cottoncandyparty #cottoncandyfavors #allergyfriendly #allergyfriendlytreats #fivenightsatfreddys #customcandy

@middletonjewelers thank you for letting us be a part of your grand opening festivities! They chose some delicious and unique flavors like lychee and amaretto in their logo lollipops for their guests. #customerappreciation #grandopeningparty #grandopeningcelebration

Did you know that it's Mickey Mouse's birthday today? This is the day Mickey Mouse first appeared in the animated short film Steamboat Willie in 1928. #mickeymouse #mickeymouseday #steamboatwillie #birthday