Yvonne's Top 5 Best-Selling Candy Bars of 2012

2012 was the year of "Special" Occasions. For most, the "special" part meant having an event with quality and character that reflected the identity of the person or object being celebrating at that moment.  It was all about attention to details and giving guests a stunning and magical feeling and experience.

For 2013, many party planners have already added Yvonne's Candy Boutique's candy bars to the list of must-haves for their upcoming events. Yvonne's Candy Bars have become a unique accessory for dessert tables, party favors, table settings and more.  They are the opportunity to leave a lasting impression with your guests and provide them with a sweet treat to go with the fabulous memories.

Yvonne's Candy Bars are Hand-Crafted and designed completely with you in mind.  Put all of your dreams and thoughts into these custom-created chocolate delights just for you and your beloved guests. 

Yvonne's candy bar chocolate of choice is Hershey's Milk Chocolate, but will take special requests. Most importantly, you can add your "special" touch by choosing custom accessories like glitter, rhinestones, ribbons, bows, and more.  We'll help bring your dream to life!

Below were our top 5 best-selling candy bar favor themes for 2012:

#5: Peacock Candy Bar Favors 

Our rich peacock-inspired favors were just Introduced in the fall of 2012 and made the list as one of last year's hottest selling designs!

The most popular color trends for 2012 weddings, showers, birthday parties and events, were jewel tones in the purple, blues and green families, that will continue well into 2013.  While they are great for Peacock-themed events, they can also just enhance a simple inspiration. 

Like all of our candy bar designs, they can be ordered with and without extra embellishments like glitter, rhinestones, satin bows, etc. 

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#4: Holy Cross Candy Bar Favors

Yvonne's Invitations found their spiritual side this year with our popular holy cross themed candy bar favors.  Just like having that beautiful dress or suit to wear that day, it's important for the event decorations to be just as special as the person celebrating their religious experience.

 These candy bar favors are the perfect way to thank your guests who are there to celebrate  a Christening, Communion, Confirmation or New Baby! Like all of our designs, they are easily customizable for your event and are available for a Boy or Girl. 

What started out as a custom design for one of our customers, grew into more and more requests for other religious events. Which eventually evolved into an entire collection including matching invitations, favors tags, miniature chocolates, etc. also available in Yvonne's Candy Bar Boutique! 

These too can be ordered plain or embellished with your choice of special décor.

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#3: Chandelier Candy Bar Favors

Light up the room with Yvonne's Chandelier designed candy bar favors! This look is sweet and sophisticated and works for any event.  From weddings, bridal showers, girl birthday parties, adult birthday parties, sweet sixteens, bat mitzvahs to even baby showers!

This design's colored background can be customized to match your event and your unique ideas. 

Looking for a sparkling chandelier? Choose from partial or full rhinestone embellishments to fit your budget.

Even though this candy bar design is only # 3 on the list, it was a real hit in 2012 and will continue to be just as big in 2013! We have had a ton of great feedback from customers after their events. 

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#2: Sex and the City Candy Bar Favors

This is our # 1 request for bachelorette parties! Usually with the Bride's name before "and the city." Other ideas include birthdays, girls' night out, spa parties, going away parties, etc.

Like all of our candy bar designs, they can be ordered with and without extra embellishments like glitter, rhinestones, satin bows, etc. We also offer the matching water bottle labels - perfect for rehydrating after a fun night out!

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And the #1 Candy Bar Favor in 2012 was...

Tiffany-Inspired Candy Bar Favors

This design based on the beautiful jewelry line "Tiffany & Co" was THE most requested favor of the year. The Tiffany blue color was one of the most popular wedding color themes for 2012.

These favors were used for very classy and sophisticated Tiffany-inspired events: aka "Breakfast at Tiffany's" parties including weddings, bridal showers, birthdays. etc...

The candy bar design seen above is fully customizable and available with or without the ribbon bow, or rhinestone buckle. 

This candy bar favor got the most attention last year and we are sure it will carry into 2013.

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We know that 2013 will be full of unique and exciting party themes and we can't wait to add new designs to our collection. 

