Currently Obsessed: Good Karmal

I have had a craving for Good Karmals ever since my friend J.B. sent them to our house as a thank you gift after our Easter Egg Hunt.  My grandmother always kept a bowl of caramels on her coffee table but, they were nothing like these!  


Seriously, this is one of the best sweet treats I have ever tasted!!!!


Here is a little bit about my latest obsession:

Good Karmal wraps each handcrafted caramel with words of wisdom, and sends them out into the world. From their early start in a tiny Hollywood apartment, they quickly received national attention when Oprah Winfrey featured Good Karmal on her annual “Oprah’s Favorite Things” episode, sending their message out farther than they could ever have imagined!

Inspired by lives lived with bravery, compassion, and in harmony with nature, Good Karmal invests passion and integrity into every part of their business. Their caramels are made fresh from the finest all natural ingredients, without any additives or preservatives.

Believing that giving back to the Earth is the ultimate good karma, Good Karmal donates a portion of all sales to environmental charities. In addition, they strive for earth-friendly packaging, choosing either recyclable or reusable containers produced from renewable resources.

Images and bio courtesy of Good Karmal

How great would these be as wedding or party favors? With the ability to personalize them with your own color and style, these bite-sized treats will make for one sweet little gift!

Astrtonaut Party

I didn't anticipate that I would enjoy planning children's parties so much.  It is such a fun extension of the  event planning that I had been doing for so long.  You can not imagine how discouraged I felt after JR cried throughout his first birthday party!  We skipped the second birthday party but I was thrilled when he requested a third birthday party!  He originally wanted a Horse-Frog-Firetruck theme for his celebration.  I wasn't quite sure how I was going to pull that off with style so I took advantage of a moment when he was dressed in his favorite astronaut costume and suggested that we use that theme.  He was thrilled and the party was fun.  I hope you enjoy the photos!

Stickers from Anders Ruff were put at the door for the kids to wear.  I was originally going to use them on toothpicks to stick into cupcakes but we ended up doing solar system cakes instead.  Every kid loves a sticker so it was fun to greet them with these!

Pizzas from SuperFly Pies were a hit!  Owner Nathan Burke created nine fantastic flavors each based on a planet!  Anders Ruff created these fantastic tent cards so that our guests would know what they about to dine on.

Here is Nathan at his amazing portable wood burning Pizza Oven!

JR's sweet friend Sophia enjoying a sip from her space shuttle sippy cup.

Nine Cakes from Society Bakery represented each planet in the solar system.

Junior from the Garden Gate made three fantastic alien head centerpieces from flowers!  Isn't that amazing!  We framed them with a circle of "Moon Rocks" which are just marble chips from Pavestone!

I got a kick out of serving (and attempting to explain) Astronaut Ice Cream!

Personalized Napkins are a simple way to make a big impact.  We sell them at RSVP!  To order please call Carolyn at 972-404-7146.

Buzz Aldrin sent our little JR this autographed photograph when he was born.  It says  "Welcome to This World."  Isn't is neat to have grandparents with such a cool friend!

This is JR dressed up in an exact replica of the suits worn by Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong when they landed on the moon.  

These personalized cups had a spacey neon glow.

Our space station was made up of tents and inflatables

Luggage tags (for their future trips to the moon) from Anders Ruff and bags of orange and blue popcorn from I Love Popcorn were the party favors.