Not only are our favors affordable, they are also COMPLETELY customizable to your unique design taste.  We are happy to take special requests and provide you with a sweet ending to an amazing day! 

LOVE ALWAYS,

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What is your New Year's resolution? For many, it is to live a healthier lifestyle. If this is your New Year's Resolutions this year, well, we have a great way for you to kick start that in 2013! How does winning a $50.00 Natural Vitality gift card sound to you? We’ve teamed up with SmartySaver and a bunch of other awesome blogs with this giveaway, where you'll have the chance to win just that! The generous folks at Natural Vitality are sponsoring a $50 gift card for us to give to one lucky winner, to be used at http://shop.naturalvitality.com/. The giveaway runs from 1/9/13 at midnight EST until 11:59pm EST 1/23/13. A winner will be randomly selected on January 24, 2013 and notified via email. And if you want to shop now, you can also use an exclusive coupon good for 40% off the entire store! Simply use code smartysaver40 at checkout!

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3 "Must-Have" Accessories in your "iPhone Wardrobe"

Yvonne is certainly the "invitations" lady but in a prior life, I was also a buyer for a major National Retailer here in the United States who purchased electronic accessories, cell phone accessories and other fun must-have gadgets for point-of-sale retail. As a buyer for this category of product, yep...I've seen it all when it comes to cell-phone accessories, particularly for iPhone. But at the end of the day, I can certainly sum-up 3 must-have all iPhone users must-have in their "Accessories Wardrobe." At the end of this post, you will find more information on Coupster.Co that offers these great accessories at amazing prices, along with Coupon Codes. 

3 "Must-Have" Accessories to have in your "iPhone Wardrobe":
1. Your "Must-Have" Everyday Black Dress:
The first is your everyday iPhone case. Color of choice for me is black. It's like having that black dress that you just can't do without, that never goes out of style and that you simply must-have as one of your wardrobe essentials. Take this Black Hybrid iphone 5 Case, for instance. This is a top pick for me from Coupster.Co, a great new website just launched that offers iPhone cases at very affordable prices. A top-pick for me because it has two layers of advanced protection for everyday use. The top layer is a hard shell for impact protection and the inner layer is a silicon skin cover that fits ideally over the hard-shell cover for a comfortable grip. It also includes a kick-stand for hands-free use or movie-watching. 
2. Your "At Play" Outfit:

So life is not all about work and no play, right? Because you deserve a little fun in the sun every now and then, no wardrobe is complete without a swim suit. Whether it is a one-piece or an itsy-bitsy-yellow-polka-dot bikini, you need a swim suit that will do the trick at the pool, boat or beach. This Black Aqua Box Aryca Style waterproof iPhone 4 & 4S Case, from Coupster.Co is a must-have for iPhone or iTouch users. This case, hands-down is the best water-proof solution! It is waterproof up to 20 feet and you don't even lose the the touch-screen functionality or camera and video recording capabilities with its interactive silicon sheath. This case even protects from sand and mud! Here's an extra little-bonus...it even comes equipped with adjustable strap.
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In your wardrobe, I bet you must have things such as raincoats, galoshes, hats, and umbrellas for those days when you need them most.  As it downpours, isn't it a nice feeling protected and saying to yourself "Thank goodness, I brought my umbrella with me!"? Well, same holds true with your iPhone wardrobe. For those "just-in-case" moments, every iPhone user needs to have a back-up battery pack in times when more juice is needed. Coupster.Co also offers this Black Morphie Juice Pack for iPhone 4 & 4S. It's an external battery power pack and a protective hard-shell case in one! You can charge and sync your iPhone to iTunes without having to remove it from the case. The advanced battery technology delivers a great amount of "juice" for times for when you need it the most. Available in an array of cool colors. 

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It's Back To School Time... and time for another Giveaway!

Summer's almost over, and if you have kids, that means a lot of Back to School shopping—and possibly a lot of spending, yikes! Well, to help you save, check out this awesome giveaway hosted by SmartySaver and sponsored by the awesome folks at Eversave. In this fantastic Back To School Giveaway,  one lucky winner will receive $100 worth of Walmart egift cards!!

Haven’t heard of Eversave yet? They’re a fantastic daily deal website, where you can save 50% or more on dining, products, travel and more both locally in your area, and with their national offers. They have a Shopping section, Travel Save section, and Featured Save section where you can snag some serious savings.

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Now back to the giveaway...it’s open to U.S. residents and will run from midnight August 1, 2012 EST until 11:59pm August 15, 2012 EST.

It’s simple to enter! Just fill out the entries on the Rafflecopter widget below. And you can stop back daily to Tweet messages about the giveaway, leave blog comments or promote the giveaway on your Facebook page to gain additional entries--so bookmark this page and fill out the daily entries to increase your chances to win!

A winner will be randomly chosen from all entries on August 16, 2012, and notified via email no later than noon on August 17, 2012. Please note, the $100 in Walmart egift cards will be emailed to the winner by the fine folks at Eversave. This blog is not responsible for awarding the prize.

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A Sweet for a Sweetie: Unique Valentine's Day Chocolate Gifts From the Heart

This Valentine's Day, rather than giving ordinary candy, give the "sweeties" on your list unique and personalized chocolate bars by "Yvonne's Candy Bar Boutique." Create a lasting impression with these 'hand-embellished' bars! Let us add a note from you on each bar, for that personal touch! View All Candy Bars Here

"Luxuriously Striped with Love" Valentine's Day Candy Bar
Celebrate love ANY day of the year with this elegantly striped red, brown and fuchsia-toned candy bar favor! Because nothing says I love you like chocolate, this candy bar will sure melt hearts! The dazzling stripes and the red satiny ribbon just add to the sparkle and romance of the day! Add a personalized message in the front as well as the back of the candy bar wrapper. Rhinestones and glitter featured are optional.
Pricing Information
Pricing includes ASSEMBLED Candy Bar!
Minimum Order of 12 Candy Bars
$1.99.............Per Candy Bar 
$2.25.............Per Candy Bar w/1 color Glitter Design
$2.50.............Per Candy Bar w/1 color Glitter Design + Ribbon
$0.99.............Per Wrapper Only 
Add $.25 per embellishment to wrapper only pricing, if desired. 
Includes Foil + Instruction Sheet.
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"Sugar and Spice" Valentine's Day Candy Bar
Sugar n Spice makes everything nice indeed...including this candy bar favor! What a sweet way to wish someone a Happy Valentine's Day! This cupcake & chocolate designed candy bar favor is the perfect treat, for the "sweeties" on your list. An added glitter design gives the candy bar that extra sparkle. 
Pricing Information
Pricing includes ASSEMBLED Candy Bar!
Minimum Order of 12 Candy Bars
$1.99.............Per Candy Bar 
$2.25.............Per Candy Bar w/1 color Glitter Design
Add $.25 per each additional color glitter. 
We can also add a Trinket, Ribbon or Crystal Embellishments to candy bars. Please contact us for a special quote. 
$0.99.............Per Wrapper Only 
Includes foil and instruction sheet.

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"That's Amore" Valentine's Day Candy Bar 

This Valentine's Day Candy sets the right tone for your Romantic-themed Event! Designed with flirty hearts in red glitter, fancy script and black background, this candy bar makes the perfect presentation at your event tables or in a favor bag. It's also adorned with a satin red ribbon to complete the whole romantic package! Let us create a Valentine's Day-themed candy bar to fit your specific event theme! 
Pricing Information
Pricing includes ASSEMBLED Candy Bar!
Minimum Order of 12 Candy Bars
$1.99.............Per Candy Bar 
$2.25.............Per Candy Bar with 1 color Glitter Design
Add $.25 per each additional color glitter. 
We can also add a Trinket, Ribbon or Crystal Embellishments to candy bars. Please contact us for a special quote. 
$0.99.............Per Wrapper Only 
Includes instruction sheet.

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Yvonne's Invitations & Favors can create ANY personalized candy bar you request! We can create candy bars using your own picture, image, wording, message, favorite colors, team or business logo. Just let us know how you want them and we will create a unique wrapper just for you! 

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